Nicky Chinn
| Nicky Chinn | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nicholas Barry Chinn | 
| Born | 16 May 1945 London, England | 
| Genres | Pop, glam rock | 
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, record producer | 
| Years active | 1970s–present | 
Nicholas Barry Chinn (born 16 May 1945) is an English-American songwriter and record producer. Together with Mike Chapman he had a long string of hit singles in the US and UK in the 1970s and early 1980s, including several international number-one records. The duo wrote hits for The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Mud, New World, Arrows, Racey, Smokie, Tina Turner, Huey Lewis and the News, Exile and Toni Basil.