Indiana-born pianist and composer George Fischoff has the distinction of writing two big hits of the 1960s -- Lazy Day for Spanky and Our Gang and 98.6 for Keith.
Fischoff also composed the music, with lyrics by Carole Bayer, for the 1970 Broadway show Georgy, a musical based on the novel and subsequent film Georgy Girl. It closed after just four performances, although it did garner Tony nominations for actresses Dilys Watling and Melissa Hart.
As a recording artist, Fischoff had a number of hits on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart (meaning he got lots of airplay on easy listening stations), beginning in 1974 with Georgia Porcupine and ending in 1983 with several tunes off his album Pretty Kitty (Moss Music Group, 1982). This was by far his most popular release. A sample track, taken from a cassette copy of the album, is below.
Rhapsody in Ivory
No less than four tracks from Pretty Kitty -- Carnival Island, Piano Power, Summer Love and the title tune -- got enough radio exposure to make the Adult Contemporary chart.
Pretty Kitty apparently did not receive a CD release, but the album is available as a download from all the major sources.
Here's George Fischoff first airplay hit from 1974.
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