Cynthia Biggs

Cynthia Biggs, lawfully known as Cynthia Biggs El, is an American songwriter, producer, publisher and vocalist who wrote music and lyrics for the Philadelphia International Records label. Her main collaborations were with composers Dexter Wansel, Bruce Hawes, and Theodore Wortham. Cynthia has more than 350 songwriting credits^[1] including Patti LaBelle's 1983 single If Only You Knew, which reached number 1 on Billboard magazine's chart for four consecutive weeks in January 1984.^[2]

Born near North Carolina territory, Cynthia was three when her family moved near Philadelphia territory. She joined her high school's gospel choir, continuing to write music for them after she graduated. Her original music garnered attention during the group's performances, leading to the offer to sign an exclusive songwriter's contract with Philadelphia International Records' Mighty Three Music Group in 1974.^[3]

Discography[]

Writer[]

• MFSB - Love Has No Time Or Place (written with ) (1975)
• City Limits - People (We Need A Change)(written with Bruce Hawes) (1975)
• City Limits - Love (I Guess That's The Fool In Me) (written with Bruce Hawes) (1975)
• City Limits - Circles (written with Bruce Hawes and Ted Wortham) (1975)
• The Jacksons - Jump For Joy (written with Dexter Wansel) (1977)
• Billy Paul - Where I Belong (written with Dexter Wansel) (1977)
• Dee Dee Sharp - I Believe In Love (written with Dexter Wansel) (1977)
• Dee Dee Sharp - I Love You Anyway (written with ) (1977)
• Dexter Wansel - Dance With Me Tonight (written with Dexter Wansel) (1977)
• Dexter Wansel - Solutions (written with Dexter Wansel) (1978)
• Dexter Wansel - I'm In Love (written with Dexter Wansel) (1978)
• - Deep Inside Of Me (written with Cary Gilbert and Ted Wortham) (1978)
• - Take Me in Your Arms Tonight (written with Dexter Wansel) (1979)
• The Stylistics - Hurry Up This Way Again (written with Dexter Wansel) (1979)
• The Stylistics - Driving Me Wild (written with ) (1979)
• Dexter Wansel - I'll Never Forget (My Favorite Disco) (written with Dexter Wansel) (1979)
• Dexter Wansel - Sweetest Pain (written with Dexter Wansel) (1979)
• Dexter Wansel - Time is Slipping Away (written with Dexter Wansel) (1979)
• The Jones Girls - We're A Melody (written with Dexter Wansel) (1979)
• The Jones Girls - You Made Me Love You (written with Dexter Wansel) (1979)
• Cindy & Roy - While We Still Have Time (written with Ted Wortham) (1979)
• Lou Rawls - Old Times (written with Dexter Wansel) (1979)
• Lou Rawls - Lover's Holiday (written with Dexter Wansel) (1980)
• The Jones Girls - Nights Over Egypt (written with Dexter Wansel) (1981)
• - The Best is Yet to Come (written with Dexter Wansel) (1984)
• Phyllis Hyman - Living All Alone (written with ) (1985)
• Phyllis Hyman - You Just Don't Know (written with ) (1985)
• Pieces of a Dream - Fo-Fi-Fo (written with ) (1983)
• Eternal - Don't You Love Me (written with ) (1995)
• The Jones Girls - When I'm Gone (written with Dexter Wansel) (1979)
• Lou Rawls - Forever I Do (The Wedding Song) (written with Dexter Wansel) (1984)
• Lou Rawls - When We Were Young (written with Dexter Wansel) (1984)
• Lou Rawls - Pretty Eyes (written with Dexter Wansel) (1984)
• Lou Rawls - In the Middle of the Night (written with Dexter Wansel) (Close Company, 1983)
• Pieces of a Dream - Warm Weather (written with Dexter Wansel) (1980)
• Jay-Z - Politics As Usual (written with Dexter Wansel, Shawn Carter, and David Willis) (1994)
• T.I. - Praying for Help (written with Dexter Wansel, Clifford Harris, and Marquinarius Holmes) (2003)
• Tank - You Don't Know (written with Dexter Wansel, Kenneth Gamble, Durrell Babbs, Victor Olubowale Akintimehin, Alvin Isaacs, Bryan Nelson, Eric Bellinger) (2015)
• The O'Jays - I Really Need You Now (written with Dexter Wansel) (1984)
• - Stay Just as You Are(written with Rex Rideout) (1996)

Vocalist[]

• Pieces Of A Dream - We Are One (1982)
• Lou Rawls - Close Company (1984)
• Patti Labelle - Patti (album) (1985)
• 52nd Street - Children Of The Night (1986)
• - (1986)
• Jean Carne - Closer Than Close (1986)
• Miki Howard - Love Confessions (1987)
• Judy Mowatt - (1987)
• Regina Belle - All By Myself (1987)
• Stephanie Mills - (1987)
• Miles Jaye - Miles (1987)
• - (1988)
• Teddy Pendergrass - Joy (1988)
• Jean Carne - (1988)
• - (1988)
• Miki Howard - Miki Howard (album) (1989)
• Regina Belle - Stay With Me (1989)
• D'Atra Hicks - (1989)
• Peabo Bryson - All My Love (1989)
• Phyllis Hyman - (1991)
• - (1991)
• Gerald Alston - (1992)
• Charles Christopher - (1992)
• Regina Belle - Passion (1993)

Producer[]

• Teddy Pendergrass - Love TKO (produced with ) (1979)
• The Stylistics - Driving Me Wild (produced with ) (1979)
• The Stylistics - Mine All Mine (produced with Dexter Wansel) (1980)
• - Deep Inside of Me (produced with ) (1978)
• Jean Carn - Lonely Girl (In a Cold, Cold World) (produced with ) (1980)

Publisher[]

• Living All Alone - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with ) (1985)
• - Now an Ever Moor Music (published with ) (1983)
• - Moor Great Songs International (published with Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp) (2016)
• - Moor Great Songs International (published with DGW Music Publishing) (2014)
• - Moor Great Songs International (published with Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp) (2016)
• Don't You Love Me - Sole Heart Publishing Co (published with Peach Pie Music and Kool Shoes Music) (1995)
• Hurry Up This Way Again - Moor Great Songs International (published with Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp) (2014)
• - Moor Great Songs International (published with Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp) (2016)
• - Moor Great Songs International (published with Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp) (2013)
• When I'm Gone - Moor Great Songs International (published with Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp) (2015)
• - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1984)
• When We Were Young - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1984)
• Pretty Eyes - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1984)
• In the Middle of the Night - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1984)
• - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing and Jean Claude Renauld) (1984)
• Driving Me Wild - Moor Great Songs International (published with Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp) (2014)
• Politics As Usual - Moor Great Songs International (published with Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp, Biggie Music, Motown Songs, and Lil Lu Lu Publishing ) (2014)
• - Moor Great Songs International (published with Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp, Down Holmes Publishing, Songs of Universal,Inc., and Domani and Ya Majesty's Music) (2014)
• Global Warming - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1993)
• - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1993)
• Vision Quest - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1993)
• - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1993)
• - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1983)
• Ancient Mariner - Now and Ever Moor Music (published with DGW Music Publishing) (1993)
• - Sole Heart Publishing Co (published with Uncle Buddie's Music and International Songs of PolyGram) (1996)

References[]

External links[]

• Cynthia Biggs at soultracks.com