Songs Written by Paul HamptonTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Paul Hampton (born August 20, 1937) is an American actor, singer, lyricist and writer. == Career == While he was a sophomore at Dartmouth College, he was signed to Columbia Records and Columbia Pictures at the same time to write music with Hal David and Burt Bacharach. In 1960, with Bacharach he co-composed and performed the strange death disc "Two Hour Honeymoon" (Dot Records). After this initial outing he co-wrote hits for Don Gibson ("Sea of Heartbreak"), Gene Pitney ("Donna... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Paul Hampton first charted in 1961 with Sea of Heartbreak.The artist placed 4 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 5 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US Country the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.