Freddie Perren
| Freddie Perren | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Frederick James Perren |
| Born |
May 15, 1943 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 2004 (aged 61) Chatsworth, California, U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, dance, soul, disco, funk |
| Occupation(s) | Record Producer, Songwriter, Arranger |
| Instruments | Keyboards, Drums |
| Years active | 1968–1986 |
| Associated acts | The Jackson 5, The Sylvers, Peaches & Herb, Motown Records |
| Notable instruments | |
| Keyboards, Drums | |
Frederick James "Freddie" Perren (May 15, 1943 – December 16, 2004) was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor best known as co-songwriter and co-producer of such mega-hits as "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches & Herb.
Perren was born on May 15, 1943, in Englewood, New Jersey, and graduated from Englewood's Dwight Morrow High School along with future songwriting partners Fonce & Larry Mizell in 1961. Perren attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. graduating in 1966. It was here he would meet future Capitol Records R&B A&R executive Larkin Arnold. He met Christine Yarian in 1967, and they married in 1970.
Shortly after moving to California from Washington, D.C., in 1968, Perren and bassist Mizell met guitarist Deke Richards. They started writing songs together. In 1969 Motown president Berry Gordy invited them to be part of his collective The Corporation, a collection of songwriters and record producers for The Jackson 5. "I Want You Back" was the first hit from this new collaboration, going to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1970. They would go on to write and produce more Jackson 5 hits such as "ABC", "The Love You Save", "Mama's Pearl", and "Maybe Tomorrow", among others. Perren and The Corporation continued their work for Motown on soundtracks such as Hell Up in Harlem and Cooley High, which featured "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" (later a hit for Boyz II Men).
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