Al Cleveland

Al Cleveland (born Alfred W. Cleveland; March 11, 1930 – August 14, 1996) was an American songwriter for the Motown label. Among his most popular co-compositions are 1967's "I Second That Emotion" and 1969's "Baby, Baby Don't Cry" performed by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles and 1971's "What's Going On" performed by Marvin Gaye.

Cleveland was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, to Alfred W. and Dorothy Cleveland. Al has two sisters, Edna Grate and Mamie Jett, as well as one brother, Robert Cleveland. His sons Alfred D Cleveland and Theodore Mills survive him. He had a long and distinguished writing career, initially for New York artists on the Scepter/Wand labels such as Dionne Warwick and Tommy Hunt, as well as Gene Pitney before moving to Motown, where he provided songs for Smokey & The Miracles, The Marvelettes, David Ruffin, the Four Tops and Chuck Jackson before hitting the big time with a co-authorship of Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On?" and "Save the Children."

In later years, he produced Native American music. He died of heart disease in Las Vegas at the age of 66.

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1. Cleveland Guardians
2. Cleveland
3. Cleveland, Tennessee
4. Chattanooga–Cleveland–Dalton combined statistical area
5. List of Major League Baseball players from South Korea
6. Cleveland Browns
7. Cleveland Clinic
8. What's Going On (song)
9. History of the Cleveland Guardians
10. Cleveland, Alabama
11. Cleveland Browns relocation controversy
12. 1995 World Series
13. I Second That Emotion
14. List of Major League Baseball single-game hits leaders
15. Frances Cleveland
16. 1997 Major League Baseball postseason
17. Khaled bin Mohamed Al Nahyan
18. Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego)
19. 1954 World Series
20. American League Central