Freddie Perren

American record producer, songwriter, arranger, and orchestra conductor.
Born 15 May 1943, Englewood, NJ - died 16 December 2004, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, CA.
He owned the recording studio [l=Mom & Pop's Company Store].
Perren was a member of the [l=Motown] Records production group , which wrote and produced [a=The Jackson 5]'s first hits. The Corporation (including Motown founder [a=Berry Gordy], and [a=Fonce Mizell]) produced the group's "I Want You Back", "ABC" and "The Love You Save". Perren also produced ' hits "Love Machine" and "Do It Baby" while at Motown. His post-Motown records include [a=Peaches & Herb]'s "Reunited" and "Shake Your Groove Thing"; ' "Boogie Fever" and "Hot Line"; and [a=Tavares]' "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel". Perren shared an Album of the Year Grammy in 1978 for producing two songs on the [r=127165] album. With [a=Dino Fekaris], Perren produced [r=103569], sung by , which won the Grammy for best disco recording in 1979.