Tony Hatch (born 30 June, 1939) is an English composer, songwriter, pianist, music arranger, and producer. He was born Anthony Peter Hatch in Pinner, Middlesex. Encouraged by his musical abilities, his mother ? also a pianist ? enrolled him in the London Choir School in Bexley, Kent when he was ten. Instead of continuing at the Royal Academy of Music, he left school in 1955 and found a job with Robert Mellin Music in London's Tin Pan Alley. Before long, he was writing songs and making a name for himself within the recording industry, joining The Rank Organisation's new diskery, Top Rank Records; there he worked for the once and future Decca Records A&R man Dick Rowe. When National Service called him away from his chosen profession, he managed to become involved with the band of the Coldstream Guards. On his return in 1959, Hatch began his own recording career with a cover version of Russ Conway's piano instrumental "Side Saddle". In 1960, Garry

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