- Janna Allen
Janna Allen (born
circa 1957; diedAugust 25 ,1993 ) was an Americansongwriter . She is best known as a co-writer of some of the biggest hits recorded byHall & Oates , in collaboration variously withDaryl Hall ,John Oates , and her sisterSara Allen , who was the long time girlfriend of Hall.Among Janna Allen's most successful co-written songs for Hall & Oates were "
Kiss on My List " and "Private Eyes", both of which reached #1 on theBillboard Hot 100 in 1981. She also co-wrote Hall & Oates' top 10 singles "Did It in a Minute" and "Method of Modern Love". [cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i6c1817ca6ccf22bdae4a03376832a7db |title=Primary Wave Increases Stake In Hall & Oates Songs |accessdate=2007-06-03 |last=Butler |first=Susan |date=2007-05-18 |work=Billboard.biz]Allen also wrote songs with such artists as
Cheap Trick andPeter Wolf .cite news | last = Lichtman| first =Irv | title =Janna Allen Dies at 36; Wrote Hits for Hall & Oates | work = Billboard| pages =10, 91| date =1993-09-04 ]Allen died of
leukemia at the age of 36 in 1993.References
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* [http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?page=1&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&fromrow=1&torow=25&affiliation=BMI&cae=47955150&keyID=5220&keyname=ALLEN%20JANNA%20M&querytype=WriterID Songwriting credits at BMI]
*MusicBrainz artist|id=dee5dfd0-d776-49d1-b83f-1edec2612989|name=Janna Allen
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