He can be heard on the Change songs "Got My Eyes on You," "It Burns Me Up," and "Lovely Lady" from Change of Heart, which was a number 15 R&B hit. The duo also co-wrote hits for Lillo Thomas: &"Your Love's Got a Hold on Me" (number 11 R&B, summer 1984), "Sexy Girl" (number nine R&B, early 1986), and "I'm in Love" - not the $Evelyn King hit.Īllen can be heard on Freddie Jackson's platinum LPs Rock Me Tonight and Just Like the First Time, Glenn Jones' "We've Only Just Begun," Billy Ocean's Suddenly, and "She's Playing Hard to Get" by Hi Five from the gold album Keep It Going On. "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me" b/w the instrumental version gave Stephanie Mills her third number one R&B hit. Allen let Laurence hear a track that he had written called "Puttin' a Rush on Me." Laurence was impressed and began writing lyrics for the track. Producer Paul Laurence asked Allen to play on tracks that he was producing for Freddie Jackson. From Philadelphia, Allen played bass in the New York band Kinky Fox, which also included Johnny Kemp (the number one R&B hit "Just Got Paid"). Bassist/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist/arranger Timmy Allen co-produced Stephanie Mills' number one R&B hit "(You're Puttin') A Rush on Me." Allen has been associated with hits by the Backstreet Boys, Glenn Jones, Change, Freddie Jackson, and a slew of others.
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