Gerald Roland Shury (11 August 1944[1] – 24 May 1978)[2] was a British songwriter, arranger, and record producer who worked in the late 1960s and 1970s.
[3] He started his career in the late 1960s initially as an arranger and went on to work with Barry Blue, Lynsey de Paul, Ron Roker, The Bee Gees, Biddu and The Rubettes, before becoming involved in the British soul, funk and disco scene of the 1970s.
[8] Another song Shury co-penned is "Up in a Puff of Smoke" originally recorded by Polly Brown and covered by the Rubinoos.
[13] Together with Chris Rae and Ron Roker, he also wrote "Do You Believe in Love at First Sight" for Dionne Warwick.
[2] According to Ron Roker, he was returning to London late at night after visiting a club in Brighton when he fell asleep at the wheel of his car, which crashed, killing him instantly.