Martyn Ford (born 28 April 1944)[1] is an English musician, best known for his orchestral contributions to rock music albums of the 1970s and 1980s.
Born in Rugby, Warwickshire, Ford was originally classically trained; he studied French horn at the Royal Academy of Music.
[1] He then found work as an arranger and conductor for releases by Caravan, Barclay James Harvest, Bryan Ferry, Ginger Baker, Johnny Nash, Three Man Army, Japan and Elton John, as well as for the soundtrack for the film Tommy.
[1] He also recorded on his own as the Martyn Ford Orchestra; his 1976 album Smoovin featured Mike Moran, Ann Odell, Simon Phillips, Morris Pert, John Gustafson and Mel Collins.
[3] The song was written by Lynsey de Paul and Moran, who also wrote the follow-up single "Going to a Disco", which failed to reach the UK chart in the summer of 1977.