Ritchie Cordell (born Richard Joel Rosenblatt; March 10, 1943 – April 13, 2004) was an American songwriter, singer and record producer.

[1] Cordell then started writing his own material, including his single "Georgiana" which was arranged and produced by Landis.

[3] In the late 1960s, he left Roulette to join Super K Productions, a company set up by producers Jerry Kasenetz and Jeffry Katz.

Cordell co-wrote several hits for the company, notably "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'" (co-written with Joey Levine and recorded by Crazy Elephant, 1968); and "Indian Giver" (co-written with Bobby Bloom and Bo Gentry, and recorded by the 1910 Fruitgum Co., 1969).

[3][4] In the 1970s, he continued to work as a music publisher, songwriter and producer, before finding renewed success in 1981 as the co-producer of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts' version of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which reached No.