Seth A. Swirsky (born August 5, 1960) is an American pop music songwriter (including the Grammy-nominated "Tell It to My Heart"), an author, a recording artist, a filmmaker, a political writer and a noted baseball memorabilia collector.

After graduating from Dartmouth College in 1982,[1] Swirsky wrote the Grammy-nominated hit "Tell It to My Heart" with Ernie Gold for Taylor Dayne.

[7] Swirsky wrote Dayne's follow-up top ten hit, "Prove Your Love," with Arnie Roman.

[citation needed] Swirsky wrote "Love is a Beautiful Thing," which was recorded by Al Green for his 1995 album Your Heart's in Good Hands.

[citation needed] Others he has written songs for include Jane Weidlin[13] of The Go-Go's, Peter Allen, Brenda K. Starr, Trey Lorenz,[14] Melissa Manchester, Rita Coolidge, Exposé[15] and Wild Orchid.

During his career he has collaborated with Eric Carmen[citation needed] of Raspberries, David Pack[16] of Ambrosia, Marshall Crenshaw, Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals, Cy Curnin[17] of The Fixx, Jim Ellison[18] of Material Issue, Gerry Goffin, Chynna Phillips and Steve Kipner.

[21] In the precedent-setting Swirsky v. Carey decision, which clarified the standard for proving copyright infringement, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit overturned the initial 2002 dismissal of the case.

[27] Guest appearances on the 11-song album, produced by Jewel drummer Dorian Crozier, include Andy Sturmer of Jellyfish, The Rembrandts, Michael Chavez of John Mayer's band and Justin Meldal-Johnsen of Beck.

[34] The Wall Street Journal’s Marc Myers wrote "On his new album, Circles and Squares, Seth has captured the spirit and textured sound of the Fab Four in their late period.

[44] Swirsky's album of pop songs, She's About to Cross My Mind, recorded with Mike Ruekberg under the group name The Red Button, was released in February 2007.

[51][52] Swirsky's baseball collection included the ball that went between Bill Buckner's legs in the 1986 World Series (it was originally owned by Charlie Sheen; Swirsky got it in April 2000);[53] the only known bottle of 1986 sparkling wine from the Red Sox celebration that would never be;[54] Reggie Jackson's third home run ball from the 1977 World Series; a ball signed by The Beatles the night they played their famous Shea Stadium concert in 1965; Tom Seaver's 1969 World Series jersey; the only known surviving ball from the second game of Johnny Vander Meer's two consecutive no-hitters, and the letter written by baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banning Shoeless Joe Jackson from playing Major League Baseball,[55] among other historic items.

[57][58] The "Buckner Ball" that brought Ray Knight home with the winning run in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series was on display at the Mets Hall of Fame & Museum at Citi Field during the 2010 baseball season.

The ball that went through Buckner's legs sold for $418,250 to a buyer who initially was anonymous but was later revealed to be Steve Cohen, who purchased the New York Mets in 2020.

[67][68] It was chosen as an Official Selection at the 2011 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival[69] and had its world premiere in Paris, France, on April 3, 2011.