Hal Hackady

Real name: Harold Clayton Hackady
Born: February 10, 1922
Died: October 12, 2015
Country: United States
IPI: 00042047514 11 works
00063817567 10 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Lyricist, librettist and screenwriter from Middletown, Connecticut

Songs written by Hal Hackady

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Give Me You	Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady	Roslyn Kind	February 1969	Covered by Shirley Bassey
Happy Again	Lee Pockriss, Hal Hackady	Merrill Womach	1968	Covered by (3 artists)
I, Capricorn	Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady	Barbara McNair	1969	Covered by (2 artists)
(I've Been) Taught by Experts	Peter Allen, Hal Hackady	Peter Allen	1976	Covered by Judy & Peter (Chrissy Amphlett, Todd McKenney)
Kites	Lee Pockriss, Hal Hackady	The Rooftop Singers	September 1967	Covered by (17 artists)
Lonelyville	Walter Marks, Hal Hackady	Della Reese		Covered by (3 artists)
Mama, a Rainbow	Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady	Daniel Fortus, Shelley Winters PRF,REL	January 29, 1970	Covered by (4 artists)
Play It Again Sam	Larry Grossman, Hal Hackady	Tony Bennett	March 27, 1969	Covered by (5 artists)
Pretty, Pretty	Peter Allen, Hal Hackady	Mark Lindsay	1971	Covered by (2 artists)
Prisoner of My Eyes	Lee Pockriss, Hal Hackady	Nancy Wilson [US1]	January 1969	Covered by (5 artists)
Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)	Hal Hackady, Charles Naylor	The Lennon Sisters	June 19, 1957	Covered by (8 artists)
The Grass Was Greener	Hal Hackady, Charles Naylor	Joyce Hahn - Orchestra conducted by Archie Bleyer	September 1956	Covered by Reni Kamberg - Orchester Josef Niessen
You Could End the World	Hal Hackady, Carl Friberg	Robie Porter - Arr. and cond. by Johnnie Spence	1967	Covered by (3 artists)