Robert Allen

Composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and accompanist for Peter Lind Hayes, Arthur Godfrey, and Perry Como. The United Nations commissioned him to write the score for and produce the record album "3 Billion Millionaires". He joined ASCAP in 1950, and his chief musical collaborator was Al Stillman. He composed many top record hits, recorded by such artists as Johnny Mathis, Dean Martin, The Ray Charles Singers, and The Four Lads. His popular-music compositions include "You Are Never Far Away from Me" (the Perry Como Show's closing theme); "Home for the Holidays"; "Chances Are"; "Moments to Remember"; "No, Not Much"; "There's Only One of You"; "It's Not For Me to Say"; "You Alone"; "Sing Along"; "Happy Anniversary"; "Song for a Summer Night"; "A Very Special Love"; "Come to Me"; "My One and Only Heart"; "Meantime"; "Everybody Loves a Lover"; "Who Needs You?"; "I Never Felt More Like Falling in Love"; "Every Step of the Way"; "Can You Find It in Your Heart?"; "Teacher, Teacher"; and "To Know You".