# Elliot Wolff

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American musician (1955–2016)

Not to be confused with [Eliot Wolf](/source/Eliot_Wolf).

Elliot Wolff Born Elliot Marvin Wolff (1956-01-29)January 29, 1956 Oklahoma Died June 25, 2016(2016-06-25) (aged 60) Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico Occupations Musician, songwriter, music producer Website www.elliotwolff.com

Musical artist

**Elliot Marvin Wolff** (January 29, 1956 – June 7 or 25, 2016) was an American musician, songwriter, and [music producer](/source/Music_producer). Born in [Oklahoma](/source/Oklahoma), he was raised in [Silver Spring, Maryland](/source/Silver_Spring%2C_Maryland). His music catalog is represented by [Downtown Music Publishing](/source/Downtown_Music_Publishing).

## Career

Wolff was the musical director for [Peaches & Herb](/source/Peaches_%26_Herb) on tour from 1979 to 1982, traveling to Asia and Africa. He also toured with [Chaka Khan](/source/Chaka_Khan) as a [keyboard player](/source/Keyboard_player). Moving from the [Washington, DC](/source/Washington%2C_DC) area to [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), he became a staff writer for producer [Freddie Perren](/source/Freddie_Perren). He wrote [Johnny Gill](/source/Johnny_Gill)'s top ten hit "[Super Love](/source/Super_Love_(Johnny_Gill_song))" for Gill's self-titled 1983 album.

After hearing a demo for Wolff's "[Straight Up](/source/Straight_Up_(Paula_Abdul_song))", [Paula Abdul](/source/Paula_Abdul) recorded it and also Wolff's "[Cold Hearted](/source/Cold_Hearted_(Paula_Abdul_song))" for her album *[Forever Your Girl](/source/Forever_Your_Girl)*. Both songs charted at number one on *Billboard*.[1]

[Taylor Dayne](/source/Taylor_Dayne) recorded Wolff's song "[Heart of Stone](/source/Heart_of_Stone_(Taylor_Dayne_song))" for her second album *[Can't Fight Fate](/source/Can't_Fight_Fate)*.

Other artists who have recorded his songs include [Aretha Franklin](/source/Aretha_Franklin), [Debbie Gibson](/source/Debbie_Gibson), [Gregg Tripp](/source/Gregg_Tripp), [Joey Lawrence](/source/Joey_Lawrence), [Atlantic Starr](/source/Atlantic_Starr), [Chynna Phillips](/source/Chynna_Phillips), [Color Me Badd](/source/Color_Me_Badd), [The Corrs](/source/The_Corrs), [Dave Koz](/source/Dave_Koz), [A'Me Lorain](/source/A'Me_Lorain), [Jennifer Holliday](/source/Jennifer_Holliday), and Stacey Piersa.[2]

## Death

He died at the age of 60 sometime between June 7 and June 25, 2016, while on a solo camping and hiking trip near [Pecos, New Mexico](/source/Pecos%2C_New_Mexico) in [Santa Fe National Forest](/source/Santa_Fe_National_Forest).[3] New Mexico state police had reported that he was last seen on June 7, 2016; they suspended ground and helicopter searches for him on June 12.[4] On June 25, a body was discovered in the forest; based on identification found, it was believed to be Wolff.[3]

## Selected songs

Wolff wrote or co-wrote the following songs:

- "[Super Love](/source/Super_Love_(Johnny_Gill_song))" – [Johnny Gill](/source/Johnny_Gill) (1983)

- "[Straight Up](/source/Straight_Up_(Paula_Abdul_song))" – [Paula Abdul](/source/Paula_Abdul) (1988)[1]

- "[Cold Hearted](/source/Cold_Hearted_(Paula_Abdul_song))" – Paula Abdul (1989)

- "Whole Wide World" – [A'Me Lorain](/source/A'Me_Lorain) (1990)

- "[Heart of Stone](/source/Heart_of_Stone_(Taylor_Dayne_song))" – [Taylor Dayne](/source/Taylor_Dayne) (1990)

- "Follow My Heartbeat" – A'Me Lorain (1990)

- "[I Don't Want to Live Without You](/source/I_Don't_Want_to_Live_Without_You_(Gregg_Tripp_song))" – [Gregg Tripp](/source/Gregg_Tripp) (1992)

- "Not One More Time" – Stacey Piersa (1994)

- "I'll Remember You" – [Atlantic Starr](/source/Atlantic_Starr) (1994)

- "The Earth, the Sun, the Rain" – [Color Me Badd](/source/Color_Me_Badd) (1996)

- "Love Gives Love Takes" – [The Corrs](/source/The_Corrs) (1997)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-abdul1_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-abdul1_1-1) Bronson, Fred. [*The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits*](https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&dq=%22Elliot+Wolff%22&pg=PT749), 5th ed., 2003, p.740.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Elliot Wolff Music"](https://www.elliotwolff.com/html/biography.html). Retrieved 2016-06-27.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SF2_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SF2_3-1) ["Body Found in Forest Suspected to be Missing Producer"](http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/briefs/body-found-in-forest-suspected-to-be-missing-music-producer/article_9c59114e-29ce-5ef4-86d9-bfa2fe4069d6.html). Santa Fe New Mexican. 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-27.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Andrew Oxford (2016). ["Producer Missing Near Pecos Wilderness"](http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/producer-missing-near-pecos-wilderness/article_27c30281-0a05-5f75-b0c6-b7069e93435b.html). Santa Fe New Mexican. Retrieved 2016-06-14.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.elliotwolff.com/)

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