needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . november 2013 memory lane music group type private company industry music entertainment founded 1923 new york founder larry spier sr. headquarters new york city us area served worldwide services music publishing website memorylanemusicgroup.com memory lane music group is a worldwide independent music publishing company established in 1923 by larry spier sr. 1 contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 writers and artists 2.2 songs 3 references 4 external links history edit the company began in 1923 when larry spier sr. wrote memory lane with con conrad and b.g. desylva . the song was a huge hit later revived in the 1944 abbott and costello film in society 2 and was spier s entry into the music business . in 1928 he sam coslow and andy britt composed the hit was it a dream . with coslow spier formed the music publishing company of spier and coslow in 1928 . in 1929 the company was sold to paramount pictures . the two split with coslow going on to become a movie producer and spier starting a successful career as general manager of chappell music . while at chappell he was involved in such broadway hits as oklahoma bloomer girl state fair and south pacific . in 1938 spier started larry spier music publishers inc. to control memory lane and other valuable copyrights . his son larry spier jr. began working at the company in 1950 and in 1955 he took over as president picking up where is father left off with the four lads hit moments to remember which reached no. 2 on the billboard charts in 1955 . in the 1960s spier started memory lane music corp. to represent songwriters affiliated with bmi . in 1979 spier started memory lane music ltd. a uk based company to handle foreign administration and british reversionary rights . memory lane music australia ltd. pty was formed in 1982 to manage copyrights in australia and new zealand . the 1970s 1980s and 1990s were productive years for the company with several dance hits including babe we re going to love tonight and your love recorded by lime that were certified gold in france and benelux . touch me recorded by cathy dennis was a hit around the world and in 1991 was awarded by ascap the title of top performed song . in 1985 memory lane music corp. ventured into the record business producing the hit thinking about your love written and recorded by skipworth & turner . the song reached no. 1 on the dance charts in both the united states and united kingdom . additionally many reputable catalogs were signed including those of george weiss ervin drake larry stock and joseph meyer . in 2003 larry s son mark spier assumed the running of the company . 3 in 2006 scion three music bmi and scion four music ascap were formed as memory lane s contemporary division . over the past nine years when scion has signed over 30 established and up and coming songwriters who have written for the likes of beyonce kelly clarkson jennifer lopez jay z rihanna joss stone snoop dogg pink mary j. blige swizz beatz koda kumi craig david and jo dee messina . in early 2009 scion north and scion arctic both socan were formed to handle the publishing of canadian songwriters . 4 in 2012 memory lane music group opened an office in los angeles . 5 and expanded its headquarters in new york . 6 operations edit memory lane music group administers the publishing rights of thousands of songs controlling the libraries of artists including the blakes and nola darling . 7 writers and artists edit 8mm abner silver al frisch al stillman all shall perish andy biersack anita nye artie shaw beasley smith carlos lyra diane lampert dropkick murphys ed mccaskey frank foster have gillespie hugo peretti ithaka musician jason schwartzman jeff roberson jerry barnes jesse stone jessy dixon jonathan rivera joseph meyer joyce moreno julius la rosa katreese barnes krooked treez larry spier larry stock leroy burgess mandrill mario rodriguez mason jennings mims morris tancredi nola darling patrick gallo raekwon robert allen roger green scott reeder selan lerner sherrod barnes sid wayne the blakes the dead boys the west tom glazer ty fyffe vicki silvers von haze wesley brown william dawson songs edit touch me all night long change 2012 fancy you go to mmy head 1938 santa claus is comin to town 1934 references edit harry fox agency pdf . imdb . ascap . memory lane music group website . foursquare . foursquare . min2.com . external links edit official website memory lane music group on twitter v t e music industry companies music publishers bmg rights management emi music publishing imagem music catalog sony atv music publishing universal music 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recording artist orchestrator session musician singer songwriter sound engineer release formats album extended play ep mini album maxi single single awards world world music awards africa south african music awards rsa channel o music video awards rsa nigeria entertainment awards ngr the headies ngr americas grammy awards us billboard music awards us billboard latin music awards us american music awards us iheartradio music awards us latin grammy awards us lo nuestro awards us mtv video music awards us bet awards us soul train music awards us tec awards us juno awards can muchmusic video awards can mtv video music brazil bra asia and oceania abu song festivals as aria music awards aus awit awards phl golden disk awards s. kor golden melody awards tw japan record awards jpn japan gold disc awards jpn new zealand music awards nz anugerah juara lagu mas anugerah industri muzik mas anugerah musik indonesia ina dahsyatnya awards ina sctv awards ina anugerah planet muzik sin mas bru ina europe eurovision song contest eu europe music awards eu junior eurovision song contest eu brit awards uk mercury prize uk mobo awards uk kerrang awards uk classic brit awards uk gramophone award uk echo awards ger victoires de la musique fra grand prix du disque fra nrj music awards fra diapason d or fra sanremo music festival awards ita wind music awards ita trl awards ita edison awards nld grammis awards swe melodifestivalen swe premio nacional de m sica spa dansk melodi grand prix dnk melodi grand prix nor meteor music awards irl choice music prize irl russian music awards rus zai awards sk aurel awards sk and l awards cz bbc music awards uk charts aria charts billboard hot 100 brasil hot 100 airplay canadian hot 100 gaon singles charts irish singles chart italian singles chart media control charts mediaguide charts oricon charts new zealand singles chart snep singles chart uk singles chart sales certifications aria gold platinum bpi silver gold platinum music canada gold platinum 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