George Michael Green (January 28, 1952 – August 28, 2011) was an American songwriter. His collaborations with his childhood friend
John Mellencamp include the Top 10
Billboard hits "
Crumblin' Down" and "
Hurts So Good", as well as "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)", a #1 hit in
Canada.[1]
"Your Life Is Now", "Positively Crazy", "It All Comes True", "Where The World Began" and "Break Me Off Some" from John Mellencamp (1998)
Green's songwriting credits with
Carla Olson include:
"The Grand Blvd." recorded by
Percy Sledge on his 1994 album Blue Night.
"Secret Graves," which Olson included on her 1988 self-titled album aka Sweden USA.
"The Bell Hotel Is Burning" appears on the 2023 album "Night Comes Falling" by Stephen McCarthy & Carla Olson. (McCarthy is the 3rd writer of the song.)