Written by Zack Smith. Produced by Vini Poncia
Scandal formed in New York in 1980, with Zack Smith (who wrote many of their songs) and Patty Smyth among their ranks.
Their first album was an EP, “Scandal”, produced in 1982 by Vini Poncia. Vini had been part of the Anders & Poncia duo, who achieved much success in the 60s as recording artists (the Videls, Tradewinds and the Innocence), songwriters and producers. Vini continued with his producing talents in the 70s and 80s working with Ringo Star, Melissa Manchester and Kiss.
“Goodbye To You” was issued as a 45 from the Scandal EP and reached #65 on the Hot-100.
For their next album, 1983’s “Warrior”, the group switched producers from Vini Poncia to Mike Chapman. This album charted at #17 and the title track, “The Warrior” went to #7 on the Hot-100.
