Paul Parrish

Paul Parrish is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. His songs have been recorded by Helen Reddy,^[1] Kenny Rogers,^[2] The Dillards,^[3] Robin Dransfield,^[4] and others. Jon Pruett of Allmusic called his first album, The Forest of My Mind, "a bright, excellently produced LP filled with remarkable sunshine-dipped folk-pop songs."^[5]

Parrish wrote the song A Poem I Wrote for Your Hair for the 1970 film "Fools" starring Jason Robards and Katharine Ross.^[6]

With Lorenzo Toppano, Parrish was half of the duo Parrish & Toppano. They recorded two albums together and got quite famous in Europe, mostly Germany.

Parrish’s classic song “That’s The Way of Friends” from his 1979 album Song for a Young Girl gained popularity in the Philippine airwaves.

• The Forest of My Mind (Music Factory, 1968 • Reissued on CD by Now Sounds, 2014^[7])
• Songs (1971, Warner Bros., WS 1930)
• Song for a Young Girl – Produced By Louie Shelton (1979, ABC AA-1031)
• The Royal Falcon (White Records, 1987 with Lorenzo Toppano)
• The Shores of This Great Ocean (White Records, 1988 with Lorenzo Toppano)