Victoria Pike

American songwriter (mostly lyricist). Married to [a107783] (divorced 1977).

Born 1943. Mother of [a=Elisa Randazzo]. BMI IPI #40554114, #40554212.

Pike co-wrote numerous songs (mostly with Randazzo) including the hits [i]Rain in My Heart[/i] by Frank Sinatra, [i]Yesterday Has Gone[/i] by Little Anthony & the Imperials, and [i]I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time[/i] by The Third Bardo (co-written with Rusty Evans).

Between 1966-1996, Pike had 14 songs hit the charts in the U.S. and 2 in the U.K. (all but one with her husband Randazzo). Tops among these were [i]Yesterday Has Gone[/i] by Cupid's Inspiration (#4 UK, 1968), [i]Rain in My Heart[/i] by Frank Sinatra (#63, #3 AC 1968, US) and [i]It Feels So Good to Be Loved So Bad[/i] by The Manhattans (#66, #6 R&B, 1977). All of those were written with Randazzo, with the last one also with Roger Joyce.