Pierre Norman
Pierre Norman, born Joseph P. Connor, was a clergyman, songwriter, and composer. He was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania, and died in Teaneck, New Jersey.
As a songwriter he is most famous for co-writing two songs: "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" that appeared in the Maurice Chevalier movie The Big Pond and "When I Take My Sugar to Tea", both of which were used in the Marx Brothers movie, Monkey Business and both of which were co-written with Sammy Fain and Irving Kahal. He joined ASCAP in 1925.
He was educated at the Wyoming Conservatory and St. Bonaventure College where he received among other degrees, a Doctor of Music. He also received a musical degree from the Benedictine Fathers. He also studied with Ergildo Martinelli. He was the pastor of St. John's Church in Cliffside, New Jersey; chaplain of the New Jersey State Police for 24 years; and the New Jersey State Guard.Songs
- "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me"
- "The Golden Dawn"
- "Little Did I Know"
- “Back Home”
- “Homemade Sunshine”
- “I’ve Got “It”, But It Don’t Do Me No Good”
- “If You Could Just Forgive and Forget, I’d Fall in Love all Over Again”
- “Mia Cara”
- “Once a Gypsy Told Me You Were Mine”
- “Satan’s Holiday”
- "When I Take My Sugar to Tea"
- "Lillies of Lorraine"
- "The Far Green Hills of Home"
- "Little Black Dog"
- "I Shall Return"
- "Lord's Prayer"
- "Our Father"
- "Ave Maria"
- "Miracle of the Bells"
