Career
He wrote the song, which became a number 1 hit for the Scottish band Middle of the Road in the United Kingdom in 1971, and number 20 in the United States for Mac and Katie Kissoon the same year. Stott"s own version was a hit in Italy, went to number 1 in Australia for one week, and charted at number 92 on the United States. Billboard Hot 100. The song has been covered in many languages, including Vietnamese, Korean, Estonian, Spanish and German.
He released other minor hits, "Jacaranda" and "Love Is Free, Love Is Blind, Love Is Good".
Stott also wrote "My Summer Song", which was recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck, Jerry Reed, and Jigsaw. Stott co-wrote "Bottoms Up", "Samson and Delilah", "Sacramento", "Tweedle Dee, Tweedle Dum" and other songs for Middle of the Road, all reaching the top 10 in several European countries between 1971 and 1973.
He spent several years in Italy, as vocalist and front-man of the "brit-it" popular band The Motowns. Under his name Stott released, with moderate success, "Good Wishes, Good Kisses" (the theme song of a television miniseries) and "Sweety Menie".
Stott was killed in an accident in 1977, whilst riding a small commuter bike close to his home town of Prescot.