Resnick grew up in
New York City and attended
Valley Forge Military Academy. He had his first success as a songwriter in 1961 with "
Chip Chip", a top 10 hit for
Gene McDaniels co-written by Resnick,
Jeff Barry and Clifford Crawford. Another early success was "Under the Boardwalk", co-written with
Kenny Young and a US no. 4 hit for
The Drifters in 1964. It was covered by The Rolling Stones in 1964 and was released as a single-only in Australia, South Africa and Rhodesia. It peaked at no. 1 in the first two and at 2 in Rhodesia. It appeared on their albums
12 X 5 and
The Rolling Stones No. 2. Resnick and Young also wrote "One Kiss for Old Times Sake" and "
A Little Bit of Heaven", both hits for
Ronnie Dove in 1965. With
Rudy Clark, Resnick co-wrote "Good Lovin'"; first recorded by
The Olympics, it became a US no.1 hit for
The Young Rascals in 1966. He also released a single, "Balloon Man", under his own name on
White Whale Records in 1969. In 1994, Resnick, together with
Mark Barkan and Robert Harari, co-wrote and co-produced an album of horror-themed songs,
Scaree Tales, which was also performed
on Broadway. Resnick, and his co-writer on "Under The Boardwalk" and "Sand In My Shoes,"
Kenny Young, were nominated for induction into the
Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. ==References==