La Forrest Cope, professionally known as La La, is an American songwriter and performer raised in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York, U.S.A.
She is best known for writing the BillBoard #3 hit song “You Give Good Love†recorded by Whitney Houston for her self-titled debut album in 1985 that sold over 15 million units.
La La took up the piano at the age of five and gave a piano recital at Carnegie Hall aged nine. "You Give Good Love" is a song by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston from her self-titled debut album. It was her first major hit from her first album, peaking at number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1985 (see 1985 in music).
Arista Records signed Houston to a recording contract in 1983. Over the next two years, songs and producers were gathered for Houston's debut album. Songwriter and producer Kashif was among those whom Arista Records president Clive Davis wanted to work on the album. When LaLa, a songwriter for Kashif's publishing company, sent Kashif a copy of "You Give Good Love", originally offered to Roberta Flack, Kashif thought it would be a perfect fit for Houston and told Davis he.