Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vini Poncia (born Vincent Poncia Jr., April 29, 1942) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. In the 1960s, Poncia formed a songwriting team with Peter Anders. An album of songs co-written by these childhood friends The Anders & Poncia Album, was produced by Richard Perry and released in 1969. Their songs were recorded by artists including The Ronettes, Bobby Bloom, and Darlene Love. Anders and Poncia were also members of The Trade Winds and The Innocence. The Trade Winds's debut single "New York is a Lonely Town" reached no32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1966. (In 1991, Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita covered this song as "Tokyo is a Lonely Town".)