Question: "Slipping Away" was written and produced by which English songwriter born on December 30, 1947?
Context: "Slipping Away" is a Top 40 pop song performed by Welsh singer/guitarist Dave Edmunds.  The song was written and produced by Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra fame, and was included on Edmunds' 1983 album "Information".  "Slipping Away" was released as a single and became Edmunds' second and final Top 40 single in the US, following 1970's "I Hear You Knocking".  A promotional video for the song received considerable airplay on the fledgling MTV network. Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who gained fame in the 1970s as the lead singer and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra.  In 1988, under the pseudonyms Otis Wilbury and Clayton Wilbury, he co-founded the supergroup Traveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty. Karl Anthony Green (born 31 July 1947 in Salford, England) is an English songwriter, musician and bassist who was the bass guitarist and backing singer for the 1960s British band Herman's Hermits, which featured Peter Noone.  Green co-wrote a number of songs for the band, and was a capable player but was replaced by session players on some of the later Herman's Hermits tracks which were billed as "Herman's Hermits Featuring Peter Noone".  Green nevertheless played on many Herman's Hermits recordings.  Green was in Herman's Hermits from its creation until 1980, when he left to pursue a life outside of music. Michael Stock (born 3 December 1951) is an English songwriter, record producer and musician, best known for being a member of the songwriting and production team Stock Aitken and Waterman that achieved success in the 1980s and 1990s.  He has written or produced numerous worldwide hits including 18 No. 1 records in America and the UK, and over a hundred top-40 hits.  Stock is one of the most successful songwriters of all time as recognised by the "Guinness Book of Records".  As part of Stock Aitken and Waterman, he is acknowledged as the most successful producer-songwriter in British chart history and holds the record for the most No. 1 records with different acts, with 11.  In the UK Singles Chart he has written 54 top-ten hits including 7 number ones. "Slipping Away" is a song by the English alternative rock band Mansun.  The song was written by band-leader Paul Draper.  It was recorded and produced by Richard Rainey and Paul Draper during sessions for the group's aborted-fourth studio album.  The song was released as the group's final single in autumn 2004 to promote the group's compilation album "Kleptomania".  The single was released on 7" vinyl and Digital download only charting at #55 for one week on the UK Singles Chart. Exploding Head is the second album from the noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers.  It is their first release on a major label and the first album for their new label Mute Records.  "In Your Heart" was released as the first single and "Keep Slipping Away" was released as a single on Monday 7 December 2009 in the UK.  The album was a critical success and received a metascore of 79 out of 100. Li Jinhui (; 5 September 1891 – 15 February 1967) was a Chinese composer and songwriter born in Xiangtan, Hunan, Qing China.  He is often dubbed as the "Father of Chinese popular music".  He created a new musical form with shidaiqu after the fall of the Qing Dynasty—moving away from established musical forms.  Although Li's music was extremely popular, the Chinese Nationalist Party attempted to ban his music.  Critics branded his music as "Yellow Music", a form of pornography, because of its sexual associations and he was branded a "corruptor" of public morals.  This kind of popular music was banned in China after the Communist takeover in 1949, and Li was eventually hounded to his death, a victim of political persecution in 1967 during the height of the Cultural Revolution. Mitch Murray (born Lionel Michael Stitcher, 30 January 1940, Hove, Sussex, England), is an English songwriter, record producer and author.  He has won two Ivor Novello Awards, including the Jimmy Kennedy Award.  Murray has written, or co-written songs, that have produced five UK and three US chart-topping records.  He has also been awarded the Gold Badge of Merit by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. Elections for the Senate of the Philippines were held on November 11, 1947, with eight of the 24 seats in the Senate being contested.  Eight seats were all regular elections; the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from December 30, 1947 until December 30, 1953.  Many gubernatorial and local elections were held on the same date. Giorgi Kvirikashvili (Georgian: გიორგი კვირიკაშვილი ; born July 20, 1967) is a Georgian politician who is Prime Minister of Georgia since December 30, 2015.  Prior to that he was Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development from October 25, 2012 until September 1, 2015, Minister of Foreign Affairs from September 1, 2015 until December 30, 2015, and Vice Prime Minister from July 26, 2013 until December 30, 2015.  Kvirikashvili has led initiatives to advance Euro-Atlantic and European integration and highlight Georgia as an attractive location for foreign investment.
Answer: Jeff Lynne