Box was a songwriter for several films , including '' Benji , '' '' For the Love of Benji '' , '' The Double McGuffin '' , '' Hawmps ! '' , and '' Oh Heavenly Dog '' . He recorded and conducted for various artists including Stevie Wonder , Boz Scaggs , Glen Campbell , Lou Rawls , Charlie Rich , and Chet Atkins . As a recording artist , he had 2 albums . In 1974 , Euel , as composer , and his wife , Betty , as lyricist , received a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song — " I Feel Love " — from the film '' Benji . '' The song also earned the two a 1974 Academy Award nomination in the same category — Best Original Song . In that film and other projects , his chief collaborators were Betty Box and Joe Camp . His songs included , " I Feel the Love , " " Sunshine Smiles , " " Multiplicity , " " Live for Today , " and " Somebody Who Really Cares . " Box married Betty Ruth McCrary and had three children
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