Mark Taylor (music producer)

Mark Taylor (born 1970 in Windsor, England) is a British record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Cher,[1] Tina Turner,[2] Lady Gaga,[3] Nelly Furtado,[4] Lionel Richie,[5] Hall & Oates,[6] Rod Stewart,[7] Belinda Carlisle,[8] Daniel Bedingfield,[9] Ronan Keating,[10] Enrique Iglesias,[11] Britney Spears,[12] James Morrison,[13]Kylie Minogue,[14] Jennifer Lopez.[15] Taylor worked on Cher's 1998 album Believe, with whom he won a Grammy for its title track.[16] The album went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide.[17] The song "Believe" featured an early example of the vocal effect Auto tune.[18]

Songwriting and production credits

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Title Year Artist Album Songwriter Producer
Primary Secondary Additional Vocal
"Believe" 1998 Cher Believe   Yes
"Runaway"   Yes   Yes
"All or Nothing"   Yes   Yes
"Strong Enough"   Yes   Yes
"Dov'è l'amore"   Yes   Yes
"Takin' Back My Heart"   Yes
"Now That You're Gone" 1999 Mike + the Mechanics M6   Yes
"When the Heartache Is Over" Tina Turner Twenty Four Seven   Yes
"Don't Leave Me This Way"   Yes   Yes
"Rhythm Divine" Enrique Iglesias Enrique   Yes   Yes
"Be With You"   Yes   Yes
"Bailamos"   Yes   Yes
"Ritmo Total" (Rhythm Divine)   Yes   Yes
"Stronger" Gary Barlow Twelve Months, Eleven Days   Yes
"Viva La Musica" 2000 Gipsyland Viva La Musica   Yes
"Torito"   Yes
"Ana Maria"   Yes
"La Bodega"   Yes
"La Quiero, No, No"   Yes
"La Droga"   Yes
"Me Siento Triste"   Yes
"Cantame Gitano"   Yes
"Mama"   Yes
"Me Va Me Va"   Yes
"Amigo De Verdad"   Yes
"Ole Ola"   Yes
"Santa Sarah"   Yes
"Hang On in There Baby" Curiosity Back to Front   Yes
"Gimme the Sunshine"   Yes
"Could I Have This Kiss Forever"
(with Enrique Iglesias)
Whitney Houston Whitney: The Greatest Hits   Yes
"On a Night Like This" Kylie Minogue Light Years   Yes   Yes
"Angel" Lionel Richie Renaissance   Yes   Yes
"Tender Heart"   Yes
"Just Can't Say Goodbye"   Yes   Yes
"Here is My Heart"   Yes   Yes
"Don't Stop the Music"   Yes   Yes
"Livin' for Love" Natalie Cole The Greatest Hits, Vol. 1   Yes
"Hero" 2001 Enrique Iglesias Escape   Yes   Yes
"Chain Reaction" Steps Gold: Greatest Hits   Yes
"E Sara' A Settembre (Someone Like You)" Andrea Bocelli Cieli di Toscana   Yes
"L' Incontro"
(featuring Bono)
  Yes
"L'Ultimo Re"   Yes
"Love to See You Cry" Enrique Iglesias Escape   Yes   Yes
"One Night Stand"   Yes   Yes
"She Be the One"   Yes   Yes
"Heroe"   Yes   Yes
"Surrender" 2002 Laura Pausini From the Inside   Yes
"If You're Not the One" Daniel Bedingfield Gotta Get Thru This   Yes
"Honest Questions"   Yes
"Never Gonna Leave Your Side"   Yes
"Miss America" Nick Carter Now or Never   Yes   Yes
"To Love a Woman"
(featuring Enrique Iglesias)
Lionel Richie Encore   Yes
"Breathe on Me" 2003 Britney Spears In the Zone   Yes
"Turn It On Again" Ronan Keating Turn It On   Yes
"She Gets Me Inside"   Yes
"First Time"   Yes   Yes
"Let Her Down Easy"   Yes
"She Believes (In Me)"   Yes
"The Best of Me"   Yes
"Hold You Now"   Yes   Yes
"I Wouldn't Change a Thing"   Yes   Yes
"Not in Love" Enrique Iglesias 7   Yes   Yes
"California Callin'"   Yes   Yes
"Addicted"   Yes   Yes
"Free"   Yes
"Be Yourself"   Yes
"Wish You Were Here (With Me)"   Yes   Yes
"You Rock Me"   Yes   Yes
"Adicto"   Yes   Yes
"Batcha Never" 2004 Cherie Cherie   Yes
"I Belong"   Yes
"Never Gone" 2005 Backstreet Boys Never Gone   Yes
"Unbelievable" Craig David The Story Goes...   Yes   Yes
"Wish I Was Over You" Jo O'Meara Relentless   Yes   Yes
"All Over Again"
(featuring Kate Rusby)
2006 Ronan Keating Bring You Home   Yes
"Friends in Time"   Yes
"This I Promise You"   Yes   Yes
"Iris"   Yes
"Superman"   Yes
"It's So Easy Lovin' You"   Yes
"Bring You Home"   Yes   Yes
"Hello Again"   Yes
"Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming"   Yes
"(We Just Need) Time"   Yes
"So Far Away"   Yes   Yes
"Introducing The Brand" 2006 The Ordinary Boys How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps   Yes
"Lonely At The Top"   Yes   Yes
"The Great Big Rip Off"   Yes
"Club Chez-Moi"   Yes
"I Luv U"   Yes
"Nine2Five"   Yes
"Commercial Breakdown"   Yes
"Ballad of an Unrequited Self-Love Affair"   Yes
"The Higher The Highs"   Yes
"Shut Your Mouth"   Yes
"We've Got The Best Job Ever"   Yes
"Walking On The Faultlines (The Ultimate Step)"   Yes
"Thank You And Goodnight"   Yes
"Who's That Boy?"   Yes
"Boys Will Be Boys"   Yes
"Little Girl" 2007 Enrique Iglesias Insomniac   Yes   Yes
"Don't You Forget About Me"   Yes   Yes
"You Make It Real" 2008 James Morrison Songs for You, Truths for Me   Yes
"Broken Strings"
(featuring Nelly Furtado)
  Yes
"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"   Yes   Yes
"3 Little Words" Frankmusik Complete Me   Yes
"The First Thing" 2009 Esmée Denters Outta Here   Yes   Yes
"When You're Around" Frankmusik Complete Me   Yes
"Standing Tears Apart" Remi Nicole Cupid Shoot Me   Yes
"Cupid Shoot Me"   Yes
"In My Dreams"   Yes
"Nice Boy"   Yes
"Loveless"   Yes
"Another Day"   Yes
"Broken Hearted People"   Yes
"Come Find Me"   Yes
"Going It Alone"   Yes
"I'll Be Waiting"   Yes
"Love Me So"   Yes
"I Don't Know How"   Yes
"Heartbeat"
(featuring Nicole Scherzinger)
2010 Enrique Iglesias Euphoria   Yes   Yes
"Welcome to Burlesque" Cher Burlesque: OST   Yes
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"   Yes
"Don't Say Goodbye" Olly Murs Olly Murs   Yes   Yes
"Heartbreaker" 2011 Enrique Iglesias Euphoria   Yes   Yes
"Coming Home"   Yes   Yes
"I Won't Let You Go" James Morrison The Awakening   Yes
"Up"
(featuring Jessie J)
  Yes
"Glitter & Gold" Rebecca Ferguson Heaven   Yes
"Love & Hate" 2012 Marcus Collins Marcus Collins   Yes   Yes
"That's Just Life"   Yes   Yes
"Buildings and Treetops" Nell Bryden Non-album single   Yes
"White and Black" 2013 Josh Kumra Good Things Come to Those
Who Wait
  Yes
"Take It Like a Man" Cher Closer to the Truth   Yes
"My Love"   Yes
"Dressed to Kill"   Yes   Yes
"Lovers Forever"   Yes
"Sirens"   Yes   Yes
"I Hope You Find It"   Yes
"That's Alright with Me" Olly Murs Right Place Right Time   Yes   Yes
"Beautiful"
(with Kylie Minogue)
2014 Enrique Iglesias Sex and Love / Kiss
Me Once
  Yes   Yes
"Only a Woman" Sex and Love   Yes   Yes
"Always" 2015 Ella Eyre Feline   Yes   Yes
"I Need You Tonight" James Morrison Higher Than Here   Yes   Yes
"Sticks and Stones" 2017 Nelly Furtado The Ride   Yes   Yes
"Phoenix"   Yes
"Bliss"   Yes
"The Letter" Mike + the Mechanics Let Me Fly   Yes   Yes
"I'll Be There for You"   Yes   Yes
"Raining Glitter" 2018 Kylie Minogue Golden   Yes   Yes
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" Cher Dancing Queen   Yes
"SOS"   Yes
"One of Us"   Yes
"Dancing Queen"   Yes
"The Name of the Game"   Yes
"Waterloo"   Yes
"Mamma Mia"   Yes
"Chiquitita"   Yes
"Fernando"   Yes
"The Winner Takes It All"   Yes
"My Love Goes On" ( Featuring Joss Stone) 2019 James Morrison You're Stronger Than You Know   Yes
"Brighter Kind Of Love"   Yes
"So Beautiful"   Yes
"Feels Like The First Time"   Yes   Yes
"Glorious"   Yes
"Power"   Yes
"Slowly"   Yes
"Ruins"   Yes
"I Still Need You"   Yes   Yes
"Don't Wanna Lose You Now"   Yes   Yes
"Cross The Line"   Yes
"Until The Stars Go Out"   Yes   Yes
"DJ Play a Christmas Song" 2023 Cher Christmas   Yes
"What Christmas Means to Me" (with Stevie Wonder)   Yes
"Run Rudolph Run"   Yes
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (with Darlene Love)   Yes
"Angels in the Snow"   Yes
"Home" (with Michael Bublé)   Yes
"Please Come Home for Christmas"   Yes
"I Like Christmas"   Yes
"Christmas Ain't Christmas Without You"   Yes   Yes
"Santa Baby"   Yes
"Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" (with Cyndi Lauper)   Yes
"This Will Be Our Year"   Yes

References

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  1. ^ Strauss, Neil (11 March 1999). "Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  2. ^ "DISCS". The Buffalo News. 4 February 2000. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  3. ^ Shetler, Scott (22 August 2011). "Lady Gaga's 'You & I' Remixed by Producer Mark Taylor". Pop Crush. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Broken Strings". Billboard. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Lionel Richie's 'Renaissance'". Sacramento Observer. 7 February 2001. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates, Do It For Love". All Music. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  7. ^ Houlihan, Mary; Johnson, Jeff (5 August 2001). "Spin Control". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Stewart has wisely turned over the producing reigns to Rob Dickins, who brought together a stellar stable of contemporary pop/R&B wizards including Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor and Christopher Neil.
  8. ^ Meldore, Ritik (1996). Belinda Carlisle. AnVi OpenSource Knowledge Trust. pp. 41–.
  9. ^ Wilson, Lana (15 May 2004). "Lionel Richie takes stepback into Motown --temporarily". The Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby - All Over Again". Hit Parade. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  11. ^ "Enrique & Ronan to sing duet". The Mirror. 29 May 2002. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
  12. ^ Stern, Bradley (2 September 2011). "Daily B: The Original Version of 'And Then We Kiss' Surfaces". Muumuse. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  13. ^ "James Morrison, Nothing Ever Hurt Like You". All Music.
  14. ^ "Kylie Minogue". All Music. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Jennifer Lopez, J to Tha L-O!: The Remixes". All Music. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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  17. ^ "Don't Call it a Comeback". Rolling Stone. 23 January 2007. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
  18. ^ Westhoff, Ben (1 May 2011). Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop. Chicago Review Press. pp. 224–. ISBN 978-1-56976-867-9.