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===US Key Releases=== |
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*'''"That's Where It Is"''' |
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Written by Steve Robson, Greg Becker and Melissa Pierce <br> |
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Feature on the debut album, [[Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood album)|Some Hearts]] by [[Carrie Underwood]], which remains her most successful album to date. Released in 2005 it has sold over 7 million copies. |
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*'''"I Just Can't Live A Lie"''' |
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Written by Steve Robson and [[Wayne Hector]] <br> |
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Also features on the debut album, [[Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood album)|Some Hearts]] by [[Carrie Underwood]] |
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*'''"[[Feels Like Today (song)|Feels Like Today]]"''' |
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Written by Steve Robson and [[Wayne Hector]]<br> |
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From the 3rd [[Rascal Flatts]] album, ''[[Feels Like Today]]'' which was their most successful selling well over 5 million units. It was the 1st single and helped to drive the album to success in both the Country and main Billboard charts. And Then I Did (written by Steve Robson and [[Jeffrey Steele]]) also features on this album. [[ASCAP]] awards achieved for outstanding radio play. It also appeared in [[Smallville]]. |
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*'''"I Think I Will"''' |
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Written by Steve Robson and [[Anthony Smith (singer)|Anthony Smith]]<br> |
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Was included on the [[Faith Hill]] album [[Cry (Faith Hill album)|Cry]] which went on to sell 3.6 million copies worldwide. |
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*'''"[[Year 3000]]"''' |
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Written by Steve Robson and [[Busted (band)|Busted]]<br> |
Written by Steve Robson and [[Busted (band)|Busted]]<br> |
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Was covered by the [[Jonas Brothers]] and appears on two of their albums, [[It's About Time (Jonas Brothers album)|It's About Time]] and [[Jonas Brothers (album)|Jonas Brothers]]. It was the 2nd single from the Jonas Brothers album and has sold over 1.5 million units. |
Was covered by the [[Jonas Brothers]] and appears on two of their albums, [[It's About Time (Jonas Brothers album)|It's About Time]] and [[Jonas Brothers (album)|Jonas Brothers]]. It was the 2nd single from the Jonas Brothers album and has sold over 1.5 million units. |
Revision as of 15:57, 25 January 2013
This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. (November 2010) |
Steve Robson | |
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Born | November 1969 Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom |
Genres | pop, rock, country |
Occupation(s) | songwriter, record producer |
Instrument | multi-instrumentalist |
Website | steverobson.co.uk |
Steve Robson (born November 1969, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear) is an English songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Career
Born in Jarrow in November 1969, he began playing piano at the age of four and went on to play violin, clarinet and saxophone. He began his adult career playing in covers bands and working men’s clubs around the North East of England. He quickly moved into TV work engineering, programming and producing for shows such as Spender, Crocodile Shoes and The Riff Raff Element. He also produced the second Crocodile Shoes Album. Moving to London in his early twenties, he signed a publishing deal with Andy Heath at Momentum Music. He had his first hit in 1998 with a song called “123” for Dina Carroll. He was then involved in the formative years of Busted co-writing and producing their first album and is largely credited with their unique sound. Signing to Rondor Music in 1999 led to a hugely successful writing career on both sides of the Atlantic, also achieving success in Nashville resulting so far in 6 No1 singles and songs on 17 top 5 US albums.
He won BMI Song of the Year for his Rascal Flatts song “What Hurts The Most” which was also Grammy nominated and recognised by his peers by winning a “ Songs I Wish I’d Written” award. He won an Ivor Novello Award and a Brit Award for “Shine” written with and performed by Take That. He also co-wrote "Said It All" from The Circus album and the title track, "Beautiful World" from the first comeback album. He has recently co-written and produced singles on all 3 Olly Murs albums including "Troublemaker", "Please Don’t Let Me Go", "Dance With Me Tonight" and "Thinking of Me". He has also written the title tracks on the last 2 albums, "In Case You Didnt Know" and "Right Place Right Time". He has co-written and produced tracks on both One Direction albums, "Everything About You", "Same Mistake" and "Summer Love" from the new album, "Take Me Home". He co-wrote and produced the last James Blunt album, "Some Kind Of Trouble" and has written on all 3 James Morrison albums including the no.1 single "I Wont Let You Go" and "Pieces Don’t Fit" and "Undiscovered" from the first album. He produced “Run” for Leona Lewis. Most recently he has co-written and produced the new Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton duet "Just A Fool" single from her Lotus album.
Songwriting & Production
US Key Releases
Written by Steve Robson and Busted
Was covered by the Jonas Brothers and appears on two of their albums, It's About Time and Jonas Brothers. It was the 2nd single from the Jonas Brothers album and has sold over 1.5 million units.
- "Long, Long Way to Go" / "Before I can Say Goodbye"
Written by Steve Robson and Wayne Hector
Was recorded by Def Leppard for their X album. It was also recorded under the alternative title by Lionel Ritchie. It was no 11 in the US Billboard charts and the accompanying tour played to the band’s strongest audience since Adrenalize.
UK Key Releases
- "Shine"
Written by Steve Robson and Take That
Was the 2nd single from their comeback album, Beautiful World selling over 350,000 single units in the UK alone. It was a massive no 1 in both the UK airplay and sales charts. The song won a Brit award in 2008 for Best British Single[1] and an Ivor Novello award for PRS most performed work.[2] It has also been the subject an extensive advertising campaign with Morrison's supermarket. Lily Allen also used the melody of Shine in her hit Who'd Have Known which was performed by Lily Allen and Take That at the Children In Need concert at the Royal Albert Hall.[3] Steve also co-wrote the title track of the album, Beautiful World. The album has sold over 3 million units worldwide.
Written by Steve Robson and Take That
Was the 3rd single from The Circus and a UK airplay no 1. Steve also co-wrote Hello and Julie from the same album. The album sold over 1 million copies in its first few weeks of release and has now sold over 4 million copies to date.
- "Run"
Produced by Steve Robson
Having performed this arrangement on Radio 1 Live Lounge in October 2007, Steve went on to produce the record and it became the fastest selling digital release of all time becoming a huge no 1 single for Leona Lewis.[4] It also propelled the repackaged Spirit album back to the No 1 album position and sold a further million units.
Produced by Steve Robson
Steve was asked by Simon Cowell to produce this cover of the R.E.M. song to raise money for the Haiti earthquake.[5] Vocals were produced by stars including Take That, James Blunt, Leona Lewis, Jon Bon Jovi, Michael Bublé, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart and JLS. The song sold 435,000 in its first week making it the fastest selling charity single of the 21st century in the UK.
Written by Steve Robson, Olly Murs and Claude Kelly
Co-produced by Steve Robson
Was the debut single from X Factor runner up, Olly Murs and was a number one record for him. The 2nd single, Thinking of Me¸(written by Steve Robson, Olly Murs and Wayne Hector and co-produced by Steve) will be released in November 2010.
- "Play On"
Written by Steve Robson and Paloma Faith
Produced by Steve Robson
Features on Paloma’s debut album, Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful? which has now sold close to 500,000 units. Her forthcoming single Smoke & Mirrors (written by Steve Robson, Paloma Faith and Alison Clarkson and produced by Steve Robson) will be released in November 2010
Written by Steve Robson, James Morrison and Martin Brammer
Produced by Steve Robson
This song appeared on James Morrison's debut album, Undiscovered and was the 3rd single from that album. The album has sold 2.3 million copies to date and was a no 1 album in the UK.
Written by Steve Robson, James Morrison and Martin Brammer
Produced by Steve Robson
This song was the 4th single which also appeared on James Morrison's debut album, Undiscovered
- "Fix the World Up for You"
Written by Steve Robson, James Morrison and Martin Brammer
Produced by Steve Robson
This song appears on Songs for You, Truths for Me the second album from James Morrison. The album was released in 2008 and has sold over a million units to date.
- "Love Is Hard"
Written by Steve Robson, James Morrison and Martin Brammer
Produced by Steve Robson
This song also appeared on Songs for You, Truths for Me the second album from James Morrison.
- "If You Don't Wanna Love Me"
Written by Steve Robson, James Morrison and Martin Brammer
Produced by Steve Robson
This song also appeared on Songs for You, Truths for Me the second album from James Morrison.
- "On the Same Side"
Written by Steve Robson, James Morrison and Martin Brammer
Produced by Steve Robson
This song also appeared on Songs for You, Truths for Me the second album from James Morrison.
- "Save Yourself"
Written by Steve Robson, James Morrison, Wayne Hector and Chris Braide
Produced by Steve Robson
This song also appeared on Songs for You, Truths for Me the second album from James Morrison.
- "Busted"
Steve is largely credited for defining the sound of Busted and was involved in writing many of the songs on their first and most successful album. These include What I Go to School For, Year 3000, Crash and Burn, Losing You, Day Turns into Night, and Britney. The album which he also produced has sold over a million copies.
Written by Steve Robson and John McLaughlin
Was the 1st single from the Westlife album World Of Our Own and debuted at no 1 and was one of the band’s best selling singles. The album was no 1 in UK, Ireland, Italy and Germany and has sold 5 million copies.
Written by Steve Robson and John McLaughlin
Featured on the Blue album One Love and was the 3rd single to be released. It became a massive airplay success and continues to generate significant income. The album sold over 3 million copies and the track also features on the Best of Blue.
Written by Steve Robson and Ronan Keating
Produced by Steve Robson
Was written with Ronan Keating and featured on his own album and also as a duet with LeAnn Rimes appearing on her album too. It was also a single and charted at no 5 in the UK charts. It also appeared on both Ronan and Leann Best Of albums generating total sales of over 2 million copies.
- "Leap of Faith / Jusqu'au bout"
Written by Steve Robson and John McLaughlin
Was the lead single from David Charvet’s Leap Of Faith album released in 2002. It became a massive airplay record in Europe.
Written by Steve Robson and Michelle Escofferey
Was recorded by Tina Turner for her 2004 Greatest Hits compilation All The Best and was released as a promotional single. The album sold over 150,000 in the UK and US in its first week of release and went platinum in the US 3 months after release.
Discography
Header text | Year | Artist | Release | Involvement | Format |
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2012 | Christina Aguilera | Just A Fool | co-wrote/prod | single | |
2012 | One Direction | TAKE ME HOME - Summer Love |
1 UK/US |
album - co-wrote/prod |
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2012 | Olly Murs | RIGHT PLACE RIGHT TIME - Troublemaker - Right Place Right Time - Hey You Beautiful - Just for Tonight - Sliding Doors |
1 UK 1 UK |
album -co-wrote/prod -co-wrote/prod -co-wrote/prod -co-wrote/prod -co-wrote/prod |
single |
2012 | The Overtones | HIGHER - When You Say My Name |
6 UK |
album - co-wrote |
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2012 | Paloma Faith | FALL TO GRACE - Streets of Glory |
2 UK |
album - co-wrote |
|
2012 | Roman Lob | Standing Still | 3 Germany | co-wrote | single |
2011 | Darren Hayes | SECRET CODES AND BATTLESHIPS - Don't Give Up |
album - co-wrote/prod |
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2011 | T PAIN (feat Lily Allen & Wiz Khalifa) | 5 o’clock | 6 US | co-wrote | single |
2011 | ONE DIRECTION | UP ALL NIGHT - Everything About You - Same Mistake - I Should Have Kissed You |
1 UK/US |
album - co-wrote/prod - co-wrote/prod - co-wrote/prod |
|
2011 | OLLY MURS | IN CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW - Dance With Me Tonight - In Case You Didn’t Know - This Song Is About You - I Don’t Love You Too |
1 1 |
album - co/wrote/co/prod - co-wrote/prod - co-wrote/prod - co-wrote/prod |
single |
2011 | JAMES MORRISON | THE AWAKENING - I Won't Let You Go - Six Weeks - Right By Your Side |
1 1 |
album - cowrote - cowrote - cowrote |
single |
2010 | RASCAL FLATTS | I Won’t Let Go | 1 US | co-wrote | single |
2010 | JAMES BLUNT | SOME KIND OF TROUBLE - Stay the night -So far gone -No tears - Dangerous - Best laid Plans - Superstar - These are the words - Calling out your name - Heart of gold - If time is all I have - Into the dark |
4 |
album - cw/p - cw/p - cw/p - cw/p - cw/p - produced - cw/p - cw/p - cw/p - produced - cw/p |
single single single |
2010 | RUSSELL WATSON | LA VOCE - Someone To Remember Me |
13 |
album - co-wrote |
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2010 | KASSIDY | Hope Street - Hope Street |
album - co-wrote |
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2010 | OLLY MURS | Thinking Of Me | 4 | cw/p | single |
2010 | OLLY MURS | Please don’t Let Me Go | 1 | cw/p | single |
2010 | LEE DEWYZE | LIVE IT UP - Say It All Over Again |
19 US |
album - co-wrote/prod |
|
2010 | SARAH BUXTON | Radio Love | 12 US | written | single |
2010 | MILEY CYRUS | I Hope You Find It | written | s/track | |
2010 | HELPING HAITI | Everybody Hurts | 1 | produced | single |
2010 | ALPHABEAT | THE SPELL - Q&A |
album - co-wrote |
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2009 | LILY ALLEN | Who’d Have Known | 39 | co-wrote | single |
2009 | JESSICA MARBOY | Let Me Be Me | written | single | |
2009 | MR HUDSON | STRAIGHT NO CHASER - Stiff Upper Lip |
9 |
album - cowrote/prod |
|
2009 | WESTLIFE | What About Now | 2 | produced | single |
2009 | PALOMA FAITH | DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH - Smoke and mirrors - Play On |
2 |
album - co-wrote/prod - co-wrote/prod |
|
2009 | LEONA LEWIS | ECHO - Stop Crying Your Heart Out |
1 |
album - produced |
|
2008 | ROOSTER | I Come Alive | co-wrote/prod | ||
2008 | JACK MCMANUS | EITHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT - Bang On the Piano - Milky Way - You Think I Don’t Care - Too Much of Yesterday - Fine Time to Lose Your Mind - Living In A Suitcase - You Can Make It Happen - In The Breeze - She’s Gone - Not The Hardest Part - Amy |
22 31 |
album cw/p produced produced produced produced produced cw/p produced cw/p cw/p produced |
single |
2008 | JAMES MORRISON | SONGS FOR YOU - Fix the World Up - Save Yourself - Love is Hard - You Don't Want To Love Me |
3 |
album co-wrote/prod cw/p cw/p cw/p |
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2008 | LEONA LEWIS | Run | 1 | produced | single |
2008 | TAKE THAT | THE CIRCUS - Said It All - Hello -Julie |
1 9 |
album produced co-wrote co-wrote |
single |
2008 | CASCADA | What Hurts the Most | 10 | co-wrote | single |
2007 | SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR | Today The Suns on Us | co-wrote | single | |
2007 | RICHARD FLEESHMAN | Coming Down - Back Here - Going Backwards |
cw/p cw/p cw/p |
single | |
2007 | BEN MILLS | PICTURE OF YOU - Anytime You Fall |
3 |
album co-wrote |
|
2007 | JONAS BROTHERS | JONAS BROTHERS - Year 3000 |
5 US |
album co-wrote |
|
2007 | JASON MICHAEL CARROLL | WAITIN IN THE COUNTRY - Love Won't Let Me |
1 US |
album co-wrote |
|
2007 | RASCAL FLATTS | STILL FEELS GOOD - Here -Secret Smile |
1 US |
album co-wrote co-wrote |
single |
2006 | RONAN KEATING | BRING YOU HOME - So Easy Loving You |
3 |
album co-wrote |
|
2006 | JOSH GRACIN | I Keep Coming Back | 28 | written | single |
2006 | LEANNE RIMES | WHATEVER WE WANNA - And It Feels Like - Save Yourself - Long Night |
15 14 15 |
album co-wrote/prod - co-wrote co-wrote |
single |
2006 | JAMES MORRISON | Undiscovered - Pieces Don't Fit |
co-wrote/prod - co-wrote/prod |
single single | |
2006 | JONAS BROS | ITS ABOUT TIME - What I Go to School For |
album co-wrote |
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2006 | TAKE THAT | BEAUTIFUL WORLD - Shine - Beautiful World |
1 1 |
album co-wrote written |
single |
2006 | RASCAL FLATTS | ME AND MY GANG -What Hurts The Most - My Wish - Words I Couldn't Say |
1 US 1US 1US |
album co-wrote co-wrote co-wrote |
single single |
2005 | TAMIN SURSOCK | WHATEVER BE WILL BE - Tender |
13(Australia) |
album co-wrote/prod |
|
2005 | DJ SAMMY | Long Long Way to Go | co-wrote | ||
2005 | JO O’MEARA | What Hurts The Most | 10 | co-wrote | single |
2005 | JORUN STIANSEN | This Is The Night | 1 (Norway) | single | |
2005 | MARK WILLS | What Hurts the Most | 51 US | co-wrote | single |
2005 | ROOSTER | - Staring At The Sun - Joyride - Deep & Meaningless - She Don't Make Me |
5 |
co-wrote/prod - co-wrote/prod - co-wrote/prod - co-wrote |
single single |
2005 | LEANNE RIMES | THIS WOMAN - With You |
album - co-wrote |
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2005 | NATALIE IMBRUGLIA | COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS - Perfectly |
1 |
album co-wrote |
|
2005 | CARRIE UNDERWOOD | SOME HEARTS - Just Cant Live a Lie - That's Where It Is |
1 US |
album co-wrote co-wrote |
|
2004 | LIONEL RICHIE | Long Long Way To Go | 20 | co-wrote | single |
2004 | MICHELLE MCMANUS | MEANING OF LOVE - Meaning of love - Invincible |
3 16 3 |
album co-wrote/prod produced |
single |
2004 | SPEEDWAY | SAVE YOURSELF - Overdrive - Talk to Me |
42 |
album co-wrote/prod co-wrote/prod |
|
2004 | EMERSON DRIVE | WHAT IF - What If |
12 |
album co-wrote |
|
2004 | LARA FABIAN | A WONDERFUL LIFE - Very last moment in time |
36 |
album | |
2004 | LINDSAY LOHAN | SPEAK - Very Last Moment In Time |
2 US |
album - co-wrote |
|
2004 | LONESTAR | LETS BE US AGAIN - Now |
2 US |
album co-wrote |
|
2004 | LEANNE RIMES | Last Thing On My Mind | 2US | co-wrote/prod | single |
2004 | JOSH GRACIN | The Long One | 2 US | album | |
2004 | RONAN KEATING | Last Thing On My Mind | 5 | co-wrote/prod | single |
2004 | TINA TURNER | ALL THE BEST - Complicated Disaster |
2 US |
album co-wrote |
single |
2004 | RASCAL FLATTS | FEELS LIKE TODAY - Feels Like Today - Then I Did |
1 US 4US |
album co-wrote co-wrote |
single |
2003 | D-Kay & Epsilon | Barcelona | 16 | prod | single |
2003 | SPEEDWAY | Genie in a Bottle | 10 | prod | single |
2003 | MARK OWEN | IN YOUR OWN TIME - Gravity - Head in the Clouds - Crush |
59 |
album co-wrote/prod co-wrote/prod co-wrote/prod |
|
2003 | WYNONA JUDD | WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS - Its Only Love |
1 US |
album co-wrote |
|
2003 | ATOMIC KITTEN | LADIES NIGHT - Nothing In The World |
5 |
album co-wrote/prod |
|
2003 | BLUE | GUILTY - Where You Want Me |
1 |
album co-wrote/prod |
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2003 | BUSTED | BUSTED -What I Go To School For - Year 3000 You Said Now - Sleeping with the light on - Britney - Losing You - Psycho Girl - All the Way - Dawsons Geek - When Day Turns into Night - Everything I knew - Without You - Loser kid |
2 3 2 1 3 |
album co-wrote/prod co-wrote/prod co-wrote/prod prod co-wrote/prod co-wrote/prod prod prod prod prod co-wrote/prod co-wrote/prod prod |
single single single single |
2002 | DEF LEPPARD | Long Long Way to Go | 11 US | co-wrote | |
2002 | ABS | What You Got | 4 | prod | single |
2002 | AURORA | Dreaming - Day It Rained Forever - Your Mistake |
24 29 |
cw/p cw/p |
single single |
2002 | BILLY CRAWFORD | Didn’t Expect That -Three Wishes |
6 (france) 12 |
cw/p cw/p |
single |
2002 | DAVID CHARVET | Jusqu’au bout - Fall Into You |
6 (france) |
co-wrote co-wrote |
single |
2002 | FAITH HILL | I Think I Will | 1 US | co-wrote | |
2002 | BLUE | U Make Me Wanna | 4 | co-wrote | single |
2002 | RASCAL FLATTS | These Days | 1 US | co-wrote | single |
2001 | HEARSAY | Back Down to Zero | 24 | cowrote | |
2001 | SANDY & JUNIOR | When You Need Someone - Right Thing To Do |
cw/p cw/p |
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2001 | WESTLIFE | Queen of My Heart | 1 | co-wrote | single |
2000 | HONEYZ | Love to Love You Baby | prod | single | |
2000 | ATOMIC KITTEN | Follow Me | 20 | cowrote | single |
1999 | KELLE BRYAN | Lately | prod | ||
1999 | ULTIMATE KAOS | So You Like What You See | 37 | prod | |
1999 | ULTIMATE KAOS | Anything | 52 | co-prod | single |
1999 | ULTRA | Blind to The Groove | 9 | co-prod | single |
1999 | ULTRA | Rescue Me | 8 | co-prod | single |
1999 | HONEYZ | Never Let You Down | 7 | cw/p | single |
1998 | ULTIMATE KAOS | Smile Some More | 18 | cw/p | single |
1998 | THOMAS JULES | Didn’t I Tell You | 27 | cw/p | single |
1998 | ULTRA | Ultra | 37 | co-prod | |
1998 | DINA CARROLL | 1,2,3, | 16 | co-wrote | single |
1998 | ULTRA | Say It Once | 16 | co-prod | single |
1998 | ULTRA | The Right Time | 28 | co-prod | single |
1998 | ULTRA | Say You Do | 11 | co-prod | single |
1997 | LOUISE | Who Do You Love? | 5 | co-wrote |
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- ^ On Air Now: 22:00 - 00:00. "BBC Ivor Novello Winners PRS Most Performed Work". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
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- ^ http://www.ilikemusic.com/music_news/Leona_Lewis_Run_Fastest_Selling_Digital_Release-6090
- ^ "Haiti all-star charity single gets first airplay". BBC News. 2010-02-02. Retrieved 2012-06-22.