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Gary Clark (musician)

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Gary Clark is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. As a performer, he was the frontman of 1980s pop band Danny Wilson. He was also a member of the bands King L and Transister.[citation needed]

Career

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Performer – Danny Wilson, solo, King L, Transister

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In 1987, the band Danny Wilson released its first album, Meet Danny Wilson. The first single, "Mary's Prayer", written by Clark, was a worldwide hit, reaching number 3 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and number 23 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning him a BMI award,[2] and a nomination for an Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. A second album, Bebop Moptop, was released in 1989, including hit single "Second Summer of Love" which reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The band split in 1991.

Following the break-up of Danny Wilson, Clark embarked on a solo career. He released a 1993 solo album called Ten Short Songs About Love on Virgin Records subsidiary Circa Records, with the assistance of the other Danny Wilson members.

Clark then formed a rock band called King L (with bass player Eric Pressly, former Bible guitarist Neill MacColl and drummer Matt Laug). The band released an album, A Great Day For Gravity, in 1995. Clark and Pressly then formed the pop trio Transister with Pressly's girlfriend Keely Hawkes.

Songwriter, producer and composer

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Clark has also worked as a songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He co-wrote and produced much of Lauren Christy's album Breed.[3]

Clark's collaboration with Natalie Imbruglia began when he and Eric Pressly remixed the single "Wishing I Was There" from her 1997 Left of the Middle album. He co-wrote and produced eight tracks on her subsequent album White Lilies Island,[4] and has contributed songs to all of her albums after that – Counting Down the Days, Glorious: The Singles 1997-2007, and Come to Life.[5]

Clark produced and co-wrote the song "Got Dynamite" for Demi Lovato on her 2009 number one album Here We Go Again.[6] In 2012, he co-wrote and produced ten songs on Delta Goodrem's Child of the Universe, including the single "Wish You Were Here",[7] which reached number two on the ARIA charts. Clark also co-wrote the Veronicas song "Cold".[8]

As a composer, Clark co-composed and co-performed the music on the 2016 film Sing Street[9] and the 2026 film Power Ballad.

References

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  1. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 140. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ "BMI : Gary Clark". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "Breed – Lauren Christy | Credits". AllMusic. 2 June 1997. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  4. ↑ MacKenzie Wilson (2 November 2001). "White Lilies Island – Natalie Imbruglia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Gary Clark | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  6. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2 July 2009). "Here We Go Again – Demi Lovato | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Child of the Universe – Delta Goodrem | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  8. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1 March 2015). "The Veronicas – The Veronicas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  9. ↑ Guy Lodge (2 January 2016). "'Sing Street' Review: John Carney Scores Once More With New Musical". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
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