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]

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  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.