Rhett Lawrence

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Rhett Lawrence
Lawrence in 2016
Background information
Genres	Pop rock gospel R&B funk electronic
Occupations	Record producer songwriter composer arranger
Instruments	Synthesizer piano guitar bass drums vocals
Years active	1982–present
Labels	Rhettrhyme Music BMG

James Everett "Rhett" Lawrence is an American record producer and songwriter.^[1][2] He first became known for producing the 1990 single "Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey, which received a Grammy Award and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100. His productions have since resulted in sales of 350 million album-equivalent units worldwide.^[3]

Lawrence has produced and written songs for mainstream musical acts including Whitney Houston, Earth Wind and Fire, Little Richard, Philip Bailey, Gladys Knight, Jon Anderson (Yes), Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, Enrique Iglesias, Selena, Paula Abdul, Hilary Duff, Jessica Simpson, 98 Degrees, Carola Häggkvist, June Pointer, Kirk Franklin, and Crystal Lewis, among others.

Lawrence's other noteworthy production and songwriting credits include the 2000 single "Never Be The Same Again" by Melanie C,^[4] the 1998 single "Angel of Mine" by Monica (originally recorded by Eternal), and the 1997 single "I Wanna Be the Only One" for Eternal.