A lot of people are unaware of some of the biggest talents are behind the scenes of many of your favorite rock acts. In another thread I mentioned the guitar duo of Steve Hunter and Dick Wagner who ghost played and ghost wrote a lot of hard rock classics of the 70's.
Here are two more people. One you probably heard of, one probably not but they both have either wrote, produced, or played on more albums than you knew. One is Nile Rodgers of Chic fame and the other is Desmond Child the song writer whose glut of hits clogged up the radio airwaves for years.
Check out their discographies and be amazed at their prolific output.
Nile Rodgers
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Chic
* Chic (1977)
* C'est Chic (1978), which includes his signature extended solo on "Savoir Faire"
* Risqué (1979)
* Real People (1980)
* Take It Off (1981)
* Soup For One (soundtrack, Chic/various artists) (1982)
* Tongue in Chic (1982)
* Believer (1983)
* Chic-Ism (1992)
* Live at the Budokan (1999)
Solo
* Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove (1983)
* B-Movie Matinee (1985)
* Out Loud (1987)
* Chic Freak and More Treats (1996)
Official Production (partial)
* Norma Jean, Norma Jean Wright (1978)
* We Are Family, Sister Sledge (1979)
* King of the World, Sheila B. Devotion (1980)
* Love Somebody Today, Sister Sledge (1980)
* diana, Diana Ross (1980)
* I Love My Lady, Johnny Mathis (1981) UNRELEASED
* Koo Koo, Debbie Harry (1981)
* unknown title, Fonzi Thornton (1982) UNRELEASED
* Let's Dance, David Bowie (1983)
* Situation X, Michael Gregory (1983)
* "Invitation To Dance", Kim Carnes (1983)
* Trash It Up, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1983)
* "Original Sin", INXS (1984)
* Like a Virgin, Madonna (1984)
* "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys", Duran Duran (1984)
* Flash, Jeff Beck (1985)
* She's The Boss, Mick Jagger (1985)
* Here's to Future Days, Thompson Twins, (1985)
* Do You, Sheena Easton (1985)
* When The Boys Meet The Girls, Sister Sledge (1985)
* Home of the Brave, Laurie Anderson (1986)
* Notorious, Duran Duran (1986)
* Inside Story, Grace Jones (1986)
* Inside Out, Philip Bailey (1986)
* L Is For Lover, Al Jarreau (1986)
* "Moonlighting Theme", Al Jarreau (1987)
* "Route 66" [Nile Rodgers Mix], Depeche Mode (1987)
* Cosmic Thing, The B-52's (1989)
* Slam, Dan Reed Network (1989)
* Decade: Greatest Hits, Duran Duran (1989)
* So Happy, Eddie Murphy (1989)
* Workin' Overtime, Diana Ross (1989)
* Family Style, Vaughan Brothers (1990)
* Move To This, Cathy Dennis (1990)
* The Heat, Dan Reed Network (1991)
* "Real Cool World", David Bowie (1992)
* Good Stuff, The B-52's (1992)
* Black Tie White Noise, David Bowie (1993)
* Your Filthy Little Mouth, David Lee Roth (1994)
* Azabache, Marta Sánchez (1997)
* Us, Taja Sevelle (1997)
* Samantha Cole, Samantha Cole (1997)
* On And On, All-4-One (1998)
* Everything is Cool,SMAP (Japan) (1998)
* Su Theme Song,SMAP (Japan) (1998)
* Just Me, Tina Arena (2001)
* Dellali, Cheb Mami (2001)
* "We Are Family", Nile Rodgers All Stars (We Are Family Foundation) (2001)
* Only A Woman Like You, Michael Bolton (2002)
* Shady Satin Drug, Soul Decision (2004)
* Astronaut, Duran Duran (2004)
* Evolution, MorissonPoe (2007)
Soundtracks
* Soup For One (1982)
* Alphabet City (1984)
* Coming to America (1988)
* Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)
* White Hot (1989)
* Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
* Blue Chips (1994)
* Public Enemy (1999)
* Rise of Nations (2003) Game
* Halo 2 (2004) Game
* Perfect Dark Zero (2005) Game
* Halo 3 Soundtrack (2007) Game
Desmond Child
http://images.broadwayworld.com/columnpic/Desmond%20Child.jpg
Desmond Child & Rouge
* Desmond Child & Rouge (Capitol Records) (1978)
* Runners in the Night (Capitol Records) (1979)
Solo
* Discipline (Elektra Records) (1991)
For and with other artists
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
* Desmond Child & Rouge - "My Heart's On Fire" (Runners in the Night, 1979)
* Ace Young - Ace Young
* Aerosmith - "Angel" (Permanent Vacation, 1987)
* Aerosmith - "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" (Permanent Vacation, 1987)
* Aerosmith - "What It Takes", "F.I.N.E." (Pump, 1989)
* Aerosmith - "Crazy" (Get a Grip, 1993)
* Aerosmith - "Hole in My Soul" (Nine Lives, 1997)
* Clay Aiken - Invisible - (Measure of a Man, 2003)
* Clay Aiken - Run to Me - (Measure of a Man, 2003)
* Alice Cooper - Poison
* Alice Cooper - Trash
* Animotion - "Calling It Love" (Room To Move, 1989)
* Sebastian Bach - Falling Into You (Angel Down)
* Jimmy Barnes - "Walk on", co-writing with Joe Lynn Turner , 1987)
* Michael Bolton - Soul Provider (1989)
* Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give Love A Bad Name", "Without Love", "I'd Die For You" (Slippery When Wet, 1986)
* Bon Jovi - "Bad Medicine", "Blood on Blood", "Born to Be My Baby", "Wild Is The Wind" (New Jersey, 1988)
* Bon Jovi - "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead", "Keep the Faith", "Prayer '94" (Keep The Faith, 1992)
* Bon Jovi - "Something for the Pain", "This Ain't a Love Song", "Hearts Breaking Even", "Diamond Ring" (These Days, 1995)
* Bon Jovi - "Real Life" (EdTV Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1999)
* Bon Jovi - "One Wild Night" (Crush, 2000)
* Bon Jovi - "All About Lovin' You", "Misunderstood", "The Distance" (Bounce, 2002)
* Bon Jovi - "Bells Of Freedom" (Have A Nice Day ,2005)
* Bon Jovi - "(You Want to) Make a Memory" (Lost Highway, 2007)
* Bonfire - "The Price Of Loving You" (Point Blank, 1989)
* Cher - "Save Up All Your Tears"
* Cher - "Just Like Jesse James", "Emotional Fire", "Does Anybody Really Fall in Love Anymore?" (Heart Of Stone, 1989)
* Margaret Cho - I Cho Am A Woman (2009)
* Dream Theater - You Not Me - Falling Into Infinity
* Hanson - "Weird" (Middle of Nowhere, 1997)
* Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Hate Myself For Loving You"
* Ace Frehley (ex-Kiss) - "Hide Your Heart" (Trouble Walkin', 1989)
* Kiss - "I Was Made For Lovin' You" (Dynasty, 1979)
* Kiss - "Heaven's on Fire", "Under the Gun" (Animalize, 1984)
* Kiss - "King of the Mountain", "Who Wants to Be Lonely", "I'm Alive", "Radar for Love", "UH! All Night" (Asylum, 1985)
* Kiss - "Bang Bang You", "My Way", "Reason to Live" (Crazy Nights, 1987)
* Kiss - "Hide Your Heart", "You Love Me to Hate You" (Hot In The Shade, 1989)
* Paul Stanley (Kiss) - "All About You", "Lift", "Live To Win", "Wake Up Screaming", "Where Angels Dare" (Live To Win, 2006)
* La Ley - "Más Allá" (Libertad, 2003)
* Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca", "The Cup of Life" (Ricky Martin, 1999)
* Ricky Martin - "She Bangs" (Sound Loaded, 2000)
* Jesse McCartney - "Because You Live" (Beautiful Soul, 2004)
* Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell III (2006)
* Billie Myers - "Kiss the Rain" (Growing, Pains, 1998)
* Vince Neil - "Promise Me" (2005)
* Katy Perry - "Waking Up In Vegas" (One of the Boys, 2008)
* Bonnie Tyler - "If You Were A Woman And I Was A Man" (Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, 1986)
* Bonnie Tyler - "Hide Your Heart" (Lightning Strikes Twice, 1989)
* The Rasmus - Black Roses (2008)
* Ratt - "Givin' Yourself Away" (1990), "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose" (1990), "Lovin' You's A Dirty Job" (1990), "One Step Away" (1990) and "Shame Shame Shame" (1990)
* Sakis Rouvas - Ola Kala (2002)
* Roxette - You Don't Understand Me (Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus!, 1995)
* Jennifer Rush - "Heart Wars" (Heart Over Mind, 1987)
* Scorpions - "Hour I" (Humanity: Hour I, (2007)
* Shakira - "Tú Serás la Historia de Mi Vida" (Peligro, 1993)
* Amanda Stott - "Homeless Heart" (Chasing The Sky, 2005)
* Steve Vai - "In My Dreams With You" (Sex and Religion, 1993)
* Tokio Hotel - "Zoom/Zoom into Me" (Humanoid, 2009
Here are two more people. One you probably heard of, one probably not but they both have either wrote, produced, or played on more albums than you knew. One is Nile Rodgers of Chic fame and the other is Desmond Child the song writer whose glut of hits clogged up the radio airwaves for years.
Check out their discographies and be amazed at their prolific output.
Nile Rodgers
http://media.tribune.ie/site_media/photologue/photos/2009/Aug/14/cache/Nile_Rodgers016727_display.jpg
Chic
* Chic (1977)
* C'est Chic (1978), which includes his signature extended solo on "Savoir Faire"
* Risqué (1979)
* Real People (1980)
* Take It Off (1981)
* Soup For One (soundtrack, Chic/various artists) (1982)
* Tongue in Chic (1982)
* Believer (1983)
* Chic-Ism (1992)
* Live at the Budokan (1999)
Solo
* Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove (1983)
* B-Movie Matinee (1985)
* Out Loud (1987)
* Chic Freak and More Treats (1996)
Official Production (partial)
* Norma Jean, Norma Jean Wright (1978)
* We Are Family, Sister Sledge (1979)
* King of the World, Sheila B. Devotion (1980)
* Love Somebody Today, Sister Sledge (1980)
* diana, Diana Ross (1980)
* I Love My Lady, Johnny Mathis (1981) UNRELEASED
* Koo Koo, Debbie Harry (1981)
* unknown title, Fonzi Thornton (1982) UNRELEASED
* Let's Dance, David Bowie (1983)
* Situation X, Michael Gregory (1983)
* "Invitation To Dance", Kim Carnes (1983)
* Trash It Up, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1983)
* "Original Sin", INXS (1984)
* Like a Virgin, Madonna (1984)
* "The Reflex", "The Wild Boys", Duran Duran (1984)
* Flash, Jeff Beck (1985)
* She's The Boss, Mick Jagger (1985)
* Here's to Future Days, Thompson Twins, (1985)
* Do You, Sheena Easton (1985)
* When The Boys Meet The Girls, Sister Sledge (1985)
* Home of the Brave, Laurie Anderson (1986)
* Notorious, Duran Duran (1986)
* Inside Story, Grace Jones (1986)
* Inside Out, Philip Bailey (1986)
* L Is For Lover, Al Jarreau (1986)
* "Moonlighting Theme", Al Jarreau (1987)
* "Route 66" [Nile Rodgers Mix], Depeche Mode (1987)
* Cosmic Thing, The B-52's (1989)
* Slam, Dan Reed Network (1989)
* Decade: Greatest Hits, Duran Duran (1989)
* So Happy, Eddie Murphy (1989)
* Workin' Overtime, Diana Ross (1989)
* Family Style, Vaughan Brothers (1990)
* Move To This, Cathy Dennis (1990)
* The Heat, Dan Reed Network (1991)
* "Real Cool World", David Bowie (1992)
* Good Stuff, The B-52's (1992)
* Black Tie White Noise, David Bowie (1993)
* Your Filthy Little Mouth, David Lee Roth (1994)
* Azabache, Marta Sánchez (1997)
* Us, Taja Sevelle (1997)
* Samantha Cole, Samantha Cole (1997)
* On And On, All-4-One (1998)
* Everything is Cool,SMAP (Japan) (1998)
* Su Theme Song,SMAP (Japan) (1998)
* Just Me, Tina Arena (2001)
* Dellali, Cheb Mami (2001)
* "We Are Family", Nile Rodgers All Stars (We Are Family Foundation) (2001)
* Only A Woman Like You, Michael Bolton (2002)
* Shady Satin Drug, Soul Decision (2004)
* Astronaut, Duran Duran (2004)
* Evolution, MorissonPoe (2007)
Soundtracks
* Soup For One (1982)
* Alphabet City (1984)
* Coming to America (1988)
* Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)
* White Hot (1989)
* Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
* Blue Chips (1994)
* Public Enemy (1999)
* Rise of Nations (2003) Game
* Halo 2 (2004) Game
* Perfect Dark Zero (2005) Game
* Halo 3 Soundtrack (2007) Game
Desmond Child
http://images.broadwayworld.com/columnpic/Desmond%20Child.jpg
Desmond Child & Rouge
* Desmond Child & Rouge (Capitol Records) (1978)
* Runners in the Night (Capitol Records) (1979)
Solo
* Discipline (Elektra Records) (1991)
For and with other artists
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
* Desmond Child & Rouge - "My Heart's On Fire" (Runners in the Night, 1979)
* Ace Young - Ace Young
* Aerosmith - "Angel" (Permanent Vacation, 1987)
* Aerosmith - "Dude (Looks Like A Lady)" (Permanent Vacation, 1987)
* Aerosmith - "What It Takes", "F.I.N.E." (Pump, 1989)
* Aerosmith - "Crazy" (Get a Grip, 1993)
* Aerosmith - "Hole in My Soul" (Nine Lives, 1997)
* Clay Aiken - Invisible - (Measure of a Man, 2003)
* Clay Aiken - Run to Me - (Measure of a Man, 2003)
* Alice Cooper - Poison
* Alice Cooper - Trash
* Animotion - "Calling It Love" (Room To Move, 1989)
* Sebastian Bach - Falling Into You (Angel Down)
* Jimmy Barnes - "Walk on", co-writing with Joe Lynn Turner , 1987)
* Michael Bolton - Soul Provider (1989)
* Bon Jovi - "Livin' on a Prayer", "You Give Love A Bad Name", "Without Love", "I'd Die For You" (Slippery When Wet, 1986)
* Bon Jovi - "Bad Medicine", "Blood on Blood", "Born to Be My Baby", "Wild Is The Wind" (New Jersey, 1988)
* Bon Jovi - "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead", "Keep the Faith", "Prayer '94" (Keep The Faith, 1992)
* Bon Jovi - "Something for the Pain", "This Ain't a Love Song", "Hearts Breaking Even", "Diamond Ring" (These Days, 1995)
* Bon Jovi - "Real Life" (EdTV Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, 1999)
* Bon Jovi - "One Wild Night" (Crush, 2000)
* Bon Jovi - "All About Lovin' You", "Misunderstood", "The Distance" (Bounce, 2002)
* Bon Jovi - "Bells Of Freedom" (Have A Nice Day ,2005)
* Bon Jovi - "(You Want to) Make a Memory" (Lost Highway, 2007)
* Bonfire - "The Price Of Loving You" (Point Blank, 1989)
* Cher - "Save Up All Your Tears"
* Cher - "Just Like Jesse James", "Emotional Fire", "Does Anybody Really Fall in Love Anymore?" (Heart Of Stone, 1989)
* Margaret Cho - I Cho Am A Woman (2009)
* Dream Theater - You Not Me - Falling Into Infinity
* Hanson - "Weird" (Middle of Nowhere, 1997)
* Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - "I Hate Myself For Loving You"
* Ace Frehley (ex-Kiss) - "Hide Your Heart" (Trouble Walkin', 1989)
* Kiss - "I Was Made For Lovin' You" (Dynasty, 1979)
* Kiss - "Heaven's on Fire", "Under the Gun" (Animalize, 1984)
* Kiss - "King of the Mountain", "Who Wants to Be Lonely", "I'm Alive", "Radar for Love", "UH! All Night" (Asylum, 1985)
* Kiss - "Bang Bang You", "My Way", "Reason to Live" (Crazy Nights, 1987)
* Kiss - "Hide Your Heart", "You Love Me to Hate You" (Hot In The Shade, 1989)
* Paul Stanley (Kiss) - "All About You", "Lift", "Live To Win", "Wake Up Screaming", "Where Angels Dare" (Live To Win, 2006)
* La Ley - "Más Allá" (Libertad, 2003)
* Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca", "The Cup of Life" (Ricky Martin, 1999)
* Ricky Martin - "She Bangs" (Sound Loaded, 2000)
* Jesse McCartney - "Because You Live" (Beautiful Soul, 2004)
* Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell III (2006)
* Billie Myers - "Kiss the Rain" (Growing, Pains, 1998)
* Vince Neil - "Promise Me" (2005)
* Katy Perry - "Waking Up In Vegas" (One of the Boys, 2008)
* Bonnie Tyler - "If You Were A Woman And I Was A Man" (Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire, 1986)
* Bonnie Tyler - "Hide Your Heart" (Lightning Strikes Twice, 1989)
* The Rasmus - Black Roses (2008)
* Ratt - "Givin' Yourself Away" (1990), "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose" (1990), "Lovin' You's A Dirty Job" (1990), "One Step Away" (1990) and "Shame Shame Shame" (1990)
* Sakis Rouvas - Ola Kala (2002)
* Roxette - You Don't Understand Me (Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus!, 1995)
* Jennifer Rush - "Heart Wars" (Heart Over Mind, 1987)
* Scorpions - "Hour I" (Humanity: Hour I, (2007)
* Shakira - "Tú Serás la Historia de Mi Vida" (Peligro, 1993)
* Amanda Stott - "Homeless Heart" (Chasing The Sky, 2005)
* Steve Vai - "In My Dreams With You" (Sex and Religion, 1993)
* Tokio Hotel - "Zoom/Zoom into Me" (Humanoid, 2009
