Jacob Manson is a British multi platinum-selling music producer, DJ and songwriter best known as a member of house production duo Blonde with Adam Englefield.[1] Manson signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV in 2013.[2] Blonde was then signed by Parlophone in 2014.[3] [4]
With Blonde, Manson has had a number of successful singles including 2014's "I Loved You" featuring Melissa Steel, which peaked at #7 in the UK Singles Chart,[5] and 2015's "All Cried Out" featuring Alex Newell, peaking at #4 in the UK Singles Chart and #1 in the UK Dance Chart.[6] In 2016, Blonde released "Nothing Like This" with UK garage singer Craig David.[7]
In addition to his work with Blonde, Manson has production and writing credits on a number of other successful tracks from artists such as Rudimental, KSI and Ed Sheeran,[8] Craig David,[9] Anne-Marie, The Vamps,[10] Banx & Ranx and Ella Eyre.[11]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] | UK Dance | AUT [13] | BEL (FL) [14] | GER [15] | IRE [16] | SCO [17] | SWI [18] | |||||
| "Foolish" (featuring Ryan Ashley) | 2014 | — | — | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | rowspan="5" | ||
| "Higher Ground" (featuring Charli Taft) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Loved You" (featuring Melissa Steel) | 7 | 5 | 60 | 31 | 25 | 65 | 10 | 56 | ||||
| "All Cried Out" (featuring Alex Newell) | 2015 | 4 | 1 | — | 59 | — | 74 | 4 | — |
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| "Feel Good (It's Alright)" (featuring Karen Harding) | 76 | 19 | — | 99 | — | — | 50 | — | ||||
| "Nothing Like This" (with Craig David) | 2016 | 15 | 5 | — | 94 | — | 34 [20] | — | — |
| Following My Intuition | |
| "Don't Need No Money" (Imani featuring Sigala and Blonde) | 2016 | 67 | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | |||
| "Just for One Night" (featuring Astrid S) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Me, Myself & I" (featuring Bryn Christopher) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Credits | Produced With ! scope="col" | Peak Chart Position (UK) ! scope="col" | Certification ! scope="col" style="width:180px;" | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Lay It All on Me" | 2015 | Co-writer | 12 | BPI: Platinum, RIAA Platinum, ARIA 2× Platinum | We the Generation | |||
| "Don't Need No Money" | 2016 | Imani Williams | Featured artist/Co-writer/Producer | 67 | ||||
| "Don't Ask" | 2017 | Co-writer | - | Trouble | ||||
| "Just My Type" | 2018 | Co-writer/Producer | - | Night & Day | ||||
| "Talk Later" | - | |||||||
| "Answerphone" | Co-writer | 5 | BPI: Platinum | |||||
| "Somebody Like Me" | Co-writer/Producer/Mixer | - | The Time Is Now | |||||
| "Used to Love You" | Co-Producer | Fraser T. Smith, Lostboy | - | Speak Your Mind | ||||
| "Hooked" | Co-writer/Producer | - | 8 Letters | |||||
| "Loyal" | Co-writer/Producer/Mixer | - | The Architect | |||||
| "Silent Night" | Producer | - | ||||||
| "I Don't Belong In This Club (ft. Macklemore)" | 2019 | Co-writer/Producer | - | RIAA: Gold | ||||
| "Getaway" | Co-writer | - | ||||||
| "I've Gotta Be Me" | Producer | - | ||||||
| "Lotta Love" | Co-writer/Co-producer | Jussifer | - | A Good Friend Is Nice | ||||
| "The Road" | Leo Kalyan | Co-writer/Producer | - | |||||
| "Nobody's Son" | Jelani Blackman | Co-writer/Producer | - | Average Joe EP | ||||
| "Brixton" | Co-writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "Cheers" | Co-writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "Average Joe" | Co-writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "FXCK YOU CAUSE YOU WERE THE ONE (ft. Eyelar)" | Kid Brunswick | Mixer | - | |||||
| "Too Hot" | Co-writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "F It Up" | Co-writer/Producer | - | "2Sides (Side 1)" | |||||
| "Talk About Us (ft. Stefflon Don" | Co-writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "Alone" | Co-writer/Producer | - | Modern Anxiety | |||||
| "Modern Anxiety" | Co-producer | - | ||||||
| "Walls" | 2020 | Co-writer | - | Walls | ||||
| "Let Me Love You" | Co-producer | - | ||||||
| "Swerve" | Jelani Blackman | Co-writer/Producer | - | |||||
| "Tricky" | Producer | - | ||||||
| "P2P" | Co-writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "Hurt" | Producer | - | ||||||
| "Paper Moons" | Co-writer/Producer | - | Modern Anxiety | |||||
| "Houdini" | Co-writer/Producer | AJProductions | 6 | BPI: Silver | Dissimulation | |||
| "Aristocrats" | Additional Production | "Andy" | ||||||
| "Let It Go (ft. Anna Clendening)" | Co-writer/Co-producer | Matoma | - | |||||
| "Penny" | Kid Brunswick | Mixer | - | |||||
| "Skinny" | Additional Production/Mixer | - | ||||||
| "Prescription Kid" | Additional Production/Mixer | - | ||||||
| "Numb" | Additional Production | - | Why Do We Shake in the Cold? | |||||
| "Why Do We Shake in the Cold?" | Co-Producer/Mixer | - | ||||||
| "All My Love" | Co-Writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "I'm A Fool" | Co-Writer/Co-Producer | - | ||||||
| "Down By The Bay" | Co-Writer/Producer/Mixer | - | ||||||
| "Take A Minute" | Co-Producer | - | ||||||
| "Back To My Bed" | Co-Producer | - | ||||||
| "Set Fire To My Gun" | Co-Producer | - | ||||||
| "Next December" | Co-Writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "Suena Taz" | Lao Ra | Co-Writer/Co-Producer | - | |||||
| "4AM" | Kid Brunswick | Mixer | - | |||||
| "Felt Tips" | SL | Co-Producer | AJProductions | - | Different Dude | |||
| "Foolish (ft. L3)" | Jelani Blackman | Producer | - | |||||
| "Bipolar Rhapsody" | Kid Brunswick | Co-Producer/Mixer | - | |||||
| "Favours" | Producer/Co-Writer | - | ||||||
| "Kein Hunger (ft. Ufo361))" | Loredana | Co-Producer/Co-Writer | 9 (Germany) | Medusa | ||||
| "Is It" | M24 | Producer/Mixer | - | |||||
| "Interest (ft. Ms Banks & Oxlade)” | 2021 | Dolapo | Co-producer | AJProductions | 9 (U.K. Afrobeats Chart) | |||
| "I Left A Party For You" | Pilar Victoria | Co-Writer/Co-Producer | John Carroll Kirby | - | “Hi, My Name's Pily” | |||
| "Space Song" | Producer | - | ||||||
| "Flustered Snowflakes" | - | |||||||
| "80s Movie” | - | |||||||
| "Text Me Back" | - | |||||||
| "Cuando Me Llamas” | - | |||||||
| "Top Gyal” | Soaky Siren | Producer | - | |||||
| "Begin Again” | Adam Melchor | Co-Writer | - | |||||
| "PDA" | Master Peace | Co-Producer | - | “Public Display of Affection” | ||||
| "Boyfriend (feat. Mae Muller)” | - | |||||||
| "Slow Song (feat. Kasien)” | Co-Writer/Co-Producer | - | ||||||
| "Slipping Away” | - | |||||||
| "Hold You Back” | Co-Writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "When You Were Young” | Kid Brunswick | Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Mixer | - | |||||
| "Manchester Super Reds No.1 Fan” | Co-Writer/Co-Producer | - | Amazing Things | |||||
| "Frost” | Co-Writer/Producer | - | ||||||
| "Gang Gang (ft. Jay1 & Deno (singer))” | Co-Writer/Producer | 40 | All Over the Place | |||||
| "The Night” | Finn Foxell | Co-Writer/Producer | - | |||||
| "Wasted (Digga D song) (ft. ArrDee)” | Co-Writer/Producer | 6 | BPI: Gold | |||||
| "Baby (ft. Deno (singer))” | Co-Writer/Co-Producer | AoD | - | |||||
| "Don't Matter” | Jelani Blackman | Co-Writer/Producer | - | |||||
| "The Feel” | Kid Brunswick | Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Mixer | - | XForever | ||||
| "Dear Anonymous” | Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Mixer | - | ||||||
| "Skin” | Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Mixer | - | ||||||
| "XForever” | Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Mixer | - | ||||||
| "This Song Makes No Sense” | Co-Writer/Co-Producer/Mixer | - | ||||||
| "To My White Boy Princess" | 2022 | Co-Writer/Co-Producer | - | |||||
| “BMW" | Additional Production | 7 | BPI: Gold | |||||
| “Come & Go” | Production | 16 | “Pier Pressure” | |||||
| “Be Me” | Finn Foxell | Production | ||||||
| “Leaders” | Finn Foxell | Production/Co-Writer | ||||||
| “Fuego” | Co-Production/Co-Writer | Whyjay | Close to Home | |||||
| “The Palm” | Whyjay & Litek | |||||||
| “Not Over Yet Remix (ft. Headie One & Nines (rapper))” | Production/Co-Writer | |||||||
| “Messy in Heaven” | Venbee & Goddard | Co-Production | 3 | BPI: Platinum | ||||
| “ILY2” | NewDad | Production | ||||||
| "I Need You" | 2023 | Co-Writer/Producer | - | Little Love |