Mark Taylor (music producer) explained

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, which won a Grammy for its title track.[16] [17] [18] [19] The album went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide.[20] The song "Believe" featured an early example of the vocal effect Auto tune.[21]

Songwriting and production credits

TitleYearArtistAlbumSongwriterProducer
PrimarySecondaryAdditionalVocal
"Believe"1998CherBelieve
"Runaway"
"All or Nothing"
"Strong Enough"
"Dov'è l'amore"
"Takin' Back My Heart"
"Now That You're Gone"1999Mike + the MechanicsM6
"When the Heartache Is Over"Tina TurnerTwenty Four Seven
"Don't Leave Me This Way"
"Rhythm Divine"Enrique IglesiasEnrique
"Be With You"
"Bailamos"
"Ritmo Total" (Rhythm Divine)
"Stronger"Gary BarlowTwelve Months, Eleven Days
"Viva La Musica"2000GipsylandViva La Musica
"Torito"
"Ana Maria"
"La Bodega"
"La Quiero, No, No"
"La Droga"
"Me Siento Triste"
"Cantame Gitano"
"Mama"
"Me Va Me Va"
"Amigo De Verdad"
"Ole Ola"
"Santa Sarah"
"Hang On in There Baby"CuriosityBack to Front
"Gimme the Sunshine"
"Could I Have This Kiss Forever"
Whitney Houston
"On a Night Like This"Kylie MinogueLight Years
"Angel"Lionel RichieRenaissance
"Tender Heart"
"Just Can't Say Goodbye"
"Here is My Heart"
"Don't Stop the Music"
"Livin' for Love"Natalie ColeThe Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
"Hero"2001Enrique IglesiasEscape
"Chain Reaction"StepsGold: Greatest Hits
"E Sara' A Settembre (Someone Like You)"Andrea BocelliCieli di Toscana
"L' Incontro"
"L'Ultimo Re"
"Love to See You Cry"Enrique IglesiasEscape
"One Night Stand"
"She Be the One"
"Heroe"
"Surrender"2002Laura PausiniFrom the Inside
"If You're Not the One"Daniel BedingfieldGotta Get Thru This
"Honest Questions"
"Never Gonna Leave Your Side"
"Miss America"Nick CarterNow or Never
"To Love a Woman"
Lionel RichieEncore
"Breathe on Me"2003Britney SpearsIn the Zone
"Turn It On Again"Ronan KeatingTurn It On
"She Gets Me Inside"
"First Time"
"Let Her Down Easy"
"She Believes (In Me)"
"The Best of Me"
"Hold You Now"
"I Wouldn't Change a Thing"
"Not in Love"Enrique Iglesias7
"California Callin'"
"Addicted"
"Free"
"Be Yourself"
"Wish You Were Here (With Me)"
"You Rock Me"
"Adicto"
"Batcha Never"2004CherieCherie
"I Belong"
"Never Gone"2005Backstreet BoysNever Gone
"Unbelievable"Craig DavidThe Story Goes...
"Wish I Was Over You"Jo O'MearaRelentless
"All Over Again"
2006Ronan KeatingBring You Home
"Friends in Time"
"This I Promise You"
"Iris"
"Superman"
"It's So Easy Lovin' You"
"Bring You Home"
"Hello Again"
"Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming"
"(We Just Need) Time"
"So Far Away"
"Introducing The Brand"2006The Ordinary BoysHow To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps
"Lonely At The Top"
"The Great Big Rip Off"
"Club Chez-Moi"
"I Luv U"
"Nine2Five"
"Commercial Breakdown"
"Ballad of an Unrequited Self-Love Affair"
"The Higher The Highs"
"Shut Your Mouth"
"We've Got The Best Job Ever"
"Walking On The Faultlines (The Ultimate Step)"
"Thank You And Goodnight"
"Who's That Boy?"
"Boys Will Be Boys"
"Little Girl"2007Enrique IglesiasInsomniac
"Don't You Forget About Me"
"You Make It Real"2008James MorrisonSongs for You, Truths for Me
"Broken Strings"
"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"
"3 Little Words"FrankmusikComplete Me
"The First Thing"2009Esmée DentersOutta Here
"When You're Around"FrankmusikComplete Me
"Standing Tears Apart"Remi NicoleCupid Shoot Me
"Cupid Shoot Me"
"In My Dreams"
"Nice Boy"
"Loveless"
"Another Day"
"Broken Hearted People"
"Come Find Me"
"Going It Alone"
"I'll Be Waiting"
"Love Me So"
"I Don't Know How"
"Heartbeat"
2010Enrique IglesiasEuphoria
"Welcome to Burlesque"CherBurlesque: OST
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"
"Don't Say Goodbye"Olly MursOlly Murs
"Heartbreaker"2011Enrique IglesiasEuphoria
"Coming Home"
"I Won't Let You Go"James MorrisonThe Awakening
"Up"
"Glitter & Gold"Rebecca FergusonHeaven
"Love & Hate"2012Marcus CollinsMarcus Collins
"That's Just Life"
"Buildings and Treetops"Nell Bryden
"White and Black"2013Josh KumraGood Things Come to Those
Who Wait
"Take It Like a Man"CherCloser to the Truth
"My Love"
"Dressed to Kill"
"Lovers Forever"
"Sirens"
"I Hope You Find It"
"That's Alright with Me"Olly MursRight Place Right Time
"Beautiful"
2014Enrique IglesiasSex and Love / Kiss
Me Once
"Only a Woman"Sex and Love
"Always"2015Ella EyreFeline
"I Need You Tonight"James MorrisonHigher Than Here
"Sticks and Stones"2017Nelly FurtadoThe Ride
"Phoenix"
"Bliss"
"The Letter"Mike + the MechanicsLet Me Fly
"I'll Be There for You"
"Raining Glitter"2018Kylie MinogueGolden
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"CherDancing Queen
"SOS"
"One of Us"
"Dancing Queen"
"The Name of the Game"
"Waterloo"
"Mamma Mia"
"Chiquitita"
"Fernando"
"The Winner Takes It All"
"My Love Goes On" (Featuring Joss Stone)2019James MorrisonYou're Stronger Than You Know
"Brighter Kind Of Love"
"So Beautiful"
"Feels Like The First Time"
"Glorious"
"Power"
"Slowly"
"Ruins"
"I Still Need You"
"Don't Wanna Lose You Now"
"Cross The Line"
"Until The Stars Go Out"
"DJ Play a Christmas Song"2023CherChristmas
"What Christmas Means to Me" (with Stevie Wonder)
"Run Rudolph Run"
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (with Darlene Love)
"Angels in the Snow"
"Home" (with Michael Bublé)
"Please Come Home for Christmas"
"I Like Christmas"
"Christmas Ain't Christmas Without You"
"Santa Baby"
"Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" (with Cyndi Lauper)
"This Will Be Our Year"

Notes and References

  1. News: Strauss. Neil. Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'. The New York Times. March 11, 1999.
  2. Web site: DISCS. The Buffalo News. February 4, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911123259/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23161735.html. dead. September 11, 2016 .
  3. Web site: Shetler. Scott. Lady Gaga's 'You & I' Remixed by Producer Mark Taylor. Pop Crush. August 22, 2011.
  4. Broken Strings. Billboard. March 7, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090309013637/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/reviews-singles/broken-strings-1003946062.story. March 9, 2009. dead.
  5. Web site: Lionel Richie's 'Renaissance'. Sacramento Observer. February 7, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911104023/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79644672.html. dead. September 11, 2016.
  6. Web site: Daryl Hall & John Oates, Do It For Love. All Music.
  7. Web site: Houlihan. Mary. Johnson. Jeff. Spin Control. Chicago Sun-Times. August 5, 2001. https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161721/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4605688.html. dead. February 28, 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. Book: Meldore, Ritik. Belinda Carlisle. 1996. AnVi OpenSource Knowledge Trust. 41–.
  9. Web site: Wilson. Lana. Lionel Richie takes stepback into Motown --temporarily. The Oakland Tribune. May 15, 2004. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911170538/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-6983200.html. dead. September 11, 2016 .
  10. Web site: Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby - All Over Again. Hit Parade.
  11. Web site: Enrique & Ronan to sing duet. The Mirror. May 29, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911053517/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-86427143.html. dead. September 11, 2016 .
  12. Web site: Stern. Bradley. Daily B: The Original Version of 'And Then We Kiss' Surfaces. Muumuse. September 2, 2011.
  13. Web site: James Morrison, Nothing Ever Hurt Like You. All Music.
  14. Web site: Kylie Minogue. All Music.
  15. Web site: Jennifer Lopez, J to Tha L-O!: The Remixes. All Music.
  16. Web site: Past Winners Search. The GRAMMYS.
  17. Web site: Metrophonic renews global publishing deal with Universal. Music Business Worldwide. April 23, 2015.
  18. Web site: Cowley. Peter. Reviews, Nell Bryden. Fatea Magazine.
  19. Web site: Universal Music Renews Agreement With Metrophonic. The Songwriter. July 2015. 16. 2016-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160411224147/http://www.songwriter.co.uk/roulette/NL324.pdf. 2016-04-11. dead.
  20. Don't Call it a Comeback . 23 Jan 2007 . Rolling Stone . 2008-05-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080406131726/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/01/23/dont-call-it-a-comeback/ . April 6, 2008 .
  21. Book: Westhoff, Ben. Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop. 1 May 2011. Chicago Review Press. 978-1-56976-867-9. 224–.