John L. Shanks is a well known rock music guitarist, writer and producer.

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He began playing in Melissa Etheridge’s band in 1988 and toured with her for several years. Shanks enjoyed his first writing success in the early 1990s by getting cuts with Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker and Tuck & Patti. He also landed his first publishing deal. Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American rock musician. ... Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues-R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, in Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues musician. ...

He reunited with Etheridge in 1995 when he collaborated with her on songs for Your Little Secret. He worked with her for several years and co-produced her subsequent album, Breakdown, in 1999. Breakdown received four Grammy nominations, including Best Rock Song and Best Rock Album. Your Little Secret is the fifth album by singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). ... Breakdown is the sixth album by singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). ...

In January 2001, Shanks began working with Michelle Branch. Together, they wrote four songs for the hit album The Spirit Room, including the first single, "Everywhere". He also produced the album. In the fall of the same year, Shanks co-wrote Sheryl Crow’s single, "Steve McQueen". Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch Landau (born July 2, 1983) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... The Spirit Room, released on August 14, 2001 (see 2001 in music), was the first major label release album for the singer and song-writer Michelle Branch. ... Everywhere is the debut single by pop rock singer-songwriter Michelle Branch, released from the album The Spirit Room (2001). ... This entire article may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Steve McQueen was the second single from Sheryl Crows 2002 album Cmon, Cmon. ...

He has also produced or written for other projects with Carlos Santana, Sting, The Corrs, Chris Isaak, Vertical Horizon, Unwritten Law, Will Hoge, Stroke 9, Hilary Duff and Alanis Morissette. He produced Ashlee Simpson's hit 2004 album Autobiography and is credited with co-writing ten of the album's 12 songs with Simpson. On seven of those, Kara DioGuardi is also credited. That same year Shanks produced three songs for Kelly Clarkson's hit album Breakaway, including the title track "Breakaway", and worked with Anastacia on two songs for her self-titled album, including the single "Welcome To My Truth". Shanks won the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2005 for his work on Autobiography, the Kelly Clarkson song "Breakaway", Hilary Duff's "Fly", Robbie Robertson's "Shine Your Light" and Alanis Morissette's album So-Called Chaos. [1] In 2005 Shanks regrouped with Ashlee Simpson, producing her second album, I Am Me, and co-writing all of its 11 songs with Simpson and DioGuardi. Shanks also worked in 2 major albums of 2005, the Backstreet Boys' Never Gone and Bon Jovi's Have a Nice Day. Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born July 20, 1947), known simply as Carlos Santana or Santana, is a Grammy Award-winning Mexican-born American Latin rock musician and guitarist. ... For other uses, see Sting (disambiguation). ... The Corrs are a multi-platinum pop rock group from Dundalk, Republic of Ireland. ... Chris Isaak. ... // The acoustic rock band Vertical Horizon was formed in 1990 by Georgetown University undergrads Matthew Scannell and Keith Kane; after graduation in 1992 the duo relocated to Boston and, in 1992, self-released their debut album There and Back Again. ... For other uses, see Unwritten Law (disambiguation). ... Category: ... Stroke 9 is a band that was formed in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989. ... Hilary Erhard Duff[1] (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress and singer. ... Alanis Nadine Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American [12] singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. ... Ashlee Nicole Simpson (born October 3, 1984) is an American pop rock singer–songwriter and actress, and the younger sister of pop singer Jessica Simpson. ... Autobiography is the debut album by American pop rock singer Ashlee Simpson. ... Kara DioGuardi with Dave Stewart in a promotional photo for Platinum Weird Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American songwriter, record producer, and singer who has contributed to long list of internationally successful popular songs. ... Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer and actress who has enjoyed success in the pop and rock music genres. ... Breakaway is the hugely successful Grammy Award-winning second album by Kelly Clarkson released on November 30, 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Breakaway is the first single (in North America, Latin America, Brazil and Australia only) and the fifth single in Europe, from Breakaway, the second album by pop rock singer, Kelly Clarkson. ... Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk on September 17, 1968 or 1973[1]) is an American pop singer and songwriter who has sold 25[] million records since the release of her debut album Not That Kind in 2000. ... Anastacia is the name of the self-titled third album released by American pop singer Anastacia in March 2004 but was not released in the United States. ... The Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1975. ... Fly is a pop rock song recorded by Hilary Duff for her self-titled third album Hilary Duff (2004). ... Jaime Robert Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band. ... So-Called Chaos is the seventh album (sixth studio album) by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released in May 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... I Am Me is the second album by singer Ashlee Simpson. ... The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated male vocal pop group that enjoyed enormous success in the mid-late 1990s and 2000s. ... Never Gone is the long awaited follow-up album to the Backstreet Boys 2000 studio release Black & Blue. ... Bon Jovi is a rock band originating from New Jersey. ... Have a Nice Day is Bon Jovis 9th studio album. ...

Selected discography

Production

• Breakdown, Melissa Etheridge (1999)
• If These Walls Could Talk 2, Various Artists (2000, soundtrack)
• Sooner or Later, BBMak (2000)
• Bounce, Various Artists (2000, soundtrack)
• Now You See Inside, SR-71 (2000)
• Sweet November, Various Artists (2001, soundtrack)
• Trouble in Shangri-La, Stevie Nicks (2001)
• The Spirit Room, Michelle Branch (2001)
• Surrender, Laura Pausini (2002)
• Elva, Unwritten Law (2002)
• Always Got Tonight, Chris Isaak (2002)
• C'mon C'mon, Sheryl Crow (2002)
• Rip It Off, Stroke 9 (2002)
• Hotel Paper, Michelle Branch (2003)
• Falling Uphill, Lillix (2003)
• Go, Vertical Horizon (2003)
• Strays, Jane's Addiction (2003)
• Metamorphosis, Hilary Duff (2003)
• The Very Best of Sheryl Crow, Sheryl Crow (2003, greatest hits)
• Lucky, Melissa Etheridge (2004)
• Anastacia, Anastacia (2004)
• So-Called Chaos, Alanis Morissette (2004)
• Autobiography, Ashlee Simpson (2004)
• Hilary Duff, Hilary Duff (2004)
• Breakaway, Kelly Clarkson (2004)
• Speak, Lindsay Lohan (2004)
• Never Gone, Backstreet Boys (2005)
• Most Wanted, Hilary Duff (2005, greatest hits)
• Have a Nice Day, Bon Jovi (2005)
• Wildflower, Sheryl Crow (2005)
• I Am Me, Ashlee Simpson (2005)
• Somebody's Miracle, Liz Phair (2005)
• Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled, Melissa Etheridge (2005, greatest hits)
• The Collection, Alanis Morissette (2005, greatest hits)
• Pieces of a Dream, Anastacia (2005)
• The Real Thing, Bo Bice (2005)
• Fortuneteller's Melody, SHeDAISY (2006)
• Stand Still, Look Pretty, The Wreckers (2006)
• Goodbye Alice in Wonderland, Jewel (2006)
• Beautiful World, Take That (2006)

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Songwriting

• "Only When I Sleep", The Corrs (1998)
• "Angels Would Fall", Melissa Etheridge (1999, U.S. #51)
• "Empty Spaces", "Fame", Sr-71 (2000)
• "Everywhere", Michelle Branch (2001, U.S. #12 UK #18)
• "Steve McQueen", Sheryl Crow (2002)
• "Somebody like You", Keith Urban (2002, U.S. #23)
• "Are You Happy Now?", Michelle Branch (2003, U.S. #16 UK #31)
• "Breathe", Michelle Branch (2003, U.S. #36)
• "Light in Your Eyes", Sheryl Crow (2004)
• "Pieces of Me", Ashlee Simpson (2004, U.S. #5 UK #4)
• "Shadow", Ashlee Simpson (2004, U.S. #57)
• "La La", Ashlee Simpson (2004, U.S. #86 UK #11)
• "Have A Nice Day", Bon Jovi (2005, U.S. #53 UK #6)
• "Welcome To Wherever You Are", Bon Jovi (2005, UK #19)
• "I'm Feeling You", Santana and The Wreckers (2005, U.S. #55)
• "Boyfriend", Ashlee Simpson (2005, U.S. #19 UK #12)
• "L.O.V.E.", Ashlee Simpson (2005, U.S. #22)
• "I'm Taking the Wheel", SHEdaisy (2006)
• "Again and Again", Jewel (2006, U.S. #80)
• "Patience", Take That (2006, UK #1)

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External links

• Official webside of John Shanks
• List of John Shanks' work with various artists