Steve Lillywhite
Background information
Born	1955 England
Genre(s)	Pop, rock
Occupation(s)	Music producer
Years active	1977-present

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He first entered the music industry in 1972, when he worked as a tape operator for Polygram. He produced a demo recording for the band Ultravox, which led to them being offered a recording contract with Island Records. Lillywhite soon joined Island as a staff producer, where he worked with many of the leading New Wave artists. PolyGram was the name from 1972 of the major label recording company started by Philips as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. ... Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) was one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the early 1980s. ... Island Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group and is operated through The Island Def Jam Music Group. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ...

In 1980, Lillywhite produced Peter Gabriel (III or Melt), notable for its aggressive sound, achieved in part by the absence of cymbals throughout the album. The same year, he produced Boy, the debut album of the then practically unknown U2. Lillywhite went on to produce October and War, of which the latter proved to be the band's major breakthrough. Peter Gabriel, released in 1980, is Peter Gabriels third eponymous album and his first for Geffen Records. ... Boy is the debut album from Irish rock band U2, released in 1980. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... October is the second album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1981. ... War is the third studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in 1983. ...

He moved on to helm projects by Simple Minds, Big Country, Toyah, Talking Heads, Eddie & the Hot Rods, the Rolling Stones and Annifrid Lyngstad known as Frida and formerly of ABBA. Simple Minds is a rock band from Scotland, which had its greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. ... For other uses, see Big Country (disambiguation). ... Toyah is the name of the band fronted by Toyah Willcox, between 1977 and 1983. ... Talking Heads were an American rock band existing between 1974 and 1991, composed of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. ... Eddie & The Hot Rods is a pub rock band from London founded in 1975. ... This article is about the rock band. ... Anni-Frid-Synni Frida Lyngstad (born November 15, 1945) is best known as one of the four singers in the pop group ABBA. Anni_Frid was born illegitimately in Ballangen, near Narvik, Norway as a result of a liaison between Synni - her mother - and a married German sergeant, Alfred Haase, during... ABBA was a Swedish pop music group active from 1972 until 1982. ...

In late 1983, Lillywhite was approached by Rush to produce their album, Grace Under Pressure. The band had unanimously decided that he should be the producer, and he had agreed to work with them. However, before pre-production, Lillywhite relayed a message to them that he was not the right man for the job, and so he would not be working on the album after all. What Rush didn't know was that Lillywhite had opted to produce an unknown NYC band, Crossifire Choir, who had recently signed with Geffen Records. Lillywhite was flown to New York, where he met with the band and agreed to produce their debut album, with the stipulation that they record in London, where he would be close to his newlywed bride, Kirsty MacColl. Rush ended up doing the bulk of the production on Grace Under Pressure themselves with assistance from Peter Henderson. Rush is a Canadian rock band comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was an English singer-songwriter. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprised of bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ... Peter Gordon Henderson KCB (16 September 1922–13 January 2000) was a British public servant who served as Clerk of the Parliaments from 1974 to 1983. ...

In 1987 Lillywhite worked with The Pogues, producing their breakthrough single Fairytale of New York; it was due to him that his wife, Kirsty MacColl, provided the lead female vocal for their biggest hit. The single narrowly missed being the UK Christmas number one single but was still one of the biggest selling records that year. The Pogues are a popular band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish folk with influences from the English punk movement. ... Fairytale of New York is a popular Christmas song by Irish folk-rock group The Pogues, and featuring the British singer Kirsty MacColl. ...

During the '90s, he made his mark with albums by Morrissey, Travis, Phish and several sets by Dave Matthews Band. In 1991, he co-produced U2's Achtung Baby, along with Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois and Flood. Following a staff role as managing director of Mercury Records in London, he produced Jason Mraz's Mr. A-Z. He was brought in to produce the debut (and only album) by The La's, who were reportably unhappy with modern studios. He was also a subject for a BBC Radio 1 documentary series on record producers. Steven Patrick Morrissey (born May 22, 1959) is an English singer and songwriter from Davyhulme, near Manchester. ... Travis are a Scottish Britpop band from Glasgow, comprising Fran Healy (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Dougie Payne (bass, backing vocals, occasional lead vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, keyboards, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). ... This article is about a rock band; for deceptive e-mail practices, see Phishing. ... Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is a United States rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Brian Eno (pronounced ) (born Brian Peter George St. ... Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Québec) is a Canadian record producer and singer-songwriter. ... Mark Ellis a. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ... This articles section called Miscellanea does not cite any references or sources. ... Mr. ... The Las were an English rock band of the late 1980s and early 1990s from Liverpool consisting of frontman Lee Mavers (vocals) and John Power (bass, backing vocals), plus a rotating cast of guitarists and drummers. ...

In 2000, Lillywhite was fired from his fourth album with Dave Matthews Band when the band members did not like the direction it was going. The unfinished tracks appeared online, and are known as The Lillywhite Sessions. Most of the tracks were re-recorded, without Lillywhite, for the 2002 DMB album Busted Stuff. Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is a United States rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... The Lillywhite Sessions is a collection of songs recorded by Dave Matthews Band in 1999 and 2000 and produced by Steve Lillywhite. ... Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is a United States rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... Busted Stuff is an album by the Dave Matthews Band, released by RCA Records on July 16, 2002. ...

In 2002, Universal boss Lucian Grainge invited him to become a major-label Managing Director. Lillywhite promptly signed singer-songwriter Darius Danesh and exec produced Darius' debut platinum-selling album "Dive In", which spawned 3 top ten hits and Mercury Records' first number one in 18 years. Universal Music Group (UMG), formerly MCA Music Entertainment Group, is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... Darius Danesh (born August 19, 1980) in Scotland. ... Mercury Records was a record label founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1945 by Irving Green, Berle Adams and Arthur Talmadge. ...

Lillywhite collected consecutive Grammy Awards for Record of the Year with U2's "Beautiful Day" and "Walk On." In 2006, Lillywhite won three more Grammys: Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, for U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), Best Rock Album also with U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb; and a partial win for Album of the Year for U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... Beautiful Day is the lead single from U2s 2000 album, All That You Cant Leave Behind. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the commercially successful and critically acclaimed eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2004. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the commercially successful and critically acclaimed eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2004. ... U2 are a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb is the commercially successful and critically acclaimed eleventh studio album by Irish rock band U2, released in November 2004. ...

In the fall of 2006 he began working with Chris Cornell of Soundgarden / Audioslave fame on his second solo album which is expected to be released in early 2007. Chris Cornell (born Christopher John Boyle on July 20, 1964) is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for the rock bands Soundgarden (1984-1997) and later Audioslave (2001-2007). ... Soundgarden was an American Grunge/Heavy Metal band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. ... Audioslave was an alternative/hard rock supergroup that consisted of the instrumentalists of Rage Against the Machine: Tom Morello (guitar), Tim Commerford (bass and back-up vocals) and Brad Wilk (drums), together with Chris Cornell of Soundgarden (lead vocals and rhythm guitar) as their lead singer. ... Carry On, the latest album by Chris Cornell, was released May 28, 2007 in the United Kingdom and June 5, 2007 in the United States. ...

He recently produced Switchfoot's new album, "Oh! Gravity," which was released on December 26, 2006. Switchfoot is a Grammy nominated alternative rock band from San Diego, California, United States. ...

In February of 2007 Lillywhite began work with Crowded House on tracks for their first studio album in fourteen years, entitled "Time On Earth". The majority of the album was produced by Ethan Johns, but Lillywhite produced four songs with the full touring lineup, including new drummer Matt Sherrod as well as studio guest guitarist Johnny Marr. The album is expected to be released in mid-2007. Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia, and led by New Zealand musician and singer-songwriter Neil Finn. ... Time on Earth is the fifth studio album by the pop-rock band Crowded House. ... Son of legendary producer, Glyn Johns (Rolling Stones, Eagles) Ethan Johns is also a music producer who has worked with such artists such as Ryan Adams, Kings of Leon, Ray LaMontagneas well as Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt and others. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: Article says nothing that couldnt be summed up at Crowded House If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher on 31 October 1963 in Ardwick) is an English guitarist, keyboardist, harmonica player and singer. ...

As of June 2007, Lillywhite is currently in a Los Angeles recording studio working on new music for the upcoming Matchbox Twenty greatest hits album. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Partial discography

• The Adventure Babies — Laugh
• Joan Armatrading — Walk Under Ladders
• Big Country — The Crossing, [[S
• Chris Cornell — Carry On
• Counting Crows — Hard Candy
• Crowded House - Time on Earth
• Marshall Crenshaw — Field Day
• Crossfire Choir — Crossfire Choir
• Darius Danesh — Dive In
• Dark Star — Twenty Twenty Sound
• Dave Matthews Band - The Lillywhite Sessions
• Climie Fisher — some songs from Everything
• Peter Gabriel — Peter Gabriel (aka Peter Gabriel III or Melt)
• Guster — Lost and Gone Forever
• The La's — The La's
• Annifrid Lyngstad (Frida) — Shine
• Kirsty MacColl — Kite, Electric Landlady, Galore
• Dave Matthews Band — Under the Table and Dreaming, Crash, Before These Crowded Streets, The Lillywhite Sessions (unofficial)
• Morrissey — Vauxhall and I, Southpaw Grammar, Maladjusted
• Jason Mraz — Mr. A-Z
• Penetration — Coming Up for Air
• Phish — Billy Breathes
• The Pogues — If I Should Fall From Grace with God, Peace and Love
• Psychedelic Furs — The Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk
• Rearview Mirror - All Lights Off
• Tom Robinson - "Sector 27"
• The Rolling Stones — Dirty Work
• Simple Minds — Sparkle in the Rain
• Siouxsie & The Banshees — The Scream
• Switchfoot — Oh! Gravity
• The Smiths — mixed the "Ask" single (The World Won't Listen)
• Talking Heads — Naked
• Thompson Twins — Set
• Johnny Thunders — So Alone
• Toyah — The Changeling
• Travis — Good Feeling
• U2 — Boy, October, War, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, some songs on The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby, All That You Can't Leave Behind
• Ultravox — Ultravox!, Ha!-Ha!-Ha!
• World Party — Bang!
• XTC — Drums and Wires, Black Sea