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Graham Stack
Stack at the Metrophonic Studio in London
Stack at the Metrophonic Studio in London
Background information
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Producer
  • writer
  • remixer
  • musical director

Graham Stack is an English born record producer and songwriter who has written and produced hit records for many artists including James Arthur, [1] JLS, Kylie Minogue, [2] Take That, [3] LeAnn Rimes, [4] Tina Turner, [5] Girls Aloud, Atomic Kitten, Steps, Westlife, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, Il Divo and Natalie Cole. [6]

Stack has worked as a music producer and music director on The X Factor UK and The X Factor USA as well as on Britain's Got Talent and America's Got Talent.[ citation needed] Stack has also remixed a number of singles including the Latino version of " Can't Fight the Moonlight" [7] for LeAnn Rimes which sold over 1 million copies and was a pan European hit.

Early career

Stack was fascinated by music from an early age and played guitar in a school band with drummer Tim Goldsmith (Go West, Alison Moyet, Joan Armitrading). Stack got his first break when he was signed to Zomba Music Publishing [8] as a writer and Zomba Management as a record producer. He worked with Take That [3] during this period and had access to the Battery studio complex where he learnt from other Zomba producers including Mutt Lange. He was then signed by Brian Rawling to independent publisher Rive Droite scoring hits with Kylie Minoque, [2] Tina Turner, [5] Rod Stewart [9] and Steps [10] before moving to Metrophonic his current home.

Discography

Singles

Remixes

Albums

References

  1. ^ a b James Arthur " Impossible" (UK number 1, fastest selling X Factor single)
  2. ^ a b c Kylie Minogue " On a Night Like This" (UK number 2, Australian number 1)
  3. ^ a b c Take That " Promises" (UK top 40)
  4. ^ a b LeAnn Rimes "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Radio remix and single version. Over 1 million sales)
  5. ^ a b c Tina Turner "When The Heartache Is Over" (UK and European top 10)
  6. ^ "Livin' for Love" (Billboard Dance chart number 1)
  7. ^ a b LeAnn Rimes "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (also known as the "Latino Mix") Billboard
  8. ^ Zomba Music Publishing
  9. ^ Rod Stewart "Human"
  10. ^ a b "Gold Greatest Hits" (1.2 million)
  11. ^ PR Newswire

External links

  • Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums. 20th revised edition. (June 2007). ISBN  1-904994-10-5
  • The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles. Virgin Books (Nov. 2008). ISBN  0-7535-1537-7
  • Graham Stack discography at Discogs
  • Graham Stack discography at CDUniverse
  • Graham Stack at IMDb
  • Graham Stack at AllMusic
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