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
editTitle | Year | Artist | Album | Songwriter | Producer | |||
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Primary | Secondary | Additional | Vocal | |||||
"Believe" | 1998 | Cher | Believe | |||||
"Runaway" | ||||||||
"All or Nothing" | ||||||||
"Strong Enough" | ||||||||
"Dov'è l'amore" | ||||||||
"Takin' Back My Heart" | ||||||||
"Now That You're Gone" | 1999 | Mike + the Mechanics | M6 | |||||
"When the Heartache Is Over" | Tina Turner | Twenty Four Seven | ||||||
"Don't Leave Me This Way" | ||||||||
"Rhythm Divine" | Enrique Iglesias | Enrique | ||||||
"Be With You" | ||||||||
"Bailamos" | ||||||||
"Ritmo Total" (Rhythm Divine) | ||||||||
"Stronger" | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days | ||||||
"Viva La Musica" | 2000 | Gipsyland | Viva 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" | Curiosity | Back to Front | ||||||
"Gimme the Sunshine" | ||||||||
"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias) |
Whitney Houston | Whitney: The Greatest Hits | ||||||
"On a Night Like This" | Kylie Minogue | Light Years | ||||||
"Angel" | Lionel Richie | Renaissance | ||||||
"Tender Heart" | ||||||||
"Just Can't Say Goodbye" | ||||||||
"Here is My Heart" | ||||||||
"Don't Stop the Music" | ||||||||
"Livin' for Love" | Natalie Cole | The Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 | ||||||
"Hero" | 2001 | Enrique Iglesias | Escape | |||||
"Chain Reaction" | Steps | Gold: Greatest Hits | ||||||
"E Sara' A Settembre (Someone Like You)" | Andrea Bocelli | Cieli di Toscana | ||||||
"L' Incontro" (featuring Bono) |
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"L'Ultimo Re" | ||||||||
"Love to See You Cry" | Enrique Iglesias | Escape | ||||||
"One Night Stand" | ||||||||
"She Be the One" | ||||||||
"Heroe" | ||||||||
"Surrender" | 2002 | Laura Pausini | From the Inside | |||||
"If You're Not the One" | Daniel Bedingfield | Gotta Get Thru This | ||||||
"Honest Questions" | ||||||||
"Never Gonna Leave Your Side" | ||||||||
"Miss America" | Nick Carter | Now or Never | ||||||
"To Love a Woman" (featuring Enrique Iglesias) |
Lionel Richie | Encore | ||||||
"Breathe on Me" | 2003 | Britney Spears | In the Zone | |||||
"Turn It On Again" | Ronan Keating | Turn 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 Iglesias | 7 | ||||||
"California Callin'" | ||||||||
"Addicted" | ||||||||
"Free" | ||||||||
"Be Yourself" | ||||||||
"Wish You Were Here (With Me)" | ||||||||
"You Rock Me" | ||||||||
"Adicto" | ||||||||
"Batcha Never" | 2004 | Cherie | Cherie | |||||
"I Belong" | ||||||||
"Never Gone" | 2005 | Backstreet Boys | Never Gone | |||||
"Unbelievable" | Craig David | The Story Goes... | ||||||
"Wish I Was Over You" | Jo O'Meara | Relentless | ||||||
"All Over Again" (featuring Kate Rusby) |
2006 | Ronan Keating | Bring 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" | 2006 | The Ordinary Boys | How 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" | 2007 | Enrique Iglesias | Insomniac | |||||
"Don't You Forget About Me" | ||||||||
"You Make It Real" | 2008 | James Morrison | Songs for You, Truths for Me | |||||
"Broken Strings" (featuring Nelly Furtado) |
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"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You" | ||||||||
"3 Little Words" | Frankmusik | Complete Me | ||||||
"The First Thing" | 2009 | Esmée Denters | Outta Here | |||||
"When You're Around" | Frankmusik | Complete Me | ||||||
"Standing Tears Apart" | Remi Nicole | Cupid 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" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) |
2010 | Enrique Iglesias | Euphoria | |||||
"Welcome to Burlesque" | Cher | Burlesque: OST | ||||||
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" | ||||||||
"Don't Say Goodbye" | Olly Murs | Olly Murs | ||||||
"Heartbreaker" | 2011 | Enrique Iglesias | Euphoria | |||||
"Coming Home" | ||||||||
"I Won't Let You Go" | James Morrison | The Awakening | ||||||
"Up" (featuring Jessie J) |
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"Glitter & Gold" | Rebecca Ferguson | Heaven | ||||||
"Love & Hate" | 2012 | Marcus Collins | Marcus Collins | |||||
"That's Just Life" | ||||||||
"Buildings and Treetops" | Nell Bryden | Non-album single | ||||||
"White and Black" | 2013 | Josh Kumra | Good Things Come to Those Who Wait |
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"Take It Like a Man" | Cher | Closer to the Truth | ||||||
"My Love" | ||||||||
"Dressed to Kill" | ||||||||
"Lovers Forever" | ||||||||
"Sirens" | ||||||||
"I Hope You Find It" | ||||||||
"That's Alright with Me" | Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time | ||||||
"Beautiful" (with Kylie Minogue) |
2014 | Enrique Iglesias | Sex and Love / Kiss Me Once |
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"Only a Woman" | Sex and Love | |||||||
"Always" | 2015 | Ella Eyre | Feline | |||||
"I Need You Tonight" | James Morrison | Higher Than Here | ||||||
"Sticks and Stones" | 2017 | Nelly Furtado | The Ride | |||||
"Phoenix" | ||||||||
"Bliss" | ||||||||
"The Letter" | Mike + the Mechanics | Let Me Fly | ||||||
"I'll Be There for You" | ||||||||
"Raining Glitter" | 2018 | Kylie Minogue | Golden | |||||
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" | Cher | Dancing 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) | 2019 | James Morrison | You'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" | 2023 | Cher | Christmas | |||||
"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" |
References
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- ^ "DISCS". The Buffalo News. 4 February 2000. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
- ^ Shetler, Scott (22 August 2011). "Lady Gaga's 'You & I' Remixed by Producer Mark Taylor". Pop Crush.
- ^ "Broken Strings". Billboard. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.
- ^ "Lionel Richie's 'Renaissance'". Sacramento Observer. 7 February 2001. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Daryl Hall & John Oates, Do It For Love". All Music.
- ^ Houlihan, Mary; Johnson, Jeff (5 August 2001). "Spin Control". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 28 February 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.
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- ^ "James Morrison, Nothing Ever Hurt Like You". All Music.
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