Graham Stack (record producer)

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 Minoque,[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]

Graham Stack
Stack at the Metrophonic Studio in London
Background information
GenresHouse, Dance, Technopop, Dancepop
Occupation(s)Producer/ writer / remixer / musical director
Associated actsJames Arthur, JLS, Kylie Minoque, Take That, Lean Rimes, Tina Turner, Girls Aloud, Atomic Kitten, Steps, Westlife, Donna Summer, Rod Stewart, Il Divo and Natalie Cole.

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.

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.

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
  • James Arthur "Impossible" (UK number 1, fastest selling X Factor single)[1]
  • Kylie Minogue "On A Night Like This" (UK number 2, Australian number 1)[2]
  • Tina Turner "When The Heartache Is Over" (UK and European top 10)[5]
  • Rene Froger "Crazy way about you" (Holland number 3 and Belgium top 10)
  • Rene Froger "I can't stop myself"
  • Rene Froger "Somebody elses dream"
  • Rene Froger "The best of my love" (released in Belgium only)
  • LeAnn Rimes "Can't Fight the Moonlight" (Radio remix and single version. Over 1 million sales)[4]
  • Liz McClarnon "Woman in Love" (UK number 3)
  • Take That "Promises" (UK top 40)[3]
  • Steps "Chain Reaction" (UK number 2)[10]
  • Freemasons Featuring Amanda Wilson "Love on My Mind"
  • A1 "Take on Me" (UK and Norway number 1)
  • Atomic Kitten "The Tide Is High" (remix)
  • H & Claire "DJ" (UK number 3)
  • Natalie Cole "Livin' For Love" (Billboard Dance chart number 1)
  • Lee Mead "Gonna Make You A Star"
  • Lee Mead "You And Me"
  • Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" (2006 version)
  • Darius "Live Twice" (UK number 8)
  • David Sneddon "Baby Get Higher"
  • Worlds Apart "Back To Where We Started"
  • All Stars "Back When"
  • Mónica Naranjo "If You Leave Me Now" (Spain number 1)
  • Mónica Naranjo "Enamorada" (Spain number 2)
  • Vanvelzen "Baby Get Higher"
  • Steel Pulse "Brown Eyed Girl"

Remixes

Albums

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