Mark Taylor (music producer)

British record producer and songwriter

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, with whom he won a Grammy for its title track.[16] The album went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide.[17] The song "Believe" featured an early example of the vocal effect Auto tune.[18]

## Songwriting and production credits

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Title  | Year  | Artist  | Album  | Songwriter  | Producer

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Primary  | Secondary  | Additional  | Vocal
"Believe"  | 1998  | Cher | Believe |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Runaway"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"All or Nothing"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Strong Enough"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Dov'è l'amore"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Takin' Back My Heart"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Now That You're Gone"  | 1999  | Mike + the Mechanics | M6 |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"When the Heartache Is Over"  | Tina Turner | Twenty Four Seven |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Don't Leave Me This Way"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Rhythm Divine"  | Enrique Iglesias | Enrique |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Be With You" |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Bailamos"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Ritmo Total" (Rhythm Divine)  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Stronger"  | Gary Barlow | Twelve Months, Eleven Days |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Viva La Musica"  | 2000  | Gipsyland  | Viva La Musica |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Torito"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Ana Maria"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"La Bodega"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"La Quiero, No, No"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"La Droga"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Me Siento Triste"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Cantame Gitano"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Mama"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Me Va Me Va"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Amigo De Verdad"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Ole Ola"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Santa Sarah"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Hang On in There Baby"  | Curiosity  | Back to Front |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Gimme the Sunshine"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Could I Have This Kiss Forever"
(with Enrique Iglesias) | Whitney Houston | Whitney: The Greatest Hits |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"On a Night Like This"  | Kylie Minogue | Light Years |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Angel"  | Lionel Richie | Renaissance |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Tender Heart"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Just Can't Say Goodbye"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Here is My Heart"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Don't Stop the Music"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Livin' for Love"  | Natalie Cole | The Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Hero"  | 2001  | Enrique Iglesias | Escape |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Chain Reaction"  | Steps | Gold: Greatest Hits |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"E Sara' A Settembre (Someone Like You)"  | Andrea Bocelli | Cieli di Toscana |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"L' Incontro"
(featuring Bono) |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"L'Ultimo Re"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Love to See You Cry"  | Enrique Iglesias | Escape |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"One Night Stand"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"She Be the One"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Heroe"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Surrender"  | 2002  | Laura Pausini | From the Inside |  |  |  Yes  |  |
"If You're Not the One"  | Daniel Bedingfield | Gotta Get Thru This |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Honest Questions"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Never Gonna Leave Your Side"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Miss America"  | Nick Carter | Now or Never |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"To Love a Woman"
(featuring Enrique Iglesias) | Lionel Richie | Encore |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Breathe on Me"  | 2003  | Britney Spears | In the Zone |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Turn It On Again"  | Ronan Keating | Turn It On |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"She Gets Me Inside"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"First Time"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Let Her Down Easy"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"She Believes (In Me)"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"The Best of Me"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Hold You Now"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I Wouldn't Change a Thing"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Not in Love"  | Enrique Iglesias | 7 |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"California Callin'"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Addicted"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Free"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Be Yourself"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Wish You Were Here (With Me)"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"You Rock Me"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Adicto"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Batcha Never"  | 2004  | Cherie | Cherie |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I Belong"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Never Gone"  | 2005  | Backstreet Boys | Never Gone |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Unbelievable"  | Craig David | The Story Goes... |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Wish I Was Over You"  | Jo O'Meara | Relentless |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"All Over Again"
(featuring Kate Rusby) | 2006  | Ronan Keating | Bring You Home |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Friends in Time"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"This I Promise You"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Iris"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Superman"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"It's So Easy Lovin' You"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Bring You Home"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Hello Again"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"(We Just Need) Time"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"So Far Away"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Introducing The Brand"  | 2006  | The Ordinary Boys | How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Lonely At The Top"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"The Great Big Rip Off"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Club Chez-Moi"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I Luv U"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Nine2Five"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Commercial Breakdown"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Ballad of an Unrequited Self-Love Affair"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"The Higher The Highs"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Shut Your Mouth"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"We've Got The Best Job Ever"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Walking On The Faultlines (The Ultimate Step)"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Thank You And Goodnight"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Who's That Boy?"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Boys Will Be Boys"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Little Girl"  | 2007  | Enrique Iglesias | Insomniac |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Don't You Forget About Me"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"You Make It Real"  | 2008  | James Morrison | Songs for You, Truths for Me |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Broken Strings"
(featuring Nelly Furtado) |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"3 Little Words"  | Frankmusik | Complete Me |  |  |  |  Yes  |
"The First Thing"  | 2009  | Esmée Denters | Outta Here |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"When You're Around"  | Frankmusik | Complete Me |  |  |  |  Yes  |
"Standing Tears Apart"  | Remi Nicole | Cupid Shoot Me |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Cupid Shoot Me"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"In My Dreams"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Nice Boy"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Loveless"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Another Day"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Broken Hearted People"  |  |  |  |  Yes  |
"Come Find Me"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Going It Alone"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I'll Be Waiting"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Love Me So"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I Don't Know How"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Heartbeat"
(featuring Nicole Scherzinger) | 2010  | Enrique Iglesias | Euphoria |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Welcome to Burlesque"  | Cher | Burlesque: OST |  |  |  |  |  Yes
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"  |  |  |  |  |  Yes
"Don't Say Goodbye"  | Olly Murs | Olly Murs |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Heartbreaker"  | 2011  | Enrique Iglesias | Euphoria |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Coming Home"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I Won't Let You Go"  | James Morrison | The Awakening |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Up"
(featuring Jessie J) |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Glitter & Gold"  | Rebecca Ferguson | Heaven |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Love & Hate"  | 2012  | Marcus Collins | Marcus Collins |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"That's Just Life"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Buildings and Treetops"  | Nell Bryden | Non-album single  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"White and Black"  | 2013  | Josh Kumra | Good Things Come to Those
Who Wait |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Take It Like a Man"  | Cher | Closer to the Truth |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"My Love"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Dressed to Kill"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Lovers Forever"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Sirens"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I Hope You Find It"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"That's Alright with Me"  | Olly Murs | Right Place Right Time |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Beautiful"
(with Kylie Minogue) | 2014  | Enrique Iglesias | Sex and Love / Kiss
Me Once |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Only a Woman"  | Sex and Love |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Always"  | 2015  | Ella Eyre | Feline |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I Need You Tonight"  | James Morrison | Higher Than Here |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Sticks and Stones"  | 2017  | Nelly Furtado | The Ride |  Yes  |  |  Yes  |  |
"Phoenix"  |  Yes  |  |  |  |
"Bliss"  |  Yes  |  |  |  |
"The Letter"  | Mike + the Mechanics | Let Me Fly |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I'll Be There for You"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Raining Glitter"  | 2018  | Kylie Minogue | Golden |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"  | Cher | Dancing Queen |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"SOS"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"One of Us"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Dancing Queen"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"The Name of the Game"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Waterloo"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Mamma Mia"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Chiquitita"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Fernando"  |  |  |  |  |  Yes
"The Winner Takes It All"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"My Love Goes On" ( Featuring Joss Stone)  | 2019  | James Morrison | You're Stronger Than You Know |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Brighter Kind Of Love"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"So Beautiful"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Feels Like The First Time"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Glorious"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Power"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Slowly"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Ruins"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"I Still Need You"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Don't Wanna Lose You Now"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Cross The Line"  |  |  Yes  |  |  |
"Until The Stars Go Out"  |  Yes  |  Yes  |  |  |
"DJ Play a Christmas Song"  | 2023  | Cher | Christmas |  |  Yes
"What Christmas Means to Me" (with Stevie Wonder)  |  |  Yes
"Run Rudolph Run"  |  |  Yes
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (with Darlene Love)  |  |  Yes
"Angels in the Snow"  |  |  Yes
"Home" (with Michael Bublé)  |  |  Yes
"Please Come Home for Christmas"  |  |  Yes
"I Like Christmas"  |  |  Yes
"Christmas Ain't Christmas Without You"  |  Yes  |  Yes
"Santa Baby"  |  |  Yes
"Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" (with Cyndi Lauper)  |  |  Yes
"This Will Be Our Year"  |  |  Yes

## References

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2. ^ "DISCS". The Buffalo News. 4 February 2000. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
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