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About The Daniel Lanois

After being discovered by Brian Eno and working collaboratively with him on some of Eno's own projects, his career was given a huge boost when Eno invited him to co-produce U2's album The Unforgettable Fire. As well as being a producer, Lanois plays the guitar, pedal steel and dobro, as well as sings and writes songs, his wide range of talents being put to use on many of the albums he produces where he often leaves his signature sound.

b. 19 September 1951, Hull, Quebec, Canada. This esteemed producer and occasional singer-songwriter rose to fame during the late 80s through his contribution to major releases by Peter Gabriel (So) and U2 (The Unforgettable Fire and The Joshua Tree). He subsequently produced Robbie Robertson, the widely-acclaimed "comeback' album by the former leader of the Band, and in 1989 undertook a similar role on Bob Dylan's Oh Mercy, widely-regarded as the artist's finest work in several years. Lanois" love of expansive, yet subtle, sound, reminiscent of "new age' styles, combines effectively with mature, traditional rock, as evinced on the artist's 1989 solo debut, Acadie. Drawing inspiration from French-Canadian heritage - Lanois used both his native country's languages, sometimes within the same song - he created a haunting tapestry combining the jauntiness of New Orleans' music with soundscape instrumentals. Contributions by Brian Eno and the Neville Brothers, the latter of whom Lanois also produced, added further weight to this impressive collection. Lanois and Eno co-produced U2"s two aforementioned multi-million-selling studio albums and their combined influence helped give the band's sound new dimensions. He was instrumental in re-directing Emmylou Harris' career with Wrecking Ball in 1995 and toured with her, leading his own band during the autumn of that year. He produced Dylan's excellent Time Out Of Mind in 1997.

Lanois next scored with 1986's So, Gabriel's brilliant commercial breakthrough. However, it was his and Eno's second collaboration with U2, 1987's The Joshua Tree, which launched him to true fame: after the album won a Grammy — and after he subsequently co-produced Robbie Robertson's long-awaited solo debut — Lanois emerged as one of the best-known and most respected producers in contemporary pop music. In 1989, he masterminded Bob Dylan's Oh Mercy — widely regarded as Dylan's best work in over a decade — as well as the Neville Brothers' Yellow Moon, an artistic watershed for the venerable New Orleans group. By this time. Lanois himself was a resident of the Crescent City, setting up Kingsway Studio in a mansion in the heart of New Orleans; there he crafted his own hotly anticipated solo debut, 1989's Acadie. Two years later, he reunited with U2 for the stellar Achtung Baby, and in 1992 re-teamed with Gabriel for the wonderful Us. In 1993, Lanois issued the lovely For the Beauty of Wynona; however, like Acadie, it failed to reap the same commercial awards as his other production ventures. Other albums of note include Emmylou Harris' 1995 masterpiece Wrecking Ball, Luscious Jackson's Fever In, Fever Out, Willie Nelson's Teatro and Dylan's 1997 comeback Time Out of Mind; in between, Lanois also recorded the score to the 1996 film Sling Blade. Lanois scored again with U2's All That You Can't leave Behind at the end of 2000 along with working with Joe Henry and others in a support capacity. 2003 sees the year of his third and finest recording Shine that features guest performances from Emmylou Harris and Bono. In 2005 he released the outtake filled, "renegade CD" Rockets through his website, which was followed quickly by Belladonna, a proper album release on Anti.