Allen Reynolds
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Allen Reynolds is an American
record producer
and songwriter
who works primarily in the country music
field.
Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas
and started writing songs during his college years. He and a friend, Dickey Lee
, continued writing after college and soon moved into production and publishing with their own company.
Reynolds is perhaps best known for producing virtually every album by Garth Brooks
, all of which have sold in the millions of copies worldwide. The only exception is the 1999 album Garth Brooks in...The Life of Chris Gaines
, which was produced by Grammy award-winning producer Don Was
.
Reynolds has also produced albums for Kathy Mattea
, Hal Ketchum
, Don Williams
, Crystal Gayle
, Emmylou Harris
and the O'Kanes
. In addition to his duties as producer, he has also written several hit country singles as well. His writing credits include Gayle's "Wrong Road Again
," "Somebody Loves You
" and "Ready For the Times to Get Better," Waylon Jennings
' "Dreaming My Dreams With You" and Williams' "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" and "We Should Be Together." Reynolds has also written the classic pop hit "Five O'Clock World
" for the singing group, The Vogues
. Hal Ketchum
later covered this song on his 1991 debut album Past the Point of Rescue
, with Reynolds as co-producer alongside Jim Rooney
, and became a Top 20 country single for Ketchum the following year.
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record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
who works primarily in the country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
field.
Reynolds was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas
the city was 62.55% White, 33.98% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races...
and started writing songs during his college years. He and a friend, Dickey Lee
Dickey Lee
Royden Dickey Lipscomb , known professionally as Dickey Lee , is an American pop/country singer and songwriter, best known for the 1960s teenage tragedy songs "Patches" and "Laurie ."-Career:Lee made his first recordings in his hometown of Memphis for Tampa...
, continued writing after college and soon moved into production and publishing with their own company.
Reynolds is perhaps best known for producing virtually every album by Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
, all of which have sold in the millions of copies worldwide. The only exception is the 1999 album Garth Brooks in...The Life of Chris Gaines
Greatest Hits (Chris Gaines album)
Greatest Hits, also titled Garth Brooks in.... The Life of Chris Gaines, is part of the alter ego project of American country music artist Garth Brooks, in which Brooks assumes the fictitious persona of alternative rock artist Chris Gaines...
, which was produced by Grammy award-winning producer Don Was
Don Was
Don Was is an American musician, bassist and record producer.-Life and career:Was was born in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated from Oak Park High School in the Detroit suburb of Oak Park, then attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor but dropped out after the first year...
.
Reynolds has also produced albums for Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea
Kathleen Alice "Kathy" Mattea is an American country music and bluegrass performer who often brings folk, Celtic and traditional country sounds to her music. Active since 1983 as a recording artist, she has recorded seventeen albums and has charted more than thirty singles on the Billboard Hot...
, Hal Ketchum
Hal Ketchum
Hal Michael Ketchum is an American country music artist. He has released ten studio albums since 1986, including nine for the Curb and Asylum-Curb labels. Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue is his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry...
, Don Williams
Don Williams
Don Williams , is an American country singer, songwriter and a 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He grew up in Portland, Texas, and graduated in 1958 from Gregory-Portland High School. After seven years with the folk-pop group Pozo-Seco Singers, he began his solo career in 1971,...
, Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle
Crystal Gayle is an American country music singer best known for her 1977 country-pop hit, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". An award-winning singer, she accumulated 18 number one country hits during the 1970s and 1980s...
, Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris is an American singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to her work as a solo artist and bandleader, both as an interpreter of other composers' works and as a singer-songwriter, she is a sought-after backing vocalist and duet partner, working with numerous other artists including...
and the O'Kanes
The O'Kanes
The O'Kanes was an American country music duo, composed of Jamie O'Hara and Kieran Kane. Active between 1986 and 1990, the duo recorded three albums for Columbia Records and charted seven singles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, including the Number One "Can't Stop My Heart from Loving...
. In addition to his duties as producer, he has also written several hit country singles as well. His writing credits include Gayle's "Wrong Road Again
Wrong Road Again
"Wrong Road Again" is a country song written by songwriter Richard Leigh and was Crystal Gayle's first hit song. It was released in September 1974....
," "Somebody Loves You
Somebody Loves You (Crystal Gayle song)
"Somebody Loves You" is a country music song written by Allen Reynolds and became a hit for Crystal Gayle in 1976."Somebody Loves You" was one of two hits produced by Crystal Gayle in 1976. "Somebody Loves You" was followed by the single, "I'll Get Over You". Gayle's voice was still growing when...
" and "Ready For the Times to Get Better," Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
' "Dreaming My Dreams With You" and Williams' "I Recall a Gypsy Woman" and "We Should Be Together." Reynolds has also written the classic pop hit "Five O'Clock World
Five O'Clock World
"Five O'Clock World" is the title of a song written by Allen Reynolds and recorded by American vocal group The Vogues. It reached #1 in Canada on the RPM singles chart on 10 January 1966 and peaked at #4 in the U.S...
" for the singing group, The Vogues
The Vogues
The Vogues are an American vocal group from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The original group consisted of Bill Burkette , Don Miller , Hugh Geyer and Chuck Blasko .-Career:...
. Hal Ketchum
Hal Ketchum
Hal Michael Ketchum is an American country music artist. He has released ten studio albums since 1986, including nine for the Curb and Asylum-Curb labels. Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue is his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry...
later covered this song on his 1991 debut album Past the Point of Rescue
Past the Point of Rescue
Past the Point of Rescue is the title of an album released by American country music artist Hal Ketchum. His first major-label album, it was released in 1991 on Curb Records and has been certified gold by the RIAA. The album produced four singles for him on the Billboard Hot Country Singles &...
, with Reynolds as co-producer alongside Jim Rooney
Jim Rooney (music)
Jim Rooney is an American music producer whose credits include Nanci Griffith's Other Voices, Other Rooms , Hal Ketchum's Past the Point of Rescue, Iris DeMent's Infamous Angel, John Prine's Aimless Love and many other widely hailed albums...
, and became a Top 20 country single for Ketchum the following year.