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Alan Tarney

Real Name:
Alan Tarney
Profile:
Born in Cumberland in the UK, Alan played bass guitar with The Shadows from 1973 to 1977 both in studio and live, covering 4 major albums "Rockin With Curly Leads", "Specs Appeal", Live At Paris Olympia" and "Tasty" with John Farrar.
Perhaps today most known for his studio work as a producer for artists like a-ha and Cliff Richard among others.
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Remixes:
Fadeaway (12") Fadeaway 21 Records, Polydor 1983
Train Of Thought (Single) (5 versions) Train Of Thought (Remi... Warner Bros. Records ... 1985
The Blood That Moves The Body (12") The Blood That Moves T... WEA Musik GmbH 1988
Stronger Than That (Maxi) (4 versions)   EMI Records ... 1989
Headlines And Deadlines: The Hits Of A-Ha (Comp) (2 versions) Train Of Thought (Remix) Warner Music (Australia) ... 1991
The Blood That Moves The Body (12")   WEA Musik GmbH 1992
Retro:Active - Rare & Remixed (CD, Comp, Ltd) Take On Me (Extended V... Hi-Bias Records Inc. 2004
The Singles 1984 | 2004 (Comp) (2 versions) Train Of Thought (Remix) Warner Strategic Marketing ... 2004
Production:
Pilot Of The Airwaves (7", Single)   Island Records 1979
Pilot Of The Airwaves (7", Single)   Island Records 1979
Pilot Of The Airwaves / Sleepless (7")   Island Records 1979
A Little In Love (7")   EMI (Australia) Limited 1980
Dreamin' (7")   EMI, EMI (Australia) Limited 1980
I'm No Hero (Album) (3 versions)   EMI Music (Netherlands) ... 1980
In The Night (7", Single)   EMI Electrola 1980
In The Night (Single) (2 versions)   Epic 1980
It's Really You (7", Single)   Epic 1980
January - February (7", Single)   Epic, Epic 1980
More Than I Can Say (Single) (5 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1980
Once In A While (7", Single)   Chrysalis 1980
The Barbara Dickson Album (LP, Album)   Epic 1980
Chihuahua (Single) (3 versions)   RCA 1981
Living In A Fantasy (7", Single)   Chrysalis 1981
Only Seventeen (7", Single)   Epic 1981
See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! (Album) (9 versions) Chihuahua, Sinner, Sin... RCA ... 1981
W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No! No! My Daddy Don't) / C-30, C-60, C-90 Anda! (Single) (3 versions) W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No!... EMI Records 1981
Wired For Sound (LP)   EMI Electrola 1981
Annie Get Your Gun (7", Single) Annie Get Your Gun A&M Records 1982
Annie Get Your Gun / Spanish Guitar (7", Single) Annie Get Your Gun A&M Records 1982
I Want Candy (LP) W.O.R.K. (N.O. Nah No!... EMI Records 1982
Original Recordings (LP) W.O.R.K. EMI Music (Netherlands) 1982
Singles - 45's And Under (Comp, Album) (11 versions)   A&M Records ... 1982
Stop In The Name Of Love (Single) (3 versions)   Epic 1982
Twelve Original Recordings (LP) W.O.R.K. Harvest 1982
Have You Ever Been In Love (Album) (2 versions)   Chrysalis 1983
Orchard Road (2 versions)   Chrysalis 1983
Sugar Bridge (3 versions) Sugar Bridge London Records 1983
The Bluebells (LP, MiniAlbum) Sugar Bridge Sire Records Company 1983
You Don't Need Someone New (2 versions)   Sylvan Records ... 1983
You Don't Need Someone New (Single) (2 versions)   Arista ... 1983
No Sense Of Sin (Album) (3 versions) You Don't Need Someone... Arista ... 1984
Hunting High And Low (Maxi, Single) (7 versions) Hunting High And Low (... Warner Bros. Records ... 1985
Hunting High And Low (Album) (25 versions) Take On Me, The Sun Al... Warner Bros. Records ... 1985
Romance (4 versions)   Arista 1985
Romance (LP)   Arista 1985
Take On Me (Maxi, Single) (12 versions) Take On Me WEA International Inc. ... 1985
Take On Me / The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Single) (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1985
The Dream Academy (VHS, Smplr)   Reprise Records 1985
The Dream Academy (Album) (6 versions) The Love Parade Blanco Y Negro ... 1985
The Last Kiss (Maxi) (4 versions)   Arista ... 1985
The Love Parade (Single) (4 versions) The Love Parade (12"),... Warner Bros. Records ... 1985
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. (Maxi, Single) (13 versions) The Sun Always Shines ... WEA International Inc. ... 1985
The Sun Always Shines On T.V. / Holding Back The Years (7") The Sun Always Shines ... Warner Bros. Records, Elektra 1985
Twelve Inch Club (Maxi) (2 versions)   Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1985
Unchained Melody (12") Unchained Melody, Hear... Chrysalis 1985
45 R.P.M. Club (Maxi) (3 versions)   Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1986
A-Ha (7", EP)   AMIGA 1986
Cry Wolf (Single, Maxi) (12 versions) Cry Wolf Warner Bros. Records ... 1986
Inside (LP) Save Time For Me Columbia 1986
Real Life (12")   Ariola 1986
Scoundrel Days (Album) (13 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1986
Unchained Melody (12", Maxi) Unchained Melody, Hear... Chrysalis, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1986
Unchained Melody (7")   Ariola 1986
Manhattan Skyline (Single) (5 versions) Manhattan Skyline (Edit) WEA Musik GmbH ... 1987
My Pretty One (Single) (4 versions)   EMI Records ... 1987
Remember Me (CD, Maxi)   EMI Records, EMI Records 1987
Scoundrel Club (Maxi, MiniAlbum) (4 versions) Cry Wolf (Extended Ver... Warner-Pioneer Corporation ... 1987
Some People (2 versions) Some People (Extended ... EMI Music (Netherlands) ... 1987
Bright Lights, Big City. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Comp) (3 versions) Ice Cream Days Warner Bros. Records 1988
Eleventh Anniversary Program (12") You Don't Need Someone... Disconet Program Service 1988
Eleventh Anniversary Program (2x12") You Don't Need Someone... Disconet Program Service 1988
Fortune And Men's Eyes (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1988
Kuschelrock 2 (CD 1) (CD) Stay On These Roads CBS 1988
Private Collection 1979 - 1988 (CD, Comp) Some People, Wired For... EMI Records, EMI Records 1988
Road Club (CD, Maxi) Hunting High And Low (... Warner-Pioneer Corporation 1988
Stay On These Roads (Single) (8 versions) Stay On These Roads (7... Warner Bros. Records ... 1988
Stay On These Roads (Album) (17 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1988
The Blood That Moves The Body (Maxi, Single) (6 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1988
Touchy! (Go-Go Mix) (Single) (8 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1988
Two Hearts (CD, Maxi)   EMI Records, EMI Records 1988
You Are The One (12", Single, Pic, Ltd)   Warner Bros. Records 1988
You Are The One (Remix) (Maxi, Single) (8 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1988
Different (Album) (2 versions)   TELDEC 1989
Lean On You (4 versions)   EMI Records ... 1989
On Tour In Brazil (Comp) (2 versions)   WEA Discos Ltda. 1989
Soldier (12")   TELDEC 1989
Stronger (CD, Album)   EMI Records 1989
Stronger Than That (Maxi) (4 versions)   EMI Records ... 1989
The Hit Collection Volume 1 (CD) Touchy! Arcade 1989
Air (Album) (3 versions)   I.R.S. Records 1990
Cool Touch (7")   Electrola 1990
Cool Touch (LP, Album)   Electrola 1990
Crying In The Rain (Maxi) (4 versions) Cry Wolf (LP Version) Warner Bros. Records ... 1990
Hitbreaker 4/90 (Cass, Comp) Cool Touch SR International 1990
I Call Your Name (Maxi) (2 versions) The Blood That Moves T... Warner Bros. Records ... 1990
Limited Edition Hits E.P. / Number Two (7", EP, Ltd) The Sun Always Shines ... Warner Bros. Records 1990
Now That's What I Call Music 17 (Comp) (3 versions) Stronger Than That PolyGram ... 1990
Talk To Me (Single, Maxi) (3 versions) Talk To Me I.R.S. Records 1990
The Best Of 1980-1990 Vol. 2 (3xCD) More Than I Can Say, W... EMI Electrola 1990
A Portrait (2 versions) Monsters And Angels, P... London Records 1991
Headlines And Deadlines - The Hits Of A-Ha (Comp) (11 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1991
Honey Lingers (Album) (4 versions) Monsters And Angels, P... London Records 1991
Keys Of The Kingdom (Album) (2 versions) Bless The Wings (That ... Threshold Records ... 1991
Monsters And Angels (Single) (6 versions)   London Records 1991
Perfect Place (Single) (2 versions)   London Records 1991
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp)   A&M Records 1992
Greatest Hits (Cass, Comp, Album) Annie Get Your Gun A&M Records 1992
Greatest Hits (LP, Comp) Annie Get Your Gun A&M Records 1992
Precious (Comp) (3 versions) Monsters And Angels Dino Entertainment 1992
Angel (CD, Maxi, Ltd) Stay On These Roads, M... Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records 1993
Dark Is The Night (CD, Single, CD2) The Sun Always Shines ... Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records 1993
Girl Bites Dog - Your Compact Disc Pet (CD)   EMI USA, EMI USA 1993
Leo Sayer - All The Best (CD)   Chrysalis 1993
Smash Hits '93 (2xCD, Comp) You're In A Bad Way Chrysalis 1993
So Tough (CD, Album) You're In A Bad Way Warner Bros. Records 1993
The Singles Collection (CD, Comp) Sugar Bridge (It Will ... London Records 1993
You're In A Bad Way (Single, Maxi) (6 versions) You're In A Bad Way Heavenly ... 1993
The Hit List (2xCD, Comp)   EMI 1994
Time Traveller (5xCD) Bless The Wings (That ... Polydor 1994
Just For A Second (CD, Maxi) Just For A Second (7" ... Blanco Y Negro 1996
Passive Soul (CD) Just For A Second Blanco Y Negro 1996
Piccadilly Collection (CD, Comp, RM) Annie Get Your Gun A&M Records 1996
The Best Of Bow Wow Wow (CD) Prince Of Darkness, Ch... RCA 1996
Hi-NRG Classics (2xCD, Comp) Some People (12" Mix) SPG Music Productions Ltd. 1997
Simply The Best Of Warner Music UK (2xCD, Promo) The Sun Always Shines ... Warner Music UK Ltd. 1998
Minor Earth | Major Sky (Special Edition) (Album) (2 versions)   WEA ... 2000
The Very Best Of (CD, Comp)   Rhino Entertainment Company 2000
The Whole Story - His Greatest Hits (2xCD, Comp, RM) Dreamin', Wired For So... EMI, EMI 2000
EAMS Compilation Volume 14 (CD, Comp) Pilot Of The Airwaves EAMS 2001
Smash The System (Singles And More) (Album) (3 versions) You're In A Bad Way Heavenly ... 2001
To Understand-The Early Recordings Of Matthew Sweet (CD, Comp) Save Time For Me Hip-O Records, A&M Records 2002
The Singles 1984 | 2004 (Comp) (2 versions)   Warner Strategic Marketing ... 2004
The Singles Collection (CD, Comp, RE) Sugar Bridge (It Will ... Warner Platinum 2005
Trilogy: Three Classic Albums (3xCD, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 2005
Nice Price (CD) Hobart Paving (Alterna... Foreign Office 2006
The Brit Box: UK Indie, Shoegaze, And Brit-Pop Gems Of The Last Millennium (4xCD, Comp, RM + Box) You're In A Bad Way Rhino Records (2) 2007
50th Anniversary (CD, Promo) Dreamin' The Mail On Sunday, Upfront 2008
It's Called New Music (Cass, Album, Comp) You Don't Need Someone... Virgin, OctoArts International  
Co-production:
Stay On These Roads (CD, Mini) Soft Rains Of April (O... Warner Bros. Records, WEA Musik GmBH 1988
Mix:
Train Of Thought (7") Train Of Thought WEA Musik GmbH 1985
Cry Wolf (Maxi, Single) (4 versions) Cry Wolf, Maybe, Maybe Warner Bros. Records ... 1986
Hunting High And Low (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1986
I've Been Losing You (Single) (2 versions) I've Been Losing You Warner Bros. Records 1986
Scoundrel Days (Album) (9 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1986
Disco 2000 (CD, Single, Car) Disco 2000 (7" Mix) Island Records, Island Records 1995
Trilogy: Three Classic Albums (3xCD, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 2005
Appears On:
For You We Sing / Let Love Live (7", Single) For You We Sing Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1973
Hank Marvin & John Farrar (Album) (2 versions)   EMI Records 1973
Power To All Our Friends (Album) (2 versions) Living In Harmony EMI Music (Belgium) ... 1973
Real Thing (Album) (3 versions)   Pye Records ... 1976
Every Face Tells A Story (LP, Album) Hey Mr. Dream Maker, G... The Rocket Record Company 1977
The World Starts Tonight (Album) (2 versions)   RCA Victor 1977
Can You Feel The Force (LP, Album)   Ariola, Pye Records 1978
Green Light (7", Single) Green Light, Imagine Love EMI Records 1978
Step Into Our World (LP, Album)   Pye Records 1978
Three's A Crowd (Album) (3 versions) Bye Bye Now, My Sweet ... A&M Records 1978
Totally Hot (Album) (5 versions) Never Enough MCA Records ... 1978
Disco Promozionale (12", Promo) We Don't Talk Anymore EMI ITALIANA S.p.A. 1979
Rock 'N' Roll Juvenile (Album) (7 versions) We Don't Talk Anymore EMI Records ... 1979
Run For Your Life (Album) (2 versions)   A&M Records 1979
Tarantella-Joe (LP) Mikset Palaa? (We Don'... Scandia 1979
We Don't Talk Anymore (LP, Album)   EMI America 1979
We Don't Talk Anymore (Single) (6 versions) We Don't Talk Anymore EMI Records ... 1979
A Little In Love / Everyman (Single) (3 versions)   EMI America ... 1980
Akkordeon - Hitparade 80 (LP) Ich Werde Geh'n Heute ... Happy Music (3) 1980
Die Hit Orgel (LP, Album) We Don´t Talk Anymore Marifon 1980
Dreamin' (Single, Maxi) (6 versions) Dreamin' EMI Records ... 1980
Excelsior A Máquina Do Som - Vol. 8 (LP) We Don't Talk Anymore Som Livre, Sigla 1980
Grootste Hits (Comp) (2 versions) We Don't Talk Anymore,... EMI Music (Netherlands) 1980
I'm No Hero (Album) (4 versions) Take Another Look, Any... EMI Music (Netherlands) ... 1980
In The Night (7", Single) Keep On Looking EMI Electrola 1980
In The Night (Single) (2 versions) Now I Don't Know Epic 1980
It's Really You (7", Single) It's Really You Epic 1980
January - February (7", Single) January - February Epic, Epic 1980
Living In A Fantasy (Album) (6 versions)   Chrysalis ... 1980
More Than I Can Say (Single) (3 versions) Only Fooling Chrysalis ... 1980
Move It - Seine Besten Songs (LP, Comp) We Don't Talk Anymore Arcade Deutschland GmbH, Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1980
Once In A While (7", Single) Once In A While, Livin... Chrysalis 1980
Pop-Orgel Hitparade 6 (LP, Album) We Don't Talk Anymore HÖR ZU 1980
Super 20 - Super Hits (LP, Comp) Wenn Ich Dich Nicht Ha... Ariola 1980
Volga (LP, Album) En Saa Sua Puhumaan (W... CBS, CBS Records Oy 1980
We Don't Talk Anymore / Carrie (7", Single) We Don't Talk Anymore AMIGA 1980
Living In A Fantasy (7", Single)   Chrysalis 1981
Love Songs (Comp) (2 versions) A Little In Love, We D... EMI 1981
Only Seventeen (7", Single) Only Seventeen Epic 1981
Riding High - The Original Film Soundtrack (Album) (2 versions) Dreaming Arrival Records ... 1981
The Elite (LP, Comp) Dreaming Dominion Records (NL) 1981
The Hit Sensation (2xLP, Comp) Wired For Sound K-Tel 1981
Toledo (7") Proprio Tu RCA Italiana 1981
Wired For Sound (2 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1981
Wired For Sound (Single) (3 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1981
"Life" And Other Games (LP, Album) Viewfinder Ariola 1982
1982 ... In The Sun (LP, Comp) Wired For Sound EMI Music (Australia) 1982
All For A Song (LP)   Epic 1982
Stop In The Name Of Love (7", Single) Find A Better Way Epic 1982
Candy (7", Single) Candy Lark Records 1983
Have You Ever Been In Love (Album) (2 versions) Don't Wait Until Tomor... Chrysalis 1983
Orchard Road (7")   Chrysalis 1983
What Goes Around... (Album) (2 versions) Something Ain't Right WEA 1983
Atmospheric Conditions (CD, Album) Final Cruise Coda Records (3) 1985
Keine Träne Tut Mir Leid (Club Edition) (LP) Wenn Ich Dich Nicht Ha... Hansa 1985
Romance (Let Your Heart Go) - Special Edition (Maxi) (2 versions)   Arista 1985
The Last Kiss (Maxi) (4 versions)   Arista ... 1985
Untitled (12")   Arista, Jive Afrika 1985
Fortune And Men's Eyes (CD)   Warner Bros. Records 1987
Golden Love Songs Volume 6 (LP, Comp) My Heart Lies Arcade 1987
My Pretty One (7", Single) My Pretty One EMI Records 1987
Some People (Single) (2 versions) Some People EMI Records 1987
Bright Lights, Big City (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Comp) (3 versions) Ice Cream Days Warner Bros. Records ... 1988
Fortune And Men's Eyes (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1988
Mistletoe & Wine (Single, Maxi) (3 versions) Marmaduke EMI Records 1988
Private Collection 1979 - 1988 (CD, Comp) Some People, Wired For... EMI Records, EMI Records 1988
Different (Album) (3 versions) Living On The Edge, So... EastWest Records GmbH ... 1989
Lean On You (Extended Mix) (12", Maxi)   EMI Records 1989
Soldier (2 versions)   TELDEC 1989
Stronger (CD, Album)   EMI Records 1989
Cool Touch (12", Maxi)   Electrola, Electrola 1990
Cool Touch (7")   Electrola 1990
Cool Touch (LP, Album)   Electrola 1990
Hitbreaker 4/90 (Cass, Comp) Cool Touch SR International 1990
Mega Hits - Die Grössten Hits Aller Zeiten (Cass, Comp) We Don't Talk Anymore WEA Musik GmbH 1990
Stronger Than That (Maxi) (3 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1990
The Best Of 1980-1990 (3xCD, Comp) Some People EMI Electrola 1990
We Don't Talk Anymore (12") We Don't Talk Anymore ... EMI Music (Belgium) 1990
The Blood That Moves The Body (Maxi) (2 versions)   Warner Bros. Records ... 1992
We Don't Talk Anymore (12") We Don't Talk Anymore ... Daily Music 1992
Songs Of Heaven (CD, Comp) Some People Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1993
Meine Großen Erfolge (CD, Comp, RM) We Don't Talk Anymore,... EMI Electrola 1994
Disco 2000 - Part Two (Single, Maxi) (6 versions) Disco 2000 (7" Mix) Island Records ... 1995
The First 20 Years (2xCD, Album, Comp) Rock 'N' Roll Lullaby,... EMI Music (Australia) 1996
Collection (CD) We Don't Talk Anymore The Collection 1997
Heiss Und Kalt (CD, Comp) Ich Werde Geh'n Heute ... BMG Ariola Miller GmbH 1997
1970s (Comp) (2 versions) Green Light EMI ... 1998
The Hits In Between (CD) Living In Harmony EMI 1998
2020 (Album) (2 versions) Wired For Sound Murmur 2000
The Whole Story - His Greatest Hits (2xCD, Comp, RM) We Don't Talk Anymore,... EMI, EMI 2000
Kon Tiki: De Beste 1960 - 1980 (CD, Comp, RM)   EMI Music (Norway) 2001
In The End / Road To Nowhere (12") Road To Nowhere Blue Special 2002
In The End / Ware House (12")   Contraseña Records 2002
Memories (CD, Comp) January, February Music Club 2003
Songs Forever (Special Fan Edition) (CD, Album) Some People Edel Records 2006
Meanwhile... Acoustically (CD, Album) Seine City Liberation Music 2007
50th Anniversary (CD, Promo) Dreamin' The Mail On Sunday, Upfront 2008
Songs Forever (Diamond Edition) (CD, Album, RE) Some People Edel Records 2008
The Gentleman Of Music / Live In Concert (DVD-V, PAL, Ltd) Soldier Feuerstake Film 2009
Hey Mr. Dream Maker / Kinda Life (7", Single) Hey Mr. Dream Maker Tonpress  
Hit Parade (2xLP) In The Night Delta Music  
Orgue Hammond Vol. 6 (LP) We Don't Talk Anymore Les Tréteaux  
Silver Machine (LP) Living Harmony Napoleon (2)  
Super Party Hits (2xLP, Comp) We Don´t Talk Anymore Delta Music  
Unofficial Releases:
Stay On These Roads (CD)   Not On Label 1988
The Last Picture (No Sense Of Sin, 12" Versions + B-Sides) (CD, Comp)   Not On Label 1998
Scoundrel Days (CD)   Not On Label  
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