Joe Chiccarelli

Profile:Born in Boston, producer Joe Chiccarelli got his first taste of the studio through a cousin who owned Boston's Fleetwood Studio. Chiccarelli moved west in the late '70s where he scored an assistant engineer gig at L.A.'s Cherokee Studios. As often happens within the studio world, Chiccarelli caught his break when he happened to be at the right place at the right time (or the wrong place at the wrong time, depending on who you ask). As Cherokee's resident flack, Chiccarelli was assigned to assist difficult clients such as Frank Zappa, who was known for moodiness, being demanding, and keeping late hours. When Zappa's main engineer got held up and couldn't make it to the studio, Zappa upgraded Chiccarelli from assistant to engineer. The album Sheik Yerbouti was a giant step forward for the young studio man, and from there Chiccarelli went on to engineer several other Zappa discs, such as Joe's Garage and Baby Snakes, as well as produce groups like Oingo Boingo and the American Music Club.
Name Variations: All | Joe Chiccarelli | J. Chiccarelli | Joe Chicarelli | Joe Chicarrelli | Joe Chiccarrelli
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Remixes:
Sheik Yerbouti (2xLP)   CBS 1979
You're In The Pocket (LP, Album)   Ultraphone Records 1982
Playback (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Synthicide EMI America ... 1983
Synthicide ◄ (3 versions)   EMI America 1983
Dreaming I Was Dreaming (CD, Mini)   Avex Trax 1997
Jack-ass (2x7") Jack-ass (Strange Invi... Geffen Records 1997
Last Night On Earth (Maxi, Single) ◄ (3 versions) Happiness Is A Warm Gu... Island Records (US) ... 1997
The Best Of 1990-2000 & B-Sides (Comp) ◄ (6 versions) Happiness Is A Warm Gu... Island Records ... 2002
Production:
Fast Times At Ridgemont High • Music From The Motion Picture (2xLP, Promo) Goodbye, Goodbye Full Moon, Asylum Records 1982
Nothing To Fear (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   A&M Records 1982
Camouflage (Single) ◄ (3 versions) Salesman I.R.S. Records 1985
No Easy Way Out / Domination (7")   Bellaphon 1985
No Easy Way Out / Domination (12", Maxi) Domination Bellaphon 1985
Rocky IV (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Album) ◄ (3 versions) No Easy Way Out Intercord Tonträger GmbH ... 1985
Salesman / The Big Heat (7") Salesman I.R.S. Records 1985
Seven The Hard Way (LP, Album)   Chrysalis 1985
Sex As A Weapon (7", Single)   Chrysalis 1985
The Big Heat (Album, Comp) ◄ (8 versions) Salesman I.R.S. Records ... 1985
The Big Heat (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Salesman I.R.S. Records ... 1985
Cobra (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (LP, Album, Promo) Loving On Borrowed Tim... Scotti Bros. Records, Scotti Bros. Records 1986
No Easy Way Out (CD, Album)   Scotti Bros. Records 1986
No Easy Way Out / Domination (7", Single)   CBS, CBS 1986
No Easy Way Out / Domination (12")   CBS, Scotti Bros. Records 1986
No Easy Way Out / Domination (7", Single)   Scotti Bros. Records 1986
One Love (12", Pic) Sex As A Weapon (12" V... Chrysalis 1986
Untitled (12") Angel Of The City Scotti Bros. Records 1986
I Found Love (12", Pic, Promo)   Geffen Records 1987
Trapped In The Body Of A White Girl (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Time Slips Away Sire Records Company 1987
Cool On Your Island (7", Promo)   Atlantic 1988
Cool On Your Island / Heart Attack At 23 (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Atlantic 1988
Groovy Kind of Love / Cool On Your Island (CD, Maxi, Promo) Cool On Your Island (E... Atlantic 1988
King Of Portugal (Single) ◄ (2 versions)   Enigma Records (3) ... 1988
Last Days Of The Century (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Enigma Records (3) 1988
The Big Picture ◄ (2 versions)   Atlantic 1988
The Big Picture / You Go To My Head (7", Promo)   Atlantic 1988
Calling Out To Carol (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions) Calling Out To Carol I.R.S. Records ... 1989
Fly On The Wall: Music And Commentary From Stan Ridgway (CD, Promo)   Geffen Records 1989
Goin' Southbound (Maxi) ◄ (5 versions)   EMI Electrola ... 1989
Lonely Town ◄ (2 versions) Lonely Town Pathé Marconi EMI ... 1989
Mosquitos (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   I.R.S. Records ... 1989
The Best Of : Skeletons In The Closet (LP, Album, Comp)   A&M Records 1989
Without You I'm Nothing (2xLP)   Enigma Records (3) 1989
Without You I'm Nothing (CD)   Enigma Records (3) 1989
Carolyn (7", Single)   Dureco 1990
Kerosene Man (CD, Album)   Rhino Entertainment Company 1990
The Rocky Story (CD) No Easy Way Out Scotti Bros. Records 1990
The Rocky Story (Cass) No Easy Way Out Scotti Bros. Records 1990
The Rocky Story (12") No Easy Way Out PolyGram 1991
Dazzling Display (CD, Album)   R.N.A. Rhino New Artists 1992
Drag (7", Promo)   WEA 1992
Beloved Satellite (CD)   Gasoline Alley Records 1993
Famous Last Words (CD, Album) Necromancer SPV Records, SPV GmbH 1993
Graeme Spews (12", Promo, Etch, S/Sided, Pur)   Slash Records 1993
Postcards From The Arctic (CD)   Caroline Records 1993
Way Out Where (CD, Album)   Slash Records 1993
Can You Help Me (CD, Single)   Virgin 1994
If I Were A Carpenter (7x7" + Box) Goodbye To Love A&M Records 1994
Sampler (Cass, Smplr, Promo)   Reprise Records 1994
San Francisco (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Reprise Records ... 1994
Wish The World Away (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   Virgin 1994
Hello Amsterdam (CD, EP)   Reprise Records 1995
Sweet Relief II: Gravity Of The Situation (The Songs Of Vic Chesnutt) (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Dodge Columbia 1996
Technical Difficulties (CD, Album) Superdrama, Anger Impulse Restless Records 1998
Better Than Chocolate - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Album) Stand Up Dexter Entertainment Group 1999
A Beautiful EP (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   spinART Records ... 2003
Soft Spot (CD, Album, Dig)   Fargo Records 2003
You're Just Too Obscure For Me (CD, Comp)   Flying Nun Records 2003
Hang On Little Tomato (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Naïve ... 2004
Landed (CD, Album)   Dangerbird Records 2004
The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (CD + CD, Enh) Don't Let The Sun Go D... Gammon Records 2004
All Maps Welcome (CD, Album)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2005
Phantom Limb (Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Transgressive Records ... 2006
Australia (Single, Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) Australia Transgressive Records ... 2007
Realmente Lo Mejor (CD, Comp, MP) Hoy No Quiero Norte 2007
The Narcotic Story (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Hydra Head Records ... 2007
Turn On Me (7", Single) Turn On Me, Australia ... Transgressive Records, Transgressive Records 2007
Evil Urges (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   ATO Records ... 2008
I'm Amazed (CD, Single, Promo)   ATO Records 2008
Pass It Around (LP, Ltd, Album, Blu + CD, Album) Life, Love & Laughter Lost Highway, Lost Highway 2008
Watch Me Disappear (CD, Album)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) 2008
Sería Feliz (CD, Promo) Sería Feliz (Versión... BMG Entertainment Mexico  
Co-production:
Seven The Hard Way ◄ (3 versions)   Chrysalis 1985
If I Were A Carpenter ◄ (2 versions) Goodbye To Love A&M Records (UK) ... 1994
Mix:
Carmina Burana (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   A&M Records ... 1983
All Over The Place (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Columbia 1984
Sexy Girl (7", Single) Sexy Girl MCA Records Ltd. 1984
Red Light ◄ (2 versions)   Striped Horse ... 1985
Seven The Hard Way (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Chrysalis 1985
The Big Heat (Album, Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Salesman I.R.S. Records 1985
The Lover Speaks ◄ (4 versions)   A&M Records 1986
This Is The Voice (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Restless Records ... 1986
50 In A 25 Zone (12", Single)   Big Time Records (America) Inc. 1987
A Very Special Christmas (Comp, Album) ◄ (4 versions) The Little Drummer Boy Universal Music (Japan) ... 1987
River's Edge (LP) Fire In The Rain Enigma Records (3) 1987
Greatest Hits (CD)   CBS Disques Canada Ltee 1988
Victory Day (LP, Album)   RCA 1988
Speaking Of Dreams (CD, Album) China, Warriors Of The... Gold Castle Records 1989
Greatest Hits (Album, Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1990
Everclear (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Alias Records 1991
Partyball (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Geffen Records ... 1991
Dazzling Display (CD, Album)   R.N.A. Rhino New Artists 1992
Birth (CD, Album)   BMG Victor Inc., BMG 1993
Conmemorativo: A Tribute To Gram Parsons (CD) Christine's Tune Rhino Entertainment Company 1993
Romeo Unchained (CD, Album)   Gadfly Records 1996
Jack-Ass (CD, Maxi)   Geffen Records 1997
All Maps Welcome (CD, Album)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2005
End Of Love (CD, Album + CD)   Fargo Records 2005
Fill Me With Your Light (CD, EP)   Fargo Records 2005
How Things Transpire (CD, EP)   DECOY Recordings 2006
You Said Saturday (CD, Album)   Not On Label 2006
Australia (Single, Maxi) ◄ (4 versions) Australia Transgressive Records ... 2007
Conquest (Single, MiniAlbum) ◄ (3 versions) Conquest XL Recordings ... 2007
Icky Thump (Album) ◄ (9 versions)   XL Recordings ... 2007
Icky Thump (Single) ◄ (3 versions)   XL Recordings 2007
In Our Bedroom After The War +1 (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Pony Canyon Inc. ... 2007
Phantom Limb (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   Transgressive Records ... 2007
Rag And Bone (7", Single, Etch, S/Sided, Red)   XL Recordings, New Musical Express 2007
Take Me To The Riot (7", Single)   Arts & Crafts International 2007
The Narcotic Story (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Hydra Head Records ... 2007
Turn On Me (7", Single) Turn On Me Transgressive Records, Transgressive Records 2007
You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do As You're Told) (Single) ◄ (3 versions) You Don't Know What Lo... XL Recordings ... 2007
Get Awkward (CD, Album, Dig)   Universal Records 2008
Get Awkward (LP)   XL Recordings 2008
Odelay (Deluxe Edition) (CD, Album, RM + CD, Comp)   Geffen Records 2008
Pass It Around (LP, Ltd, Album, Blu + CD, Album)   Lost Highway, Lost Highway 2008
Appears On:
Deep In The Night (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1978
Love Somebody (LP)   Music For Pleasure 1978
Motion (LP, Album)   Warner Bros. Records 1978
Better Than The Rest ◄ (2 versions)   MCA Records 1979
Joe's Garage Act I (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   CBS ... 1979
Joe's Garage Acts I, II & III (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Barking Pumpkin Records ... 1979
Joe's Garage Acts II & III (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Zappa Records ... 1979
Sheik Yerbouti (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   CBS ... 1979
Under The Gun (LP, Album)   MCA Records (Canada) 1980
Juice (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Capitol Records ... 1981
Tinseltown Rebellion (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Barking Pumpkin Records ... 1981
Fast Times At Ridgemont High • Music From The Motion Picture (2xLP, Promo) Goodbye, Goodbye Full Moon, Asylum Records 1982
Never Enough (LP)   Alfa Records, Inc 1982
Nothing To Fear (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   A&M Records 1982
Dirty Look (LP, Album)   Capitol Records 1983
It's A Jungle Out There (12")   Capitol Records 1983
Never Let You Go (LP, Album)   A&M Records 1983
Hero Takes A Fall (7")   CBS 1984
Inamorata (LP, Album)   Atlantic 1984
The Flame (LP, Album)   A&M Records (Europe), A&M Records (Europe) 1984
No Easy Way Out / Domination (12", Maxi) No Easy Way Out Bellaphon 1985
Rocky IV - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Album) ◄ (4 versions) No Easy Way Out Scotti Bros. Records ... 1985
Seven The Hard Way (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Chrysalis 1985
Sex As A Weapon (Maxi, Single) ◄ (5 versions)   Chrysalis 1985
The Big Heat (Album, Comp) ◄ (4 versions) Salesman I.R.S. Records 1985
The Big Heat (12") Salesman Illegal Records (France) 1985
Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Atlantic ... 1986
The Lover Speaks ◄ (4 versions)   A&M Records 1986
Best Shots ◄ (2 versions)   Chrysalis 1987
Just Visiting This Planet (LP)   Chrysalis 1987
Raindancing (LP, Album)   CBS 1987
Right On Track (12", Single)   MCA Records 1987
Right On Track (7")   WEA Records Pty Ltd., MCA Records 1987
Recently (CD, Album)   Gold Castle Records 1988
Y Kant Tori Read (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Atlantic 1988
Speaking Of Dreams (CD, Album) China Gold Castle Records 1989
Dazzling Display (CD, Album)   R.N.A. Rhino New Artists 1992
Shut Up 'n Play Yer Guitar (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Canarsie Rykodisc ... 1995
The Dope, The Lies, The Vaseline (CD, Album, Promo)   Priority Records 1996
Jack-Ass (CD, Maxi)   Geffen Records 1997
Odelay (Album, Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Burro (Mariachi Version) Geffen Records ... 1997
Ricky Martin (Album) ◄ (2 versions) She's All I Ever Had, ... Columbia ... 1999
A Love Affair: The Music Of Ivan Lins (CD)   Telarc 2000
Gravelled And Green (CD, Album)   Nettwerk America 2001
Poses (CD, Album) Across The Universe (R... DreamWorks Records 2001
Songs From The West Coast (CD, Album)   Mercury 2001
Wonder (10") Wonder Mercury 2003
Best Kept Secrets - The Best Of Lamb 1996-2004 (CD, Comp) Wonder, Stronger Mercury 2004
Wolf's Rain (CD)   Bandai Entertainment 2004
All Maps Welcome (CD, Album)   Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2005
Stubbs The Zombie - The Soundtrack (CD, Comp) Tears On My Pillow Shout! Factory 2005
The Girl Who Falls Downstairs (7", Single) Lucy In The Sky With D... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 2005
Unwritten (CD, Album, RE) Stumble Epic, Phonogenic, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. 2005
Grace Kelly (Single, Maxi) ◄ (7 versions) Grace Kelly Universal Island Records ... 2006
Relax, Take It Easy (Single, Maxi) ◄ (6 versions)   Casablanca Music Ltd. ... 2006
Australia (CD, Single, Promo)   Transgressive Records 2007
Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) (Single) ◄ (3 versions) Big Girl (You Are Beau... Universal Island Records ... 2007
Causes 1 (CD, Ltd, Comp) Turn On Me (Exclusive ... Waxploitation 2007
Happy Ending (7") Happy Ending (The LA E... Universal Island Records 2007
Icky Thump (Album) ◄ (9 versions)   XL Recordings ... 2007
In Our Bedroom After The War +1 (Album) ◄ (2 versions) The Night Starts Here Pony Canyon Inc. ... 2007
Life In Cartoon Motion (Album) ◄ (5 versions) Grace Kelly, My Interp... Universal Island Records ... 2007
Love Today (Maxi, Single) ◄ (6 versions) Love Today Universal Island Records ... 2007
Sealegs (7", Single, Ltd) Sealegs (Radio Edit) Transgressive Records 2007
This Is Next - Indie's Biggest Hits Volume 1 (CD) Phantom Limb Vice Records 2007
This Is Somewhere (CD, Album)   Hollywood Records 2007
Threes (2xLP, Ltd, Pea)   Suburban Home Records 2007
Wincing The Night Away (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Sub Pop Records ... 2007
Consolers Of The Lonely (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   XL Recordings ... 2008
Unofficial Releases:
I Kant Tori Read (CD, Album)   Atlantic (2)  
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