One of the more important roles outside the core band or artist is the producer. This person is effectively a project manager for an album managing the output of the band, the engineering and the overall direction of the album.
In this program we highlight the work of Steve Lillywhite, a British producer, who started as a tape operator at Polygram and then produced a demo tape for Ultravox which lead to a recording contract for the band and a job at Island records for Lillywhite!
| Artist | Track | Album | Year |
| Peter Gabriel | Biko | Peter Gabriel 3 | 1980 |
| Joan Armatrading | Drop the Pilot | The Key | 1983 |
| Joan Armatrading | I Love it When You Call Me Names | The Key | 1983 |
| Simple Minds | Waterfront | Sparkle in the Rain | 1984 |
| U2 | Bullet the Blue Sky | Rattle & Hum | 1988 |
| Matchbox Twenty | Back 2 Good | Exile on Mainstream | 1996 |
| Counting Crows | Colorblind | This Desert Life | 1999 |
| U2 | City of Blinding Lights | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb | 2004 |
| Chris Cornell | You Know My Name | Carry On | 2006 |
| Beady Eye | Wigwam | Different Gear, Still Speeding | 2011 |
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