Narada Michael Walden

Michael Walden (nacido el 23 de abril de 1952, en Kalamazoo, Míchigan Estados Unidos) es un productor, baterista, cantante, y compositor estadounidense. Su nombre Nārada se debe a guru Sri Chinmoy a comienzos de los 70s y su carrera musical abarca tres décadas, en las cuales ha sido premiado con varios discos de oro, platino y multiplatino. Michael Walden ha sido dueño y ha trabajado en los Estudios Tarpan, un estudio muy conocido desde mediados de los 80s en San Rafael, California.

Logros

Canciones número uno en las que ha colaborado:

• Whitney Houston
  • "How will I know"
  • "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)"
  • "So Emotional"
  • "All The Man That I Need"
• Mariah Carey
  • "I Don't Wanna Cry"
• Aretha Franklin
  • "Freeway Of Love"
• Starship
  • "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
• Lisa Fischer
  • "How Can I Ease The Pain"
• Al Jarreau
  • "Heaven & Earth"

He has contributed to a diverse range of musical genres including rock, jazz, pop, R&B and fusion.

He was awarded Producer of the Year in 1987, Album of the Year for the 1993 movie soundtrack The Bodyguard and the Song of the Year in 1985 for Aretha Franklin's "Freeway of Love." He was also named as one of the "Top Ten Producers With the Most Number One Hits" by Billboard magazine.

Discografía

• Garden of Love Light - 1976
• I Cry, I Smile - 1977
• Awakening - 1979
• The Dance of Life - 1979
• Victory - 1980
• Confidence - 1982
• Looking At You, Looking At Me - 1983
• The Nature of Things - 1985
• Divine Emotions - 1988

Singles

• "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" (1985)
• "Divine Emotions" (1988)

Bandas Sonoras

• Beverly Hills Cop II
• Perfect
• Licencia para matar
• The Bodyguard
• Jason's Lyric
• 9½ Semanas
• Crooklyn
• Free Willy
• Mannequin
• The Associate
• Now and Again
• Innerspace

Otras Colaboraciones

• Stacy Lattisaw "Let Me Be Your Angel" album, "With You" album, Sneakin' Out album, "Sixteen" album and "Perfect Combination" album.
• Al Green ("Your Heart's in Good Hands")
• Shanice Wilson ("I Love Your Smile," "I Hate to Be Lonely")
• Ray Charles
• Diana Ross ("Take Me Higher")
• George Michael & Aretha Franklin, 1987 duet "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)"
• Wild Orchid
• Tevin Campbell (Tell Me What You Want Me To Do, Don't Say Goodbye Girl)
• Angela Bofill
• MyTown
• Steve Winwood
• Phaze II
• Regina Belle-Passion ("Baby Come to Me")
• Andy Vargas
• Debelah Morgan
• Jai
• Jermaine Stewart ("We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off")
• Natalie Cole ("Good to Be Back")
• Clarence Clemons
• Puff Johnson
• Eddie Murphy ("Put Your Mouth On Me")
• Carl Carlton ("The Bad CC")
• Robert Fripp
• Weather Report ("Black Market")
• Michelle Gayle ("Sweetness", "Freedom", "Happy Just To Be With You", "Baby Don't Go", "All Night Long")
• Amii Stewart
• Allan Holdsworth ("Velvet Darkness" LP, CD)
• Jeff Beck, album "Wired"
• Sister Sledge, album "All American Girls"
• Sheena Easton, ("So Far, So Good", from the Original Soundtrack of the movie "About Last Night")

Enlaces externos

• Sitio Oficial de Narada Michael Walden
• Sitio Oficial de Narada Michael Walden's recording studio, Tarpan Studios