Amanda Ghost

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Amanda Ghost
Born
Amanda Louisa Gosein

(1974-07-10) 10 July 1974 (age 50)
Enfield, North London, England
Other namesAmanda Cameron
Occupations
  • Music executive
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • singer
Years active1997–present
Musical career
Genres
Labels
  • Amanda Ghost Limited.
  • Plan A
  • Epic

Amanda Louisa Gosein-Cameron (born 10 July 1974), known professionally as Amanda Ghost, is a British music executive, songwriter and singer. She was the president of Epic Records from 2009 until 2010. [1] Ghost is a three-time Ivor Novello Award winner, a Golden Globe nominee, and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards.

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Career

Ghost was born in North London to a Gibraltarian mother and an Indo-Trinidadian father. [2] In 1997, she contributed her version of Gary Numan's "Absolution" to the tribute album Random . [3] Her first recording contract was in 2000 with Warner Bros. Records in Los Angeles, for whom she recorded her first album, Ghost Stories . [4] Ghost's second album, Blood on the Line, was released in 2008 [5] on her own record label, Plan A Records. [4]

Ghost co-wrote "Beautiful Liar" for Beyoncé and Shakira, [6] [7] and Jordin Sparks' second single "Tattoo" plus James Blunt's "You're Beautiful". [8] [9] She co-wrote three songs for Beyoncé's third album, I Am... Sasha Fierce . [10] She also collaborated with John Legend on the lyrics for the track "Getting Nowhere" by Magnetic Man. [6]

On 3 February 2009, Ghost was named the new president of Epic Records. [9] She replaced Charlie Walk, who left at the end of 2008. [8]

Ghost collaborated on the songs "For the Glory" and "Vanity Kills" by Ian Brown, (which appeared on Brown's album My Way ) and which she co-wrote with Ian and Dave McCracken. [11] [12] She also co-wrote and co-produced the Shakira single "Gypsy", from the album She Wolf . [13] [14]

Ghost was fired from her position as president of Epic Records in 2010 after 20 months. [15] That same year, she established Outsiders, a joint venture with Sony Music. [6] [16] She has collaborated with Florence and the Machine, [17] Mark Ronson, [18] and A$AP Rocky. [19] [20]

Ghost is a three-time Ivor Novello Award winner, [6] a Golden Globe nominee, [21] and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards; as co-producer of two tracks on Beyoncé's album, I Am... Sasha Fierce , which was nominated as Album of the Year, and the other for "Once in a Lifetime", which she co-wrote with Scott McFarnon, Ian Dench, Jody Street, James Dring and Beyoncé. The song was the part of the soundtrack from Beyoncé's film, Cadillac Records and was nominated for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, also in 2010. [22]

Discography

Singles

† Credited to Dark Globe featuring Amanda Ghost

Albums

Songwriting credits

TitleYearArtist(s)AlbumWritten withSources
"You're Beautiful"2004 James Blunt Back to Bedlam James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek [26] [27] [28] [29]
"Billy"James Blunt, Sacha Skarbek [30]
"Beautiful Liar"
(with Shakira)		2006 Beyoncé B'Day Beyoncé, Stargate, Ian Dench [29] [31]
"Flashback" All Saints Studio 1 Natalie Appleton, Liam Howlett, Ian Dench [32]
"Tattoo"2007 Jordin Sparks Jordin Sparks Stargate, Ian Dench [31]
"Freeze"Jordin Sparks, Stargate, Ian Dench [33]
"Virginia Is for Lovers"Jordin Sparks, Stargate, Ian Dench [34]
"Disappear"2008 Beyoncé I Am... Sasha Fierce Beyoncé, Hugo, Dave McCracken, Ian Dench [29] [35]
"Ave Maria"Beyoncé, Ian Dench, Makeba Riddick, Stargate [36] [29]
"Satellites"Beyoncé, Dave McCracken, Ian Dench [29] [37]
"Once In a Lifetime" Cadillac Records: Music from the Motion Picture Beyoncé, Ian Dench, Scott McFarnon, James Dring, Jody Street [29] [38] [39]


"Red"2009 Daniel Merriweather Love & War Ian Dench, Scott McFarnon [39]
"Gypsy" Shakira She Wolf Shakira, Ian Dench, Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers [39]
"Give It Up to Me"
(featuring Lil Wayne)		Shakira, Lil Wayne, Timbaland, J-Roc [40]
"Fresh Out the Oven"
(featuring Pitbull)		 Jennifer Lopez Non-album singleJennifer Lopez, Pitbull, Pharrell Williams [41]
"Getting Nowhere"
(featuring John Legend)		2010 Magnetic Man Magnetic Man John Legend, Skream, Benga, Artwork [39] [29]
"Untouchable"2011 Ben Saunders You Thought You Knew Me By Now Daniel Merriweather [42]
"Bedroom Hymns" Florence and the Machine Ceremonials Florence Welch [43]
"Old Tyme Religion" Hugo Old Tyme ReligionHugo, Ian Dench, Johnny Flynn [39]
"Born"Hugo, Ian Dench, Dave McCracken [39]
"Mekong River Delta"Hugo, Ian Dench, Dave McCracken [39]
"Sweetest Cure"Hugo, Ian Dench, Peter Ibsen [39]
"Different Lives"Hugo, Dave McCracken [39]
"Wake Alone"Hugo, Darren Lewis, Ian Dench, Tunde Babalola [39]
"Sunburn"2012 K.Flay Eyes ShutK.Flay, Dave McCracken [44]
"Only the Horses" Scissor Sisters Magic Hour Jake Shears, Babydaddy, Boys Noize [39]
"Wasted"2013 Tony Lucca With the Whole World WatchingTony Lucca, Eric Rosse, Ian Dench, Scott McFarnon [45]
"I Come Apart"
(featuring Florence Welch)		 ASAP Rocky Long. Live. ASAP ASAP Rocky, Florence Welch, Emile Haynie, John Legend [39]
"Endorphins"
(featuring Alex Clare)		 Sub Focus Torus Sub Focus, Ian Dench, Takura [39]
"Tidal Wave"
(featuring Alpines)		Sub Focus, Alpines [39]
"Astronaut" Joel Compass AstronautJoel Compass, Ian Dench, Styalz Fuego, The Aston Shuffle [46]
"The Conversation" Texas The Conversation Sharleen Spiteri, Johnny McElhone, Karen Overton, Ian Dench [39]
"Break the Fall"2014 Laura Welsh Laura WelshLaura Welsh, Babydaddy [47]
"Undiscovered"2015 Fifty Shades of Grey Laura Welsh, Emile Haynie, Dev Hynes [48]
"Soft Control"Soft ControlLaura Welsh, Liam Howe [49]
"God Keeps"Laura Welsh, Emile Haynie, Babydaddy [50]
"Cold Front"Laura Welsh, Robin Hannibal [51]
"Breathe Me In"Laura Welsh, Robin Hannibal [47]
"Hollow Drum"Laura Welsh, Ian Dench [50]
"Jackson" Elle King Love Stuff Elle King, Dave McCracken, Felipe Aparicio [52]
"Whole"2016 Lion Babe Begin Lion Babe, Joel Compass [53]
"Impossible"Lion Babe, Linden Jay, Lewis Jankel, Fred Cox [53]
"Forever"2017 Jamie Cullum The Halcyon (Original Music from the Television Series) Jamie Cullum, Ian Dench, Joel Compass [50]
"Invincible"Jamie Cullum, Ian Dench, Joel Compass [50]
"Fires and Flames"2018 Tinashe Joyride Tinashe, Kate Stewart, Joel Compass [54]
"The One" Jorja Smith Lost & Found Jorja Smith, Joel Compass, Ed Thomas, Kito [55]
"Measure of a Man"
(featuring Central Cee)		2021 FKA Twigs The King's Man FKA Twigs, Dominic Lewis, Matthew Margeson, Jamie Hartman, Jane Goldman, John Hill, Matthew Vaughn [56] [57]
"Papi Bones"
(featuring Shygirl)		2022 Caprisongs FKA Twigs, Shygirl, El Guincho, Fakeguido, Jonny Coffer [58] [59]

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