James Ford production discography

Ford in 2013

English record producer and songwriter James Ford has written and produced songs for various musicians, including Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Florence and the Machine, Depeche Mode, Haim, Jessie Ware, among others, also for his bands Simian Mobile Disco and the Last Shadow Puppets.

In 2023, Ford was named as the Producer of the Year by publication Consequence . ^[1]

Albums

This is a list of albums produced by James Ford in its entirety or majority, solo or with other producers.

Album	Year	Artist(s)	Other producers	Ref.
And the Big Red Nebula Band (As co-producer)	2004	Fingathing	Sneaky Peter Parker	[2]
Round & Round	2005	Garden	None	[3]
For Screening Purposes Only		Test Icicles		[4]
Schmotime	2006	Absentee		[5]
The Bright Lights and What I Should Have Learned		Duels		[6]
Making Dens		Mystery Jets	Mystery Jets	[7]
Favourite Worst Nightmare	2007	Arctic Monkeys	Mike Crossey	[8]
Prince Umberto & The Sister Of Ill		Bumblebeez	Invisibl	[9]
Myths of the Near Future		Klaxons	None	[10]
Grown-Ups		The Lodger	Alan Smyth	[11]
Attack Decay Sustain Release		Simian Mobile Disco	Jas Shaw	[12]
The Age of the Understatement	2008	The Last Shadow Puppets	None	[13]
Sleep Forever	2010	Crocodiles		[14]
Detachments		Detachments		[15]
Crush Depth		Chrome Hoof	Leo Smee	[16]
Submarine (Extended play)	2011	Alex Turner	None	[17]
EP (Extended play)		Beth Ditto	Jas Shaw	[18]
Suck It and See		Arctic Monkeys	None	[19]
A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart (As additional producer)	2013	Bill Ryder-Jones	Bill Ryder-Jones Darren Jones [a]	[20]
AM (except "R U Mine?")		Arctic Monkeys	Ross Orton	[21]
Wilder Mind	2015	Mumford & Sons	None	[22]
Message from the Other Side		Damian Lazarus & the Ancient Moons	Damian Lazarus	[23]
What Went Down		Foals	None	[24]
West Kirby County Primary (As additional producer)		Bill Ryder-Jones	Bill Ryder-Jones	[25]
Everything You've Come to Expect	2016	The Last Shadow Puppets	None	[26]
Belladonna of Sadness	2017	Alexandra Savior	Alex Turner	[27]
Spirit		Depeche Mode	None	[28]
Season High (As additional producer)		Little Dragon	Little Dragon Patrik Berger [a]	[29]
Everything Is Forgotten		Methyl Ethel	Jake Webb	[30]
Shock Machine		Shock Machine	None	[31]
What Do You Think About the Car? (Except "Brazil", "Paracetamol" and "Listen to Your Friends")		Declan McKenna	Rostam Batmanglij Max Marlow Neil Comber	[32]
A Fever Dream		Everything Everything	Everything Everything	[33]
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino	2018	Arctic Monkeys	Alex Turner	[34]
The Now Now		Gorillaz	Gorillaz Remi Kabaka Jr.	[35]
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 (As additional producer)	2019	Foals	Foals Brett Shaw Vincent Taurelle [a] Tony Allen [a]	[36]
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2 (As additional producer)		Foals	Foals Brett Shaw Vincent Taurelle [a]	[37]
What's Your Pleasure? (Except "Adore You")	2020	Jessie Ware	Benji B Adam Bainbridge Morgan Geist Midland [a] Joseph Mount Matthew Tavares	[38]
Drunk Tank Pink	2021	Shame	None	[39]
The Car	2022	Arctic Monkeys		[40]
The Waeve	2023	The Waeve	Graham Coxon Rose Elinor Dougall	[41]
Memento Mori		Depeche Mode	None	[42]
That! Feels Good! (Except "Free Yourself", "Pearls", "Freak Me Now", and "Lightning")		Jessie Ware	Stuart Price	[43]
3D Country		Geese	None	[44]
The Ballad of Darren		Blur		[45]
Prelude to Ecstasy	2024	The Last Dinner Party		[46]
Nonetheless		Pet Shop Boys		[47]
Lives Outgrown		Beth Gibbons	Beth Gibbons	[48]
Romance		Fontaines D.C.	None	[49]
City Lights		The Waeve		[50]
Cemetery Classics (As additional producer)		Moon Diagrams	Moses Archuleta	[51]
Forever Howlong	2025	Black Country, New Road	None	[52]
More	2025	Pulp	None	[53]

Songs

This is a list of song recordings written and/or produced by James Ford.

Song	Writers	Producers	Album	Year	Ref.
"Another Level" (Disclosure)	Disclosure James Ford	—	Never Enough	2021	[54]
"Aries" (Gorillaz featuring Peter Hook and Georgia)	—	Damon Albarn Remi Kabaka Jr. James Ford P2J [a]	Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez	2020	[55]
"As Far as I Could Get" (Florence and the Machine)	Florence Welch James Ford	—	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful	2015	[56]
"Between Two Lungs" (Florence and the Machine)	—	James Ford Isabella Summers [a]	Lungs	2009	[57]
"British Bombs" (Declan McKenna)	—	James Ford	Non-album single	2019	[58]
"Broken English" (Halloweens)	Halloweens James Ford	—	Morning Kiss at the Acropolis	2020	[59]
"Caught" (Florence and the Machine)	Florence Welch James Ford	—	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful	2015	[56]
"Celestial Dancers" (Birdy)	Birdy Foy Vance James Ford	—	Young Heart	2021	[60]
"Cornerstone" (Arctic Monkeys)	—	James Ford	Humbug	2009	[61]
"Cruel" (Jessie Ware)	Jessie Ware James Ford Dave Okumu	James Ford Dave Okumu	Tough Love	2014	[62]
"Deepest Lonely" (Birdy)	—	James Ford	Young Heart	2021	[60]
"Désolé" (Gorillaz featuring Fatoumata Diawara)	Damon Albarn Remi Kabaka Jr. James Ford Fatoumata Diawara	Damon Albarn Remi Kabaka Jr. James Ford	Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez	2020	[55]
"Dog Days Are Over" (Florence and the Machine)	—	James Ford Isabella Summers [a]	Lungs	2009	[57]
"Don't Save Me" (Haim)	—	Haim James Ford	Days Are Gone	2013	[63]
"Drumming Song" (Florence and the Machine)	Florence Welch James Ford Crispin Hunt	James Ford	Lungs	2009	[57]
"Edge" (Haim)	—	Haim James Ford	Days Are Gone	2013	[63]
"Fire and Rain" (Birdy)	—	James Ford	Birdy	2011	[64]
"Fort Knox (Sigrid)	Sigrid Solbakk Raabe Askjell Solstrand Michelle Leonard	Sigrid Solbakk Raabe Askjell Solstrand James Ford	There's Always More That I Could Say	2025	[65]
"Hardest of Hearts" (Florence and the Machine)	—	James Ford Isabella Summers [a]	Lungs	2009	[57]
"Hiding" (Florence and the Machine)	Florence Welch James Ford	James Ford	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful	2015	[56]
"I'm Not Calling You a Liar" (Florence and the Machine)	—	James Ford Isabella Summers [a]	Lungs	2009	[57]
"If I Could Change Your Mind" (Haim)	Haim James Ford	Haim James Ford	Days Are Gone	2013	[63]
"Kiss of Life" (Kylie Minogue and Jessie Ware)	Kylie Minogue Jessie Ware James Ford Danny Parker Shungudzo	James Ford	Disco: Guest List Edition	2021	[66]
"Landscape" (Demo) (Florence and the Machine)	Florence Welch James Ford	James Ford	Ceremonials	2011	[67]
"Loneliness" (Birdy)	—	James Ford	Young Heart	2021	[60]
"The Lost Chord" (Gorillaz featuring Leee John)	Damon Albarn Remi Kabaka Jr. James Ford Leee John	Damon Albarn Remi Kabaka Jr. James Ford	Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez	2020	[55]
"Midnight Caller" (Jessie Ware)	Jessie Ware James Ford	James Ford	Tough Love	2014	[62]
"Moderation" (Florence and the Machine)	Florence Welch James Ford Doveman Matthew Daniel Siskin	James Ford Matthew Daniel Siskin	Non-album single	2019	[68]
"My Propeller" (Arctic Monkeys)	—	James Ford	Humbug	2009	[61]
"People Help the People" (Birdy)	—	James Ford	Birdy	2011	[64]
"Pure Feeling" (Florence and the Machine)	Florence Welch James Ford	—	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful	2015	[56]
"Run the Wild Flowers" (Friendly Fires)	Friendly Fires James Ford	James Ford	Inflorescent	2019	[69]
"Second Hand News" (Birdy)	—	James Ford	Young Heart	2021	[60]
"Secret Door" (Arctic Monkeys)	—	James Ford	Humbug	2009	[61]
"Send Me Down" (Haim)	—	Haim James Ford	Days Are Gone	2013	[63]
"Shake" (Little Boots)	Little Boots James Ford	James Ford	Nocturnes	2013	[70]
"Shy Boy" (Carly Rae Jepsen)	—	James Ford	The Loveliest Time	2023	[71]
"Silhouettes" (Friendly Fires)	Friendly Fires James Ford Nick Hodgson	Mark Ralph James Ford	Inflorescent	2019	[69]
"St. Jude" (Florence and the Machine)	Florence Welch James Ford	—	How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful	2015	[56]
"Surrender" (Birdy)	—	James Ford	Young Heart	2021	[60]
"Want Your Feeling" (Jessie Ware)	—	James Ford Dev Hynes	Tough Love	2014	[62]
"The Way We Are" (Jessie Ware)	Jessie Ware Jimmy Napes James Ford	James Ford	Tough Love	2014	[62]
"What You Don't Know" (Matthew Dear)	Matthew Dear James Ford Jas Shaw	Matthew Dear James Ford Jas Shaw	Bunny	2018	[72]
"White Winter Hymnal" (Birdy)	—	James Ford	Birdy	2011	[64]

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

References

1. Ragusa, Paolo (13 December 2023). "2023 Producer of the Year James Ford Elevated Past and Future Legends". Consequence . Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
2. And the Big Red Nebula Band (metadata). Fingathing. Grand Central Records / Ninja Tune. 2004.
3. Round & Round (metadata). Garden. Static Caravan Recordings. 2005.
4. For Screening Purposes Only (metadata). Test Icicles. Domino Recording Company. 2005.
5. Schmotime (metadata). Absentee. Memphis Industries. 2006.
6. The Bright Lights and What I Should Have Learned (metadata). Duels. Nude Records. 2006.
7. Making Dens (metadata). Mystery Jets. 679 Recordings. 2006.
8. Favourite Worst Nightmare (metadata). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2007.
9. Prince Umberto & The Sister Of Ill (metadata). Bumblebeez. 81 Records / Modular Recordings. 2007.
10. Myths of the Near Future (metadata). Klaxons. Polydor Records. 2007.
11. Grown-Ups (metadata). The Lodger. Angular Recording Corporation. 2007.
12. Attack Decay Sustain Release (metadata). Simian Mobile Disco. Wichita Recordings / Interscope Records. 2007.
13. The Age of the Understatement (metadata). The Last Shadow Puppets. Domino Recording Company. 2008.
14. Sleep Forever (metadata). Crocodiles. Fat Possum Records. 2010.
15. Detachments (metadata). Detachments. THISISNOTANEXIT. 2010.
16. Crush Depth (metadata). Chrome Hoof. Southern Records. 2010.
17. Submarine (metadata). Alex Turner. Domino Recording Company. 2011.
18. EP (metadata). Beth Ditto. Deconstruction Records. 2011.
19. Suck It and See (metadata). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2011.
20. A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart (metadata). Bill Ryder-Jones. Domino Recording Company. 2013.
21. AM (metadata). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2013.
22. Wilder Mind (metadata). Mumford & Sons. Gentlemen of the Road / Island Records / Glassnote Records. 2015.
23. Message from the Other Side (metadata). Damian Lazarus & the Ancient Moons. Crosstown Rebels. 2015.
24. What Went Down (metadata). Foals. Transgressive Records / Warner Bros. Records. 2015.
25. West Kirby County Primary (metadata). Bill Ryder-Jones. Domino Recording Company. 2015.
26. Everything You've Come to Expect (metadata). The Last Shadow Puppets. Domino Recording Company. 2016.
27. Belladonna of Sadness (metadata). Alexandra Savior. Columbia Records. 2017.
28. Spirit (metadata). Depeche Mode. Columbia Records / Mute Records. 2017.
29. Season High (metadata). Little Dragon. Because Music. 2017.
30. Everything Is Forgotten (metadata). Methyl Ethel. 4AD. 2017.
31. Shock Machine (metadata). Shock Machine. Marathon Artists. 2017.
32. What Do You Think About the Car? (metadata). Declan McKenna. Columbia Records. 2017.
33. A Fever Dream (metadata). Everything Everything. RCA Victor. 2017.
34. Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (metadata). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2018.
35. The Now Now (metadata). Gorillaz. Parlophone / Warner Bros. Records. 2018.
36. Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1 (metadata). Foals. Warner Bros. Records / Transgressive Records. 2019.
37. Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 2 (metadata). Foals. Warner Records / Transgressive Records. 2019.
38. What's Your Pleasure? (metadata). Jessie Ware. PMR Records / EMI Records. 2020.
39. Drunk Tank Pink (metadata). Shame. Dead Oceans. 2021.
40. The Car (metadata). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2022.
41. The Waeve (metadata). The Waeve. Transgressive Records. 2023.
42. Memento Mori (metadata). Depeche Mode. Columbia Records. 2023.
43. That! Feels Good! (metadata). Jessie Ware. EMI Records. 2023.
44. 3D Country (metadata). Geese. Partisan Records. 2023.
45. The Ballad of Darren (metadata). Blur. Parlophone / Warner Records. 2023.
46. Prelude to Ecstasy (metadata). The Last Dinner Party. Island Records. 2024.
47. Nonetheless (metadata). Pet Shop Boys. x2 / Parlophone. 2024.
48. Lives Outgrown (metadata). Beth Gibbons. Domino Recording Company. 2024.
49. Romance (metadata). Fontaines D.C. XL Recordings. 2024.
50. City Lights (metadata). The Waeve. Transgressive Records. 2024.
51. Cemetery Classics (metadata). Moon Diagrams. No Gold. 2024.
52. Cemetery Classics (metadata). Moon Diagrams. No Gold. 2024.
53. More (metadata). Pulp. Rough Trade. 2025.
54. Never Enough (metadata). Disclosure. Disclosure. 2021.
55. Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez (metadata). Gorillaz. Parlophone / Warner Records. 2020.
56. How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful (metadata). Florence and the Machine. Island Records. 2015.
57. Lungs (metadata). Florence and the Machine. Island Records. 2009.
58. Aubrey, Elizabeth (19 August 2019). "Exclusive – Declan McKenna opens up about his politically charged new single 'British Bombs'". NME . Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
59. Morning Kiss at the Acropolis (metadata). Halloweens. Halloweens / AWAL. 2020.
60. Young Heart (metadata). Birdy. Atlantic Records. 2021.
61. Humbug (metadata). Arctic Monkeys. Domino Recording Company. 2009.
62. Tough Love (metadata). Jessie Ware. PMR Records / Island Records / Interscope Records. 2013.
63. Days Are Gone (metadata). Haim. Polydor Records. 2013.
64. Birdy (metadata). Birdy. 14th Floor Records / Atlantic Records. 2011.
65. "Sigrid Announces New Album "There's Always More That I Could Say", Premieres New Song "Fort Knox" on BBC Radio 1". PM Studio. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
66. Disco: Guest List Edition (metadata). Kylie Minogue. Darenote / BMG Rights Management. 2021.
67. Ceremonials (metadata). Florence and the Machine. Island Records. 2011.
68. Sacher, Andrew (24 January 2019). "Florence + the Machine share two new songs, "Moderation" & "Haunted House"". BrooklynVegan . Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
69. Inflorescent (metadata). Friendly Fires. Polydor Records. 2019.
70. Nocturnes (metadata). Little Boots. On Repeat Records. 2013.
71. The Loveliest Time (metadata). Carly Rae Jepsen. 604 Records / Schoolboy Records / Interscope Records. 2023.
72. Bunny (metadata). Matthew Dear. Ghostly International. 2018.