Mark Taylor (music producer)

Last updated August 27, 2025

Mark Taylor (born 1970 in Windsor, England) is a British record producer and songwriter. He has worked with artists such as Cher,^[1] Tina Turner,^[2] Lady Gaga,^[3] Nelly Furtado,^[4] Lionel Richie,^[5] Hall & Oates,^[6] Rod Stewart,^[7] Belinda Carlisle,^[8] Daniel Bedingfield,^[9] Ronan Keating,^[10] Enrique Iglesias,^[11] Britney Spears,^[12] James Morrison,^[13] Kylie Minogue,^[14] Jennifer Lopez.^[15] Taylor worked on Cher's 1998 album Believe , with whom he won a Grammy for its title track.^[16] The album went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide.^[17] The song "Believe" featured an early example of the vocal effect auto tune.^[18]

Songwriting and production credits

Title	Year	Artist	Album	Songwriter	Producer
Title	Year	Artist	Album	Songwriter	Primary	Secondary	Additional	Vocal
"Believe"	1998	Cher	Believe		Yes
"Runaway"				Yes	Yes
"All or Nothing"				Yes	Yes
"Strong Enough"				Yes	Yes
"Dov'è l'amore"				Yes	Yes
"Takin' Back My Heart"					Yes
"Now That You're Gone"	1999	Mike + the Mechanics	M6		Yes
"When the Heartache Is Over"		Tina Turner	Twenty Four Seven		Yes
"Don't Leave Me This Way"		Tina Turner	Twenty Four Seven	Yes	Yes
"Rhythm Divine"		Enrique Iglesias	Enrique	Yes	Yes
"Be With You"				Yes	Yes
"Bailamos"				Yes	Yes
"Ritmo Total" (Rhythm Divine)				Yes	Yes
"Stronger"		Gary Barlow	Twelve Months, Eleven Days		Yes
"Viva La Musica"	2000	Gipsyland	Viva La Musica		Yes
"Torito"					Yes
"Ana Maria"					Yes
"La Bodega"					Yes
"La Quiero, No, No"					Yes
"La Droga"					Yes
"Me Siento Triste"					Yes
"Cantame Gitano"					Yes
"Mama"					Yes
"Me Va Me Va"					Yes
"Amigo De Verdad"					Yes
"Ole Ola"					Yes
"Santa Sarah"					Yes
"Hang On in There Baby"		Curiosity	Back to Front		Yes
"Gimme the Sunshine"		Curiosity	Back to Front		Yes
"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (with Enrique Iglesias)		Whitney Houston	Whitney: The Greatest Hits		Yes
"On a Night Like This"		Kylie Minogue	Light Years	Yes	Yes
"Angel"		Lionel Richie	Renaissance	Yes	Yes
"Tender Heart"					Yes
"Just Can't Say Goodbye"				Yes	Yes
"Here is My Heart"				Yes	Yes
"Don't Stop the Music"				Yes	Yes
"Livin' for Love"		Natalie Cole	The Greatest Hits, Vol. 1		Yes
"Hero"	2001	Enrique Iglesias	Escape	Yes	Yes
"Chain Reaction"		Steps	Gold: Greatest Hits		Yes
"E Sara' A Settembre (Someone Like You)"		Andrea Bocelli	Cieli di Toscana		Yes
"L' Incontro" (featuring Bono)					Yes
"L'Ultimo Re"					Yes
"Love to See You Cry"		Enrique Iglesias	Escape	Yes	Yes
"One Night Stand"				Yes	Yes
"She Be the One"				Yes	Yes
"Heroe"				Yes	Yes
"Surrender"	2002	Laura Pausini	From the Inside			Yes
"If You're Not the One"		Daniel Bedingfield	Gotta Get Thru This		Yes
"Honest Questions"					Yes
"Never Gonna Leave Your Side"					Yes
"Miss America"		Nick Carter	Now or Never	Yes	Yes
"To Love a Woman" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)		Lionel Richie	Encore		Yes
"Breathe on Me"	2003	Britney Spears	In the Zone		Yes
"Turn It On Again"		Ronan Keating	Turn It On		Yes
"She Gets Me Inside"					Yes
"First Time"				Yes	Yes
"Let Her Down Easy"					Yes
"She Believes (In Me)"					Yes
"The Best of Me"					Yes
"Hold You Now"				Yes	Yes
"I Wouldn't Change a Thing"				Yes	Yes
"Not in Love"		Enrique Iglesias	7	Yes	Yes
"California Callin'"				Yes	Yes
"Addicted"				Yes	Yes
"Free"					Yes
"Be Yourself"					Yes
"Wish You Were Here (With Me)"				Yes	Yes
"You Rock Me"				Yes	Yes
"Adicto"				Yes	Yes
"Batcha Never"	2004	Cherie	Cherie		Yes
"I Belong"	2004	Cherie	Cherie		Yes
"Never Gone"	2005	Backstreet Boys	Never Gone		Yes
"Unbelievable"		Craig David	The Story Goes...	Yes	Yes
"Wish I Was Over You"		Jo O'Meara	Relentless	Yes	Yes
"All Over Again" (featuring Kate Rusby)	2006	Ronan Keating	Bring You Home		Yes
"Friends in Time"					Yes
"This I Promise You"				Yes	Yes
"Iris"					Yes
"Superman"					Yes
"It's So Easy Lovin' You"					Yes
"Bring You Home"				Yes	Yes
"Hello Again"					Yes
"Just When I'd Given Up Dreaming"					Yes
"(We Just Need) Time"					Yes
"So Far Away"				Yes	Yes
"Introducing The Brand"	2006	The Ordinary Boys	How To Get Everything You Ever Wanted In Ten Easy Steps		Yes
"Lonely At The Top"				Yes	Yes
"The Great Big Rip Off"					Yes
"Club Chez-Moi"					Yes
"I Luv U"					Yes
"Nine2Five"					Yes
"Commercial Breakdown"					Yes
"Ballad of an Unrequited Self-Love Affair"					Yes
"The Higher The Highs"					Yes
"Shut Your Mouth"					Yes
"We've Got The Best Job Ever"					Yes
"Walking On The Faultlines (The Ultimate Step)"					Yes
"Thank You And Goodnight"					Yes
"Who's That Boy?"					Yes
"Boys Will Be Boys"					Yes
"Little Girl"	2007	Enrique Iglesias	Insomniac	Yes	Yes
"Don't You Forget About Me"	2007	Enrique Iglesias	Insomniac	Yes	Yes
"You Make It Real"	2008	James Morrison	Songs for You, Truths for Me		Yes
"Broken Strings" (featuring Nelly Furtado)					Yes
"Nothing Ever Hurt Like You"				Yes	Yes
"3 Little Words"		Frankmusik	Complete Me				Yes
"The First Thing"	2009	Esmée Denters	Outta Here	Yes	Yes
"When You're Around"		Frankmusik	Complete Me				Yes
"Standing Tears Apart"		Remi Nicole	Cupid Shoot Me		Yes
"Cupid Shoot Me"					Yes
"In My Dreams"					Yes
"Nice Boy"					Yes
"Loveless"					Yes
"Another Day"					Yes
"Broken Hearted People"							Yes
"Come Find Me"					Yes
"Going It Alone"					Yes
"I'll Be Waiting"					Yes
"Love Me So"					Yes
"I Don't Know How"					Yes
"Heartbeat" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger)	2010	Enrique Iglesias	Euphoria	Yes	Yes
"Welcome to Burlesque"		Cher	Burlesque: OST					Yes
"You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"		Cher	Burlesque: OST					Yes
"Don't Say Goodbye"		Olly Murs	Olly Murs	Yes	Yes
"Heartbreaker"	2011	Enrique Iglesias	Euphoria	Yes	Yes
"Coming Home"		Enrique Iglesias	Euphoria	Yes	Yes
"I Won't Let You Go"		James Morrison	The Awakening		Yes
"Up" (featuring Jessie J)		James Morrison	The Awakening		Yes
"Glitter & Gold"		Rebecca Ferguson	Heaven		Yes
"Love & Hate"	2012	Marcus Collins	Marcus Collins	Yes	Yes
"That's Just Life"		Marcus Collins	Marcus Collins	Yes	Yes
"Buildings and Treetops"		Nell Bryden	Non-album single		Yes
"White and Black"	2013	Josh Kumra	Good Things Come to Those Who Wait		Yes
"Take It Like a Man"		Cher	Closer to the Truth		Yes
"My Love"					Yes
"Dressed to Kill"				Yes	Yes
"Lovers Forever"					Yes
"Sirens"				Yes	Yes
"I Hope You Find It"					Yes
"That's Alright with Me"		Olly Murs	Right Place Right Time	Yes	Yes
"Beautiful" (with Kylie Minogue)	2014	Enrique Iglesias	Sex and Love / Kiss Me Once	Yes	Yes
"Only a Woman"	2014	Enrique Iglesias	Sex and Love	Yes	Yes
"Always"	2015	Ella Eyre	Feline	Yes	Yes
"I Need You Tonight"	2015	James Morrison	Higher Than Here	Yes	Yes
"Sticks and Stones"	2017	Nelly Furtado	The Ride	Yes		Yes
"Phoenix"				Yes
"Bliss"				Yes
"The Letter"		Mike + the Mechanics	Let Me Fly	Yes	Yes
"I'll Be There for You"		Mike + the Mechanics	Let Me Fly	Yes	Yes
"Raining Glitter"	2018	Kylie Minogue	Golden	Yes	Yes
"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"		Cher	Dancing Queen		Yes
"SOS"					Yes
"One of Us"					Yes
"Dancing Queen"					Yes
"The Name of the Game"					Yes
"Waterloo"					Yes
"Mamma Mia"					Yes
"Chiquitita"					Yes
"Fernando"								Yes
"The Winner Takes It All"					Yes
"My Love Goes On" ( Featuring Joss Stone)	2019	James Morrison	You're Stronger Than You Know		Yes
"Brighter Kind Of Love"					Yes
"So Beautiful"					Yes
"Feels Like The First Time"				Yes	Yes
"Glorious"					Yes
"Power"					Yes
"Slowly"					Yes
"Ruins"					Yes
"I Still Need You"				Yes	Yes
"Don't Wanna Lose You Now"				Yes	Yes
"Cross The Line"					Yes
"Until The Stars Go Out"				Yes	Yes
"DJ Play a Christmas Song"	2023	Cher	Christmas		Yes
"What Christmas Means to Me" (with Stevie Wonder)					Yes
"Run Rudolph Run"					Yes
"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (with Darlene Love)					Yes
"Angels in the Snow"					Yes
"Home" (with Michael Bublé)					Yes
"Please Come Home for Christmas"					Yes
"I Like Christmas"					Yes
"Christmas Ain't Christmas Without You"				Yes	Yes
"Santa Baby"					Yes
"Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" (with Cyndi Lauper)					Yes
"This Will Be Our Year"					Yes

References

↑ Strauss, Neil (11 March 1999). "Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
↑ "DISCS". The Buffalo News. 4 February 2000. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
↑ Shetler, Scott (22 August 2011). "Lady Gaga's 'You & I' Remixed by Producer Mark Taylor". Pop Crush. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
↑ "Broken Strings". Billboard. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.
↑ "Lionel Richie's 'Renaissance'". Sacramento Observer. 7 February 2001. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
↑ "Daryl Hall & John Oates, Do It For Love". All Music. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
↑ Houlihan, Mary; Johnson, Jeff (5 August 2001). "Spin Control". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Stewart has wisely turned over the producing reigns to Rob Dickins, who brought together a stellar stable of contemporary pop/R&B wizards including Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor and Christopher Neil.
↑ Meldore, Ritik (1996). Belinda Carlisle. AnVi OpenSource Knowledge Trust. pp. 41–.
↑ Wilson, Lana (15 May 2004). "Lionel Richie takes stepback into Motown --temporarily". The Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
↑ "Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby - All Over Again". Hit Parade. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
↑ "Enrique & Ronan to sing duet". The Mirror. 29 May 2002. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.
↑ Stern, Bradley (2 September 2011). "Daily B: The Original Version of 'And Then We Kiss' Surfaces". Muumuse. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
↑ "James Morrison, Nothing Ever Hurt Like You". All Music.
↑ "Kylie Minogue". All Music. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
↑ "Jennifer Lopez, J to Tha L-O!: The Remixes". All Music. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
↑
Sources:
- "Mark Taylor". The GRAMMYS. Mark Taylor: 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, Wins, Best Dance Recording, Believe
- "Metrophonic renews global publishing deal with Universal". Music Business Worldwide. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- Cowley, Peter. "Reviews, Nell Bryden". Fatea Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
- "Universal Music Renews Agreement With Metrophonic" (PDF). The Songwriter. July 2015. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
↑ "Don't Call it a Comeback". Rolling Stone. 23 January 2007. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
↑ Westhoff, Ben (1 May 2011). Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop. Chicago Review Press. pp. 224–. ISBN 978-1-56976-867-9.

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[1] Strauss, Neil (11 March 1999). "Cher Resurrected, Again, by a Hit; The Long, Hard but Serendipitous Road to 'Believe'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2017.

[2] "DISCS". The Buffalo News. 4 February 2000. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.

[3] Shetler, Scott (22 August 2011). "Lady Gaga's 'You & I' Remixed by Producer Mark Taylor". Pop Crush. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[4] "Broken Strings". Billboard. 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.

[5] "Lionel Richie's 'Renaissance'". Sacramento Observer. 7 February 2001. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.

[6] "Daryl Hall & John Oates, Do It For Love". All Music. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[7] Houlihan, Mary; Johnson, Jeff (5 August 2001). "Spin Control". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Stewart has wisely turned over the producing reigns to Rob Dickins, who brought together a stellar stable of contemporary pop/R&B wizards including Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor and Christopher Neil.

[Meldore-8] Meldore, Ritik (1996). Belinda Carlisle. AnVi OpenSource Knowledge Trust. pp. 41–.

[9] Wilson, Lana (15 May 2004). "Lionel Richie takes stepback into Motown --temporarily". The Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.

[10] "Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby - All Over Again". Hit Parade. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[11] "Enrique & Ronan to sing duet". The Mirror. 29 May 2002. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016.

[12] Stern, Bradley (2 September 2011). "Daily B: The Original Version of 'And Then We Kiss' Surfaces". Muumuse. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[13] "James Morrison, Nothing Ever Hurt Like You". All Music.

[14] "Kylie Minogue". All Music. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[15] "Jennifer Lopez, J to Tha L-O!: The Remixes". All Music. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[16] Sources:
"Mark Taylor". The GRAMMYS. Mark Taylor: 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, Wins, Best Dance Recording, Believe
"Metrophonic renews global publishing deal with Universal". Music Business Worldwide. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
Cowley, Peter. "Reviews, Nell Bryden". Fatea Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
"Universal Music Renews Agreement With Metrophonic" (PDF). The Songwriter. July 2015. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[mwB2E] "Mark Taylor". The GRAMMYS. Mark Taylor: 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, Wins, Best Dance Recording, Believe

[mwB2c] "Metrophonic renews global publishing deal with Universal". Music Business Worldwide. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[mwB28] Cowley, Peter. "Reviews, Nell Bryden". Fatea Magazine. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[mwB3Y] "Universal Music Renews Agreement With Metrophonic" (PDF). The Songwriter. July 2015. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.

[Cher_believe-17] "Don't Call it a Comeback". Rolling Stone. 23 January 2007. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008.

[Westhoff2011-18] Westhoff, Ben (1 May 2011). Dirty South: OutKast, Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy, and the Southern Rappers Who Reinvented Hip-Hop. Chicago Review Press. pp. 224–. ISBN 978-1-56976-867-9.

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