Paul DeVilliers

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Paul DeVilliers
BornUnited States
GenresRock, pop music
Occupation(s)Sound engineer, record producer

Paul DeVilliers is a sound engineer and record producer whose credits include Mr. Mister's best-selling 1985 album Welcome to the Real World and Yes's 1987 album Big Generator , which reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. [1]

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Career

DeVilliers' first appearance on a charting album was as a sound engineer for Yes's 1985 live album 9012Live: The Solos , which reached number 81 on the Billboard 200. [2] Also in 1985, Mr. Mister's Welcome to the Real World was released, on which De Villiers received a co-producer credit. [1] Welcome to the Real World topped the Billboard 200 chart, [3] and spawned the hit singles "Broken Wings" (No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1985), "Kyrie" (No. 1 on the Hot 100 for two weeks in 1986), and "Is It Love" (No. 8 on the Hot 100.) [4]

In 1986, the DeVilliers-produced Mr. Mister song "Run To Her" was included on the soundtrack to the movie American Anthem , which also featured songs by Stevie Nicks, John Parr, INXS, and Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor. [5] The soundtrack reached number 91 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. [6]

DeVilliers resumed his involvement with Yes on the Big Generator album, taking over co-production duties with Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin after Trevor Horn, who had produced Yes' previous studio album, 90125 , left the project. [7] Big Generator, released in 1987, reached number 15 on the Billboard 200, [8] and spawned the Top 40 singles "Rhythm of Love" and "Love Will Find a Way". [9]

Since 1987, DeVilliers has also worked with Marc Jordan, Kim Mitchell, The Boomers and King Crimson. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paul De Villiers: Credits". allmusic . Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Yes: 9012Live: The Solos". AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Mr. Mister: Billboard Albums". AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  4. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. pp. 430–431. ISBN   0-8230-7499-4.
  5. ↑ "American Anthem Original Soundtrack: Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  6. ↑ "American Anthem Original Soundtrack: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". AllMusic . Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  7. ↑ Welch, Chris (2003). Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes. Omnibus Press. p. 218. ISBN   0-7119-9509-5.
  8. ↑ "Big Generator: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic . Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  9. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 693. ISBN   0-8230-7499-4.

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