Robbie Patton

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Robbie Patton is an English singer-songwriter. His first major exposure came in 1979 when he was selected as the opening act for a Fleetwood Mac tour. Mac member Christine McVie went on to produce Patton's second and third albums, and played keyboards on them; Lindsey Buckingham played guitar on Patton's hit single, "Don't Give it Up", and Stevie Nicks sang on "Smiling Islands". Patton returned the favour by co-writing the hit "Hold Me", which appeared on Fleetwood Mac's 1982 album, Mirage . Patton wrote songs for Jonathan Cain and Santana later in the 1980s.

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References

  1. Billboard, AllMusic
  2. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, U.S. 7th edn, 2000
  3. Billboard Singles, AllMusic