Behind the Glass : Top Record Producers Tell How They Craft the Hits

Acknowledgments iv Introduction v East Coast Producers Panel 1(16) Part One: Inspiration 17(10) Glen Ballard 18(9) Part Two: Roots 27(42) Al Schmitt 28(8) Arif Mardin 36(4) Brian Wilson 40(9) Phil Ramone 49(8) Elliot Scheiner 57(5) Humberto Gatica 62(7) Part Three: Meanwhile, on the Other Side of the Atlantic 69(86) George Martin 70(13) Geoff Emerick 83(16) John Leckie 99(11) Alan Parsons 110(11) Steve Churchyard 121(9) Eddie Kramer 130(7) Andy Johns 137(5) Tony Visconti 142(13) Part Four: Back in the States 155(68) Jack Douglas 156(6) Thom Panunzio 162(9) George Massenburg 171(4) Nile Rodgers 175(11) Keith Olsen 186(7) Frank Filipetti 193(9) Mitchell Froom 202(6) Ed Cherney 208(7) Mike Clink 215(8) Part Five: Across the Pond Again 223(42) Craig Leon 225(8) Mick Glossop 233(13) Mike Hedges 246(6) Stephen Hague 252(8) Steve Levine 260(5) Part Six: Young Guns 265(48) Walter Afanasieff 266(11) Chuck Ainlay 277(12) Ralph Sutton 289(6) Sylvia Massy Shivy 295(9) Danny Saber 304(9) West Coast Producers Panel 313