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Credits / Discography

Independent Recording Engineer since 1983

Engineered in excess of 200 albums. Many of them Grammy award winners and/or certified Multi-Platinum, Platinum or Gold

'94 Grammy nominee for Best Engineered Recording Non-Classical (Rhythm, Country & Blues)

'96 & '97 Winner of "Engineer of the Year" -Nashville Music Association

'98 Winner of "Engineer of the Year" -Music Row Magazine

'99 & '2000 TEC Award Nominee for "Engineer of the Year" -Mix Magazine

'99 Co-owner of BackStage Studio at Sound Stage

Producer credits include Mark Knopfler's solo albums "Shangri La", "The Ragpicker’s Dream" , "Sailing to Philadelphia" , "Golden Heart" , "All The Road Running" Duets album with Emmylou Harris and movie scores for "Wag the Dog" and "Metroland" also debut albums by Shana Petrone, Pacific Coast Highway & Nate Barrett.

• 5.1 Projects include Dire Straits 20th anniversary remix of "Brother in Arms" & "Alchemy", Peter Frampton’s "Live in Detroit" and the 25th anniversary remix of "Comes Alive", Mark Knopfler's "Shangri La" & "Sailing to Philadelphia", Eric Clapton’s "Crossroads Festival: 2007" as well as albums by Vince Gill, Trisha Yearwood, George Strait, The Mavericks, Olivia Newton-John, Pacific Coast Highway & Everclear.

ARTISTS ALBUMS

DIRE STRAITS
"On Every Street" & "On the Night"

MARK KNOPFLER
"Golden Heart", "Sailing to Philadelphia", "The Ragpicker's Dream", "Wag the Dog" & "Metroland"

VINCE GILL
"When Love Finds You", "High Lonesome Sound" & "The Key"

WYNONNA
"Wynonna", "Tell Me Why", "Revelations", & "The Other Side"

TRISHA YEARWOOD
"Thinkin' About You", "Everybody Knows", "How Do I Live", "Where Your Road Leads" & "Real Live Woman"

GEORGE STRAIT
"Somewhere Down In Texas", "Honkeytonkville", "Something Special", "#7", "Ocean Front Property", "Easy Come, Easy Go", "Pure Country", "Lead On", "Blue Clear Sky", "Carrying Your Love with Me" & "One Step at a Time"

PETER FRAMPTON
"Live in Detroit" & "Comes Alive" (25th anniversary remix)

LYLE LOVETT
"Lyle Lovett and His Large Band"

MELISSA ETHERIDGE
"I Take You With Me" (single from "Boys on the Side" movie)

MARTY STUART
"Hillbilly Rock" & "Tempted"

PATTY LOVELESS
"If My Heart Had Windows" & "Honky Tonk Angel"

NANCY GRIFFITH
"Little Love Affairs"

JUNIOR BROWN
"Junior High" & "Long Walk Back"

WAYLON JENNINGS
"Will The Wolf Survive", "Hangin' Tough" & "A Man Called Hoss"

MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER
"Between Here and Gone"

TRAVIS TRITT
"Down The Road I Go", Strong Enough" & "My Honky Tonk History"

SHERYL CROW
"The First Cut Is The Deepest" single from "The Very Best Of"

DIXIE CHICKS
"Wide Open Spaces"

BETH NIELSON CHAPMAN
"Deeper Still"

SUGARLAND
"Twice The Speed of Life"

CHUCK LEAVELL
"Southscape"

JERRY DOUGLAS
"Lookout for Hope"

WILLIE NELSON
"Stars and Guitars"

STEVE EARLE
"Guitar Town" & "Exit Zero"


OTHER ARTISTS

DAVID BALL
PAM TILLIS
THE BELLAMY BROTHERS
TRACY BYRD
GLEN CAMPBELL
MARTINA McBRIDE
BILLY DEAN
SHEDAISY
RICK TREVINO
EVERCLEAR
CLINT DANIELS
GEORGE JONES
MARCUS HUMMON
LORI WHITE
RICKY VAN SHELTON
MAC McANALLY
STACY DEAN CAMPBELL
JIM LAUDERDALE
THE GATLIN BROTHERS
BILLIE MEYERS
LEE GREENWOOD
JACK INGRAM
BILLY YATES
EMMYLOU HARRIS
CORY HART
JOHN JARVIS
MIKE HENDERSON
MICHAEL W. SMITH
JOY WHITE
ROBERT EARL KEEN
RADNEY FOSTER
GILES REAVES
HOLLY DUNN
RESTLESS HEARTS
DAN SEALS
MATT ROLLINGS
PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
SHANNA PETRONE
BILLY JOE WALKER
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
STEVE WARINER
RODNEY CROWELL
BEDLAM
KIM CARNES
WALTER HYATT
TODD SNIDER
PRAIRIE OYSTER
CONWAY TWITTY
THE HIGHWAYMEN
JOHN BERRY
ALBERT HILL
TOBY KEITH
CHARLIE MAJOR
DARYLL WORLEY
DAVID LYNN JONES
SONYA ISACCS
RHETT AKINS
CRISTY SUTHERLAND
JONELL MOSSER
CONFEDERATE RAILROAD
LORRIE MORGAN
CLAY WALKER
LITTLE TEXAS
THE MAVERICKS
REBA McENTIRE
LISA BROKOP
STEPHANIE DAVIS
MINDY Mc CREDEY
DERYL DODD
LITTLE BIG TOWN
SISTERS MORALAS
JAMES TAYLOR
MARK CHESTNUTT
HANK THOMPSON
JOHN ANDERSON
BIG BANG THEORY
HANK WILLIAMS JR.
ALECIA ELLIOTT
JASON AND THE SCORCHERS
ROGER MILLER
ERIC HEATHERLY
ORLEANS
REBECCA LYNN HOWARD
STEVIE NICKS
NATE BARRETT
T-BONE BURNETT
CHET ATKINS
SAWYER BROWN
ZIGGY MARLEY
JEROMEY
ERIC CHURCH
LUKE BRYON
ERICA JO
ROCKY LYNN
CHRIS CAGLE
AMBER DOTSON
JOSH TURNER

PRODUCERS

TONY BROWN
PHIL RAMONE
CHET ATKINS
Sir GEORGE MARTIN
EMORY GORDY JR
T-BONE BURNETT
MARK WRIGHT
MARK SPIRO
RANDY SCRUGGS
BILLY JOE WALKER JR
BRIAN AHERN
KYLE LENNING
RICHARD BENNETT
MARK KNOPFLER
DON WAS
GARTH FUNDIS
MUTT LANGE
BARRY BECKETT
BLAKE CHANCEY
JIMMY BOWEN
PAUL WORLEY
STEVE FISHELL
RICHARD LANDIS
GLEN ROSENSTEIN
DESMOND CHILD
STEVE BUCKINGHAM
JAMES STROUD
STEVE GIBSON
FRANK ROGERS
PAUL RIDDLE
TIM DUBOIS
© Chuck Ainlay 2003

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