Jon Astley
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Jon Astley | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 73–74)[1] |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Labels | Atlantic |
Jon Astley (born 1951) is a British record producer and mastering engineer who also recorded and released two studio albums as a singer-songwriter in the late 1980s.[2] His most commercially successful song was "Jane's Getting Serious", later popularized by a Heinz ketchup television commercial starring a pre-Friends Matt LeBlanc.[3]
Record producer
[edit]As a record producer, he is best known for his co-production work with Glyn Johns on the Who's eighth studio album Who Are You (1978), and later remastering supervision for all of the group's back catalogue reissues.[4]
He also has produced albums for Eric Clapton, Barclay James Harvest, Corey Hart, and Deborah Harry[5] and has mastered records for the Who, ABBA, George Harrison, Tori Amos, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, the Pretty Things, Jools Holland, Tom Jones, Judas Priest, Cloven Hoof, Emmylou Harris, Ella Guru, Damien Dempsey, Tears for Fears, Led Zeppelin, Hothouse Flowers, Level 42, the Boomtown Rats, John Mayall, Marilyn Martin, Toto, Norah Jones, Stereophonics, KT Tunstall, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Slade, Sting, Bono, Starlite Campbell Band[6] and Anathema.
Family
[edit]Astley is the son of composer Edwin "Ted" Astley. His sister Virginia Astley is a recording artist, and his other sister Karen was formerly married to Who guitarist Pete Townshend. He is married to novelist Judy Astley.[7]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Everyone Loves the Pilot (Except the Crew) (1987)
- The Compleat Angler (1988)
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
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US Modern Rock |
US Mainstream Rock |
NZ Top 50
Singles[8] | |||
| 1987 | "Jane's Getting Serious" | 77 | – | 7 | 35 | Everyone Loves the Pilot (Except the Crew) |
| 1988 | "Put This Love to the Test" | 74 | 3 | – | - | The Compleat Angler |
References
[edit]- ^ "Classic Tracks: The Who 'Who Are You?'".
- ^ Eddy, Caryn Ganz,Christopher R. Weingarten,Rob Harvilla,James Montgomery,Charles Aaron,Nick Murray,Al Shipley,Kory Grow,Keith Harris,Reed Fischer,Maura Johnston,Michaelangelo Matos,Chuck (17 September 2014). "100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Is The Who song 'Who Are You' Keith Moon's greatest moment?". Far Out (website). 19 March 2022.
- ^ Enos, Morgan (23 May 2019). "The Who's 'Tommy': 50 Years Ago, Pete Townshend Turned Childhood Trauma Into a Classic". Billboard.
- ^ "Debravation - Debbie Harry | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Starlite Campbell Band". Musicbrainz.org.
- ^ "Virginia Astley – News". Virginiaastley.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2008.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - John Astley - Jane's Getting Serious". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Jon Astley at IMDb
- Jon Astley at AllMusic
- Jon Astley discography at Discogs
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