Chuck Ainlay


Chuck Ainlay is an American record producer and audio engineer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work, in addition to some Dire Straits material. He has 4 Grammy Awards and 5 nominations.
Along with Knopfler and Bob Ludwig, in 2006 he received the Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album for the surround production of the Dire Straits album Brothers in Arms.

Discography

2014 - High South - High South

2014 - I'm a Fire - David Nail

2014 - Platinum - Miranda Lambert

2014 - Songs from the Movie - Mary Chapin Carpenter

2013 - Amazing Grace - George Jones

2013 - Annie Up - Pistol Annies

2013 - Greatest Hits - Jewel

2013 - Gwen Sebastian - Gwen Sebastian

2013 - Love Will... - Trace Adkins

2013 - Old Yellow Moon - Emmylou Harris

2013 - Bobby Kendall - Bobby Kendall

2013 - FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening with Peter Frampton - Peter Frampton

2013 - Lucky Sometimes - Weston Burt

2013 - Rising/Players in the Dark - Dr. Hook

2013 - The Calm After... - Travis Tritt

2013 - The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Vol. 2

2013 - The Highway - Holly Williams

2012 - 5 Classic Albums - George Strait

2012 - Ashes and Roses - Mary Chapin Carpenter

2012 - Impressions - Chris Botti

2012 - Privateering - Mark Knopfler

2012 - Tuskegee - Lionel Richie

2011 - Barefoot Blue Jean Night - Jake Owen

2011 - Four the Record - Miranda Lambert

2011 - Hell on Heels - Pistol Annies

2011 - Here for a Good Time - George Strait

2011 - It's About Time/Ten Rounds - Tracy Byrd

2011 - It's All Good - Joe Nichols

2011 - Makin' Love and Music/Live in the UK - Dr. Hook

2011 - Ronnie Dunn - Ronnie Dunn

2011 - The Sound of a Million Dreams - David Nail

2011 - Where Country Grows - Ashton Shepherd

2010 - 25 - Patty Larkin

2010 - Christian Kane EP - Christian Kane

2010 - Country Strong -

2010 - Home for the Holidays - Point of Grace

2010 - My Country: Smash Hits

2010 - Speak Now - Taylor Swift

2010 - Speak Now: Taylor Swift Karaoke

2010 - Sweet and Wild - Jewel

2010 - The Age of Miracles - Mary Chapin Carpenter

2010 - The Band Perry - The Band Perry

2010 - The House Rules - Christian Kane

2010 - The Rounder Records Story

2010 - Wrapped Up Good - The McClymonts

2009 - Get Lucky - Mark Knopfler

2009 - Heart - Holly Hardin

2009 - Twang - George Strait

2009 - World Wide Open - Love and Theft

2008 - Back in Your Arms - Tim Hockenberry

2008 - Believe - Katie Armiger

2008 - Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets - George Jones

2008 - Call Me Crazy - Lee Ann Womack

2008 - Christmas Duets - Elvis Presley

2008 - Classic Christmas - George Strait

2008 - From the Reach - Sonny Landreth

2008 - Good Happens - Brittini Black

2008 - Live in Germany: Green Leaves & Blue Note - Chuck Leavell

2008 - Lost & Found/Fervor - Jason & the Scorchers

2008 - My Side of Town - Jeremy McComb

2008 - Revelations/What the World Needs Now Is Love - Wynonna Judd

2008 - The EMI Years - Jason & the Scorchers

2008 - Troubadour - George Strait

2008 - Wynonna Collector's Edition Tin - Wynonna Judd

2007 - Bring It On - Kevin Fowler

2007 - Compadres: An Anthology of Duets - Marty Stuart

2007 - Crossroads Guitar Festival: 2007 - Eric Clapton

2007 - Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love - Trisha Yearwood

2007 - Kill to Get Crimson - Mark Knopfler

2007 - Reba Duets - Reba McEntire

2007 - Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems - Emmylou Harris

2007 - The Calling - Mary Chapin Carpenter

2007 - The Storm - Travis Tritt

2007 - The Very Best of Travis Tritt - Travis Tritt

2007 - Wild Animus, Part One: The Ram - Rich Shapero

2006 - All the Roadrunning - Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris

2006 - Broken Bridges

2006 - Fingerprints - Peter Frampton

2006 - It Just Comes Natural - George Strait

2006 - Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector

2006 - Men & Mascara - Julie Roberts

2006 - My Best to You - Reba McEntire

2006 - New Tattoo - John Cowan

2006 - Rockie Lynne - Rockie Lynne

2006 - Sinners Like Me - Eric Church

2006 - Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift

2006 - The Ultimate Collection - George Strait

2006 - Your Man - Josh Turner

2005 - Anywhere But Here - Chris Cagle

2005 - Chronicles - George Strait

2005 - Chronicles - Steve Earle

2005 - Country Christmas: George Strait/Reba McEntire/Kenny Rogers

2005 - Erika Jo - Erika Jo

2005 - Gold - Peter Frampton

2005 - Livin' It Up/If You Ain't Lovin' /#7 - George Strait

2005 - One Take Radio Sessions - Mark Knopfler

2005 - Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits

2005 - Somewhere Down in Texas - George Strait

2005 - Southscape - Chuck Leavell

2005 - That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994-1998 - Todd Snider

2005 - There's More Where That Came From - Lee Ann Womack

2005 - These Days - Clay Dubose

2005 - Whoever's in New England/Sweet Sixteen/What Am I Gonna Do About You - Reba McEntire

2005 - Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks

2004 - Between Here and Gone - Mary Chapin Carpenter

2004 - Greatest Collection - Reba McEntire

2004 - Greatest Collection - George Strait

2004 - Livin' the Dream - Ray Herndon

2004 - My Honky Tonk History - Travis Tritt

2004 - Shangri-La - Mark Knopfler

2004 - Twice the Speed of Life - Sugarland

2003 - For God and Country - Dolly Parton

2003 - Have You Forgotten? - Darryl Worley

2003 - Honkytonkville - George Strait

2003 - I've Always Been Crazy: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings

2003 - Now - Peter Frampton

2003 - The Complete MCA Studio Recordings - Nanci Griffith

2003 - The Very Best of Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow

2002 - Deeper Still - Beth Nielsen Chapman

2002 - Electric - Jack Ingram

2002 - Forgive - Rebecca Lynn Howard

2002 - Lookout for Hope - Jerry Douglas

2002 - Mindy McCready - Mindy McCready

2002 - Pearl Snaps - Deryl Dodd

2002 - Stars & Guitars - Willie Nelson

2002 - Strong Enough - Travis Tritt

2002 - The Ragpicker's Dream - Mark Knopfler

2002 - Why Aye Man - Mark Knopfler

2001 - Bandits

2001 - Dancin' with Thunder: The Official Music of the PBR

2001 - David Alan - David Alan

2001 - Gravitational Forces - Robert Earl Keen Jr.

2001 - Memorize This Moment - Pacific Coast Highway

2001 - Nobody's Got It All - John Anderson

2001 - The Road Less Traveled - George Strait

2001 - Thunder and Roses - Pam Tillis

2000 - Believe: A Christmas Collection

2000 - Down the Road I Go - Travis Tritt

2000 - Faith in You - Steve Wariner

2000 - George Strait - George Strait

2000 - Hard Rain Don't Last - Darryl Worley

2000 - I'm Diggin' It - Alecia Elliott

2000 - Latest Greatest Straitest Hits - George Strait

2000 - Live in Detroit - Peter Frampton

2000 - New Day Dawning - Wynonna Judd

2000 - Real Live Woman - Trisha Yearwood

2000 - Rockin' Country Party Pack - Confederate Railroad

2000 - Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler

2000 - Sonya Isaacs - Sonya Isaacs

2000 - String of Pearls - Prairie Oyster

2000 - String of Pearls: A Greatest Hits Collection - Prairie Oyster

1999 - Always Never the Same - George Strait

1999 - Bring It On - Keith Harling

1999 - Fly - Dixie Chicks

1999 - How Do You Like Me Now?! - Toby Keith

1999 - It's About Time - Tracy Byrd

1999 - Live, Laugh, Love - Clay Walker

1999 - Merry Christmas Wherever You Are - George Strait

1999 - Metroland - Mark Knopfler

1999 - Onward Through It All - Jim Lauderdale

1999 - Wildest Dreams - John Berry

1998 - A Tribute to Tradition

1998 - Back with a Heart Olivia Newton-John

1998 - Long Walk Back - Junior Brown

1998 - One Step at a Time - George Strait

1998 - Prince of Egypt

1998 - Ruby Lovett - Ruby Lovett

1998 - Tammy Wynette...Remembered

1998 - The Horse Whisperer

1998 - The Key - Vince Gill

1998 - Travelin' Kind - Big House

1998 - Wag the Dog - Mark Knopfler

1998 - Where Your Road Leads - Trisha Yearwood

1998 - Whisper - Jim Lauderdale

1998 - Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks

1997 - Amazing Grace, Vol. 2: A Country Salute to Gospel

1997 - Billy Yates - Billy Yates

1997 - Carrying Your Love with Me - George Strait

1997 - Collection - Wynonna Judd

1997 - Evolution - Martina McBride

1997 - Greatest Hits - Pam Tillis

1997 - Real Thing - Hank Thompson

1997 - So Much for the Afterglow - Everclear

1997 - Songbook: A Collection of Hits - Trisha Yearwood

1997 - The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World - Chet Atkins

1997 - The Other Side - Wynonna Judd

1996 - Blue Clear Sky - George Strait

1996 - Everybody Knows - Trisha Yearwood

1996 - Golden Heart - Mark Knopfler

1996 - Greatest Hits - Confederate Railroad

1996 - High Lonesome Sound - Vince Gill

1996 - NFL Country

1996 - Not Fade Away

1996 - One Ride in Vegas - Deryl Dodd

1996 - Revelations - Wynonna Judd

1996 - Somebody New - Rhett Akins

1996 - Step Right Up - Todd Snider

1996 - The Associate

1996 - The Way I Should - Iris DeMent

1996 - Twang!: A Tribute to Hank Marvin & the Shadows

1996 - Twister

1995 - Boys on the Side - Melissa Etheridge

1995 - Greatest Hits - Little Texas

1995 - Hurt City - Stacy Dean Campbell

1995 - Labor of Love - Radney Foster

1995 - Lisa Brokop - Lisa Brokop

1995 - Love Lessons - Tracy Byrd

1995 - NASCAR: Runnin' Wide Open

1995 - Only One Moon - Prairie Oyster

1995 - The Road Goes on Forever - The Highwaymen

1995 - Thinkin' About You - Trisha Yearwood

1994 - Bradley Barn Sessions - George Jones

1994 - Country Music Made Me Do It - Mike Henderson

1994 - Fired Up - Dan Seals

1994 - Let the Picture Paint Itself - Rodney Crowell

1994 - Love and Honor - Ricky Van Shelton

1994 - Mama's Hungry Eyes: Tribute to Merle Haggard

1994 - Rick Trevino - Rick Trevino

1994 - Skynyrd Frynds

1994 - Sweetheart's Dance - Pam Tillis

1994 - When Love Finds You - Vince Gill

1994 - Wild Love - Joy Lynn White

1993 - Easy Come, Easy Go - George Strait

1993 - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 - Reba McEntire

1993 - Idle Hands - Tim Ryan

1993 - Lisa Stewart - Lisa Stewart

1993 - Red and Rio Grande - Doug Supernaw

1993 - Tell Me Why - Wynonna Judd

1993 - Wild Kentucky Skies - Marty Brown

1992 - Between Midnight & Hindsight - Joy Lynn White

1992 - Confederate Railroad - Confederate Railroad

1992 - Del Rio, Texas, 1959 - Radney Foster

1992 - Essential, Vol. 1 - Jason & the Scorchers

1992 - First Time for Everything - Little Texas

1992 - From Hell to Paradise - The Mavericks

1992 - Live and Learn - Mac McAnally

1992 - Pure Country - George Strait

1992 - The Dirt Road - Sawyer Brown

1992 - Watch Me - Lorrie Morgan

1992 - Wynonna - Wynonna Judd

1991 - Alchemy Live - Dire Straits

1991 - High & Dry - Marty Brown

1991 - Maverick - Hank Williams Jr.

1991 - On Every Street - Dire Straits

1991 - Tempted - Marty Stuart

1990 - Acoustic Christmas

1990 - Balconies - Matt Rollings

1990 - Burnin' up the Road - McBride & the Ride

1990 - King Tears - Walter Hyatt

1990 - On Down the Line - Patty Loveless

1989 - Hillbilly Rock - Marty Stuart

1989 - House on Old Lonesome Road - Conway Twitty

1989 - If Only for One Night - Lee Greenwood

1989 - Letting Go - Giles Reaves

1989 - Lyle Lovett and His Large Band - Lyle Lovett

1989 - The Telluride Sessions - Strength in Numbers

1989 - Whatever Works - John Jarvis

1988 - Honky Tonk Angel - Patty Loveless

1988 - Little Love Affairs - Nanci Griffith

1988 - Nothing Is Lost - Giles Reaves

1988 - Rebels Without a Clue - The Bellamy Brothers

1988 - Still in Your Dreams - Conway Twitty

1988 - View from the House - Kim Carnes

1987 - A Man Called Hoss - Waylon Jennings

1987 - Borderline - Conway Twitty

1987 - Crazy from the Heart - The Bellamy Brothers

1987 - Country Rap - The Bellamy Brothers

1987 - Exit 0 - Steve Earle

1987 - Hangin' Tough - Waylon Jennings

1987 - Merry Christmas to You - Reba McEntire

1987 - Ocean Front Property - George Strait

1987 - The Last One to Know - Reba McEntire

1986 - #7 - George Strait

1986 - Guitar Town - Steve Earle

1986 - Something Constructive - John Jarvis

1986 - What Am I Gonna Do About You - Reba McEntire

1986 - Wheels Restless Heart

1986 - Whoever's in New England - Reba McEntire

1986 - Wunjo - Giles Reaves

1985 - Have I Got a Deal for You - Reba McEntire

1985 - Something Special - George Strait

1984 - Let Me Be the First - Deborah Allen