Russ Titelman


Russ Titelman is an American record producer and songwriter. He has to date won three Grammy Awards. He earned his first producing the Steve Winwood song "Higher Love", and his second and third for Eric Clapton's Journeyman and Unplugged albums, respectively. Titelman also produced Clapton's 24 Nights live album of 1990 and the all-blues album From the Cradle, released in 1994.

Biography

Titelman's family is Jewish. He began his musical career in the 1960s. He was the rhythm guitarist in the house band on the television show Shindig! He studied sitar for a year under Ravi Shankar, at the latter's Kinnara School of Music in Los Angeles. He has worked with rock musicians such as Nancy Sinatra, The Monkees, Dion DiMucci, George Harrison, Bee Gees, Little Feat, Christine McVie, Meat Loaf, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, The Allman Brothers Band, James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Chaka Khan with Rufus and solo, Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, Gordon Lightfoot, Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Neil Young, Crazy Horse and Gerry Goffin. After having worked for Warner Bros. Records for 20 years, Titelman has been an independent producer since 1997.
Titelman started his independent music label Walking Liberty Records in New York. One of his first productions for the label was the debut album by the Oklahoma-based singer-songwriter Jared Tyler. Released in 2005, Blue Alleluia included guest appearances from Emmylou Harris, Mac McAnally and Mary Kay Place.

Selected production credits

Randy NewmanSail Away Good Old Boys Little Criminals Born Again Trouble in Paradise
Paul SimonHearts and Bones
Ry CooderParadise and Lunch
James TaylorGorilla October Road
George HarrisonGeorge Harrison
Rickie Lee JonesRickie Lee Jones Pirates Naked Songs – Live and Acoustic Pieces of Treasure
Rufus and Chaka KhanStompin' at the Savoy – Live
Christine McVieChristine McVie
George Benson 20/20
Steve WinwoodBack in the High Life
Brian Wilson Brian Wilson
Chaka KhanCK
Eric ClaptonJourneyman Unplugged
Meat LoafThe Very Best of Meat Loaf
Cyndi Lauper