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André Cymone
real name Andre Simon Anderson
Minneapolis, United States · b. 1958-06-27
André Cymone is credited on 883 releases across 164 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1979–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
883
Credits
164
Albums
6
Decades active
213
In collections
Biography
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Former bass player and bandmate of Prince and ex-husband of Jody Watley. Showcased his proteges, trio girl group The Girls, around 1983-1984.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
883 releases · 164 albums · active 1979–2025
- Production · 1,162
- Performance · 1,012
- Other credits · 177
- Engineering · 64
Studios: Larrabee Sound Studios · Sunset Sound · Mama Jo's · Cherokee Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Dirty Mind
1980
Prince
1979
Jody Watley
1987
Simply The Best
1991
Red Hot + Blue
1990
Purple Snow: Forecasting The Minneapolis Sound
2013
Beverly Hills Cop II (The Motion Picture Soundtrack Album)
1987
Girlfriend
1987
Pebbles
1987
Friends
1989
Mercedes Boy
1988
The Very Best Of Adam And The Ants
1999
Symbolic Beginning
1995
Days Of Thunder (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Larger Than Life
1989
Looking For A New Love
1987
Minneapolis Genius (The Historic 1977 Recordings)
1985
The Party
1990
Room At The Top
1989
Manners & Physique
1989
Don't Talk Dirty To Me
1988
Most Of All (Remix)
1988
Some Kind Of Lover
1987
Still A Thrill
1987
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Jody Watley
- Jermaine Stewart
- Adam Ant
- "Evelyn ""Champagne"" King"
- 94 East
- Pebbles
- The Party
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