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Anthony King
real name Anthony Frederick Lilly
Anthony King is credited on 1,409 releases across 338 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,409
Credits
338
Albums
7
Decades active
102
In collections
Biography
British songwriter and arranger, active since ca. 1960s. Often collaborated with John Schroeder. In the late 1960s, Status Quo recorded some of his songs. He was a library music composer and a prolific arranger of strings for reggae records intended for pop market (often spelled Tony King). Not to be confused with reggae singer Tony King who was only a performing act.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,409 releases · 338 albums · active 1960–2025
- Performance · 1,688
- Other credits · 91
- Production · 30
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Union Studios, Munich · Europe Sound Studios · Europasound Studios · The Coach House Recording Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Country, My Way
1967

Love For Sale
1977

Nancy In London
1966

My Name Is My Name
2013

The Force
2024

Polnareff's
1971

Jewel Box
2020

Keep Walkin': Singles, Demos & Rarities 1965-1978
2023

Native
2013

Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo
1968

Don't Give Up On Us
1976

David Soul
1976

Silver Lady
1977

Playing To An Audience Of One
1977

Status Quo - Down The Dustpipe
1975

Everything I Own
1974

Bande Originale Du Film "Ça N'arrive Qu'aux Autres"
1971

Status Quo-Tations
1969

Shame Shame
1969

The New Religion
1966

Space Age Soul
1996

The Very Best Of Boney M.
1982

Love In Exile
1980

Boney M.
1978
Frequent collaborators
- Status Quo
- Various
- Michel Polnareff
- Boney M.
- Amen Corner
- The Westway Studio Orchestra
- Greyhound (4)
- The Pioneers
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