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Cal Harris

Cal Harris is credited on 1,053 releases across 126 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1962–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,053

Pressings credited

126

Albums

7

Decades active

809

In collections

Biography

Calvin Lawrence Harris was an American sound engineer and the head of the recording department at Motown. He worked on projects such as Marvin Gaye's hit album What's Going On, The Beach Boys' single “Good Vibrations”, and Lionel Richie's Grammy award-winning album Can't Slow Down. He is the father of jazz musician Cal Harris Jr. and programmer/keyboard technician Eric Harris.

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Credited work

1,053 releases · 126 albums · active 1962–2025

  • Engineering · 1,246
  • Performance · 174
  • Other credits · 58
  • Production · 56
  • Mastering · 30

Studios: Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios · MoWest Studios · Glen Glenn Sound · Ocean Way Recording

Discography

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