Engineering · Performance
Chris Birkett
real name Christopher James Birkett
Chris Birkett is credited on 614 releases across 130 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2021 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
614
Credits
130
Albums
7
Decades active
234
In collections
Biography
Chris Birkett has been involved in Producing, engineering, writing and playing music since the 1970s. His collaborations have sold more than 100 million records world-wide over the last 30 years.
He started his musical career as a guitarist for well-known Memphis artists: Rufus Thomas, Ann Peebles, Gene Knight and King Floyd
He then signed a major deal as an artist with Tony Viscontis ‘Good Earth’ records. His career has since expanded to include the production and engineering and mixing of many UK and international hits.
His first solo artist single ‘Where do we go from here’, was included on the Polygram album ‘One Voice One Love’ alongside other artists U2, Peter Gabriel, Dire Straits, Bob Marley, Tears for fears and Queen. The royalties for this song were donated to raise money for the CARE international charity for Africa.
Chris has also collaborated, both in and out of the studio world, with the following: Led Zeppelin, The Kane Gang, Dexys Midnight runners, Hans Zimmer; Randy Newman, Jean Batist Mondino, Alain Chamfort, Zazie, Rod Temperton, Quincy Jones, Peter Gabriel, Sting, Osibisa, The Bible, Mica Paris, Trevor Horn, Mutt Langer, Mel Brooks, John Otway, Michael Winslow, Def Leopard and many many more.
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Credited work
614 releases · 130 albums · active 1967–2021
- Engineering · 688
- Performance · 297
- Production · 153
- Other credits · 19
- Mastering · 8
Studios: STS Dublin · Tapestry Studios · Oasis Studios · Eden Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
1990

The Golden Age Of Wireless
1982

The Lion And The Cobra
1987

Copperhead Road
1988

Sunshine On Leith
1988

Red Hot + Blue
1990

Nothing Compares 2 U
1990

The Emperor’s New Clothes
1990

Silk & Steel
1986

So Far... The Best Of Sinéad O'Connor
1997

Jump In The River
1988

The Hits Album 2
1985

Silent Night
1991

I Want Your (Hands On Me)
1988

Eureka
1988

So Good
1988

That Ole Devil Called Love
1985

Medicine Songs
2017

Up Where We Belong
1996

Mandinka
1987

To Be Or Not To Be (The Hitler Rap)
1983

Introducing Etran Finatawa
2006

Sòlas
1993

Coincidence & Likely Stories
1992
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Sinéad O'Connor
- John Otway
- Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Cry Sisco!
- The Bible
- Tony Stone
- Laurie Freelove
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