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Chris Stainton

real name Christopher Robert Stainton

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Chris Stainton is credited on 2,378 releases across 300 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,378

Credits

300

Albums

7

Decades active

639

In collections

Biography

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Chris Stainton (born 22 March 1944, Woodseats, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) is an English session musician, keyboard player and songwriter, who first gained recognition with Joe Cocker in the late 1960's. He has also worked with Eric Clapton, The Who, Andy Fairweather-Low and Bryan Ferry.

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Credited work

2,378 releases · 300 albums · active 1964–2025

  • Performance · 7,236
  • Production · 183
  • Other credits · 57
  • Engineering · 2

Studios: Budokan · A&M Studios · Island Studios · Fillmore East

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