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Dave Amato
Dave Amato is credited on 130 releases across 43 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1985–2020 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
130
Pressings credited
43
Albums
5
Decades active
103
In collections
Biography
David Paul Amato (born March 3, 1953) is an American musician, the lead guitarist of the rock band REO Speedwagon from May 1989 until their retirement in 2024. and a rhythm guitarist/singer for Ted Nugent in the mid-1980s.
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Credited work
130 releases · 43 albums · active 1985–2020
- Performance · 422
- Other credits · 9
- Production · 6
Studios: Rhinoceros Studios · The Plant Studios · Bearsville Studios · Vertigo Sound
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Girls, Girls, Girls
1987
St. Elmo's Fire (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1985
Save Yourself
1989
Kicked & Klawed
1989
Little Miss Dangerous
1986
For The Working Class Man
1985
Building The Bridge
1996
Freight Train Heart
1987
The Terminator (Original Soundtrack)
1984
Not So Silent Night: Christmas With REO Speedwagon
2009
I Think We're Alone Now - '80s Hits And More
2007
The Ballads
1999
The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken
1990
If You Can't Lick 'Em... Lick 'Em
1988
Jimmy Barnes
1985
Magic Power (All-Star Tribute To Triumph)
2025
Find Your Own Way Home
2007
The Essential REO Speedwagon
2004
Arch Allies
2000
The Second Decade Of Rock And Roll 1981 To 1991
1991
High Heels In Motion
1986
Imagination
1986
Setlist: The Very Best Of REO Speedwagon LIVE
2010
Live Plus
2001
Frequent collaborators
- REO Speedwagon
- Jimmy Barnes
- Various
- Mastedon
- Ted Nugent
- Ronn Moss
- Mötley Crüe
- Cats In Boots
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