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David Cole

US musician/producer, member of C+C Music Factory

United States • 1962-06-03 – 1995-01-24

David Cole is credited on 1,297 releases across 355 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1976–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,297

Pressings credited

355

Albums

6

Decades active

379

In collections

Biography

David Byron Cole (June 3, 1962 – January 24, 1995) was an American record producer. He was one half of the dance music duo C+C Music Factory, which he founded with his musical partner Robert Clivillés. Clivillés and Cole also produced various hits for other artists such as Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Deborah Cooper, Whitney Houston, and many others. After Cole's death in 1995, Robert Clivillés continued to keep C+C Music Factory going through his own production work.

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Credited work

1,297 releases · 355 albums · active 1976–2025

  • Performance · 2,513
  • Production · 461
  • Other credits · 184
  • Engineering · 173

Studios: The Hit Factory · Shakedown Sound Studios · Axis Studios · House Of Sound

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