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David Foster

real name David Walter Foster

David Foster is credited on 11,192 releases across 2,225 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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11,192

Credits

2,225

Albums

8

Decades active

1,964

In collections

Biography

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Canadian producer, arranger and composer. Also worked extensively as a pianist/keyboard player, born 1 November 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
He enrolled as a student at the University of Washington at the age of 13.
Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2010 and recipient of a long list of other awards.

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Credited work

11,192 releases · 2,225 albums · active 1951–2026

  • Performance · 18,765
  • Production · 8,483
  • Other credits · 762
  • Engineering · 189

Studios: Chartmaker Studios · Studio 55, Los Angeles · Sunset Sound · The Hit Factory

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