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Desmond Child
real name John Charles Barrett
Gainesville, United States
Desmond Child is credited on 4,829 releases across 1,132 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
4,829
Credits
1,132
Albums
6
Decades active
760
In collections
Biography
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American musician, songwriter, and producer, born 28 October 1953 in Gainesville, Florida, USA. Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2008. Son of songwriter and poet, Elena "Mimi" Casals (opens in a new tab) and of Hungarian baron Joseph S. Marfy.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
4,829 releases · 1,132 albums · active 1978–2026
- Performance · 6,765
- Production · 2,299
- Other credits · 243
- Engineering · 5
Studios: The Hit Factory · Power Station · Dreamhouse Studios · Bearsville Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Slippery When Wet
1986
Pump
1989
Permanent Vacation
1987
Youthanasia
1994
Get A Grip
1993
New Jersey
1988
Dynasty
1979
Big Ones
1994
One Of The Boys
2008
Cross Road (The Best Of Bon Jovi)
1994
Trash
1989
Hidden Treasures
1995
Nine Lives
1997
Animalize
1984
Greatest Hits
2023
Crazy Nights
1987
Asylum
1985
The Warriors (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1979
This Is Acting
2016
Life In Cartoon Motion
2007
Hurley
2010
No Rain, No Flowers
2025
Detonator
1990
Up Your Alley
1988
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Bon Jovi
- Kiss
- Cher
- Bonnie Tyler
- Ricky Martin
- Alice Cooper (2)
- Aerosmith
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