Performance · Production
Fred Mcfarlane
real name Fred Craig MacFarlane
Fred Mcfarlane is credited on 1,289 releases across 432 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,289
Credits
432
Albums
5
Decades active
210
In collections
Biography
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Fred McFarlane (died September 2016) was a keyboardist, producer, songwriter and remixer. He is perhaps most noted for producing, among others, Jocelyn Brown's classic "Somebody Else's Guy," Robin S.'s "Show Me Love" and Dennis Taylor's "In The Mood."
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,289 releases · 432 albums · active 1980–2026
- Performance · 1,442
- Production · 814
- Engineering · 109
- Other credits · 43
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Right Track Recording · Homeboy Recording · The Hit Factory · D&D Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Renaissance
2022

Crash
2022

Like A Prayer
1989

Make It Last Forever
1987

Design Of A Decade 1986 / 1996
1995

Express Yourself
1989

Celebration
2009

My Life
1994

Reg Strikes Back
1988

Reflections (A Retrospective)
2006

Show Me Love
1992

Happiness
1990

Rhythm Nation
1989

A Very Special Christmas 2
1992

The Comfort Zone
1991

Alright
1990

So Emotional
1987

Escapade
1990

Trip On This (Remix Album)
1990

Miss You Much
1989

Will Downing
1988

Between The Lines
1987

Somebody Else's Guy
1984

Anthems 90s
2012
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Dennis Taylor
- "Evelyn ""Champagne"" King"
- Jocelyn Brown
- Robin S
- Kym Mazelle
- Keisha Jackson
- Madonna
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