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Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
also recorded as James Harris III & Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis is credited on 4,636 releases across 784 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1982–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
4,636
Credits
784
Albums
5
Decades active
534
In collections
Biography
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Multi-platinum American producer and songwriting duo.
Jam and Lewis started out in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA funk band Flyte Tyme and later became members of one of Prince’s side projects, The Time. They are widely recognised for crafting the “Minneapolis sound" along with Prince. After parting ways with Prince, they established a recording studio and production company named after their old band,, and embarked on a longtime collaboration with Janet Jackson which spawned several #1 hits. They are one of the few artists to have achieved the feat of writing and producing hits in three consecutive decades (1980s, 1990s and 2000s), for artists such as The Human League, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey or Usher.
They have won five Grammys and received the most nominations for Producer of the Year, with 11 nominations, and have received eight ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Awards. They were inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2017.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
4,636 releases · 784 albums · active 1982–2026
- Production · 6,667
- Performance · 2,382
- Other credits · 462
- Engineering · 29
Studios: Flyte Tyme Studios · Flyte Tyme Productions, Inc. · Larrabee Sound Studios · Creation Audio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Faith
1987

Control
1986

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
1989

Confessions
2004

The Velvet Rope
1997

Love.Angel.Music.Baby.
2004

janet.
1993

Fanmail
1999

HIStory - Past, Present And Future - Book I
1995

Crash
1986

Number Ones
2009

Space Jam (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)
1996

Hot Shot
2000

Design Of A Decade 1986 / 1996
1995

II
1994

Rainbow
1999

Human
1986

Scream
2017

Blood On The Dance Floor (HIStory In The Mix)
1997

Stranger In Moscow
1996

Scream / Childhood (Theme From "Free Willy 2")
1995

Hearsay
1987

What Have You Done For Me Lately
1986

Krush Groove (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1985
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