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John Lewis Parker
John Lewis Parker is credited on 601 releases across 205 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
601
Credits
205
Albums
6
Decades active
174
In collections
Biography
Songwriter - keyboardist - pianist
Played in several releases of Papa John Creach.
Often co-writer with Harry Shannon or Steve Kipner or Peter Beckett.
Among other hits, he has co-written Chicago's "Hard Habit To Break" and Olivia Newton-John's "I Need Love".
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
601 releases · 205 albums · active 1972–2026
- Performance · 691
- Other credits · 52
- Production · 38
Studios: Cherokee Studios · Roundhouse Studios · Kendun Recorders · MCA Whitney Recording Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Red Octopus
1975

Chicago 17
1984

Greatest Hits 1982-1989
1989

A Private Heaven
1984

Self Control
1984

Two Of A Kind - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1983

The Very Best Of Dolly Parton
2007

The Best Of Firefall
1981

The Hits Album
1984

I'm The Fiddle Man
1975

The Very Best Of: Only The Beginning
2003

Can't We Fall In Love Again
1981

Something About You
1981

Clouds Across The Sun
1980

Wide Receiver
1980

Filthy!
1972

Live - That Hot Pink Blues Album
2016

Heart Full Of Fire
2008

Pleasure & Pain
2005

The Punisher: The Album
2004

The Chicago Story: Complete Greatest Hits
2002

Slow Down
1998

Just Like You
1996

Back To Basics (The Essential Collection 1971 - 1992)
1992
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