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Phil Thornalley

Worlington, United Kingdom

Phil Thornalley is credited on 2,962 releases across 450 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,962

Pressings credited

450

Albums

6

Decades active

857

In collections

Biography

Phillip Carden Thornalley (born 5 January 1960) is an English songwriter, musician, and producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He produced the album Pornography (1982) by the Cure and was later the group's bass player. He began releasing his own music in 1988 and briefly joined the band Johnny Hates Jazz. Since then he has worked principally as a songwriter, known for co-writing the song "Torn" (made famous by Natalie Imbruglia) and two UK number one hits for Pixie Lott. Starting in the 2010s he released more solo music under his own name and as Astral Drive.

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Credited work

2,962 releases · 450 albums · active 1978–2025

  • Production · 1,945
  • Performance · 1,853
  • Engineering · 1,628
  • Other credits · 57

Studios: RAK Studios · Compass Point Studios · EMI Studios 301 · Hammersmith Odeon

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