George Farr (30 June 1941 – 18 April 1996), known professionally as Mike Leander, was a British arranger, songwriter and record producer. He worked variously...
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and in the course of those activities met arranger and record producer Mike Leander, who eventually helped revive his career. He auditioned for the role...
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I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am) (category Songs written by Mike Leander)
glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Mike Leander. It was Glitter's first number-one single on the UK Singles...
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Do You Wanna Touch Me (category Songs written by Mike Leander)
English glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Leander. It was released as the lead single from his second studio...
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is the debut studio album by English singer Gary Glitter, produced by Mike Leander, and released by Bell Records. Two tracks, "I Didn't Know I Loved You...
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Rock and Roll (Gary Glitter song) (category Songs written by Mike Leander)
1972 from his debut studio album, Glitter. Co-written by Glitter and Mike Leander, the song is in two parts: Part 1 is a vocal track with a "Rock and Roll...
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of The Kinks, and the record producer Mike Leander (1941–1996). While the project's vocals are Wace's, Leander was featured on the single covers. Wace...
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (category Albums arranged by Mike Leander)
Sheila Bromberg, and string section on "She's Leaving Home", arranged by Mike Leander and conducted by Martin; tabla by Natwar Soni, dilrubas by Anna Joshi...
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2:59 Mike Leander Keeps Us Off the Streets (LP) 1976 B-side of "Teenage Revolution" "Keep Us Off the Streets" (demo) Jeff Allen 2:48 Mike Leander Hello...
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originally released in June 1973, on the label Bell, and was produced by Mike Leander. It is Glitter's bestselling album, peaking at No. 2 on the UK Albums...
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Hollywood" and "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" were co-written by Glitter with Mike Leander, and first recorded in the 1970s. "Ready To Rock" was originally recorded...
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background was performed entirely by a small string orchestra arranged by Mike Leander, and is one of only a handful of Beatles recordings in which none of...
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Glitter album to be produced by Glitter's long-time music collaborator Mike Leander. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Dave Thompson described...
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longtime manager Marion Massey). Mickie Most produced the record, with Mike Leander arranging and conducting. The song peaked at the top of the Billboard...
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studio Mike Leander played all the instruments, apart from the brass section provided by Rossall and Ellison. In 1973, Rossall approached Leander with the...
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Another Rock and Roll Christmas (category Songs written by Mike Leander)
singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and Eddie (Edward John) Seago and produced by Leander. It was one of the most played and popular...
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although opening track "Hello" was co-credited to Gary Glitter and Mike Leander due to its use of lyrics from Glitter's single "Hello, Hello, I'm Back...
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I Love You Love Me Love (category Songs written by Mike Leander)
English glam rock singer Gary Glitter. Written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Leander (unusually in monophonic sound), "I Love You Love Me Love"...
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song to feature a 1920s-influenced horn section, which was arranged by Mike Leander. The group have said that they were unhappy with the final cut, bemoaning...
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[citation needed] The string arrangement on the Stones' version was done by Mike Leander. Billboard described the Rolling Stones' version as a "beautiful folk-...
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The Beatles Box Set (category Albums arranged by Mike Leander)
The Beatles Box Set is a sixteen-disc box set compiling the entire recorded works of the Beatles as issued by the band between 1962 and 1970. It was released...
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Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again (category Songs written by Mike Leander)
glam rock singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with Mike Leander and produced by Mike Leander. The precise title of the song is only said twice during...
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Days of Pearly Spencer (category Song recordings produced by Mike Leander)
hometown. The recording was produced by Mike Leander who formed a sweeping orchestral arrangement for the song. Leander had previously provided arrangements...
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released in 1985. The album was produced by Mike Leander, who had worked with Faithfull in the 1960s. Leander hoped to place the album with Bell Records...
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Something to Shout About (album) (category Albums arranged by Mike Leander)
Pin Ups. The album was produced by Peter Sullivan and "directed" by Mike Leander and Reg Guest. The album was reissued on CD in 1989 by London Records...
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English singer Gary Glitter, released in 1977. The album saw the return of Mike Leander as producer and co-writer, after being absent from Glitter's previous...
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The U.S. Albums (category Albums arranged by Mike Leander)
The U.S. Albums is a box set compilation comprising the remastered American albums released by the Beatles between 1964 and 1970. The box set was released...
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(1918–2003), Swedish footballer Helena Leander (born 1982), Swedish politician Kathy Leander, Swiss singer Mike Leander (1941–1996), English arranger and record...
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The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings) (category Albums arranged by Mike Leander)
The Beatles (The Original Studio Recordings), also known as The Beatles: Stereo Box Set, is a box set compilation comprising all remastered recordings...
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Marianne Faithfull (album) (category Albums arranged by Mike Leander)
Mankowitz. The arrangements were by David Whittaker and Jon Mark with Mike Leander directing the arrangements. The engineer at Decca Studios was Peter Hitchcock...
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