Gary Clark is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. As a performer, he was the frontman of 1980s pop bandDanny Wilson. He was also a member of the bands King L andTransister.[citation needed]
In 1987, the band Danny Wilson released its first album,Meet Danny Wilson. The first single, "Mary's Prayer", written by Clark, was a worldwide hit, reaching number 3 in theUK Singles Chart,[1] and number 23 on the United StatesBillboard Hot 100 chart, earning him aBMI award,[2] and a nomination for anIvor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. A second album,Bebop Moptop, was released in 1989, including hit single "Second Summer of Love" which reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart.[1] The band split in 1991.[3]
Following the break-up of Danny Wilson, Clark embarked on a solo career. He released a 1993 solo album calledTen Short Songs About Love onVirgin Records subsidiary Circa Records, with the assistance of the other Danny Wilson members.[4]
Clark then formed a rock band called King L (with bass player Eric Pressly, former Bible guitarist Neill MacColl and drummer Matt Laug). The band released an album,A Great Day For Gravity, in 1995. Clark and Pressly then formed the pop trioTransister with Pressly's girlfriend Keely Hawkes.[5]
Clark has also worked as a songwriter and record producer. He co-wrote and produced much of Lauren Christy's albumBreed.[6]
Clark's collaboration withNatalie Imbruglia began when he and Eric Pressly re-mixed the single "Wishing I Was There" from her 1997Left of the Middle album. He co-wrote and produced eight tracks on her subsequent album,White Lilies Island,[7] and has contributed songs to all of her albums after that –Counting Down The Days,Glorious: The Singles 1997-2007, andCome To Life.[8]
Clark produced and co-wrote the song "Got Dynamite" forDemi Lovato on her 2009 number one albumHere We Go Again.[9] In 2012, he co-wrote and produced ten songs onDelta Goodrem'sChild of the Universe, including the single "Wish You Were Here",[10] which reached number two on the ARIA charts. Clark co-wroteThe Veronicas' song "Cold"[11] and co-composed and co-performed the music on the 2016 filmSing Street.[12]
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