American songwriter
Musical artist
Richard Charles Dashut (born September 19, 1951) is an Americanrecord producer who produced severalFleetwood Mac albums includingRumours,Tusk,Live,Mirage,Tango in the Night, andTime.
Dashut was born inWest Hollywood, California, and started his career sweeping floors in a recording studio where he later metLindsey Buckingham andStevie Nicks.Keith Olsen hired Dashut as a maintenance worker atSound City and later employed him assecond engineer on a few albums includingBuckingham Nicks, which in turn led to Dashut's work with Fleetwood Mac.[1] Dashut also co-wrote several songs withLindsey Buckingham and also co-produced hisLaw and Order andOut of the Cradle solo albums.
- As You Will (1973) –Lambert and Nuttycombe – (assistant engineer)
- Buckingham Nicks (1973) – Buckingham Nicks – (second engineer)
- Rumours (1977) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer)
- French Kiss (1977) –Bob Welch – (engineer)
- Not Shy (1978) –Walter Egan – (producer, engineer)
- Tusk (1979) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer)
- Uprooted (1979) –Rob Grill – (recording)
- Three Hearts (1979) – Bob Welch – (Co-producer "Ghost of Flight 401")
- Live (1980) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, live mixing)
- Law and Order (1981) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer, recording)
- The Visitor (1981) –Mick Fleetwood – (producer, performer, photography)
- Tongue Twister (1981) –Shoes – (producer)
- Mirage (1982) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer)
- I'm Not Me (1983) – Mick Fleetwood – (producer, co-writer)
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer)
- Back to the Future (1985) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer)
- A Fine Mess (1986) –Christine McVie – (producer)
- Remembrance Days (1987) –The Dream Academy – (producer)
- Tango in the Night (1987) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer)
- Greatest Hits (1988) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer)
- The Very Best of Bob Welch (1991) – Bob Welch – (producer, engineer)
- 25 Years – The Chain (1992) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer, co-writer)
- Out of the Cradle (1992) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer, co-writer)
- Altered Beast (1993) –Matthew Sweet – (producer)
- Time (1995) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer)
- The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (2002) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer)
With Buckingham Nicks
[edit]| Year | Album | US | UK | Additional information |
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| 1973 | Buckingham Nicks | - | - | Debut album featuring duo of Buckingham and partner Stevie Nicks. Both would later join Fleetwood Mac, after this album failed commercially and label Polydor dropped them as they were recording tracks for follow-up LP |
Live albums and compilations
[edit]DVD and video releases
[edit]With Lindsey Buckingham
[edit]With Mick Fleetwood
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| 1981 | The Visitor | 43 | Featured two Fleetwood Mac remakes – "Rattlesnake Shake" & "Walk A Thin Line" |
| 1983 | I'm Not Me | – | Billed as "Mick Fleetwood's Zoo" |
Soundtrack appearances
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