Bill Bottrell
Biography
William Allen Bottrell is an American record producer and songwriter, perhaps best known for his production and uncredited guest appearance on Michael Jackson's 1991 single "Black or White", which topped the Billboard Hot 100. A Grammy Award recipient and six-time nominee, he has also produced for musical acts such as Madonna, Tom Petty, Electric Light Orchestra, Sheryl Crow, Elton John, and Five for Fighting, among others.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Bad
1987
Full Moon Fever
1989
Whitney Houston
1985
Volume One
1988
Dangerous
1991
Like A Prayer
1989
Time
1981
You Want It Darker
2016
Tuesday Night Music Club
1993
HIStory - Past, Present And Future - Book I
1995
Victory
1984
Sheryl Crow
1996
Number Ones
2003
Bad Hair Day
1996
Knee Deep In The Hoopla
1985
Xanadu (From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980
Vogue
1990
Like A Prayer
1989
I'm Breathless (Music From And Inspired By The Film Dick Tracy)
1990
Black Or White
1991
The Traveling Wilburys Collection
2007
Brian Wilson
1988
The Essential Michael Jackson
2005
The X-Files - Songs In The Key Of X
1996
Credited work
3,677 releases · 315 albums · active 1967–2026
- Performance · 5,507
- Engineering · 4,418
- Production · 2,044
- Other credits · 412
- Mastering · 8
Studios: Ocean Way Recording · Westlake Studios · Smoketree Ranch · Sound Castle Recorders, Los Angeles