Biography
David Porter (born November 21, 1941) is an American record producer, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Porter was a 2005 inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, with catalog sales exceeding 400 million units. In 2015, Rolling Stone listed him among the 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time. He is best known for songwriting, having written Sam & Dave's "Soul Man" (1968 Grammy winner), and "Hold On, I'm Comin'". His songs have been sampled in Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" (1993 Grammy winner), Will Smith's "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (1999 Grammy winner), and The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Who Shot Ya?". He is also the founder of the Memphis-based Consortium MMT, a nonprofit organization seeking to develop the music industry in Memphis. Porter has over 1,700 songwriter and composer credits for a range of artists, including Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Celine Dion, Otis Redding, Drake, ZZ Top, Tom Jones, Ted Nugent, Bonnie Raitt, Wu-Tang Clan, Eminem, Patsy Cline, Albert King and Eurythmics.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
1993
Illmatic
1994
Ready To Die
1994
Liquid Swords
1995
Briefcase Full Of Blues
1978
Black On Both Sides
1999
Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
1983
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
1995
Quality Control
2000
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
1992
Degüello
1979
Mad Dogs & Englishmen
1970
Supreme Clientele
2000
Aretha Now
1968
Born Under A Bad Sign
1967
Mr. Wonderful
2015
The Soul Album
1966
The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul - Complete & Unbelievable
1966
Born Again
1999
Music Box
1993
Baby Driver (Music From The Motion Picture)
2017
The Main Ingredient
1994
Hold On, I'm Comin'
1966
Greatest Hits
2007
Credited work
4,613 releases · 928 albums · active 1961–2026
- Performance · 5,466
- Production · 735
- Other credits · 123
- Engineering · 54
Studios: The Hit Factory · Atlantic Studios · The Workhouse Studios · Ardent Studios