Michael Johnson
singer, songwriter & guitarist
United States • 1944-08-08 – 2017-07-25
Biography
Michael Jay Johnson (August 8, 1944 – July 25, 2017) was an American pop, country, and folk singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best remembered for his 1978 hit song "Bluer Than Blue". He charted four hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and nine more on Hot Country Songs, including two number one country hits in 1986's "Give Me Wings" and "The Moon Is Still Over Her Shoulder". He also co-wrote "Cain's Blood", the debut single of 1990s country group 4 Runner.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Closer
1980
Whitney Houston
1985
Substance
1987
Brotherhood
1986
Power, Corruption & Lies
1983
Curtis
1970
Low-life
1985
Blue Monday
1983
Technique
1989
Infected
1986
(The Best Of) NewOrder
1994
Bizarre Love Triangle
1986
And All That Could Have Been (Live)
2002
The Perfect Kiss
1985
Fine Time
1988
Round & Round
1989
Touched By The Hand Of God
1987
Thieves Like Us
1984
Shellshock
1986
Singles
2005
Pineapple Face
1990
Sub-Culture
1985
Wonderland
1986
All The Great Hits
1982
Credited work
1,819 releases · 145 albums · active 1969–2025
- Engineering · 2,025
- Production · 302
- Other credits · 62
- Performance · 47
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Britannia Row Studios · Jam Studios · Amazon Studios · Real World Studios
Frequent collaborators
- New Order
- Various
- That Petrol Emotion
- Revenge
- Paris Angels
- The Beloved
- Soft Cell
- Neworder