Arthur Baker
Biography
Arthur Baker (born April 22, 1955) is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip-hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa and Planet Patrol, as well as British band New Order. He is also known for remixing the Jill Jones song "Mia Bocca" on the 12" single, taken from her self-titled debut album Jill Jones (1987), released on Prince's Paisley Park Records, as well as remixing the Pet Shop Boys song, "In the Night". His remix of the song was used as the main theme for the BBC TV programme The Clothes Show between 1986 and 1994. He also remixed the "Massive Jungle Mix" for Tina Turner's UK top 40 single "Whatever You Want" (co-written by himself, Taylor Dayne and Fred Zarr). Arthur Baker's songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Joshua Tree
1987
Tango In The Night
1987
Heartbeat City
1984
She's So Unusual
1983
Substance
1987
Brotherhood
1986
Power, Corruption & Lies
1983
Renegades
2000
Low-life
1985
Blue Monday
1983
In Colour
2015
Pretty In Pink (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1986
The Raw & The Cooked
1988
Love Will Tear Us Apart
1980
Big Bam Boom
1984
Get Ready
2001
(The Best Of) NewOrder
1994
Empire Burlesque
1985
Give My Regards To Broad Street
1984
Reise, Reise
2004
Crystal
2001
Dancing In The Dark
1984
Disco
1986
Total (From Joy Division To New Order)
2011
Credited work
6,284 releases · 992 albums · active 1977–2026
- Performance · 5,388
- Production · 5,362
- Engineering · 3,767
- Other credits · 560
Studios: Shakedown Sound Studios · Unique Recording · Electric Lady Studios · Right Track Recording
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- New Order
- Al Green
- Planet Patrol
- Pet Shop Boys
- Cyndi Lauper
- Suzanne Vega
- Deborah Harry