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Daniel Lanois

Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter

Hull, Canada • b. 1951-09-19

Daniel Lanois is credited on 3,620 releases across 490 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,620

Pressings credited

490

Albums

6

Decades active

1,365

In collections

Biography

Daniel Roland Lanois ( lan-WAH, French: [lanwa]; born September 19, 1951) is a Canadian record producer and musician. He has produced albums by artists including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Robertson, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, and Harold Budd. He collaborated with Brian Eno to create the ambient genre and produce several albums for U2, including The Joshua Tree (1987) and Achtung Baby (1991). Three albums produced or co-produced by Lanois have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Four other albums received Grammy nominations. Lanois has released several solo albums. He wrote and performed the music for the 1996 film Sling Blade, and provided several vocal tracks for Red Dead Redemption 2.

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3,620 releases · 490 albums · active 1971–2026

  • Production · 3,911
  • Performance · 3,636
  • Other credits · 867
  • Engineering · 841
  • Mastering · 19

Studios: Windmill Lane Studios · Slane Castle · Grant Avenue Studio · Real World Studios

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