Robert Lange

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Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born November 16, 1948, Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)), is an award-winning record producer and songwriter of popular music. He has produced albums for artists such as Def Leppard, AC/DC, The Cars, Bryan Adams, Romeo's Daughter, and The Corrs. His current projects are producing and writing songs for his wife Shania Twain. A strict vegetarian and a former follower of Sant Mat, now a born-again Christian he has not given an interview of any kind for decades, and prefers to live a secluded life, mainly in Switzerland, with his wife (singer Shania Twain) and son.

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Robert John Lange's South African born father was a mining engineer, his mother came from a prosperous family in Germany. Nicknamed "Mutt" at an early age, he grew up a fan of country music, in particular the singer, Slim Whitman. Sent to study at Belfast High School in South Africa, he started a music band in which he played rhythm guitar and sang harmonies. He eventually married Stevie van Kerken (aka Stevie Vann) and moved to England where, in 1970, he started the band, "Hocus" in which his wife would sing.

His marriage to Stevie Vann Lange broke down in the 1970s, although they still remain close friends, and Stevie is indebted to Mutt for how he helped mature her voice.

Beginning production work in 1976, his first major hit was hard rock group AC/DC's album Highway to Hell. He produced several more albums with the band, including Back in Black (1980) which is currently the second-best selling album of all time. He also worked with 1980s pop-rock group Foreigner. He worked with Def Leppard on their hit albums, High 'n' Dry, Pyromania, and Hysteria cowriting many songs.

After "Hysteria", Lange felt he had contributed all that he could to Def Leppard's career, and he decided to bow out of working with them while they were at their peak. In 1991, he produced Bryan Adams' Waking Up the Neighbours, including "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You", a hugely-successful single (aided by its appearance of the soundtrack of the Kevin Costner film Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves).

After hearing Shania Twain's material, he got in touch with her and they spent many hours on the phone to each other; they finally met 6 months after the initial contact and were married on December 28, 1993. Lange is strictly tee-total, but as a treat, they had non-alcoholic champagne at their wedding. Lange also had the song "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" performed as a sign of his dedication. In August 2001, their son Eja was born. The couple are planning to relocate to their sheep farm (station) in New Zealand, having put their Swiss Chateau on the market for US$25m .[citation needed]

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Albums produced by Mutt Lange on which he produced at least 3 tracks.

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Albums produced by Mutt Lange on which he produced 2 tracks or fewer.

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AC/DC
Brian Johnson • Angus Young • Malcolm Young • Cliff Williams • Phil Rudd
Bon Scott • Dave Evans • Mark Evans • Chris Slade • Simon Wright
Albums and videos
Studio albums: High Voltage (Aus.) • T.N.T. • Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Aus.) • High Voltage (int.) • Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (int.) • Let There Be Rock (Aus.) • Let There Be Rock (int.) • Powerage • Highway To Hell • Back in Black • For Those About to Rock We Salute You • Flick of the Switch • '74 Jailbreak • Fly on the Wall • Who Made Who • Blow Up Your Video • The Razors Edge • Ballbreaker • Bonfire • Volts • Stiff Upper Lip
Live albums: If You Want Blood • Live • Live: 2 CD Collector's Edition • Live from the Atlantic Studios • Let There Be Rock: The Movie
Films and videos: AC/DC: Let There Be Rock • Fly on the Wall • Who Made Who • AC/DC • Clipped • Live At Donington • For Those About To Rock • No Bull • Stiff Upper Lip Live • Live '77 • Toronto Rocks • Family Jewels
Production
Harry Vanda • George Young • Robert John "Mutt" Lange • Bruce Fairbairn • Rick Rubin
Related articles
Past members of AC/DC • ACDC Lane • AC/DC remasters • List of rare AC/DC songs • List of tributes to AC/DC in popular culture
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Bryan Adams

Discography::

Studio albums
Bryan Adams • You Want It You Got It • Cuts Like a Knife • Reckless • Into the Fire • Waking Up the Neighbours • 18 til I Die • On a Day Like Today • Room Service
Compilation albums
So Far So Good • The Best of Me • Anthology
Live albums
Live! Live! Live! • Unplugged
Hit singles
Cuts Like A Knife • Run to You • Heaven • Summer of '69 • It's Only Love • (Everything I Do) I Do It for You • Can't Stop This Thing We Started • Please Forgive Me •All for Love • Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? • I Finally Found Someone • The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You • When You're Gone • Open Road

Related people:

Composer: Jim Vallance • Robert Lange • Michael Kamen
Guitar: Keith Scott • Jamie Glaser
Keyboard: :Tommy Mandel • Bill Payne
Drums: Mickey Curry • Pat Steward • Steve Smith
Bass: Dave Tyler • Brian Stanley

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