Shelly Yakus - Discography

Joan Armatrading

Single: “Everyday Boy” (1995)

Alice Cooper School’s Out (1972)
Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
A Very Special Christmas Oversaw recording, mixing and mastering of entire album (1987)
Roy Buchanan Roy Buchanan (1972)
That’s What I’m Here For (1973)
The Band Music From Big Pink (1968)
Blue Oyster Cult Agents of Fortune (1976)
Single: “Don’t Fear the Reaper”
Spectres (1977)
Single: “Godzilla”
Booker T & the MG’s Melting Pot (1969)
Belinda Carlisle Heaven On Earth
Singles: “Heaven Is a Place on Earth”
“Circle in the Sand”(1987)
"Runaway Horses" (1989)
Joe Cocker Night Calls (1992)
Judy Collins True Stories&Other Dreams (1973) So Early in the Spring (1977)
Chick Corea/Return To Forever Where Have I Known You Before?(1974)
No Mystery (1975)
Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy (1973)
Cutting Crew Broadcast (1986)
Single: “I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight”
Rick Derringer Spring Fever (1975)
The Dictators Bloodbrothers (1978)
Dire Straits Making Movies (1980)
Singles: “Romeo & Juliet” and “Skate Away”
Eurythmics Single: “Would I Lie To You” (1985)
G. Love & Special Sauce Single: “Stepping Stone” From Yeah It’s That Easy (1997)
Golden Earring Grab It For A Second (1978)
Grand Funk Railroad All the Girls In the World Beware (1974)
Singles: “Some Kind of Wonderful”
and “Bad Time To Be In Love”
Amy Grant Lead Me On (1988)
Henry Gross Single: “Shannon” (1975)
Don Henley End of The Innocence (1989)
Singles: “End of the Innocence” and
“Last Worthless Evening”
John Hiatt Walk On (1995)
The Best of John Hiatt (1998)
Rick James Come Get It (1978) Single: “Mary Jane”
John Lennon Imagine(1971) Walls & Bridges (1974)
Singles: “Whatever Gets You Through the Night” and “#9 Dream” Rock & Roll (1975)
Lennon Legend(1998)
Lone Justice Lone Justice (1985) Shelter (1986)
Madonna Single: “Santa Baby” from A Very Special Christmas (1987)
Van Morrison Moondance (1970)
The Motors Tenement Steps (1980)
Single: “Love and Loneliness”
Stevie Nicks Bella Donna (1981)
Single: “Edge of Seventeen”, “Leather & Lace” and “Stop Dragging My Heart Around”
The Wild Heart (1983)
Rock A Little (1985)
Single: “Silent Night” from A Very Special Christmas (1987)
Graham Parker Up Escalator (1980)
Tom Paxton Things I Notice Now (1969)
Tom Petty Damn the Torpedoes (1979)
Singles: “Don’t Do Me Like That”,
“Here Comes My Girl” and “Refugee”
Hard Promises (1981)
Singles: “The Waiting”, “Woman in Love”
and “Letting You Go”
Long After Dark (1982)
Singles: “You Got Lucky”and “Change of Heart”
Southern Accents (1985)
Single: “Don’t Come Around Here No More”
The Pointer Sisters Single: “Santa Claus is Coming To Town” from A Very Special Christmas (1987)
The Ramones Single: “I Want to Be Your Boyfriend”
The Raspberries Raspberries (1972)
Single: “Go All The Way” Fresh (1972)
Side 3 (1973) Starting Over (1974)
Lou Reed Berlin (1973)
Bob Seger Single: “Like A Rock” (1986)
The Distance (1982)
Single: “Shame on the Moon”
Single: “Little Drummer Boy” from A Very Special Christmas (1987)
It’s a Mystery (1995) Single: “Lock & Load”
Patti Smith Single: “Because the Night” (1978)
Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary) Single: “The Wedding Song”
Suzanne Vega Solitude Standing (1987)
Singles: “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner”
U2 Under a Blood Red Sky (1983)
Rattle & Hum (1988)
Singles: “Desire”, “Angel of Harlem” and “When Love Comes To Town” (with B.B. King)
Edgar Winter Shock Treatment (1974)
The Real Deal (1995)
Johnny Winter John Dawson Winter III (1974)
Saints & Sinners (1974)
Warren Zevon I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (1996)

Shelly’s work has sold in excess of one hundred million records, equaling over one billion dollars in sales. He was nominated for induction into the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame in 1999.

Assistant Engineer on the following (1967 – 1969)

Dionne Warwick Valley of the Dolls and Alfie
Amboy Dukes Journey to the Center of Your Mind
Blue Cheer Recorded live on the Docks of the Hudson River
Hair Broadway Cast Album
BJ Thomas Raindrops Keep Falling in my Head
Peter, Paul & Mary
Frankie Valley & The Four Seasons
Leontine Price & The Vienna Boys Choir
With 60 musicians and 40 children
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Frank Sinatra
Johnny Maestro
The Worst That Could Happen
Gordon Lightfoot Lightfoot
Promises, Promises Broadway Cast Album

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