Stephen Hague is an American record producer most active with various British acts since the 1980s.
Early life Hague was born in Portland, Maine, in 1960.
Early career Hague started his musical career in the late-1970s as a session keyboardist. He soon became a member of the band Jules and the Polar Bears and produced (with Jules Shear) the two albums and one EP, released between 1978 and 1980, by that band. He then branched out into producing work by other artists, including 1980s Sparks offshoot band Gleaming Spires, their first album being recorded on Hague's home 4-track tape recorder. This 1981 album spawned the Los Angeles radio hit "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls?" on the Posh Boy label, a recording subsequently featured in Hollywood features The Last American Virgin and Revenge of the Nerds. Hague and Shear teamed up to produce both albums by new-wavers Slow Children in 1981 and 1982; Hague also co-produced Elliot Easton's (The Cars) 1985 solo album Change No Change.
Commercial successes In 1983, Hague produced the Rock Steady Crew's worldwide hit single "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew". He then primarily worked with British artists. Hague's first noted UK production was on Malcolm McLaren's "Madam Butterfly" single. In 1985 he produced Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's album Crush and Pet Shop Boys debut album Please, on which he also got a song writing credit for the song "Love Comes Quickly" which was a top 20 hit in the UK. Hague has also worked with Public Image Ltd., New Order, Jimmy Somerville, Melanie C, James, Peter Gabriel, Dubstar, Erasure, Pretenders, Blur, Pere Ubu, Robert Palmer, a-ha, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Robbie Williams, Tom Jones and Robbie Robertson, producing the hits "So In Love", "West End Girls", "Go West", "True Faith", "Regret", "Bizarre Love Triangle", and "A Little Respect" among many others.
Production style Hague's production style has been described as a lush, layered sound with occasional jagged edges. He cites the Beach Boys, Todd Rundgren and experimental German krautrock-bands as some influences.
Production credits
1980s Year Artist Title Additional information 1980 Bob Beland Stealing Cars b/w "I Can Walk Away" 7" single Roger Swallow CUT LP 1981 Slow Children Slow Children Gleaming Spires Are You Ready for the Sex Girls? Rodney On The Roq 2 compilation Gleaming Spires Songs of the Spires LP 1982 Bob Beland Bob Beland EP 1983 Gleaming Spires Walk on Well Lighted Streets LP Hilary Kinetic EP Rock Steady Crew (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew album co-written and produced 1984 World's Famous Supreme Team Hey! DJ co-written and produced Malcolm McLaren Madam Butterfly (Un Bel Di Vedremo) co-written and produced Andy Pratt Fun in the First World 1985 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Crush co-written and produced Andy Pratt Not Just for Dancing now "Age of Goodbye" 1986 Pet Shop Boys PleaseProducer Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark The Pacific Ageproducer Pete Shelley Heaven & the Seaproducer 1987 New Order True Faith 1963 producer Pet Shop Boys Actually "What Have I Done to Deserve This?", "King's Cross" producer Communards Redproducer Various Artists Some Kind of Wonderfulproducer 1988 The Apartments The Shyest Time Climie Fisher Everythingproducer Erasure The Innocentsproducer Jane Wiedlin Furproducer 1989 Pere Ubu Cloudlandproducer Holly Johnson Blast "Love Train" & "Heaven's Here" New Order Round & Round 7" & 12" single versions Public Image Ltd. 9producer
1990s Year Artist Title Additional information 1990 Jimmy Somerville Read My Lipsproducer Marc Almond A Lover Spurned Single from the album Enchanted New Order World in Motionproducer Robbie Robertson Storyvilleco-producer 1991 Banderas This Is Your Lifeproducer Siouxsie and the Banshees Superstitionproducer Chapterhouse Falling Downco-producer Electronic Feel Every Beat single, additional production and remix Pet Shop Boys DJ Culture single, additional production and mix of 7” 1992 Electronic Disappointed single, additional production and mix of 7” 1993 One Dove Morning Dove Whiteproducer New Order Republicco-producer The Other Two The Other Two & Youco-producer Morten Harket Can't Take My Eyes Off Youproducer Pet Shop Boys Very additional production and mix Andy Bell & k.d. lang No More Tears (Enough is Enough) Released on Coneheads Soundtrack 1994 Blur To The Endproducer1995Papa WembaEmotionproducer Dubstar Disgraceful co-produced with Graeme Robinson Jimmy Somerville Heartbeat Hurt So Goodproducer Gregory Gray Euroflake in Silverlakeproducer Frances Ruffelle God Watch Over You single 1996 Robbie Williams Freedom producer Dicte Voodoo Vibeproducer Manic Street Preachers Everything Must Go Australia and The Girl Who Wanted To Be God 1997 Dubstar Goodbyeproducer James Whiplash co-produced with Brian Eno ManBREAK Come and Seeproducer Sarah Cracknell Anymoreproducer 1998 Ace of Base Cruel Summer co-producer Pretenders Viva el Amorproducer 1999 Technique Pop Philosophyproducer Tom Jones Reload produced or co-produced five of seventeen tracks
2000-present Year Artist Title Additional information 2001 Afro Celt Sound System Volume 3: Further in Timeco-producer Closer to Heaven Original London Cast Closer to Heaven (Original Cast Recording) co-produced with Pet Shop Boys 2002 a-ha Lifelinesproducer 2004 Peter Gabriel Up co-produced with Peter Gabriel 2005 The Modern Life In A Modern World unreleased album (see Matinée Club below) David Mead Wherever You Are EP 2007 Client Heartland few songs The Cinematics "A Strange Education"co-producer Melanie C This Time "What If I Stay", "Forever Again", "Don't Let Me Go", "Immune", "May Your Heart", "I Want Candy" Melanie C Understand (remix) Matinée Club Modern Industry digital release of 12 tracks from "Life In A Modern World" (see The Modern above) 2008 Peter Gabriel and Various Artists Big Blue Ball co-produced with Peter Gabriel Fryars singles 2009 Robbie Williamsadditional production 2010 Akira the Don The Life Equationco-producer 2011 Joseph Arthurco-producer Claudia Brücken The Lost Are Foundproducer 2012 Creature Sick Imaginationproducer Low Sea Remote Viewing 2013 Tristen Caves album producer 2014 James Varnish V EP 2016 Tommy MV$ERVTI The Trailer Park Singles EP co-produced single "heather's song" with Malcolm McLaren 2020 Whitey Now That's Why I Killed Music co-producer 2022 Dubstar Two co-producer 2022/3 Whitey On/Off album 2022/3 Lizzo About Damn Time co-writer2022The Heroic EnthusiastsFits and Fashions EPco-produced with The Heroic Enthusiasts2022The Heroic EnthusiastsCrimes and Passions EPco-produced with The Heroic Enthusiasts2023The Heroic EnthusiastsIts A Sin (single)co-produced with The Heroic Enthusiasts2024 Whitey Mental Radio co-produced with Whitey
References
External links Biography on MP3.com (archived on 12 February 2005)