Richard Charles Dashut (born September 19, 1951) is an American record producer who produced several Fleetwood Mac albums including Rumours, Tusk, Live, Mirage, Tango in the Night, and Time.
Dashut was born in West Hollywood, California, and started his career sweeping floors in a recording studio where he later met Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Keith Olsen hired Dashut as a maintenance worker at Sound City and later employed him as second engineer on a few albums including Buckingham Nicks, which in turn led to Dashut's work with Fleetwood Mac. Dashut also co-wrote several songs with Lindsey Buckingham and also co-produced his Law and Order and Out of the Cradle solo albums.
Discography As You Will (1973) – Lambert and Nuttycombe – (assistant engineer) Buckingham Nicks (1973) – Buckingham Nicks – (second engineer) Rumours (1977) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer) French Kiss (1977) – Bob Welch – (engineer) Not Shy (1978) – Walter Egan – (producer, engineer) Tusk (1979) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer) Uprooted (1979) – Rob Grill – (recording) Three Hearts (1979) – Bob Welch – (Co-producer "Ghost of Flight 401") Live (1980) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, live mixing) Law and Order (1981) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer, recording) The Visitor (1981) – Mick Fleetwood – (producer, performer, photography) Tongue Twister (1981) – Shoes – (producer) Mirage (1982) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer) I'm Not Me (1983) – Mick Fleetwood – (producer, co-writer) National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer) Back to the Future (1985) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer) A Fine Mess (1986) – Christine McVie – (producer) Remembrance Days (1987) – The Dream Academy – (producer) Tango in the Night (1987) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer) Greatest Hits (1988) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer) The Very Best of Bob Welch (1991) – Bob Welch – (producer, engineer) 25 Years – The Chain (1992) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer, co-writer) Out of the Cradle (1992) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer, co-writer) Altered Beast (1993) – Matthew Sweet – (producer) Time (1995) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer) The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (2002) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer)
With Buckingham Nicks YearAlbumUSUKAdditional information 1973 Buckingham Nicks-- Debut album featuring duo of Buckingham and partner Stevie Nicks. Both would later join Fleetwood Mac, after this album failed commercially and label Polydor dropped them as they were recording tracks for follow-up LP
With Fleetwood Mac
Albums YearAlbumUSUKAUSCANGERSWIAUTSWEFRARIAA certification 1977 Rumours11116251927 19× Platinum 1979 Tusk41223486 2× Platinum 1982 Mirage152412105 2× Platinum 1987 Tango in the Night71522725125 3× Platinum 1995 Time - 47 - - 92 - - - -
Live albums and compilations YearAlbumUSUKAUSCANGERSWIAUTSWEFRARIAA certifications 1980 Live1431205150 Gold 1988 Greatest Hits14331815 8× Platinum 2002 The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac1261618 Platinum
DVD and video releases Classic Albums: Rumours (1997) Tusk tour documentary (1982) Mirage Tour (1982)
With Lindsey Buckingham YearAlbumUSUKSWECAN 1981 Law and Order32--- 1992 Out of the Cradle128512870
With Mick Fleetwood YearAlbumUSAdditional information1981The Visitor43Featured two Fleetwood Mac remakes – "Rattlesnake Shake" & "Walk A Thin Line"1983I'm Not Me–Billed as "Mick Fleetwood's Zoo"
Soundtrack appearances YearSongSoundtrackAdditional information 1983 "Holiday Road", "Dancing Across the USA" National Lampoon's Vacation - 1985 "Time Bomb Town" Back to the Future - "Trouble" Just One of the Guys -
Tours
Fleetwood Mac tour – Rumours tour – 1977–78 Tusk tour – 1979–80 Mirage tour – 1982
References
External links Richard Dashut's Interactive FM Blog Discography -