Jon Astley (born 1951) is a British record producer and mastering engineer who has also recorded and released two studio albums as a singer-songwriter in the late 1980s. His most commercially successful song was "Jane's Getting Serious", later popularized by a Heinz ketchup television commercial starring a pre-Friends Matt LeBlanc.
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| Born | 1951 (age 72–73)[1] |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Labels | Atlantic |
Record producer
editAs a record producer, he is best known for his co-production work with Glyn Johns on the Who's eighth studio album Who Are You (1978), and later remastering supervision for all of the group's back catalogue reissues.
He also has produced albums for Eric Clapton, Barclay James Harvest, Corey Hart, and Deborah Harry[2] and has mastered records for the Who, ABBA, George Harrison, Tori Amos, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, the Pretty Things, Jools Holland, Tom Jones, Judas Priest, Cloven Hoof, Emmylou Harris, Ella Guru, Damien Dempsey, Tears for Fears, Led Zeppelin, Hothouse Flowers, Level 42, the Boomtown Rats, John Mayall, Marilyn Martin, Toto, Norah Jones, Stereophonics, KT Tunstall, Van Morrison, Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel, Slade, Sting, Bono, Starlite Campbell Band[3] and Anathema.
Family
editAstley is the son of composer Edwin "Ted" Astley. His sister Virginia Astley is a recording artist, and his other sister Karen was formerly married to Who guitarist Pete Townshend. He is married to novelist Judy Astley.[4]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit- Everyone Loves the Pilot (Except the Crew) (1987)
- The Compleat Angler (1988)
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||
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US Modern Rock |
US Mainstream Rock |
NZ Top 50
Singles[5] | |||
| 1987 | "Jane's Getting Serious" | 77 | – | 7 | 35 | Everyone Loves the Pilot (Except the Crew) |
| 1988 | "Put This Love to the Test" | 74 | 3 | – | - | The Compleat Angler |
References
edit- ^ "Classic Tracks: The Who 'Who Are You?'".
- ^ "Debravation - Debbie Harry | Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Starlite Campbell Band". Musicbrainz.org.
- ^ "Virginia Astley – News". Virginiaastley.com.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - John Astley - Jane's Getting Serious". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
External links
edit- Jon Astley at IMDb
- Jon Astley at AllMusic
- Jon Astley discography at Discogs
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