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He has produced albums for artists such as AC/DC, Nickelback, Def Leppard, Outlaws, Foreigner, The Cars, Bryan Adams, Billy Ocean, Savoy Brown, The Corrs and Maroon 5. The early 1990s were a period of revitalization for Lange as he produced Michael Bolton's One Thing and Bryan Adams's Waking up the Neighbours. In 1993, however, Lange's career took its biggest step ever when the then-divorced producer met Canadian country singer Shania Twain.

Before him are Randy Schekman, Krešimir Ćosić, James Ellroy, Mischa Maisky, George Abela, and Jimmy Cliff. After him are Levy Mwanawasa (1948), Godfrey Chitalu (1947), Frederick Chiluba (1943), Edgar Lungu (1956), Michael Sata (1937), Peter Dickinson (1927), Hakainde Hichilema (1962), and Denise Scott Brown (1931).

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Robert John "Mutt" Lange

Robert John Lange
Birth name	Robert John Lange
Also known as	"Mutt" Lange
Born	November 11, 1948 (1948-11-11)(age 63) Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Genres	Rock, pop, country
Occupations	record producer, songwriter
Instruments	Bass, Guitar, Background vocals
Years active	1974–present
Associated acts	Shania Twain, Def Leppard, AC/DC, The Boomtown Rats, Outlaws, Foreigner, Bryan Adams, Nickelback, Maroon 5, Lady GaGa

Robert John "Mutt" Lange ( /ˈlæŋ/;^[1] born November 11, 1948) is a Zambian-born Britishrecord producer and songwriter, usually known by his nickname "Mutt".

With Lange they produced Highway to Hell, their first huge success. When Def Leppard toured to support Pyromania, Lange turned his attention instead to other projects--like new wave popsters the Cars. Soon Bob Geldof and his band, the Boomtown Rats, enlisted his services for their first record in 1977.

By 1978, Lange's influence was felt all over London.

While the album broke the record for the most weeks spent in the country charts' number-one spot, it paled in comparison to the success of Twain's next record, 1997's Come on Over. By the end of 1999 it had sold 36 million copies worldwide and cemented Twain's place in country music history.

The late 1990s found Lange focusing not only on his wife's mounting success but also on his own label, Zomba Records, which launched the careers of both Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys.

Whilst still married, his personal attentions then turned to Belfast born employee Oonagh O'Reilly for five years before meeting Shania Twain.

In 1978, Lange wrote and produced Ipswich Town's FA Cup final single Ipswich Ipswich Get That Goal, his connection with the club being due to their South African born player Colin Viljoen.

Beginning production work in 1976, his first major hits came in October 1978 with the UK #1 single "Rat Trap" for The Boomtown Rats, followed in July 1979 with AC/DC's hard rock album Highway to Hell (#8 UK, #17 US).

He produced two more albums with AC/DC, including Back in Black (1980) which is currently the second-best selling album of all time in the U.S. He also worked with 1980's pop-rock group Foreigner with 4, and with Def Leppard on their hit albums, High 'n' Dry, Pyromania, Hysteria and Adrenalize co-writing most of the songs.

After singer Bon Scott died, Lange helped the band find their replacement, Brian Johnson, and produced Back in Black, which eventually sold over 19 million copies and dominated radio charts worldwide. But when the record--which included hits "Waiting for a Girl Like You," "Urgent," and "Juke Box Hero"--turned out to be the band's greatest success, the feuds were soon forgotten.

Around this same time, Lange was introduced to the up-and-coming British band Def Leppard through their (and AC/DC's) manager, Peter Mansch.

Robert John "Mutt" Lange is the 319th most popular musician (up from 2,087th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Zambia (up from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Zambian Musician.

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Lange also had the song "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" performed as a sign of his dedication. Within a couple of years, however, he and his new wife moved to London, England.

London in the early 1970s was rife with musical talent and Lange flourished in the city's cultural environment. He is known for his endurance in the studio and innovations in multitrack recording.

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Robert John Lange was born in Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).

His marriage to Stevie broke down in the 1970s. Lange went on to produce City Boy's next three albums, earning a solid reputation for his work ethic and the incredibly full sound he achieved. After high school, he took a job producing commercials at a recording studio in that country, and he formed the bands Sound Reason and Hocus with some friends near Johannesburg.

They even joked that Mutt had become their de facto sixth member.

Despite the attention he gave to the bands with which he collaborated, Lange shunned the industry's glitz and glamour, opting for an almost reclusive existence. Addresses: Record company--Mercury Nashville, 60 Music Sq. E., Nashville, TN 37203, phone: (615) 524-7500, website: http://www.mercurynashville.com.

Despite his attempts to remain modestly out of the public eye, Robert "Mutt" Lange will always be recognized as one of the world's most renowned record producers.