Alan Tarney was born on 19 November 1945 and is an English record producer and musician.
12 Facts About Alan Tarney
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Alan Tarney was born in Northside, Workington, Cumberland, but spent his teenage years in Adelaide, Australia, where he met his songwriting and musical partner Trevor Spencer.
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Alan Tarney is best known for his association with Cliff Richard and producing "Take On Me" by a-ha.
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Around this time Alan Tarney joined the Shadows and was a member from 1973 to 1977.
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In 1979, Alan Tarney began the biggest period of his career when he wrote and arranged the Cliff Richard No 1, "We Don't Talk Anymore".
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Alan Tarney went on to bigger success in the mid-1980s when he teamed up with Norwegian pop band A-ha.
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Alan Tarney worked on the band's biggest selling first three albums, being a co-Producer of Hunting High and Low, and Producer of Scoundrel Days and Stay on These Roads.
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Alan Tarney renewed his working relationship with the band in the production of their album release Cast in Steel.
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Alan Tarney produced David Cassidy's comeback 1985 album Romance, which included the top ten hit "The Last Kiss" co-written by Raymond Hoskins and David Cassidy.
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Alan Tarney returned again to write and produce for the Cliff Richard albums Always Guaranteed and Stronger.
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Alan Tarney wrote two songs for the Sky album Cadmium - "Return to Me" and "A Girl in Winter" - at the request of long-time associate, and Sky member, Kevin Peek.
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Alan Tarney has a daughter, Mia, a professional artist painter; and a son, Oliver, who works in the film industry.