Glen Ballard is best known for co-writing and producing on Wilson Phillips' debut and sophomore albums, Wilson Phillips and Shadows and Light, as well as co-writing and producing on Alanis Morissette's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill and Dave Matthews Band's 2001 album Everyday.
24 Facts About Glen Ballard
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Glen Ballard was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2023.
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Glen Ballard began playing guitar and playing in a band called the Unknowns beginning in the fourth grade.
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Glen Ballard earned a bachelor's degree in English, journalism, and political science, graduating in 1975.
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Glen Ballard began working for a division of Rocket Records and continued learning about the music business.
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In 1978 Glen Ballard wrote a song for Rocket artist Kiki Dee, which led to his being signed as a staff songwriter for MCA Music Publishing.
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Glen Ballard wrote, played, and produced an increasing number of songs and projects in the 1980s, contributing to albums by the Pointer Sisters, Paula Abdul, Camilo Sesto, and others.
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Glen Ballard co-wrote and produced the title track "All I Need" on Jack Wagner's 1984 debut album All I Need.
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Glen Ballard co-wrote the song "You Look So Good in Love", a hit for George Strait in 1983 and one of Strait's biggest hits.
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In 1987, when Jones invited a group of songwriters to his home to write hit songs for Michael Jackson's upcoming album, Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard co-wrote "Man in the Mirror".
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The demo earned the group a record deal, and Glen Ballard produced the trio's commercially successful debut album, released in 1990.
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In 1992, Glen Ballard worked with Wilson Phillips on their second studio album, Shadows and Light.
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In March 1994, Glen Ballard's publishing company introduced him to Alanis Morissette, and the two worked together at Glen Ballard's home studio to write and record demos of the songs that became Jagged Little Pill.
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Glen Ballard wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film Clubland, a music-driven film about an aspiring musician in Los Angeles.
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Glen Ballard produced the album, Everyday, which was released the next year.
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Glen Ballard introduced her to Tim Devine at Columbia Records, where she was signed as a solo artist.
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Glen Ballard worked with Lisa Marie Presley to develop her debut 2003 albumTo Whom It May Concern, co-writing five of its tracks.
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Glen Ballard co-wrote several songs for film with Alan Silvestri, including "Believe", performed by Josh Groban in The Polar Express, which won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media.
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In 2010, Glen Ballard reunited with Wilson Phillips for the trio's first Christmas album.
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In 2011 Glen Ballard founded his own production company, Augury, focused on developing music-driven projects in film, television, and theater.
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Glen Ballard was involved in the development of the 2020 Netflix TV series The Eddy, co-writing the music and serving as an executive producer.
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Glen Ballard again collaborated with Silvestri to co-write four new songs for the soundtrack of Disney's 2022 live-action film adaptation of Pinocchio.
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Glen Ballard established recording studios, named Aerowave Studios, in Hollywood and Encino.
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In 2023, Glen Ballard was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.