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Richard Dashut

Richard Dashut
Birth nameRichard Charles Dashut
Also known asRichard "Dick Dash" Dashut
Born (1951-09-19) September 19, 1951 (age 73)
GenresRock, pop
Occupation(s)Record producer, sound engineer, live sound mixing
Years active1972–present
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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 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.[1] 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

With Buckingham Nicks

Year Album US UK Additional 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

Year Album US UK AUS CAN GER SWI AUT SWE FRA RIAA certification[2]
1977 Rumours 1 1 1 1 6 25 19 27 19× Platinum
1979 Tusk 4 1 2 2 3 4 8 6 2× Platinum
1982 Mirage 1 5 2 4 12 10 5 2× Platinum
1987 Tango in the Night 7 1 5 2 2 7 25 1 25 3× Platinum
1995 Time - 47 - - 92 - - - -

Live albums and compilations

Year Album US UK AUS CAN GER SWI AUT SWE FRA RIAA certifications
1980 Live 14 31 20 51 50 Gold
1988 Greatest Hits 14 3 3 18 15 8× Platinum
2002 The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac 12 6 16 18 Platinum

DVD and video releases

With Lindsey Buckingham

Year Album US UK SWE CAN
1981 Law and Order 32 - - -
1992 Out of the Cradle 128 51 28 70

With Mick Fleetwood

Year Album US Additional information
1981 The Visitor 43 Featured two Fleetwood Mac remakes – "Rattlesnake Shake" & "Walk A Thin Line"
1983 I'm Not Me Billed as "Mick Fleetwood's Zoo"

Soundtrack appearances

Year Song Soundtrack Additional 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

References

  1. ^ Lesley A. Thode. "The Penguin Biographies: Richard Dashut". Martin and Lisa Adelson. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  2. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Fleetwood Mac". Riaa.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2013. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "The White Album Tour". The Fleetwood Mac Legacy. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2011.