Steve Smith


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Producer - Engineer - Singer - Songwriter.

Steve Smith began his career as an engineer at Muscle Shoals Sound in the late 60’s. In 1971 he formed his own group, Smith, Perkins & Smith with Wayne Perkins and his brother Tim Smith (2). He stayed in England and became a producer for Island Records, producing Jim Capaldi and Bob Marley & The Wailers. Also produced Robert Palmer, Toots And The Maytals, Rough Diamond, No Dice, Gillan, Supertramp and others.

ALBUMS


Robert Plant
Live At Knebworth
2021,
Steps
What The Future Holds Pt. 2
2021,
Genesis
Live At Knebworth
2021, ,
Prog Rock
Steps
To The Beat Of My Heart
2021, ,
Europop/Synth-pop
Pink Floyd
Live At Knebworth 1990
2021, CD, ,
Prog Rock
Bob Marley & The Wailers
The Complete Island Recordings
2020, ,
Reggae/Roots Reggae
Steps
What The Future Holds
2020, ,
Europop/Dance-pop
Pink Floyd
The Later Years 1987-2019
2019, CD Digisleeve,
Allen Toussaint
Rolling With The Punches (The Allen Toussaint Songbook)
2012, CD, Comp, Ace, ,
Bayou Funk/Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Marley (The Original Soundtrack)
2012, 3x Vinyl, ,
Roots Reggae/Ska/Rocksteady
Jim Capaldi
Dear Mr Fantasy (The Jim Capaldi Story)
2011, 4xCD, Comp, Dlx + Box, Island Records, Universal UMC, ,
Prog Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Blues Rock/Disco
Various
Golden Years Volume 2
2010, CD, Comp, Universal Music Belgium, ,
Vocal/Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Ali Milner
I Dare You
2010, CD, Album, FACTOR,
Trapeze
Hot Wire/Trapeze
2008, CD, Comp, Wounded Bird Records, ,
Hard Rock
Matt Marr
Matt Marr EP
2008, CDr, EP, Promo, Not On Label (Matt Marr Self-released), ,
Pop Rock
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman, No Cry
2005, CD, ,
Reggae
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Africa Unite: The Singles Collection
2005, ,
Reggae
Robert Palmer
The Very Best Of The Island Years
2005,
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Gold
2005, 2x CD, ,
Roots Reggae
Robert Palmer
At His Very Best
2002, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Synth-pop
Robert Palmer
Best Of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974-2001)
2002, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Soul/Ballad
Bob Marley & The Wailers
One Love: The Very Best Of
2001, CD UML UK Pressing, ,
Reggae/Dub/Downtempo
Various
Volume 4 • 1967 - 1975 • Electric Currents
1998, ,
Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
Natural Mystic (The Legend Lives On)
1995, CD, Comp, Tuff Gong, Island Records, ,
Roots Reggae
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
Natural Mystic (The Legend Lives On)
1995, ,
Roots Reggae/Rocksteady
Various
The Story Of Jamaican Music (Tougher Than Tough)
1993, ,
Reggae/Roots Reggae/Ska/Dancehall/Rocksteady
Robert Palmer
“Addictions” Volume 2
1992, CD, ,
Pop Rock
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
No Woman, No Cry
1991, CD, Mini, Single, Polystar, Tuff Gong, Island Records,
Gillan
Trouble - The Best Of Gillan
1991, ,
Blues Rock/Hard Rock
Various
That Loving Feeling Volume V
1991
Various
Para Nuestros Niños
1991, ,
Ballad
Various
Knebworth
1990, 2x CD, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock/Prog Rock/Arena Rock/Classic Rock
Dire Straits
I Think I Love You Too Much
1990
Gillan
Mr. Universe
1989, ,
Hard Rock
The Bible
Eureka
1988
Ambitious Beggars
Man In A Suit
1987, 7", Whippet Shed Records, ,
Pop Rock
Various
The Island Story
1987, ,
Blues Rock/Rock & Roll/New Wave/Pop Rock/Reggae
Robert Palmer
Riptide
1986
Various
Island Life - Media Sampler
1986, ,
Folk Rock/New Wave/Roots Reggae/Synth-pop/Rock & Roll
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
Rebel Music
1986, ,
Roots Reggae/Rocksteady
Ian Gillan
What I Did On My Vacation
1986
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman No Cry / Is This Love
1984, 7", Single, Island Records,
Various
Where The Boys Are '84 (Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1984, ,
Soundtrack/Pop Rock
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend (The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers)
1984, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Reggae/Roots Reggae
Toronto
Greatest Hits
1984
Various
The Rock Machine Still Turns You On Volume II
1983, LP, Comp, Epic, ,
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal/Arena Rock/Glam
Various
Lock Up Your Sons Tour '82
1983, LP, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Solid Gold Records (2), ,
Pop Rock/Country Rock/Hard Rock/Alternative Rock
Toronto
All I Need
1983
Toronto
Girls Night Out
1983
Toronto
Ready To Make Up / Standing In
1983,
Toronto
Girls Night Out
1983, ,
Hard Rock/Glam
Toronto
Don't Walk Away
1982, 7", Solid Gold Records (2)
Toronto
Get It On Credit
1982, 7", Single, Solid Gold Records (2)
Toronto
Your Daddy Don't Know / Run For Your Life
1982
Toronto
Get It On Credit
1982
Toronto
Start Tellin' The Truth
1982, ,
Hard Rock/Glam
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
No Woman, No Cry / Positive Vibration
1982, Vinyl, ,
Reggae
Toronto
Your Daddy Don't Know
1982
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
The Box Set
1982, 9x Vinyl Sonopress, Box Set, ,
Roots Reggae
The Professionals (7) / Gillan
Sounds Freebie No. 2
1981, Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Sounds (9), ,
Hard Rock/Punk
Gillan
Restless
1981, ,
Hard Rock
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman, No Cry
1981
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman, No Cry / Jamming
1981, ,
Roots Reggae
Gillan
Nightmare
1981, ,
Hard Rock
Gillan
Double Trouble
1981, ,
Hard Rock
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman, No Cry / Get Up, Stand Up
1980, 12", Island Records
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman, No Cry = No Llores Mujer
1980, 7", Promo, Island Records, ,
Reggae
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
Redemption Song
1980
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman, No Cry
1980, ,
Roots Reggae
Various
The World Of Reggae
1979, LP, Comp, Island Records, ,
Roots Reggae
Robert Palmer
Can We Still Be Friends
1979, Vinyl, ,
Pop Rock
Robert Palmer
Best Of Both Worlds
1978
Detective
Something Beautiful
1978
Robert Palmer
Every Kinda People
1978
Robert Palmer
Best Of Both Worlds / Keep In Touch
1978, ,
Pop Rock
No Dice
Why Sugar
1978
Various
Superpop
1977, LP, Comp, Island Records, ,
Glam/New Wave/Soft Rock/Power Pop/Pop Rock/Hard Rock/Reggae/Jazz-Rock
Pakalameredith
Pakalameredith
1977, ,
Soft Rock
Pakalameredith
Thank You Baby / Better Days
1977
No Dice
Silly Girl
1977
Rough Diamond
Rough Diamond
1977, Vinyl, ,
Classic Rock/Prog Rock
Various
Can You Hear The Music?
1977
No Dice
No Dice
1977, ,
Hard Rock/Classic Rock
Detective
It Takes One To Know One
1977, ,
Hard Rock
Jim Capaldi
If You Think You Know How To Love Me
1976, 7", Single, Island Records
Clancy
Every Day
1976, LP, Album, Warner Bros. Records
Bob Marley & The Wailers / Toots & The Maytals
Trenchtown Rock / Reggae Got Soul
1976, 7", Jukebox, Island Records, ,
Reggae
Jim Capaldi
Good Night & Good Morning
1976
Robert Palmer
Man Smart, Woman Smarter
1976
Robert Palmer
Some People Can Do What They Like
1976, ,
Pop Rock
Various
Rock & Reggae & Derek & Clive
1976
Tyrone Taylor
Extra, Extra / Life Table Turning
1976
Speedy Keen*
Your Love
1976, ,
Soft Rock
Robert Palmer
One Last Look
1976
Robert Palmer
Give Me An Inch
1976, ,
Soul
Clancy
Seriously Speaking
1975, LP, Album, Warner Bros. Records
Elephants Memory
Running Man / Tell The Truth
1975, 7", Single, Polydor
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
Live! At The Lyceum
1975, Vinyl, ,
Reggae
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
No Woman, No Cry (Live At The Lyceum, London)
1975
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Trenchtown Rock
1975, Vinyl,
Robert Palmer
Sailing Shoes / Hey Julia / Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
1975
Robert Palmer
Which Of Us Is The Fool
1975
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
No Woman, No Cry
1975, Vinyl,
Bob Marley & The Wailers
No Woman, No Cry "Live Version"
1975
Back Street Crawler
The Band Plays On
1975, ,
Blues Rock/Hard Rock/Classic Rock
Jim Capaldi
Love Hurts
1975
Jim Capaldi
Short Cut Draw Blood
1975, Vinyl, ,
Soft Rock/Funk
Trapeze
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
1975
Trapeze
Trapeze
1975
Robert Palmer
Pressure Drop
1975, ,
Pop Rock/Funk/Vocal
Chris Jagger
The Adventures Of Valentine Vox The Ventriloquist
1974,
Robert Palmer
Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
1974, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Pop Rock/Funk
Elephants Memory
Tonight
1974
Elephants Memory
Angels Forever
1974, ,
Classic Rock
Robert Palmer
Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
1974
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
Natural Mystic (The Legend Lives On)
LP, Comp, RP, Tuff Gong, ,
Roots Reggae
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers
CD, Comp, RM, Tuff Gong, Island Records, ,
Reggae/Roots Reggae
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers
LP, Comp, Ltd, RE, Gol, Tuff Gong
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers
1984, ,
Reggae
Jim Capaldi
Good Night & Good Morning
1976
Jim Capaldi
Short Cut Draw Blood
1975
Lee Fardon
London Clay
2014, CDr, Album, Not On Label (Lee Fardon Self-Released)
Just-If-I
All One People
1993, ,
Hard Rock
Frank Tovey & The Pyros
All That Is Mine
1992, CD, Single, Promo, Mute
Frank Tovey & The Pyros
Worried Men In Second-Hand Suits
1992, ,
Blues Rock/Alternative Rock
Smith Perkins Smith*
Smith Perkins Smith
1972, Vinyl, ,
Blues Rock/Folk Rock
Smith, Perkins & Smith
Save Me
1972, ,
Blues Rock/Folk Rock/Psychedelic Rock

APPEARANCES +


The Tubular All Stars
Rare And Reworked - The Music of Mike Oldfield
2023, CD, Album, Tigermoth Records,
Act*
September Field
2021, CD, ,
Country Rock/Indie Rock
Larry Carlton
Singing / Playing
2020, CD, Comp, BGO Records, ,
Fusion
Tubular World
Tubular Bells
2020
Sea Level
Cats On The Coast / On The Edge
2013, CD, Comp, Real Gone Music, Universal Music Special Markets, ,
Southern Rock/Fusion/Jazz-Funk
Glenn Hughes
Live In Wolverhampton
2012, ,
Hard Rock/Blues Rock/Heavy Metal
Mandalaband
Mandalaband I & II - Resurrection
2010, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Dig, Legend Records (7), ,
Prog Rock/Symphonic Rock/Rock Opera/Progressive Metal
Variations
Take It Or Leave It
2010, CD, ,
Blues Rock/Hard Rock
Lotte Mullan
Plain Jane
2010
Various
Melody Life: Trojan Sisters
2010, 2x CD, ,
Reggae/Roots Reggae/Lovers Rock/Rocksteady
Frieday 13
Untitled
2008, Cass, Ltd, Num, Middle James Co
The RD Crusaders
Old Billingsgate 08.05.08
2008, DVD-V, Portland Enterprises
The RD Crusaders
Old Billingsgate 09.05.06
2006, DVD-V, Portland Enterprises, ,
AOR/Blues Rock/Classic Rock/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Garth Brooks
Double Live
2005
Bob Marley
Songs Of Freedom
2005, 4x CD, Box Set, DVD, All Media, ,
Reggae/Ska/Soul/Rocksteady
The RD Crusaders
The Concert Monday 18th October 2004
2004, DVD-V, Portland Enterprises
Litfiba
The Platinum Collection - "The E M I Years"
2003, 3xCD, Comp, EMI, ,
Pop Rock/Hard Rock/Soft Rock/Arena Rock
Jon Dean Foster
Born Survivor
2002
Quistaday
These Are The Days
1999, HDCD, Album, Groove House Records, ,
Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
Peter Welker
Para "Peachy"
1997, CD, Album, Take One Record
Various
Mute Bank Compilation
1995, 2x CD, ,
Alternative Rock/EBM/Industrial/Techno/Indie Rock/Synth-pop
Arthur Alexander
Rainbow Road: The Warner Bros Recordings
1994
Michael Session
'N Session
1992, CD, Album, ITM Pacific
Rik Emmett
Ipso Facto
1992, ,
Hard Rock/Flamenco/Jazz-Rock/Modern Electric Blues
The Lovemongers
Battle Of Evermore
1992,
Classic Rock
The Wailin' Walker Band
The Devil Made Me Play It
1992
Frank Tovey & The Pyros
Grand Union
1991, ,
Folk Rock/Folk
Bobby Womack
The Collection - The 12-CD-Box
1990, Box Set, 12x CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Gaye Delorme
Blue Wave Sessions
1990
Sea Level
Best Of Sea Level
1990, ,
Southern Rock/Jazz-Funk/Jazz-Rock
Ian Gillan Band*
Mr. Universe
1989, ,
Hard Rock
Ann & Nancy Wilson
Here Is Christmas
1989
Ben Neill
Mainspring
1988
Skywalk
Paradiso
1988
Doug And The Slugs
Tomcat Prowl
1988, ,
New Wave/Pop Rock
Larry, Steve, Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers*
Talkin' To The Moon
1986, ,
Country
Supertramp
The Autobiography Of Supertramp
1986
Marionette
On A Night Like This
1985, 12", FM
Robert Palmer
Riptide
1985
Marionette
Blonde Secrets & Dark Bombshells
1985, ,
Glam
Journey
Captured
1984, ,
Arena Rock/Pop Rock
Bryn Haworth
Wings Of The Morning
1983, ,
Pop Rock
Toronto
Get It On Credit
1982, ,
Hard Rock/Glam
Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers Band*
A Gatlin Family Christmas
1982, Vinyl, ,
Gospel
Rhythmic Union
Gentle Awakening
1981, LP, Inner City Records, ,
Fusion
Paul Weber
Two Bits Worth Of Hurtin'
1981, LP, Album, Boot Records (2)
Various
Music From The Motion Picture Foxes
1980
Supertramp
Paris
1980, ,
Art Rock/Pop Rock/Prog Rock
Ben Moore
Slow Dancin'
1979, ,
Soul/Disco
U.K. Subs*
She's Not There
1979, ,
Punk
Malcolm* And Julia Donaldson
First Fourteen
1979,
Janis Ian
Night Rains
1979
Larry Gatlin
Oh! Brother
1978, Vinyl Santa Maria Press, Gatefold, ,
Country
Sea Level
Cats On The Coast
1977, ,
Jazz-Rock/Southern Rock
Sea Level
It Hurts To Want It So Bad
1977
Supertramp
Even In The Quietest Moments...
1977
Robert Palmer
Some People Can Do What They Like
1976, ,
Pop Rock/Soul/Funk/Reggae-Pop
Trapeze
Trapeze
1976
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Live!
1975
Les Variations*
Moroccan Roll
1974
Don Nix
Hobos, Heroes And Street Corner Clowns
1973, ,
Blues Rock
Lorna Bennett
This Is Lorna
1973, Vinyl, ,
Reggae
Larry Carlton
Singing / Playing
1973, ,
Fusion
The Hot Dogs
Say What You Mean
1973, ,
Power Pop
Claire Hamill
October
1973
Arthur Alexander
I'm Comin' Home / It Hurts To Want It So Bad
1972, 7", Single, Promo, Warner Bros. Records
Various
Whole Burbank Catalog
1972, ,
Folk Rock/Modern Classical/Soft Rock/Radioplay/Hard Rock/Classic Rock
The Supremes
Floy Joy
1972
Alex Taylor
Dinnertime
1972
Arthur Alexander
Arthur Alexander
1972, ,
Soul/Country
Mel And Tim*
Starting All Over Again / It Hurts To Want It So Bad
1972
Marlin Greene
Tiptoe Past The Dragon
1972, ,
Folk Rock/Soft Rock/Swamp Pop/Southern Rock
Bobby Womack
Understanding
1972
Ben Atkins*
Patchouli
1971, Vinyl Sonic Press, Gatefold, ,
Folk Rock
Cowboy
5'll Getcha Ten
1971, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock
Jimmy Cliff
Another Cycle
1971
Margie Joseph
Margie Joseph Makes A New Impression
1971
Albert King
Lovejoy
1971, ,
Electric Blues
David Porter
...Into A Real Thing
1970, ,
Soul
Male Species
Changes / Goin' Away
1969, 7", Single, Trump (3)
Michael Nyman
The Draughtman's Contract
Jim Capaldi
Short Cut Draw Blood ...Plus
2023, CD, ,
Soft Rock/Pop Rock
Pink Floyd
Live At Knebworth 1990
2021, ,
Prog Rock
Detective
It Takes One To Know One
2018, ,
Hard Rock/Funk
Trapeze
Trapeze
2015, ,
Hard Rock
Rough Diamond
Rough Diamond
2013, ,
Hard Rock
Gillan
Double Trouble
2007
Kossoff*
The Band Plays On / 2nd Street / Back Street Crawler / Kossoff Kirke Testu Rabbit
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Unofficial, Vox Humana Records, Vox Humana Records
Bob Marley & The Wailers
One Love: The Very Best Of
2001, ,
Reggae/Dub/Downtempo
Bob Marley And The Wailers*
Natural Mystic (The Legend Lives On)
1995
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers
1994
Supertramp
Paris
1980, ,
Art Rock/Pop Rock/Prog Rock
Various
Knebworth: The Album
Gillan
Mr. Universe
,
Hard Rock
David Porter
...Into A Real Thing
Supertramp
Even In The Quietest Moments...
,
Pop Rock/Prog Rock