Gary Clark (musician)

For the American guitarist, see Gary Clark, Jr.

Gary Clark is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. As a performer, he was the frontman of 1980s pop band Danny Wilson. He was also a member of the bands King L and Transister.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Performer – Danny Wilson, solo, King L, Transister

In 1987, the band Danny Wilson released its first album, Meet Danny Wilson. The first single, "Mary's Prayer", written by Clark, was a worldwide hit, reaching number 3 in the UK Singles Chart,^[1] and number 23 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning him a BMI award,^[2] and a nomination for an Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. A second album, Bebop Moptop, was released in 1989, including hit single "Second Summer of Love" which reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart.^[1] The band split in 1991.^[3]

Following the break-up of Danny Wilson, Clark embarked on a solo career. He released a 1993 solo album called Ten Short Songs About Love on Virgin Records subsidiary Circa Records, with the assistance of the other Danny Wilson members.^[4]

Clark then formed a rock band called King L (with bass player Eric Pressly, former Bible guitarist Neill MacColl and drummer Matt Laug). The band released an album, A Great Day For Gravity, in 1995. Clark and Pressly then formed the pop trio Transister with Pressly's girlfriend Keely Hawkes.^[5]

Songwriter and producer

Clark has also worked as a songwriter and record producer. He co-wrote and produced much of Lauren Christy's album Breed.^[6]

Clark's collaboration with Natalie Imbruglia began when he and Eric Pressly re-mixed the single "Wishing I Was There" from her Left of the Middle album. He co-wrote and produced eight tracks on her subsequent album, White Lilies Island,^[7] and has contributed songs to all of her albums after that – Counting Down The Days, Glorious: The Singles 1997-2007, and Come To Life.^[8]

Clark produced and co-wrote the song "Got Dynamite" for Demi Lovato on her number 1 album Here We Go Again.^[9] In 2012, he co-wrote and produced 10 songs on Delta Goodrem's Child of the Universe, including the single "Wish You Were Here",^[10] which reached No. 2 on the ARIA charts. Clark co-wrote The Veronicas' song "Cold"^[11] and co-composed and co-performed the music on the 2016 film Sing Street.^[12]