Gerard Mc Mahon - Other Artists

Other Artists

McMahon's multi faceted talents, his diversity in music and songwriting continue to be recognised by other artists throughout the music industry. The following are just a few of the many artists not mentioned elsewhere in this article who are also known to have recorded his songs:

• Roger Daltrey

McMahon contributed greatly to The Who's lead singer Roger Daltrey's 1992 solo album Rocks in the Head. In addition to co-writing 10 of the 11 songs, McMahon also produced the album for Daltrey. He was also the primary backing musician, providing backing vocals, keyboards and guitar. He is further credited on the album with musical direction.

• Carly Simon

McMahon co-wrote the hit single "Give Me All Night" with Carly Simon, which peaked at #5 in the charts and appears on her Coming Around Again album (1987).

• Chicago

McMahon co-wrote "What Does It Take", "One from the Heart" and "Only Time Can Heal the Wounded" which appear on Chicago's Twenty 1 album (1991). McMahon also co-wrote "I Stand Up", the b-side to the single "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love", which peaked at #3 in the billboard charts in June 1988. "I Stand Up" appears on Chicago's Chicago 19 album (1988).

• Tavares

McMahon wrote the hit single "Bad Times" which appears on Tavares' Supercharged album (1980). (This was also the theme song for the film Defiance).

• Robert Lamm

McMahon wrote "Life In Motion" which appears on the collaborative Beckley-Lamm-Wilson album Like A Brother (2000) (being the last album recorded by Carl Wilson before his death). McMahon also co-wrote "Ain't No Ordinary Thing" and "In This Country" for Lamm's Life Is Good in My Neighborhood album (1995) and "The Love You Call Your Own" for Lamm's In My Head album (1999).

• The Spinners

McMahon wrote "Put Us Together Again" which was released as a single by The Spinners in 1985.

• Phoebe Snow

McMahon co-wrote "The Other Girlfriend" which appears on Snow's Natural Wonder album (2003). He also wrote "Right to the End", which she performed with Michael McDonald for her I Can't Complain album (1998).

• Vonda Shepard

McMahon co-wrote "Wake Up the House" which appears on Shepard's The Radical Light album (1992).

• Digable Planets

The Digable Planets sampled McMahon's song "Bad Times" on their "Dial 7 (Axion of Creamy Spies)" single. The song peaked at #32 in the Hot Rap Singles charts and appears on the Digable Planets' Blowout Comb album (1994).

• The Temptations

The Temptations also decided to cover McMahon's song "Put Us Together Again", previously released as a single by The Spinners. The Temptations' version appears on the To Be Continued... album (1986).

• Terry Reid

McMahon wrote and produced "Right to the End" for Reid's The Driver album (1991).

• Angela Bofill

McMahon wrote "Love You Too Much" which appears on Bofill's Too Tough album (1983).

• Stan Harrison

McMahon co-wrote and produced "Living Every Day Now" which appears on Harrison's The Optimist album (2007).

• Ronnie Spector

McMahon wrote "True to You" which appears on Spector's Unfinished Business album (1987).