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8 unusual facts about Pete Waterman


Denise Gyngell

Gyngell married producer Pete Waterman in 1991 and they have 2 children, Charley-Ella and Toni-Tuesday.

Good 'N' Ready

The first six tracks on the album are produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman.

I Heard a Rumour

Songwriter and music producer Pete Waterman names "I Heard A Rumour" as one of his favourite songs.

Jackie James

Pete Waterman, who signed James to his music publishing company, and worked closely with her, described James as the UK's version of Carol King.

Mike Weatherley

He professes a keen interest in live music and was finance director of record producer Pete Waterman's group of businesses.

Peter Brame

This received mixed reviews, being variously described as "like the Black Crowes jamming with a glam rock band", "recalls early Primal Scream and Smashing Pumpkins" and "over-produced to a point where Pete Waterman would probably blanche".

Sacred Trust / After You're Gone

The five boys who made it into the group which was to be managed by Pete Waterman were Daniel Pearce, Matt Johnson, Keith Semple, Jamie Shaw, and Anton Gordon.

Sinitta!

In 1987 Simon Cowell became closely associated with Pete Waterman and would spend time with Waterman at his PWL studios complex, being mentored by him and learning about the effective running of a successful music business.


Almighty Records

Pop producer Pete Waterman played some of these tracks on his UK television show The Hitman and Her which boosted interest in the songs and the label, so much so that Waterman picked up some tracks, including "Dancing Queen" for his own label PWL.

Get Even

In their native Great Britain it would take until the Summer of the following year and the release of the Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete Waterman produced track "The Harder I Try" for the band to score a hit.

I Guess I Like It Like That

"I Guess I Like It Like That" is a 1991 promotional single written by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and British producers Mike Stock and Pete Waterman for Minogue's fourth album Let's Get to It.

Susanne Manning

Pete Waterman, who was indifferent to her earlier performances, was reduced to tears after her rendition of Rod Stewart's "I Don't Wanna Talk About It".


see also

Last Thing on My Mind

Produced by Pete Waterman and released as the second single from their album Step One, their version fared much better, hitting number six in the UK, number five in Australia and number one in Belgium.

Pete Waterman said in 2002 the song was influenced by Mozart.