Richard Wright Nowels Jr., más conocido como Rick Nowels, (nacido el 16 de marzo de 1954) es un escritor y productor musical estadounidense. Es multinstrumentista y ha colaborado con varios artistas, incluyendo a Lana Del Rey, Adele, Kesha, Marina and the Diamonds, Lykke Li, Jamie xx, Brandon Flowers, Madonna, Cee-Lo Green, Sia, Dido, New Radicals,Credits for "Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too" at Allmusic Rod Stewart, Nelly Furtado, John Legend, Andre 3000, Tiësto, Santana, Tupac Shakur, Fleetwood Mac, Belinda Carlisle, Melanie C, Geri Halliwell y Stevie Nicks.
Nowels también escribió junto a Céline Dion, la canción Falling into You que ganó el Premio Grammy a álbum del año en 1997. Otro premio fue el Premio Ivor Novello para el Hit internacional del año en 2004, con "White Flag" que escribió con la cantante Dido.
Discografía TítuloAñoArtista(s)ÁlbumCréditoEscrito conProducido con"Lydia!"1981Marty BalinBalinCoescritorMarty Balin -"I Can't Wait"1985Stevie NicksRock a littleCoescritor, coproductorStevie Nicks, Eric PresslyJimmy Iovine"Sister Honey"Productor - -"The Nightmare" - -"If I Were You"Coescritor, productorStevie Nicks -"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for You?"Productor - -"Just Lust"1986Joan Jett and The BlackheartsGood MusicCoescritorTerry Abrahamson -"Spirit of Love"Laura BraniganTouchEllen Shipley, Billy Steinberg -"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"1987Belinda CarlisleHeaven On EarthCoescritor, productorEllen Shipley -"Circle In The Sand"Ellen Shipley -"I Feel Free"Productor - -"Should I Let You In?" - -"World Without You" - -"I Get Weak" - -"We Can Change"Coescritor, productorCharlotte Caffey -"Fool For Love"Productor - -"Nobody Owns Me" - -"Love Never Dies"Coescritor, productorCharlotte Caffey, Thomas Caffey -"Heart Wars"Jennifer RushHeart Over MindCoescritorDesmond Child -"Big Time For Love"John WaiteRover's ReturnJohn Waite -"Perfect View"1989The GracesPerfect ViewCoproductor -Ellen Shipley"Time Waits For No One"Productor - -"Leave a Light On"Belinda CarlisleRunaway HorsesCoescritor, productorEllen Shipley -"Runaway Horses"Ellen Shipley -"Vision of You"Ellen Shipley -"Summer Rain"Productor - -"La Luna"Coescritor, productorEllen Shipley -"(We Want) The Same Thing"Ellen Shipley -"Deep Deep Ocean"Productor - -"Valentine" - -"Whatever It Takes"Coescritor, productorEllen Shipley -"Shades of Michaelangelo"Productor - -"Rooms on Fire"Stevie NicksThe Other Side Of The MirrorCoescritorStevie Nicks -"Long Way to Go"Stevie Nicks, Charles Judge -"Two Kinds of Love"Stevie Nicks, Rupert Hine -"Ooh My Love"Stevie Nicks -"What Does It Take?"Then JericoThe Big AreaProductor - -"Reeling" - -"Where You Lie" - -"Sugar Box" - -"Helpless" - -"Lay Down Your Guns"1990Jimmy BarnesTwo FiresCoescritorJimmy Barnes -"Live Your Life Be Free"1991Belinda CarlisleLive Your Life Be FreeCoescritor, productorEllen Shipley -"Do You Feel Like I Feel?"Ellen Shipley -"You Came Out of Nowhere"David MundayDavid Munday"You're Nothing Without Me"Escritor, productor - -"I Plead Insanity"Coescritor, coproductorDavid Munday, Kushla PrasadDavid Munday"Emotional Highway"Coescritor, productorEllen Shipley -"Love Revolution"Escritor, productor - -"World of Love"Productor - -"Love Is Holy"1992Kim WildeLove IsCoescritor, productorEllen Shipley -"A Miracle's Coming"Kim Wilde, Ricky Wilde -"I Won't Change The Way That I Feel"Kim Wilde -"Unwanted Child"Jennifer RushJennifer RushCoescritor, productorEllen Shipley -"Vision of You"Ellen Shipley -"Body and Soul"1994Anita BakerRhythm of LoveCoescritorEllen Shipley"You Never Love The Same Way Twice"RozallaLook No FurtherDave Munday, Lamont Herbert Dozier -"Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind"Stevie NicksStreet AngelSandy Stewart -"Falling Into You"Marie Claire D'UbaldoMarie Claire D'UbaldoCoescritor, coproductorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy SteinbergBilly Steinberg"My Father's Eyes"Marie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy SteinbergBilly Steinberg"No Turning Back"Marie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy SteinbergBilly Steinberg"Sleeping With An Angel"1995Real McCoyAnother NightCoescritorBilly Steinberg -"Naked and Sacred"Chynna PhillipsNaked and SacredCoescritor, coproductorChynna Phillips, Billy SteinbergBilly Steinberg"Remember Me"Chynna Phillips -"Crossing The River"The DevlinsBatman Forever SoundtrackBilly Steinberg, Colin DevlinBilly Steinberg, Garry Hughes, The Devlins"In Too Deep"Jenny MorrisSalvation JaneEscritor, Productor - -"In Too Deep"1996Belinda CarlisleA Woman and A ManEscritor - -"California"CoescritorBilly Steinberg, María Vidal -"Remember September"Ellen Shipley -"Love in the Key of C"Writer - -"My Heart Goes Out to You"CoescritorAnders Bagge, Allen Rich -"I Wouldn't Be Here If I Didn't Love You"Stolen Hearts OSTWriter, Producer - -"Sex Will Keep Us Together"DivinylsUnderworldCoescritorChristina Amphlett, Ellen Shipley -"One & One"Robert Miles featuring Maria NaylerDreamlandMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy Steinberg -"Falling Into You"Celine DionFalling Into YouCoescritor, coproductorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy SteinbergBilly Steinberg"The Power of Good-Bye"1997MadonnaRay of LightCoescritorMadonna -"To Have and Not to Hold"Madonna -"Little Star"Madonna -"One & One"Edyta GorniakEdyta GorniakCoescritorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy Steinberg -"If I Give Myself (Up) To You"CoescritorBilly Steinberg, K Tonio -"Naked Without You"RoachfordFeelCoescritorAndrew Roachford, Billy Steinberg -"Intimacy"The CorrsTalk on CornersCoescritor, coproductorNeil Giraldo, Billy SteinbergBilly Steinberg"Naked and Sacred"Maria Nayler -CoescritorChynna Phillips -"L'Éclat De Nos Cœurs"NativeCouleurs De L'AmourCoescritorLaura Mayne, Billy Steinberg, Pascale Hospital -"Intimacy"MejaSeven SistersCoescritorNeil Giraldo, Billy Steinberg -"You Get What You Give"1998New RadicalsMaybe You've Been Brainwashed TooCoescritorGregg Alexander -"Thinking Of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"*NSYNCThe Winter AlbumCoescritorAllan Rich, Ellen Shipley -"I Was Thinking Of You"The TuesdaysThe TuesdaysCoescritorC. Forbes, Billy Steinberg -"Open Mind"Des'reeLifeCoescritor, coproductorDavid Munday, Des'reeDavid Munday, Des'ree"Get A Life"Des'reeDes'ree"Naked Without You"Taylor DayneNaked Without YouCoescritorAndrew Roachford, Billy Steinberg -"I Have Always Loved You"No MercyMoreCoescritorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy Steinberg -"Time"Des'reeSupernaturalEscritor productor - -"Everytime It Rains"Ace of BaseCruel SummerCoescritorBilly Steinberg, Maria Vidal -"The Heart's Lone Desire"Matthew Marsden -Coescritor, coproductorBilly Steinberg, Greg Fitzgerald, John ReidGreg Fitzgerald"Will You Be With Me?"Maria NaylerWill You Be With Me? / Love Is The GodCoescritorBilly Steinberg, Martika -"Northern Star"1999Melanie CNorthern StarCoescritorMelanie C -"I Turn to You"Coescritor, coproductorMelanie C, Billy SteinbergRob Playford"If That Were Me"Coescritor, productorMelanie C -"Closer"CoescritorMelanie C, Billy Steinberg -"Feel the Sun"Melanie C -"A Prayer for Everyone"Belinda CarlisleA Place on Earth: The Greatest HitsBilly Steinberg, Marie Claire D'Ubaldo -"Anywhere But Here"K.D.LangAnywhere But Here OSTCoescritorK.D.Lang"Naked Without You"Joe CockerNo Ordinary WorldCoescritorAndrew Roachford, Billy Steinberg -"Loving You"Me & MyLet The Love Go OnCoescritorBilly Steinberg, Susanne Georgi, Pernille Georgi -"Sexual"AmberAmberCoescritorBilly Steinberg, Marie Claire D'Ubaldo -"Above the Clouds""Love One Another""I Have Always Loved You"Enrique IglesiasEnriqueCoescritorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy Steinberg -"Bless You Child"2000Bette MidlerBetteCoescritor, coproductorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy SteinbergDon Was"Inner Smile"TexasTexas - The Greatest HitsCoescritorGregg Alexander, Johnny McElhone, Sharleen Spiteri -"He'll Come Home"RitaTime for PeaceCoescritorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy Steinberg -"Sky"SoniqueHear My CryCoescritor, coproductorSoniqueThunderpuss"Whatever Turns You On"DevinHere On Earth OSTCoescritor, coproductorGregg AlexanderGregg Alexander"Girl In Tears"MyTownMyTownCoescritor, coproductorBilly Steinberg, Danny O'Donoghue, Marc SheehanBilly Steinberg"Life Is A Rollercoaster"Ronan KeatingRonanCoescritor, coproductorGregg AlexanderGregg Alexander"Heal Me""Fuoco Nel Fuoco"Eros RamazzottiStileliberoProductor - -"Più Che Puoi" (duet with Cher)"The Consequences Of Falling"K.D.LangInvincible SummerCoescritor, coproductorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy Steinberg -"I Wonder What It Would Be Like"Melanie CNever Be The Same AgainMelanie C, Billy SteinbergBilly Steinberg"Be Free"2001Live ElementBe FreeCoescritorChris Malinchak, Greg Bahary, J. Garcia, Ellen Shipley -"I Miss You"Stevie NicksTrouble In Shangri-LaCoescritor, coproductorStevie Nicks -"Erase Her"LFOLife Is GoodCoescritor, coproductorRich CroninWayne Rodrigues"Dandelion"Rich Cronin, Wayne Rodrigues"Standing Still"JewelThis WayCoescritorJewel -"I Won't Walk Away""This Way""Love One Another"CherLiving ProofCoescritor, coproductorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy SteinbergChris Cox, Wayne Rodrigues"Scream If You Wanna Go Faster"Geri HalliwellScream If You Wanna Go FasterCoescritor, productorGeri Halliwell -"Shake Your Bootie Cutie"Geri Halliwell, Gregg Alexander"Strength Of A Woman"Geri Halliwell"Destiny"CallingCoescritorGeri HalliwellWayne Rodrigues"I Can't Deny It"Rod StewartThe Story So Far: The Very Bestof Rod StewartCoescritorGregg Alexander -"Yes"AmberYesCoescritorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy Steinberg -"The Game Of Love" Featuring Michelle Branch2002SantanaShamanCoescritorGregg Alexander -"Tears From The Moon"Conjure One featuring Sinead O'ConnorConjure OneCoescritorKyoto Peggy Baertsoen, Billy Steinberg -LunascapeReflecting Seyelence"Never Such A Long Time"LamyaLearning From FallingEscritor - -"Lift Me Up"Olivia Newton John with Darren Hayes2Coescritor, coproductorDarren HayesCharles Fisher"Sleep with me"Edyta GórniakPerłaCoescritorMarie Claire D'Ubaldo, Billy Steinberg -"I Love It When We Do"Ronan KeatingDestinationCoescritor, coproductorGregg AlexanderGregg Alexander"Love Won't Work (If We Don't Try)""Come Be My Baby""Lovin' Each Day""My One Thing That's Real""Time for Love""Blown Away""As Much As I Can Give You Girl""Pickin' Me Up"Gregg Alexander, Ronan Keating"Creepin' Up on You"Darren HayesSpinCoescritor, productorDarren Hayes -"I Can't Ever Get Enough of You""Like It or Not""What You Like""Think Positive"Maria MontelThink PositiveCoescritorBilly Steinberg, Maria Montell -"Hard Candy""When You Say You Love Me"Clay AikenMeasure of a ManCoescritor, productorDarren Hayes -"Sweet Temptation"Jewel0304CoescritorJewel -"Yes You Can""Believer"Jennie LöfgrenMeant To BeCoescritor, coproductorJennie Löfgren, Billy SteinbergAnders Herrlin, Jennie Löfgren
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