David Bates Discography – Albums
Artist Album Title Released UK USA AUS CAN GER FRA NZ Awards DB Role Paul Carrack Nightbird 1979 - - Signed A&R Blitz Brothers Deerfrance (The Rose Tattoo) 1979 Signed A&R Huey Lewis American Exo Disco 1979 Signed A&R Express Blitz Brothers Gloria 1979 Discovered Signed A&R Dalek I Love You Compass Kumpass 1980 - - Signed A&R Def Leppard On Through The Night 1980 15 US Plat- Can Plat Signed A&R Teardrop Explodes Kilimanjaro 1980 24 156 25 UK Silver Signed A&R Dire Straits Making Movies 1980 4 19 6 UK 2 x Plat, US Plat, Ger - Gold - France - Gold A&R Teardrop Explodes Wilder 1981 29 196 19 UK Silver Signed A&R Def Leppard High n Dry 1981 26 38 US 2X Pla - Can Plat Discovered Signed Bill Nelson Quit Dreaming Get On The 1981 Signed Beam Bill Nelson Sounding The Ritual 1981 Signed Bill Nelson The Love That Whirls 1982 Signed Monsoon Third Eye 1983 Discovered Signed A&R Tears For Fears The Hurting 1983 1 73 15 7 15 16 30 UK Plat - US Gold - Can Plat - Fra Gold Discovered Signed A&R Bill Nelson Chimera 1983 Signed Def Leppard Pyromania 1983 18 2 70 26 UK Silver - US 15X Plat - Can 7x Plat - Fra Gold Discovered Signed Julian Cope World Shut Your Mouth 1984 40 Signed A&R Julian Cope Fried 1984 87 Signed A&R Tears For Fears Songs From The Big Chair 1985 2 1 5 1 1 12 2 UK 3 X plat - US 5 X Plat - Can 7 X Plat Discovered Signed A&R Aus Plat - Ger Gold - Fra - Gold - NZ Plat Green On Red No Free Lunch 1985 95 Signed A&R Hipsway Hipsway 1986 42 55 UK Goldr Signed Status Quo In The Army Now 1986 7 4 16 UK Gold A&R Wet Wet Wet Popped In Souled Out 1987 1 123 62 44 6 UK 5 X Plat Discovered Signed A&R Green On Red The Killer Inside Me 1987 Signed A&R Tom Verlaine Flash Light 1987 Signed A&R Def Leppard Hysteria 1987 1 1 1 10 1 UK 2X Plat - US 12X Plat - Can 10X Plat Discovered Signed Aus 4X Plat - NZ Plat Lilac Time Lilac Time 1987 Signed A&R Wet Wet Wet The Memphis Sessions 1988 3 9 UK Plat Signed Was Not Was What Up Dog? 1988 47 43 41 Signed A&R Pere Ubu The Tenement Year 1988 Signed A&R Jerry Harrison Casual Gods 1988 78 31 4 Signed Tom Tom Club Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom 1988 Signed Love And Money Strange Kind Of Love 1988 Signed A&R Tears For Fears The Seeds Of Love 1989 1 1 18 5 5 3 4 UK Plat - US Plat - Can 2x Plat - Fran Plat Discovered Signed A&R Ger Plat - NZ Plat Wet Wet Wet Holding Back The River 1989 2 12 34 Signed Hipsway Scratch The Surface 1989 Signed A&R David Bates Discography – Albums
Artist Album Title Released UK USA AUS CAN GER FRA NZ Awards DB Role Texas Southside 1989 3 14 22 25 UK Gold - Fra x Plat - NZ Gold Signed Pere Ubu Cloudland 1989 Signed A&R Lilac Time Paradise Circus 1989 Signed A&R Teardrop Explodes Everybody Wants To Shag... 1990 72 Signed A&R
The Teardrop Explodes Was Not Was Are You OK? 1990 35 99 35 Signed A&R Tom Verlaine The Wonder 1990 Signed A&R House Of Love House Of Love (Fontana) 1990 8 Signed A&R Jerry Harrison Walk On Water 1990 * Signed Lilac Time & Love For All 1990 * Signed A&R James Gold Mother 1990 2 UK Gold Signed Oleta Adams Circle Of One 1990 1 20 UK Gold US Gold Discovered Signed A&R Bob Geldof Vegetarians Of Love 1990 15 15 A&R Texas Mothers Heaven 1991 32 74 39 11 40 Fra 2X Gold Signed Pere Ubu Worlds in Collision 1991 * Signed A&R Paul Brady Trick Or Treat 1991 * A&R Love And Money Dogs In The Traffic 1991 * Signed A&R Roadhouse Roadhouse 1991 * Discovered Signed A&R Wet Wet Wet High On The Happy Side 1992 1 19 18 8 UK Silver Signed Tears For Fears Tears Roll Down 1992 2 53 19 7 2 22 UK 2x Plat - US Plat - CAN Gold - Fra Gold Discovered Signed A&R Ger Gold - NZ Plat Was Not Was Hello Dad I'm In Jail 1992 61 UK Gold Signed A&R Def Leppard Adrenalize 1992 1 1 1 8 1 UK Plat - US 3X Plat - Can 4X Plat - Fra Gold - Discovered Signed House Of Love Babe Rainbow 1992 34 Signed A&R James Seven 1992 2 UK Gold Signed Ocean Colour Scene Ocean Colour Scene 1992 54 UK Silver Signed A&R Tears For Fears Elemental 1993 5 45 56 18 26 5 UK Silver - US Gold- Can Gold - Fra Gold Discovered Signed A&R Texas Ricks Road 1993 18 96 4 UK Silvcer - Fra 2X Gold Signed A&R Pere Ubu Story Of My Life 1993 * Signed A&R House Of Love Audience With The Mind 1993 38 Signed A&R James Laid 1993 3 72 86 UK Gold Signed Robert Plant Fate Of Nations 1993 6 34 37 10 UK Silver - US Gold- Can Gold Signed A&R Oleta Adams Evolution 1993 10 67 Discovered Signed A&R Lloyd Cole Bad Vibes 1993 38 Signed A&R Cocteau Twins Four Calendar Café 1993 13 78 Signed A&R Bob Geldof Happy Club 1993 19 60 A&R James Wah Wah 1994 11 Signed Robert Plant & Jimmy Page No Quarter 1994 7 4 2 13 UK Gold - US Plat - Can 2X Plat Signed A&R Chris Hughes Shift 1994 * Signed A&R Wet Wet Wet Picture This 1995 1 22 6 12 UK 3X Plat Signed Scott Walker Tilt 1995 27 Signed A&R David Bates Discography – Albums
Artist Album Title Released UK USA AUS CAN GER FRA NZ Awards DB Role Oleta Adams Moving On 1995 59 Discovered Signed A&R Paul Brady Spirits Colliding 1995 Signed A&R Lloyd Cole Love Story 1995 27 Signed A&R Def Leppard Slang 1996 5 14 11 12 34 14 UK Gold - US Gold - Can Gold Discovered Signed Cocteau Twins Mik and Kisses 1996 7 99 Signed A&R Marc Almond Fantastic Star 1996 54 Signed A&R Wet Wet Wet Ten 1997 2 30 UK Plat Signed Texas White On Blonde 1997 1 25 44 2 36 UK 6X Plat - Fra Plat - Ger Gold Signed James Whiplash 1997 9 72 UK Gold Signed Defintion Of Sound Experience 1997 * Signed A&R Robert Plant & Jimmy Page Walking Into Clarksdale 1998 3 8 16 11 UK Silver US Gold Signed Cooper Temple Clause Make This Your Own 2007 33 A&R Lloyd Cole Standards 2013 74 A&R Tom McRae Tom McRae 2000 * Discovered Signed A&R Electric Soft Parade Holes In The Wall 2001 35 Signed A&R Doudou Cissoko Dimbaya 2001 * Discovered Signed A&R Psychid Psychid 2003 * Discovered Signed A&R High And Lonesome From The Playground 2002 * Discovered Signed A&R Tom McRae Just Like Blood 2003 26 Discovered Signed A&R