Gregg Wattenberg is a Grammy Award nominated

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, and musician residing in

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Work

Gregg Wattenberg has co-written and/or co-produced eight No. 1 hit songs that reached the top of Billboard Hot AC, Adult Contemporary, Alternative Radio, and/or Rock charts. Wattenberg co-wrote and co-produced

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’s “

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” which was RIAA certified Gold and the 1st lead single from the

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album which won the 63rd Annual Grammy Award for Best R&B album in 2021. Wattenberg co-wrote and produced

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’ No. 1 hit single “

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” which reached the top spot on the Billboard Alternative Radio chart in 2020. Wattenberg co-wrote and produced

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' No. 1 hit and RIAA Certified Platinum single " Gone, Gone, Gone" on the Platinum album The World From The Side Of The Moon. Wattenberg co-produced

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's No. 1 hit and RIAA Multi-Platinum single "

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" which was certified with a RIAA Diamond Award (10× Platinum) in 2021. Only 57 songs have been awarded RIAA Diamond certification in music history as of July 15, 2021. Wattenberg also co-wrote and co-produced

's No. 1 hit and RIAA Certified Platinum single " If It's Love". Wattenberg co-wrote the Daughtry No. 1 hit and RIAA 2x Multi-Platinum single " It's Not Over” which was the lead single for the 6x Multi-Platinum album Daughtry. Gregg Wattenberg co-wrote

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's No. 1 song and RIAA Certified Platinum hit "

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.” Wattenberg also co-wrote

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Top 10 Adult Contemporary Single " Let Love In" from the RIAA Certified Gold album Let Love In. Wattenberg produced

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's No. 1 hit singles "

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" and " 100 Years" and co-wrote and produced Top 5 AC single " Slice".

Production discography

References

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