Philip Thornalley (born 5 January 1960) is an English songwriter-producer who has worked in the

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since 1978. He is perhaps best known for co-writing (with

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and

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) the song " Torn" (made famous by

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's cover version, which he also produced) and the UK number one hits " Mama Do" and " Boys and Girls" for

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. He also produced

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's 1982 album ''

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'' and was later their bass player for eighteen months, producing and performing the distinctive

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line on their 1983 single " The Love Cats". In 1988, Thornalley released his only solo album ''

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'' and briefly joined the band

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. He then worked principally as a

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for hire for many acts including

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. In 2017 he joined Adams' band as bass player for 18 months before releasing two solo albums of his own seventies inspired music under the moniker Astral Drive.

Biography

Thornalley was born in

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, near Mildenhall, Suffolk, England. He began working as a recording engineer in 1978, at RAK Studios in St. John's Wood, London for producers

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and

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. Thornalley became the producer for

on their fourth album, ''

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''.Rees, Dafydd & Crampton, Luke (ed.) ''Rock movers & shakers, Volume 1991, Part 2'' (1991), , ("...the band going into RAK studios to record with new producer Phil Thornalley") After

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parted ways with the band in 1982, he was The Cure's bassist for eighteen months. He produced their 1983 single '' The Love Cats'' and their first live album, ''

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''. However, he quit to resume working as a songwriter and producer.(noting that Thornalley is a current member of the Cure) He was nominated for a

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in 1984 for ''

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'' by the

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and released his only solo album (''

''). in 1988. Thornalley has worked primarily as songwriter and record producer for other artists. In 1991, he co-wrote " Torn" (with

and

), which later appeared on

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's 1995 debut album. Subsequently, he was asked to produce some songs for

, and "Torn" was re-recorded alongside four other songs Thornalley wrote on Imbruglia's 1997 seven million selling debut album ''

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'', and became a worldwide hit single. In 2012, the single was covered by

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on their live concert DVD ''Up All Night: The Live Tour''. Other artists Thornalley has worked with as a songwriter include

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, Stephanie Kirkham and

.("For the last three years, she has been collaborating with some of the biggest hitmakers in the industry, including Red One (Lady GaGa's Just Dance), Phil Thornalley (Natalie Imbruglia's Torn) and Toby Gad (Beyonce's If I Were A Boy).") Artists Thornalley has produced, recorded or mixed include

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, Sting,

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, Blur, Katrina and the Waves,

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and

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. In 2010, he wrote two UK number ones: "Mama Do" and "Boys and Girls" for Pixie Lott, and in 2012 the top ten hit "Kiss the Stars". In 2016 and 2017, Thornalley toured as bass player with

on his "

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" and "

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" tours. He played 53 shows in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Israel and Republic of South Africa. He contributed the song " That's Rock and Roll" to the ''

'' album and "The Last Night on Earth" and "Talk to Me" to the 2019 '' Shine a Light'' album. In May 2018, Thornalley announced a new solo project called 'Astral Drive' with the release of the single "Summer of '76", followed by the ''Love Is Real'' EP in January 2019 (including a cover of the

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song, "A Dream Goes On Forever"). The self-titled album was released in July 2018 on the

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label. In summer 2019, Astral Drive released a companion album of remixes and out takes titled 'Green'. Summer 2021 saw the release of another album, again titled 'Astral Drive', including ten original songs and a cover of 'Open My Eyes' by

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. The National Portrait Gallery includes his portrait by photographer Julian Anderson where he is listed as 'songwriter'. In 2022 Bass Player Magazine listed Thornalley's upright bass performance on " The Love Cats" by

as the 23rd best bass part of all time.

Influences

Thornalley's influences are

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and

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. Soul and R&B singer Reggie Sears has named Thornalley as his favourite singer and credits Thornalley's 1988 release ''

'' as the main driving force for wanting to be a singer and musician.

Selected work

As writer/producer

;Singles *

- " Torn" (#2 UK) *Natalie Imbruglia - "Wishing I Was There" (#15 US) *

- "Back Here" (#11 USA / No. 5 UK) (writer only) *

- "On a Day Like Today" (#12 UK) *

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- "The Way You Make Me Feel" (#5 UK) *

- "Boys and Girls" (#1 UK) *Pixie Lott - "Mama Do" (#1 UK) *Pixie Lott - "Cry Me Out" (#5 UK) *Pixie Lott - "Kiss the Stars" (#9 UK) * Hepburn - " I Quit" (#8 UK) *

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- "Drive" (#1 Australia) *

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-"Dream Baby Dream" - from the West End musical Dreamboats and Petticoats *

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- "Forgive and Forget" * Astral Drive - "Summer Of '76" ;Albums *Natalie Imbruglia - ''

'' (#5 UK) *

- "Shine A Light" (co-writer "The Last Night On Earth" & "Talk To Me") *Bryan Adams - ''On a Day Like Today'' (co-writer "On a Day Like Today" & "How Do You Feel Tonight") *Bryan Adams - ''Room Service'' (co-writer "Not Romeo Not Juliet") *Bryan Adams - ''Bare Bones'' (co-writer "The Way You Make Me Feel") *Bryan Adams - ''Get Up'' (co-writer "That's Rock and Roll") *Bryan Adams - "Shine A Light" (co-writer "Talk to Me" & co-writer and producer "The Last Night on Earth") *

- ''Reason'' (writer "Do I","Positively Somewhere' and "Let's Love") *Melanie C - ''Northern Star'' (writer "Ga Ga" and "Be the One") * Astral Drive - ''Astral Drive'' (writer on all songs) * Astral Drive - Green (writer on all songs) * Astral Drive - Orange (writer on ten songs) * Phil Thornalley - Now That I Have Your Attention (writer on all songs )

As producer only

;Singles *

- "The Hanging Garden" *

- "When Love Breaks Down" (#25 UK) *The Cure - " The Love Cats" (#5 UK) * Holly Vallance - "Naughty Girl" (#9 UK) *

- "C'est La Vie" (#2 US) *

- " Right Between the Eyes" (#1 Spain) ;Albums *The Cure - ''

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'' (#2 UK)

As mixer

- " Girl from Mars" *

- "

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" (original version) * Sting - "Spread a Little Happiness" *

- "

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" (#4 US/#1 UK) *

- " Hold Me Now" *Thompson Twins - "

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" *Thompson Twins - " In the Name of Love" *Thompson Twins - "Lies" *

- "What's Going On" *

- "

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" *

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- "Color Wheel"

Albums as recording engineer and mixer only

*Psychedelic Furs - ''

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'' *Psychedelic Furs - ''

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'' *

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- '' Well Kept Secret'' *Duran Duran - ''

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'' *Thompson Twins - ''

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'' *Thompson Twins - ''

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'' *Thompson Twins - ''

'' *Robbie Nevil - ''

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'' *

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- ''

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Awards and nominations

Awards

* ASCAP 'Song of the Year' 1998 for "Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia) * ASCAP 'Song of the Year' 2000 for "Back Here" (

)

Nominations

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'Best Engineered Pop Album 1984' for Thompson Twins' ''Into the Gap''

References

External links

Official site
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