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My Take
Steve Lillywhite is the kind of name most people skip right over, but anyone who cares about records knows it. Over 500 credits since 1977 is a staggering number, and the company he kept says everything: U2, Talking Heads, Simple Minds, the Psychedelic Furs, Kirsty MacColl. To me he's a classic studio craftsman, the guy shaping the sound while the singers get the spotlight, and the CBE confirms Britain noticed. I find producers like him fascinating because their fingerprints are everywhere yet invisible. You've heard his work for decades without knowing his name. That kind of quiet, prolific influence is the real measure of a career in music.
Overview
Stephen Alan Lillywhite (born 15 March 1955) is an English record producer. Since he began his career in 1977, Lillywhite has been credited on over 500 records, and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including new wave acts XTC, Big Country, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Simple Minds, Ultravox, the Psychedelic Furs, Beady Eye, Toyah, David Byrne, Talking Heads, and Kirsty MacColl, as well as U2, Anni-Frid Lyng…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Lillywhite
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーヴ・リリーホワイト
- Reading
- すてぃーゔ・りりーほわいと
- Born
- March 15, 1955 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Goat
- Origin
- Egham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- record producer / composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Strode's College
Awards & achievements
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.