Gary Clark (Scottish singer/producer; ex‐Danny Wilson, ex‐Transister, ex‐King L)

Gary Clark is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. As a performer, he was the frontman of 1980s pop band Danny Wilson. He was also a member of the bands King L and Transister.[citation needed] In 1987, the band Danny Wilson released its first album, Meet Danny Wilson. The first single, "Mary's Prayer", written by Clark, was a worldwide hit, reaching number 3 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 23 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart, earning him a BMI award, and a nomination for an Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. A second album, Bebop Moptop, was released in 1989, including hit single "Second Summer of Love" which reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart. The band split in 1991. Following the break-up of Danny Wilson, Clark embarked on a solo career. He released a 1993 solo album called Ten Short Songs About Love on Virgin Records subsidiary Circa Records, with the assistance of the other Danny Wilson members. Clark then formed a rock band called King L (with bass player Eric Pressly, former Bible guitarist Neill MacColl and drummer Matt Laug). The band released an album, A Great Day For Gravity, in 1995. Clark and Pressly then formed the pop trio Transister with Pressly's girlfriend Keely Hawkes. Clark has also worked as a songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He co-wrote and produced much of Lauren Christy's album Breed. Clark's collaboration with Natalie Imbruglia began when he and Eric Pressly remixed the single "Wishing I Was There" from her 1997 Left of the Middle album. He co-wrote and produced eight tracks on her subsequent album White Lilies Island, and has contributed songs to all of her albums after that – Counting Down the Days, Glorious: The Singles 1997-2007, and Come to Life. Clark produced and co-wrote the song "Got Dynamite" for Demi Lovato on her 2009 number one album Here We Go Again. In 2012, he co-wrote and produced ten songs on Delta Goodrem's Child of the Universe, including the single "Wish You Were Here", which reached number two on the ARIA charts. Clark also co-wrote the Veronicas song "Cold". As a composer, Clark co-composed and co-performed the music on the 2016 film Sing Street and the 2026 film Power Ballad. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 140. ISBN 1-904994-10-5. "BMI : Gary Clark". Repertoire.bmi.com. Retrieved 20 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) "Breed – Lauren Christy | Credits". AllMusic. 2 June 1997. Retrieved 20 August 2016. MacKenzie Wilson (2 November 2001). "White Lilies Island – Natalie Imbruglia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016. "Gary Clark | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (2 July 2009). "Here We Go Again – Demi Lovato | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016. "Child of the Universe – Delta Goodrem | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016. Stephen Thomas Erlewine (1 March 2015). "The Veronicas – The Veronicas | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2016. Guy Lodge (2 January 2016). "'Sing Street' Review: John Carney Scores Once More With New Musical". Variety. Retrieved 20 August 2016.