| RAMI YACOUB | |||||
| Home | A while ago Xian emailed me and suggested I add some more information about the Cheiron songwriters and songwriters who work with Max Martin. A great suggestion! Thanks. So I'm trying to do that. | ||||
| Max Martin | |||||
| Rami Yacoub | |||||
| Arnthor Birgisson | Rami Yacoub | ||||
| Lukasz Gottwald | Studio | Kinglet Studios | |||
| Songwriters | (Rami was previously part of Maratone Studios) | ||||
| Articles | Website | ? | |||
| Awards | Myspace | www.myspace.com/ramiofficial | |||
| Cover Songs | http://twitter.com/#!/TheRamiYacoub | ||||
| Lyrics | Cheiron fansite with more Rami info | http://www.cheiron-music.com | |||
| News 2009 | Date of Birth | 17 January 1975 | |||
| News 2008 | The following info (in italics) is from the old Cheiron Studio website: Rami picked up his first instrument at the age of 14 and began playing bass in a heavy metal band (I don't know what the band name was). Another band member was Daniel Papalexis who later became a production partner in Ez Production (Daniel Papalexis has worked with E-Type). But before his days as a producer Rami tried a short lived career with the single 'Sight With Sore Eyes', but then decided to give all his attention to writing and producing instead. Ez Productions became well known in the music industry with the huge success of Lutricia McNeal and the worldwide hits 'Ain't that just they way' and 'Stranded'. Rami's talent caught the eyes (and perhaps ears!) of Max Martin who was looking for another producer to team up with Cheiron. Their first work together resulted in 'Baby one more time' the no 1 world wide hit with Britney Spears. Rami has been involved in the production of albums for E-Type, Backstreet Boys, Nsync, Nick Carter, Westlife, Marion Raven, Celine Dion, Michael Bolton and The Veronicas. |
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| News 2007, 2006 | |||||
| Your Top 5 | |||||
| ARTISTS: | |||||
| 1 | 3T | ||||
| 2 | Ace of Base | ||||
| 3 | Agnes Carlsson | ||||
| 4 | A-ha | ||||
| 5 | Allison Iraheta | ||||
| 6 | Amy Diamond | ||||
| 7 | Ana Johnsson | ||||
| 8 | Apocalyptica | ||||
| 9 | Army of Lovers | ||||
| 10 | Artister of Amnesty | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | |||
| 11 | Ashley Parker Angel | Here are some artists Rami has written songs for with and without Max Martin! | |||
| 12 | Avril Lavigne | ||||
| 13 | Backstreet Boys | ![]() |
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| 14 | Bo Bice | Single | |||
| 15 | Bon Jovi | Anders Johansson | Ready To Fly | ||
| 16 | Britney Spears | Released | May 2008 | ||
| 17 | Bryan Adams | ||||
| 18 | Bullet For My Valentine | Written by | Thomas Thörnholm, Michael Clauss, Dan Attlerud and Negin Djafari. | ||
| 19 | Carolina Liar | Produced by | Rami and Tobias Lindell. | ||
| 20 | Carrie Underwood | ||||
| 21 | Celine Dion | ||||
| 22 | Cyndi Lauper | ||||
| 23 | Darin | ||||
| 24 | Daughtry | ||||
| 25 | Dede | ||||
| 26 | Def Leppard | ||||
| 27 | Drain | ||||
| 28 | Draxx | ||||
| 29 | E-Type | Thank you to Danny from Netherlands and Martin from Sweden who let me know of this one. | |||
| 30 | Enrique Iglesias | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | |||
| 31 | Five | ![]() |
Single | ||
| 32 | Gary Barlow | Lisa Miskovsky | Still Alive | ||
| 33 | George | Released | 10 November 2008 | ||
| 34 | Herbie | ||||
| 35 | Human Nature | Music written by | Rami Yacoub/Arnthor Birgisson | ||
| 36 | Its Alive | Lyrics written by | Lisa Miskovsky | ||
| 37 | James Blunt | Produced by | Rami Yacoub/Arnthor Birgisson/Lisa Miskovsky | ||
| 38 | Jessica | ||||
| 39 | Kahsay | 1. The Theme from Mirror's Edge | |||
| 40 | Katy Perry | 2. Benny Benassi Mix | |||
| 41 | Kelis | 3. Junkie XL Mix | |||
| 42 | Kelly Clarkson | 4. Paul Van Dyk Mix | |||
| 43 | Lambretta | 5. Teddybears Mix | |||
| 44 | Leila K | 6. Armand Van Helden Mix | |||
| 45 | Lesley Roy | ||||
| 46 | Leona Lewis | ||||
| 47 | Linda Sundblad | ||||
| 48 | Living Things | This is the theme song from Mirror's Edge | |||
| 49 | Marie Serneholt | __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | |||
| 50 | Marion Raven | ![]() |
Shayne Ward | ||
| 51 | Megan McCauley | Breathless | |||
| 52 | Michael Bolton | Released | 26 November 2007 | ||
| 53 | Michele | ||||
| 54 | Nick Carter | ||||
| 55 | NSync | ||||
| 56 | Pain | ||||
| 57 | Papa Dee | ||||
| 58 | Pink | ||||
| 59 | Play | ||||
| 60 | Prime Sth | ||||
| 61 | Rednex | ||||
| 62 | Robyn | ||||
| 63 | Safe | ||||
| 64 | Shayne Ward | ||||
| 65 | Simple Plan | ||||
| 66 | Skye Sweetnam | ||||
| 67 | Solid Harmonie | Tracks: | |||
| 68 | Stanfour | 1. No U Hang Up | Rami/A.Birgisson/Savan Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone | ||
| 69 | Sugababes | 2. Breathless | Rami/A.Birgisson/Savan Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone | ||
| 70 | Tobias Regner | 3. If That's OK With You | A.Birgisson/Savan Kotecha/Max Martin. Produced by Arnthor for Maratone | ||
| 71 | Twill | 4. Damaged | Rami/A.Birgisson/Savan Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone | ||
| 72 | The Veronicas | 5. Stand by Your Side | Remee/Reid/Belmatti/Hansen. Produced by Jonas Jeberg and Cutfather for XL Talent | ||
| 73 | Vanessa Hudgens | 6. Until You | Rami/A.Birgisson/Savan Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone | ||
| 74 | Westlife | 7. Some Tears Never Dry | Rami/A.Birgisson/Savan Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone | ||
| 8. Melt The Snow | Rami/A.Birgisson/Savan Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone | ||||
| Contact | 9. Tangled Up | Evan Rogers/Carl Sturken. Produced by Rami and Arnthor with AJ Junior for Maratone | |||
| 10. Just Be Good To Me | Harris/Lewis. Produced by Brian Rawling and Paul Meehan. | ||||
| 11. U Got Me So | Rami/A.Birgisson/Savan Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone | ||||
| 12. You Make Me Wish | Rami/A.Birgisson/Savan Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone. | ||||
| 13. Tell Him | Ryan Tedder/Justin Trugman/Savan Kotecha/Ashraf Jannusi. Produced by Justin Trugman and Ryan "Alias" Tedder | ||||
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Westlife | ||||
| Back Home | |||||
| Released | 10 November 2007 | ||||
| Tracks: | |||||
| 1. Home | Foster/Buble/Change. Produced by Steve Mac | ||||
| 2. Us Against The World | Rami/A.Birgisson/S.Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone Productions | ||||
| 3. Something Right | Rami/A.Birgisson/S.Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone Productions | ||||
| 4. I'm Already There | Richie McDonald/Gary Baker/Frank Myers. Produced by Quiz & Larossi for XL Talent | ||||
| 5. When I'm With You | Jordan Omley/Michael Mani/The Jam/Sam Watters/Louis Biancaniello/The Runaways. | ||||
| 6. Have You Ever | Diane Warren. Produced by Steve Mac | ||||
| 7. It's You | Mac/Hector. Produced by Steve Mac | ||||
| 8. Catch My Breath | Mac/Hector. Produced by Steve Mac | ||||
| 9. The Easy Way | Rami/A.Birgisson/S.Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone Productions | ||||
| 10. I Do | Mac/Hector. Produced by Steve Mac | ||||
| 11. Pictures In My Head | Rami/A.Birgisson/S.Kotecha. Produced by Rami and Arnthor for Maratone Productions | ||||
| 12. You Must Have Had a Broken Heart | Elofsson/Chinn. Produced by Per Magnusson & David Kreuger for A Side Productions | ||||
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| Danity Kane | Danity Kane | ||||
| Released | 22 August 2006 | ||||
| Stay With Me | Written by Rami/Arnthor/M Riddicki | ||||
| Produced by Rami/Arnthor | |||||
| Danity Kane were formed on the 3rd instalment of MTV's "Making The Band" and signed to P Diddy's "Bad Boy Records". | |||||
| Danity Kane is their debut album | |||||
| Tracks: | |||||
| 1. One Shot | Written by Bryan-Michael Cox, Kendrick A.J. Dean, Adonis Shropshire. Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. | ||||
| 2. Heartbreaker | Written by James Scheffer, Angela Hunte, Frank Romano, Calvin Puckett, Krystal Oliver. Produced by Jim Jonsin | ||||
| 3. Want It | Written by Timothy Mosley, Keri Hilson, James Washington, Nathaniel Hills. Produced by Timbaland and Danja | ||||
| 4. Right Now | Written by Timothy Mosley, Keri Hilson, James Washington, Nathaniel Hills. Produced by Timbaland and Danja | ||||
| 5. Show Stopper | Written by James Scheffer, Angela Hunte, Krystal Oliver, Frank Romano, Calvin Puckett. Produced by Jim Jonsin | ||||
| 6. Hold Me Down | Written by Rodney Jerkins, Delisha Thomas, Kelli Nicole Price . Produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | ||||
| 7. Come Over Interlude | Written by Mike Winans, Mario Winans. Produced by Mario Winans | ||||
| 8. Ooh Ahh | Written by Ryan Leslie. Produced by Ryan Leslie | ||||
| 9. Press Pause | Written by Mike Winans, Derie Angelettie, Mario Winans, Michael Carlos "LoDown" Jones. Produced by D Dot and Marion Winans | ||||
| 10. Ain't True Interlude | Written by Mike Winans, Marion Winans. Produced by Mario Winans. | ||||
| 11. Ride For You | Written by Bryan-Michael Cox, Kendrick A.J. Dean, Adonis Shropshire. Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox | ||||
| 12. Touching My Body | Ryan Leslie, Adonis Shropshire, Makeba Riddick | ||||
| 13. Back Up | Bryan-Michael Cox, Kendrick A.J. Dean, Cheri Dennis. Produced by Bryan-Michael Cox | ||||
| 14. Stay With Me | Rami, Arnthor Birgisson, Makeba Riddick. Produced by Rami and Arnthor | ||||
| Bryan-Michael Cox has written songs for Bow Wow, Chris Brown, Christina Milian, Mariay Carey, Usher and more | |||||
| Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bryancoxmusic | |||||
| Kendrick AJ Dean is also known Wyldcard and apparently is Bryan-Michael Cox's cousin | |||||
| Adonis Shropshire co-wrote "My Boo" the Usher/Alica Keys duet. | |||||
| Timothy Mosley is Timbaland. Link: http://www.timbalandmusic.com/ | |||||
| Keri Hilson is featured in the Timbaland song "The Way I Are" and has also written songs on Britney's "Blackout" | |||||
| Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kerihilson | |||||
| James Washington is also known as Jim Beanz and has worked with Nelly Furtado, worked on Britney's "Blackout" and with Ashlee Simpson and many more. He seems to be mostly a vocal producer. | |||||
| Makeba Riddick: http://www.emimusicpub.com/worldwide/artist_profile/makeba-riddick_profile.html | |||||
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| Stephanie McIntosh | |||||
| Stephanie McIntosh is an Australian actress and played the part of Sky Mangel in Aussie soap Neighbours. | |||||
| Official Website | www.stephaniemcintoshmusic.com | ||||
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| Single | Mistake | ||||
| Released | 29 July 2006 | ||||
| Written by: | Rami, Arnthor and Tom Nicols | ||||
| Produced by: | Rami & Arnthor for Maratone | ||||
| Co-produced by: | Tom Nichols | ||||
| This song is bubblegum pop! | |||||
| 6 August 06: Mistake debuted at No 3 on ARIA (Australian) Charts! | |||||
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| Album | Tightrope | ||||
| Release date | 9 September 2006 | ||||
| Mistake | Rami, Arnthor and Tom Nicols | ||||
| This is actually a pretty good pop album. | |||||
| Tracks: | Written by: | ||||
| 1.So Do I Say Sorry First? | Stephanie McIntosh/Tom Nichols/Klaus Derendorf | ||||
| 2. Mistake | Rami/Arnthor/Tom Nichols | ||||
| 3. Tightrope | Tom Nichols/Greg Kurstin | ||||
| 4. You Should Have Lied | Tom Nichols/Savan Kotecha/Carl Falk | ||||
| 5. Wishin & Hopin | Burt Bacharach/Hal David | ||||
| 6. Out in The Rain | Tom Nichols/Pete Woodroffe/Charlie Grant | ||||
| 7. You Don't Love Me | Tom Nichols/Quiz & Larrossi | ||||
| 8. A Change Is Coming | Tom Nichols/Guy Roche | ||||
| 9. God Only Knows | Tom Nichols/Carl Falk | ||||
| 10. Overcome | Tom Nichols/Peter Zizzo | ||||
| 11. Sink Like a Stone | Klaus Derendorf/Tom Nichols/Jeeve | ||||
| 12. The Night of My Life | Desmond Child/Tom Nichols | ||||
| Tom Nichols is a UK songwriter/producer who also co-wrote Kylie Minogue's song "Fever" | |||||
| Klaus Derendorf has also worked with Santana and Josh Groban. Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/klausderendorf | |||||
| Klaus has also co-written a song "Free From Within" for Pollyanna (Howie Dorough's sister) | |||||
| Greg Kurstin co-wrote the Kylie Minogue song "Wow" | |||||
| Pete Woodroffe produced Def Leppard's "X" | |||||
| Pete Woodroffe and Charlie Grant have teamed up to write songs. Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/charlieandpete | |||||
| Guy Roche co-wrote Christina Aguilera's "What a Girl Wants" | |||||
| Quiz & Larossi are Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane & Josef Larossi who have written/produced songs for bands such as Il Divo and Shayne Ward. Larossi also wrote for Lutricia McNeal. Link: http://www.myspace.com/quizlarossi | |||||
| There seem to be 2 Carl Falk's! One, a DJ fom Sweden. But I'm assuming this Carl Falk is the songwriter who was part of the Location and who also co-wrote "Amazing" by Westlife. | |||||
| Peter Zizzo also co-wrote M2M's "Don't Say You Love Me". Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/pzizzo | |||||
| I think this is Jeeve: http://www.myspace.com/jeeve1 | |||||
| Desmond Child co-wrote songs for Bon Jovi, Ricky Martin and many more! | |||||
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Backstreet Boys | Drowning (version 1) | |||
| Released | 28 January 2002 | ||||
| Written by | Rami/Andreas Carlsson/Linda Thompson | ||||
| Produced by | Kristian Lundin and Rami | ||||
| Recorded at | Cheiron Studios, Stockholm | ||||
| 1. Drowning (Radio Edit) | |||||
| 2. Drowning (Dezrok Radio Mix) | |||||
| 3. Drowning (Rizzo & Harris Radio Mix) | |||||
| 4. Video | |||||
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Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again | |||
| Release date | May 2000 | ||||
| 1. Oops! ... I Did It Again | Max Martin/Rami. Produced by Max Martin and Rami for Cheiron Productions | ||||
| 2. Stronger | Max Martin/Rami. Produced by Max Martin and Rami for Cheiron Productions | ||||
| 3. Don't Go Knockin' On My Door | Rami/Jake/Alexander Kronlund/Max Martin. Produced by Jake and Rami for Cheiron | ||||
| 4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction | Mick Jagger/Keith Richards. Produced by Rodney Jerkins for Darkchild Entertainment | ||||
| 5. Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know | R.J. Lange/Shania Twain/Keith Scott. Produced by Robert "Mutt" Lange | ||||
| 6. What U See (Is What U Get) | Per Magnusson/David Kreuger/Jorgen Elofsson/Rami. Produced by Per Magnusson, David Kreuger and Rami for Cheiron Productions | ||||
| 7. Lucky | Max Martin/Rami/Alexander Kronlund. Produced by Max Martin and Rami for Cheiron | ||||
| 8. One Kiss From You | Steve Lunt. Produced by Steve Lunt and Larry "Rock" Campbell | ||||
| 9. Where Are You Now | Max Martin/Andreas Carlsson. Produced by Max Martin and Rami for Cheiron | ||||
| 10. Can't Make You Love Me | Kristian Lundin/Andreas Carlsson/Max Martin. Produced by Kristian Lundin and Jake for Cheiron Productions. | ||||
| 11. When Your Eyes Say It | Diane Warren. Produced by Steve Lunt and Robert "Esmail" Jazayeri | ||||
| 12. Girl In The Mirror | Jorgen Elofsson. Produced by Per Magnusson and David Kreuger for Cheiron | ||||
| 13. You Got It All | Rupert Holmes. Produced by Eric Foster White | ||||
| 14. Heart | George Teren/Eugene Wilde. Produced by Steve Lunt and Larry "Rock" Campbell | ||||
| 15. Dear Diary | Britney Spears/Jason Blume/Eugene Wilde. Produced by Timmy Allen and Barry J Eastmond | ||||
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Lutricia McNeal | ||||
| Album | My Side of Town | ||||
| Released | 18 July 1997 | ||||
| 2 songs here: | |||||
| Ain't That Just The Way | |||||
| Written by | G Larson/S Phillips/B Belland | ||||
| Produced by | Rami/D Papalexis/D Bäckström/ J Larossi | ||||
| Stranded | |||||
| Written by | Rami/D Papalexis/J Larossi | ||||
| Produced by | Rami/D Papalexis/J Larossi | ||||
| I just ordered my copy from Amazon. | |||||
| I think she is a dance singer. | |||||
| More info to come. | |||||