I cannot let this slide by without comment. Don Was is not only a musician but a Great producer. This is his select discography. I mean who hasn't this guy played with, produced for. And many probably have never heard of him on this board. awesome man!
Selected discography[edit]
1981: Was (Not Was) – Was (Not Was) (bass, synthesizer, vocals, producer)
1982: The Beat Goes On – Orbit featuring Carol Hall (co-producer)
1983: Born to Laugh at Tornadoes – Was (Not Was) (producer, bass, keyboards, engineer)
1984: Breathless – Figures on a Beach (producer)
1984: Into the Hot – Floy Joy (producer)
1985: Spoiled Girl – Carly Simon (producer)
1986 Weak in the Presence of Beauty – Floy Joy (producer)
1986 Madness of It All – The Ward Brothers (producer)
1986 "Cross That Bridge" – The Ward Brothers (producer)
1988: What Up, Dog? – Was (Not Was) (producer, engineer, bass, guitar, keyboards)
1989: Nick of Time – Bonnie Raitt (keyboards, producer)
1989: Cosmic Thing – The B-52s (producer)
1990: Take It to Heart – Michael McDonald (programming, producer, synthesizer, sequencing, synthesizer programming)
1990: Brick by Brick – Iggy Pop (producer)
1990: Under the Red Sky – Bob Dylan (bass, producer)
1990: To Be Continued – Elton John (producer)
1991: Khaled – Khaled (producer, bass, keyboards)
1991: Are You Okay? – Was (Not Was) (producer, bass, engineer, guitar, vocals)
1991: Luck of the Draw – Bonnie Raitt (producer)
1991: The Fire Inside – Bob Seger (bass, producer)
1992: Kirya – Ofra Haza (producer)
1992: Arkansas Traveler – Michelle Shocked (producer)
1992: Time Takes Time – Ringo Starr (producer)
1992: Good Stuff – The B-52s (producer)
1992: Read My Lips – A Thousand Points of Night (one-off side project alias)
1992: Strange Weather – Glenn Frey (producer)
1992: King of Hearts – Roy Orbison (producer, Hammond organ, background vocals)
1992: Never Been Rocked Enough – Delbert McClinton (producer)
1993: Across the Borderline – Willie Nelson (producer)
1993: Thousand Roads – David Crosby (producer)
1993: I'm Alive – Jackson Browne (producer)
1994: Longing in Their Hearts – Bonnie Raitt (bass, producer)
1994: Voodoo Lounge – The Rolling Stones (producer)
1994: "Waymore's Blues" – Waylon Jennings (producer and bass)
1995: The Road Goes on Forever – The Highwaymen (producer)
1995: MTV Unplugged – Bob Dylan (mixing)
1995: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times – Brian Wilson (producer)
1995: Road Tested – Bonnie Raitt (producer)
1995: Stripped – The Rolling Stones (producer/Hammond B-3 Organ)
1996: The Restless Kind – Travis Tritt (producer)
1996: Organic – Joe Cocker (producer)
1996: El Equilibrio de los Jaguares – Jaguares (producer)
1997: Bridges to Babylon – The Rolling Stones (bass, keyboards, executive producer, producer, piano)
1997: Undiscovered Soul – Richie Sambora (producer)
1997: The Mommyheads – The Mommyheads (coproducer)
1999: Suicaine Gratifaction – Paul Westerberg (producer)
1999: Spirit of Music – Ziggy Marley (producer)
1999: Avenue B – Iggy Pop (producer)
1999: Garth Brooks in...the Life of Chris Gaines – Garth Brooks (producer)
2000: Maroon – Barenaked Ladies (producer)
2001: Lions – The Black Crowes (bass, producer, mixing)
2002: The Wide World Over – The Chieftains (producer, bass)
2003: Hootie & the Blowfish – Hootie & the Blowfish (producer)
2004: Live Licks – The Rolling Stones (producer)
2005: Countryman – Willie Nelson (producer)
2005: Make Do with What You Got – Solomon Burke (producer)
2005: A Bigger Bang – The Rolling Stones (producer, piano)
2006: This Old Road – Kris Kristofferson (producer, piano, acoustic and upright bass)
2006: Out of the Ashes – Jessi Colter (producer, bass)
2006: Fly – Zucchero (producer)
2008: Last Days at the Lodge – Amos Lee (producer)
2008: Tennessee Pusher – Old Crow Medicine Show (producer)
2008: Boo! – Was (Not Was) (producer, engineer, bass, keyboards, drums, vocals)
2009: The Excitement Plan – Todd Snider (producer)
2009: Shimmer (EP) – Pieta Brown (producer, bass)
2009: Acquired Taste – Delbert McClinton (producer)
2009: Closer to the Bone – Kris Kristofferson (producer)
2009: California Years – Jill Sobule (producer, bass)
2010: Y Not – Ringo Starr (bass)
2010: Stone Temple Pilots – Stone Temple Pilots (producer)
2010: Welder – Elizabeth Cook (Producer)
2010: The Union – Elton John/Leon Russell (bass)
2010: Chocabeck – Zucchero (producer)
2011: Wild and Free – Ziggy Marley (producer)
2011: The Gate – Kurt Elling (producer)
2011: Blessed – Lucinda Williams (producer)
2012: Born and Raised – John Mayer (producer)
2012: Born to Sing: No Plan B – Van Morrison (producer)
2012: La sesion cubana – Zucchero (producer)
2013: My True Story – Aaron Neville (co-producer with Keith Richards)
2013: Paradise Valley – John Mayer (producer)
2013: Una rosa blanca – Zucchero (producer)
2014: You Should Be So Lucky – Benmont Tench (bass)
2014: Melody Road – Neil Diamond (producer)
2014: "All My Friends" concert January 14, 2014 – A tribute to Gregg Allman (bass)
2014: Rester Vivant – Johnny Hallyday (producer)
2014: Everlasting - Martina McBride (producer)
2014: Enjoy the View - Bobby Hutcherson, David Sanborn, Joey DeFrancesco (producer)
2014: Heigh Ho - Blake Mills (bass)
2014: All Rise - Jason Moran (producer)
2015: Yesterday I Had the Blues - Jose James (producer)
2015: Duets: Re-working the Catalogue - Van Morrison (producer)
2015: No Pier Pressure - Brian Wilson (bass)
2015: 1 Hopeful Rd. - Vintage Trouble (producer)
2016: Black Cat – Zucchero (producer)
2016: Blue & Lonesome – The Rolling Stones (producer)
2017: Southern Blood - Gregg Allman (producer)
2020: Wednesdays - Ryan Adams (bass, double bass, producer)
2021: Big Colors - Ryan Adams (producer)
2021: Sob Rock – John Mayer (producer)
2022: Live in Colorado – Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros (double bass)
2022: Live in Colorado Vol. 2 – Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros (double bass)