THE KNACK

Working for Mike Chapman, I had the pleasure of recording this great record with the Knack in 1979, we recorded the whole album in 7 days and mixed it in 4 days, the fastest record I have ever made.

We were in Hollywood, Mike worked the band for a week in rehearsals shaping the songs. When we went to the studio MCA Whitney in the Valley the band was tight. This made the record go quickly as 90% of the production was worked out before the studio and with minimal overdubs.

Doug Fieger, Berton Averre, Prescott Niles and Bruce Gary were The Knack.  Their hit single “My Sharona” went Gold in thirteen days and was the #1 song of 1979.  Their debut album Get the Knack sold over six million copies worldwide. Their signature combination of pop melodies and irresistible rock beats broke the stranglehold of Disco and changed the course of popular music for the next decade.