Paul DeVilliers
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Paul De Villiers is a sound engineer and record producer whose credits include Mr. Mister's best-selling 1985 album Welcome to the Real World and Yes's 1987 album Big Generator, which reached number 15 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.{{cite web
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| title = Paul De Villiers: Credits
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| accessdate = September 21, 2010 }}
Career
De Villiers' first appearance on a charting album was as a sound engineer for Yes's 1985 live album 9012Live: The Solos, which reached number 81 on the Billboard 200.{{cite web
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| title = Yes: 9012Live: The Solos
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| accessdate = September 21, 2010 }}
Also in 1985, Mr. Mister's Welcome to the Real World was released, on which De Villiers received a co-producer credit. Welcome to the Real World topped the Billboard 200 chart,{{cite web
| url = {{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4975|pure_url=yes}}
| title = Mr. Mister: Billboard Albums
| work = allmusic
| accessdate = September 21, 2010 }} and spawned the hit singles "Broken Wings" (No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1985), "Kyrie" (No. 1 on the Hot 100 for two weeks in 1986), and "Is It Love" (No. 8 on the Hot 100.){{cite book
| first = Joel
| last = Whitburn
| authorlink = Joel Whitburn
| title = The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits
| year = 2004
| publisher = Billboard Books
| pages = 430–431
| edition = 8th
| isbn = 0-8230-7499-4 }}
In 1986, the De Villiers-produced Mr. Mister song "Run To Her" was included on the soundtrack to the movie American Anthem, which also featured songs by Stevie Nicks, John Parr, INXS, and Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor.{{cite web
| url = {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r110287|pure_url=yes}}
| title = American Anthem Original Soundtrack: Credits
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| accessdate = September 21, 2010 }}
The soundtrack reached number 91 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.{{cite web
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| title = American Anthem Original Soundtrack: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums
| work = allmusic
| accessdate = September 21, 2010 }}
De Villiers resumed his involvement with Yes on the Big Generator album, taking over co-production duties with Yes guitarist Trevor Rabin after Trevor Horn, who had produced Yes' previous studio album, 90125, left the project.{{cite book
| title = Close to the Edge: The Story of Yes
| first = Chris
| last = Welch
| year = 2003
| publisher = Omnibus Press
| page = 218
| isbn = 0-7119-9509-5 }}
Big Generator, released in 1987, reached number 15 on the Billboard 200,{{cite web
| url = {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r22467|pure_url=yes}}
| title = Big Generator: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums
| work = allmusic
| accessdate = September 21, 2010 }}
and spawned the Top 40 singles "Rhythm of Love" and "Love Will Find a Way".{{cite book
| first = Joel
| last = Whitburn
| authorlink = Joel Whitburn
| title = The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits
| year = 2004
| publisher = Billboard Books
| page = 693
| edition = 8th
| isbn = 0-8230-7499-4 }}
Since 1987, De Villiers has also worked with Marc Jordan, Kim Mitchell, The Boomers and King Crimson.
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/270160 Paul DeVilliers] at Discogs
- {{IMDb name|1050786}}
References
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