Stephen Street

Stephen Street is a music producer best known for his work with The Smiths in the 1980s and Blur in the 1990s. Street also collaborated with Morrissey on some of his most popular work after The Smiths broke up, playing instruments and co-writing songs. As a producer, Street has served more as a musician than as an engineer, thereby significantly influencing the sound of the groups he has worked with.

Influence

It would be difficult to overstate Street's effect on the sound of the bands he has worked with. As he became increasingly prominent on the Smiths' studio albums, their sound evolved from a dull, leaden production (as epitomized by their Street-less eponymous debut) to a smooth, polished, cohesive, almost orchestral sound (the Street produced Strangeways, Here We Come). Additionally, in his solo career, Morrissey achieved greater success working with Street than with any other producer.

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Debut - Strangeways, Here We Come

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Street transformed Blur from a tentative, obscure London outfit into international rock stars. He produced their most important songs ("There's No Other Way", "Girls & Boys", "Country House", "Beetlebum", and "Song 2") and their most popular albums, Parklife, The Great Escape and Blur.

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Country House - Beetlebum - Song 2 - Parklife - The Great Escape - Blur

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