Roberto Danova

During the 1970s 1980s and 1990s Danova produced, arranged, or had compositions covered by many popular performers, including Joe Dolan (with whom he made a key contribution in the mid-1970s),[1][2] Johnny Logan (whose career was overseen in the late 1970s by Danova and Louis Walsh),[3] Mungo Jerry,[4] Tom Jones,[5] Demis Roussos,[6] Engelbert Humperdinck,[7] and Showaddywaddy,[8]

Since the mid-1980s Danova has developed an instrumental project General Lafayette, a series of albums and singles featuring some of his own compositions through the sound of the trumpet.[9][10][11] From 1977 to 1980, Danova released an album and singles as Roberto Montecristo.[12]

The premiere of his musical The Phantom of the Opera on Ice, featuring a cast of Russian ice skating stars and live singers, played at various locations in the UK between 1995 and 1996. A VHS video was issued in 1999, and a CD/DVD with some modifications was released in 2006 by Plaza Records London.[13][14][15][16]

In 1998 he produced Credo, a musical celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The concept album was featured on BBC Radio 3 in April 2001.[17] Also the same year he guested on the Don Maclean BBC Radio 2 show.[18]

Danova was honoured in 2012 by the Irish Country Music Association at a ceremony in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland for his outstanding contribution to Irish Popular Music.[19]

• Ritz Records London: 1977–1981 - Established his first production company and label in 1977.[20][21]
• Plaza Records London: 1981–present - Runs independently alongside his publishing firm Quatermass Music [22]
• Also associated with EMI,[23] Pye Records and Red Bus Music (International) Ltd.[24]

• 1972: Hideaway - Pop Tops - peaked 22 German charts [25] - (co-music/lyrics)
• 1973: All Because of You - Geordie featuring Brian Johnson - peaked 6 UK charts[26] - (co-producer)
• 1973: Signorina Concertina - Shuki & Aviva - peaked 3 Swiss charts[27] - (co-writer/producer)
• 1974: Sweet Little Rock'n Roller - Jerry Williams (singer) [28] - (co-writer)
• 1974: Lady Laura - Roberto Blanco [29] - (co-writer)
• 1975: Lady in Blue - Joe Dolan - reported million seller [30][31][32][33][34] - (co-writer/producer)
• 1975: Crazy Woman Joe Dolan - annual French charts 1975 [35] - (co-writer/producer)
• 1975: Träume Weiter Lady Blue - Bata Illic [36] - (co-writer and producer)
• 1976: Who's That Lady With My Man - Kelly Marie - peaked 4 French charts - (co-writer/producer) [37][38]
• 1976: When - Red Hurley - peaked 4 Irish charts [39] - (producer)
• 1976: Tennessee Special - Red Hurley - peaked 3 Irish charts [39] and 11 Netherlands charts [40] - (producer)
• 1976: Doktor Bernhard - Bonnie St. Claire - peaked 11 Belgian charts [41] - (co-writer)
• 1977: Who's That Lady With My Man - Patricia Paay - peaked 2 Netherlands charts [42] - (co-writer)
• 1977: Hush Hush Maria - Joe Dolan - peaked 1 South African charts [43] - (co-writer)
• 1978: Où En Est Ma Vie - Michel Louvain [44] - (co-writer)
• 1979: Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller - Showaddywaddy - peaked 15 UK charts [8] - (co-writer)
• 1979: (Gonna Get Along) Without You Now (disco mix version) - Viola Wills [45] - (mixer)
• 1979: In London - Johnny Logan - peaked 29 Belgian charts [46] - (co-writer/co-producer)
• 1981: More and More - Joe Dolan - peaked 1 Irish charts [39] - (producer)
• 1981: Sister Mary - Joe Dolan - peaked 2 Irish charts [39] - (co-writer/producer)
• 1981: Fire Queen Brian Johnson and Geordie [47] - (producer)
• 1981: The Force - Nancy Nova [48] - (co composed/produced)
• 1983: You Are No Angel - Tom Jones,[5] also covered by Barbara Mandrell.[49] - (co-writer)
• 1986: Loneliness - Brendan Shine [50] - (writer/producer)
• 1986: You Are Temptation - Miami Showband [51] - (composed/produced/arranged)
• 1989: I'll Never Stop Wanting You - Dickie Rock - peaked 10 Irish charts [39] - (producer)
• 1989: Impossible To Do - Linda Martin & General Lafayette [52] - (arranger/producer)
• 1990: D-Day 50th Anniversary - BBC Concert Orchestra & Central Band of the Royal Air Force [53][54] - (co-producer)
• 1990: Voices Of The Highlands - Karl Denver [55] - (composed/co-produced/arranged)
• 1993: General Lafayette – Angel in Blue, trumpet instrumental[56] - arranged and produced by Danova
• 1994: Nostradamus - Engelbert Humperdinck [57](re-mixed 2012),[58] - (co-composer/producer)
• 1995: Sister Mary - Demis Roussos [6] - (co-writer)
• 2006: Mr Midnight - Mungo Jerry.[4] - (writer/producer/arranger)
• 2009: Tu Per Me - La Voce Del Nord, by Angelo Camassa - over 20 million YouTube views - (producer)
• 2010: It's Wonderful - Rock Mystery, composed by Angelo Camassa - over 25 million YouTube views - (co-writer / producer)
• 2014 'Pop Songs of the 70s, 80s, 90s, Vol. 3 Various Artists' It's Raining Richard Cocciante [59]

• Further credits; Irish charts [39] Discogs,[60] All Music,[61] 45cat [62] French charts [63]

• 1990: Undercurrents, starring Mary McGuckian - soundtrack song The Woman in Me. [64][65] - 1987 recording produced by Danova.[66]
• 2017: Hangman, starring Al Pacino - soundtrack song "House of the Rising Sun", Brian Johnson and Geordie [67] - 1974 Geordie recording produced and arranged by Danova.[68]

• 2009: nl:'t Vrije Schaep, featured song Doktor Bernhard, performed by Loes Luca & Hans Kesting - Doktor Bernhard co-written by Danova.[69]