Don Was

producer, mix, double bass, electric bass guitar, bass, synthesizer, electronic drum set, bass guitar, vocal, guitar, acoustic bass guitar, remixer, timpani, cello, keyboard, bells, percussion, bass drum, Clavinet, harmonica, bass synthesizer, performer

Top collaborators

Artist name Roles Recordings
Was (Not Was)
Bonnie Raitt
The Rolling Stones
John Mayer (US singer-songwriter)
The Backbeat Band

Work on other artists' recordings

Artist name Roles Recordings
Was (Not Was) producer, remixer, vocal, Clavinet, bass drum, bass synthesizer, bells, cello, electric bass guitar, electronic drum set, guitar, harmonica, synthesizer, timpani (Return to the Valley Of) Out Come the Freaks (extended version), (Return to the Valley of) Out Come the Freaks, (Stuck Inside of Detroit With) Out Come the Freaks (Again), Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are, Betrayal, Carry Me Back to Old Morocco, Dance or Die, Go… Now!, Hello Operator (Classic 12" version), How the Heart Behaves (original acoustic Guitar demo 1989), It's an Attack!, Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like a Rubber Ball), Man vs. the Empire Brain Building, Oh, Mr. Friction, Out Come the Freaks, Out Come the Freaks (Classic 12" version), Out Come the Freaks (Predominantly Funk version), Out Come the Freaks (remix version), Professor Night, Shake Your Head, Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed), Smile, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming, Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Souped Up version) / Out Come the Freaks (Dub version), Tell Me That I'm Dreaming (Traditional 12' remix), Tell Me That I’m Dreaming, The Party Broke Up, The Sky’s Ablaze, Walk the Dinosaur, Wheel Me Out (Classic 12" version), Wheel Me Out (remix version), Where Did Your Heart Go?, White People Can't Dance, Zaz Turned Blue
Bonnie Raitt producer, vocal, acoustic bass guitar, keyboard All at Once, Burning Down the House, Circle Dance, Come to Me, Cool, Clear Water, Dimming of the Day, Feeling of Falling, Have a Heart, Hell to Pay, I Can’t Make You Love Me, I Sho Do, Longing in Their Hearts, Louise, Love Letter, Love Me Like a Man, Love Sneakin' Up on You, Luck of the Draw, Matters of the Heart, No Business, Not the Only One, One Part Be My Lover, Papa Come Quick (Jody and Chico), Shadow of Doubt, Shake a Little, Slow Ride, Something to Talk About, Steal Your Heart Away, Storm Warning, Tangled and Dark, The Kokomo Medley, Three Time Loser, Too Soon to Tell, You, You Got It
The Rolling Stones producer, keyboard All of Your Love, Anybody Seen My Baby?, Baby Break It Down, Blinded by Rainbows, Blue and Lonesome, Brand New Car, Commit a Crime, Everybody Knows About My Good Thing, Hate to See You Go, Hoo Doo Blues, I Can’t Quit You Baby, I Go Wild, I Gotta Go, Just Like I Treat You, Just Your Fool, Little Rain, Love Is Strong, Mean Disposition, Moon Is Up, New Faces, Out of Tears, Ride ’em On Down, Sparks Will Fly, Suck on the Jugular, Sweethearts Together, The Worst, Thru and Thru, You Got Me Rocking
John Mayer producer A Face to Call Home, Badge and Gun, Born and Raised, Born and Raised (reprise), Call Me the Breeze, Dear Marie, I Will Be Found (Lost at Sea), If I Ever Get Around to Living, Love Is a Verb, On the Way Home, Paper Doll, Queen of California, Shadow Days, Something Like Olivia, Speak for Me, The Age of Worry, Waitin’ on the Day, Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967, Whiskey, Whiskey, Whiskey, Wildfire, You’re No One ’Til Someone Lets You Down
The Backbeat Band producer 20 Flight Rock, Bad Boy, Carol, C’mon Everybody, Good Golly Miss Molly, Long Tall Sally, Money, Please Mr. Postman, Roadrunner, Rock ’n’ Roll Music, Slow Down, Twist and Shout
Paul Westerberg mix, producer, acoustic bass guitar, bass, percussion Actor in the Street, Best Thing That Never Happened, Bookmark, Born for Me, Final Hurrah, Fugitive Kind, It's a Wonderful Lie, Lookin' Out Forever, Self-Defense, Sunrise Always Listens, Tears Rolling Up Our Sleeves, Whatever Makes You Happy
Ray Palmer producer, bass guitar, double bass Adieu, Braya, Chebba, Chebba (Man City Instrumental Mix), Didi, El Arbi, Kebou, Mauvais sang, N'ssi N'ssi (Jamming the Casbah mix), N'ssi n'ssi, Ragda, Serbi serbi
Bob Dylan mix, producer, bass guitar All Along the Watchtower, Desolation Row, Dignity, John Brown, Knockin' on Heaven's Door, Like a Rolling Stone, Rainy Day Women #12 & 35, Shooting Star, The Times They Are A-Changin', Tombstone Blues, Under the Red Sky, With God on Our Side
Waylon Jennings producer, double bass, electric bass guitar Come Back and See Me, Endangered Species, No Good for Me, Nobody Knows, Old Timer (The Song), This Train (Russell's Song), Up in Arkansas, Waymore's Blues (Part II), Wild Ones, You Don't Mess Around With Me
S. Panosetti producer, guitar Bad Influence, Breezin’, Bushfire, Channel Z, Good Stuff, Good Stuff (edit), Hot Pants Explosion, Is That You Mo‐Dean?, Junebug, Love Shack
Solomon Burke producer After All These Years, At the Crossroads, Fading Footsteps, I Got the Blues, I Need Your Love in My Life, It Makes No Difference, Let Somebody Love Me, Make Do With What You Got, Wealth Won't Save Your Soul, What Good Am I?
Kurt Elling producer After the Love Has Gone, Blue in Green, Come Running to Me, Golden Lady, Matte Kudasai, Nighttown, Lady Bright, Norwegian Wood, Samurai Cowboy, Stepping Out
The B-52s producer (Meet) The Flintstones, Bushfire (LP version), Channel Z (remix edit), Channel Z (rock mix), Is That You Mo-Dean? (Interdimension mix), Junebug, Love Shack
Bruce Springsteen performer, bass Born on the Bayou, Curtis Mayfield Medley, Green River, Who’ll Stop the Rain
עפרה חזה producer Barefoot, Innocent: A Requiem for Refugees, Innocent: A Requiem for Refugees (instrumental)
Randy Newman producer Feels Like Home, Life Has Been Good to Me
Willie Nelson producer, bass Blue Hawaii, What Was It You Wanted
Jewel producer Have a Little Faith in Me
Almy producer Whatever Happened to P.J. Proby
Johnny Clegg and Savuka producer These Days
Jonell Mosser producer Crossroads
Kris Kristofferson vocal, bass I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
Barenaked Ladies producer Falling for the First Time
Maria McKee bass I'm Gonna Soothe You
Matt3w producer Streets of Arklow
Ascandra producer Get On With the Show
Nylez producer Carrying a Torch
Bouzid producer Wildfire
Paul Young producer What Christmas Means to Me
Paula Abdul producer Alright Tonight
Phylo Mic producer Who You Love
Brain Foo Long producer Some Piece of Mind
Brandon D. producer Crazy Love
Bella producer I Believe I'm in Love With You
Sideone producer The Eternal Kansas City
Carne Asada producer Come To Me
StayZee Kurd producer Born to Sing
Stevie Nicks producer Somebody Stand by Me
Chess producer These Are the Days
Douglas Armour producer Rock Steady
The Liquid Blues Band producer Crying
False 9 producer If I Ever Needed Someone
Travis Tritt producer Back Up Against the Wall
UnBalanced producer Angel From Montgomery
Glenn Frey producer Part of Me, Part of You
Helmut Kandlberger producer My Opening Farewell
Iggy Pop producer Candy
Yoshino Shigihara producer Rough God Goes Riding
bEEdEEgEE producer Never Make Your Move Too Soon
Michael McDonald producer Take It to Heart