Robbie Patton

Robbie Patton is an English singer-songwriter. His first major exposure came in 1979 when he was selected as the opening act for a Fleetwood Mac tour. Mac member Christine McVie went on to produce Patton's second and third albums, and played keyboards on them; Lindsey Buckingham played guitar on Patton's hit single, "Don't Give it Up", and Stevie Nicks sang on "Smiling Islands". Patton returned the favour by co-writing the hit "Hold Me", which appeared on Fleetwood Mac's 1982 album, Mirage. Patton wrote songs for Jonathan Cain and Santana later in the 1980s.

Discography

Albums

• Do You Wanna Tonight (Liberty Records, 1979)
• Distant Shores (Liberty, 1981) US No. 162^[1]
• Orders from Headquarters (Atlantic Records, 1982)
• No Problem (Atlantic, 1984)

Singles

• "Don't Give it Up" (1981) U.S. No. 26, U.S. AC No. 41^[2]
• "Smiling Islands" (1983) US No. 52, U.S. AC No. 16^[3]

References

1. Billboard, AllMusic
2. Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, U.S. 7th edn, 2000
3. Billboard Singles, AllMusic