Ian Stanley
¿Quién es Ian Stanley?
After offering them free use of his recording facility, Stanley became a member of Tears for Fears, contributing on synthesizers, drum machines, organ, pianos and backing vocals on their first three albums. He also co-wrote (with Roland Orzabal) many of their songs from the period 1983–1985, and was a part of the production team during this era as the band worked with producer Chris Hughes at their studio, the Wool Hall, in Bath.
He has appeared in several Tears for Fears music videos, including "Change" (in which he plays one of the two masked musicians), "Mothers Talk" (versions 1 and 3), "Shout", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", "Head over Heels" and "I Believe", and has performed with the band on many television performances. He also appeared in the 1983 Tears for Fears live video In My Mind's Eye, and the 1985 Tears for Fears documentary film Scenes from the Big Chair, as well as completing two world tours with the band.
Following the success of Songs from the Big Chair, Stanley collaborated with Roland Orzabal on the 1986 side project Mancrab, releasing a single, "Fish for Life", which was made for the soundtrack of the film The Karate Kid Part II. Stanley also began working on Tears for Fears' third album, The Seeds of Love, but (along with producer Chris Hughes) left the project due to creative differences. His more prominent contributions to this album, however, can be heard on the hit single "Sowing the Seeds of Love" and the B-sides "Always in the Past" and "My Life in the Suicide Ranks"
Since the 1980s, Stanley has produced such artists as Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, a-ha, the Pretenders, Howard Jones, Ultra, Republica, Naimee Coleman, Stephanie Kirkham, Natalie Imbruglia, Propaganda, the Human League and Tori Amos. He also contributed to the Sisters of Mercy re-recording of "Temple of Love" and additional production on "Under the Gun". Stanley also did A&R for East West Records, but left in 1998.
In 2009, Stanley joined forces with members of the Tears for Fears touring band from 1985 to form Headshells, with original Tears for Fears drummer Manny Elias, saxophonist Will Gregory and bassist Lee Gorman. The band, billed as "Ian Stanley, Manny Elias, Lee Gorman & Will Gregory", played one live show at the Grand in Clitheroe to a capacity crowd, but shortly after the event – which was well received by fans of classic Tears for Fears songs – it was announced on Elias' official website that they would be too busy to commit to Headshells on an ongoing basis, and so Headshells came to an end.
In February 2020, Stanley appeared on the BBC's Classic Albums documentary series in the episode dedicated to Songs from the Big Chair which aired around the 35th anniversary of the album.
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