The firmament of stars whose records he recorded and/or mixed include Steely Dan, Chicago, Ringo (with all the Beatles) Natalie Cole, Rod Stewart, Dire Straits, Whitney Houston, Carly Simon, Barry Manilow, Michael Bolton, The Jacksons, Mark Knopfler, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, Marvin Gaye, George Benson, Bette Midler, Herb Alpert, Pointer Sisters, Rod Stewart, Julio Iglesias, Johnny Mathis, Michael Crawford, and on and on and on.