Ian Stanley (born Ian Christopher Stanley, High Wycombe, England, on 28 February 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He was previously a member of the English band Tears for Fears for most of the 1980s, and played a key role in the making of their multi-platinum selling second album Songs from the Big Chair.
After offering them free use of his recording facility, Stanley became a background member of Tears for Fears and ...
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Ian Stanley (born Ian Christopher Stanley, High Wycombe, England, on 28 February 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He was previously a member of the English band Tears for Fears for most of the 1980s, and played a key role in the making of their multi-platinum selling second album Songs from the Big Chair.
After offering them free use of his recording facility, Stanley became a background member of Tears for Fears and played keyboards on their first three albums. He also co-wrote (with Roland Orzabal) many of their songs from the period 1983-85, and was a vital part of the production team during this era as the band worked with producer Chris Hughes at their studio base, The Wool Hall, in Bath.
He has appeared in several Tears for Fears promotional videos, including "Change" (in which he plays one of the two masked musicians), "Mothers Talk" (version 1 and version 3), "Shout", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", "Head over Heels" and "I Believe (A Soulful...
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