Greg Penny (born October 12, 1955) is an American record producer, recording engineer, mixing engineer, musician, songwriter and artist best known for his work as a producer for Elton John and

k.d. lang Kathryn Dawn Lang (born November 2, 1961), known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include the s ...

. He is currently the president of Flower Records and partner at Siwa Productions, Tokyo.

Career

The son of pop singer Sue Thompson and country musician

Hank Penny Herbert Clayton Penny (September 18, 1918 – April 17, 1992) was an American musician who played banjo mainly in the Western swing genre. He also worked as a comedian best known for his backwoods character "That Plain Ol' Country Boy" on TV wi ...

, Penny was familiar with recording studios from a young age. In 1989, Penny recorded, mixed and produced

's Grammy-winning album ''

Absolute Torch and Twang ''Absolute Torch and Twang'' is the third album by k.d. lang and the Reclines, released in 1989. Critical reception Fred Dellar of ''Hi-Fi News & Record Review'' gave the best rating to the album and said that "Canuck has fashioned yet another ...

''. Penny and k.d. lang collaborated again in 1992 with ''

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'', which won the Grammy Award for

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The awar ...

. In 1993, Penny produced the first track from Elton John's ''

Duets A duet is a musical composition or piece for two performers. Duets or The Duets may also refer to: Films and television * ''Duets'' (film), a 2000 film, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Giamatti and Huey Lewis * "Duets" (''Glee''), a 2010 episo ...

'', which featured vocals by k.d. lang and strings by

Arif Mardin Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 – June 25, 2006) was a Turkish-American music producer, who worked with hundreds of artists across many different styles of music, including jazz, rock, soul, disco and country. He worked at Atlantic Records for o ...

. In 1994, Penny produced Elton John's next studio album '' Made in England'', collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin, arranger Paul Buckmaster, and Sir

George Martin Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician. He was commonly referred to as the " Fifth Beatle" because of his extensive involvement in each of the ...

, who wrote the string and horn section for the song "Latitude". In 2000, Penny produced ''Poperetta @ St. Tropez'', an electro-pop album he recorded in France with his wife Katia Lempkowicz. Penny was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2006 for his surround sound mix of Elton John's ''

Honky Château ''Honky Château'' is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released in 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d'Hérouville. The album reached number one in the US, t ...

''. He is the president of Flower Records, producing records by Twin Trip and Poperetta.

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Complete Discography

Flower Records
Record producers from California 1955 births Living people People from Hollywood, Los Angeles {{US-record-producer-stub