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Tommy Mandel (born June 2, 1949) is a keyboardist most notable for playing with
Bryan Adams Bryan Guy Adams (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, composer, and photographer. He has been cited as one of the best-selling music artists of all time, and is estimated to have sold between 75 million and mor ...
from 1981 to 1998, starting with the album ''
You Want It You Got It ''You Want It, You Got It'' is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released on 21 July 1981 by A&M Records. Background and recording This was the album that established the sound that Adams has retained throug ...
''.


Life and career

Prior to joining Bryan Adams' band, Mandel released a self-titled solo EP. He has also played with
Dire Straits Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and per ...
, John Waite, and
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, among many others.


Partial discography


Solo

* ''Tommy Mandel'' EP (1981) * ''Mello Magic'' LP (2018) * ''Music For Insomniacs'' LP (2020)


With Bryan Adams

* ''
You Want It You Got It ''You Want It, You Got It'' is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released on 21 July 1981 by A&M Records. Background and recording This was the album that established the sound that Adams has retained throug ...
'' * ''
Cuts Like a Knife ''Cuts Like a Knife'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams. Released on 18 January 1983 by A&M Records, the album was a huge commercial success in the United States and Canada. Three singles were released worldwide ...
'' * '' Reckless'' * '' Into the Fire'' * '' Live! Live! Live!'' * '' Waking Up the Neighbours'' * '' So Far So Good'' * '' The Best of Me'' * '' Anthology 1980–2005''


With Dire Straits

* '' Alchemy: Dire Straits Live'' * '' Money for Nothing''


With Ian Hunter

* '' Welcome to the Club'' * ''
Short Back 'n' Sides ''Short Back 'n' Sides'' is the fifth studio album by Ian Hunter. Unsure of which direction he should take, Ian Hunter finally decided to collaborate with Mick Jones, who gave Hunter's songs a tougher and heavier touch. Fellow Clash member To ...
'' * ''
All of the Good Ones Are Taken ''All of the Good Ones Are Taken'' is the sixth solo studio album of Ian Hunter. The album contains a mix of several styles. Longtime collaborator Mick Ronson was mostly absent (he only played guitar on one track), because he was seriously ...
'' * '' Yui Orta''


With The Clash

* ''
Combat Rock ''Combat Rock'' is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Clash. It was released on 14 May 1982 through CBS Records. In the United Kingdom, the album charted at number 2, spending 23 weeks in the UK charts and peaked at number 7 i ...
'' * '' Sound System''


With Bon Jovi

* '' 7800° Fahrenheit''


With David Johansen

* '' In Style'' * ''
Here Comes the Night "Here Comes the Night" is a 1964 song, written by Bert Berns. It became a hit for Northern Irish band Them, fronted by Van Morrison, in March 1965, charting at No. 2 in the UK and No. 24 in the US. Them's single is listed at either No. 33 or No. ...
''


With Peter Wolf

* '' Come As you Are''


With Little Steven

* '' Freedom – No Compromise''


With Nils Lofgren

* '' Flip''


With The B-52s

* ''
Cosmic Thing ''Cosmic Thing'' is the fifth studio album by American new wave band the B-52's, released in 1989. It contains the singles "Love Shack" and " Roam". The success of the album served as a comeback after the death of guitarist Ricky Wilson in 1985 ...
''


With John Waite

* '' Mask of Smiles'' * '' Rover's Return''


With Cyndi Lauper

* '' A Night to Remember''


With The Pretenders

* '' Get Close''


With Tina Turner

* ''
Break Every Rule ''Break Every Rule'' is the sixth solo studio album by Tina Turner. It was released on September 5, 1986, through Capitol Records in the US. It was the follow-up to Turner's globally successful comeback album, ''Private Dancer'', released two ye ...
''


With Ellen Foley

* '' Night Out'' * '' Another Breath''


With Elliott Murphy

* '' Affairs'' * ''
Change Will Come ''Change Will Come'' was recorded at Record Plant Studio in NYC where Elliott Murphy had recorded his first album Aquashow. Murphy worked with producer James A. Ball and featured special guest vocalist Shawn Colvin and Jim Babjak of The Smithere ...
''


With Hilly Michaels

* ''
Calling All Girls "Calling All Girls" is a song by the British rock band Queen, from the album ''Hot Space''. It was written by drummer Roger Taylor. It was the third US single from the album, released in the summer of 1982, where it peaked at number 60. It w ...
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References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandel, Tommy 20th-century American keyboardists 1949 births Living people Musicians from New York City