Robert John "Mutt" Lange

The quintessential arena-rock producer, Robert John "mutt" Lange rose to fame on the strength of blockbuster albums from acts including Def Leppard, Ac/dc and Foreigner. His career began in 1976, when he produced Graham Parker's Heat Treatment as well as the self-titled debut from City Boy, the first in a series of collaborations with the group. Lange's breakthrough followed three years later with Ac/dc's seminal Highway To Hell. He reunited with the group a year later for the classic Back In Black, followed in 1981 by Foreigner's mega-hit 4, which earned him a Grammy nomination as Producer of the Year. That same year, he also helmed Def Leppard's High 'n' Dry, his first collaboration with the band; 1983's Pyromania made them stars, with Lange co-writing smash hits including "Photograph" and "Rock of Ages." Other hits he authored from the same period included Loverboy's "Lovin' Every Minute of It" and Huey Lewis & The News' "Do You Believe in Love."

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