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Not to be confused with Alan White (disambiguation).
Alain Whyte
Whyte playing guitar at a Morrissey concert at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, 2000
Background information
Birth name
Alain Gordon Whyte
Born
(1967-07-03) 3 July 1967 (age 56) Camden, London, England
Genres
Rockabilly
pop
rock and roll
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
composer
singer
Instrument(s)
Guitar
piano
vocals
Years active
1991–present
Labels
EMI
HMV
Sire
RCA
Mercury
Sanctuary
Website
Myspace.com/AlainWhytemusic
Musical artist
Alain Gordon Whyte (pronounced Alan) (born 3 July 1967) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and singer. He was Morrissey's main songwriting partner and guitarist between 1991 and 2007.[1]
Prior to 1991, Whyte previously been in the bands Rugcutters, Red Lightning, Motivators, Born Bad and the Memphis Sinners.[2] More recently, he has written for Madonna, Chris Brown, and the Black Eyed Peas, and others. He won an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) pop award in 2013 for his work as a songwriter on Chris Brown's hit single "Don't Wake Me Up".[3]
^Strong, Martin Charles; Peel, John (2004). The great rock discography. Canongate U.S. p. 1040. ISBN 978-1-84195-615-2.
^"Alain Whyte | The Daily". Dailyuw.com. 8 May 1997. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
^"Most Performed Songs". Ascap.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
Alain Gordon Whyte (pronounced Alan) (born 3 July 1967) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and singer. He was Morrissey's main songwriting partner...
on the UK Albums Chart and spawned multiple hit singles. He took on AlainWhyte and Boz Boorer as his main co-writers to replace Marr. During this time...
Moz fans, you!" The musicians recording with Morrissey in Rome were AlainWhyte, Boz Boorer, Jesse Tobias, Gary Day, Michael Farrell and Matt Chamberlain...
written by Morrissey; all music is composed by AlainWhyte, except as noted Morrissey – vocals AlainWhyte – guitars Boz Boorer – guitars Gary Day – bass...
first Morrissey album since Your Arsenal not to feature lead guitar from AlainWhyte, who was permanently replaced by Jesse Tobias. Recording for the album...
Kiss You" (from The Late Late Show, 24 August 2004) Morrissey – vocals AlainWhyte – guitar, backing vocals Boz Boorer – guitar Gary Day – bass guitar Dean...
Street but not yet working with his future long-term team of guitarists AlainWhyte and Boz Boorer. The album was produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley...
as the second single from the album. It was written by Morrissey and AlainWhyte, the two being responsible for lyrics and music respectively. Following...
music is composed by AlainWhyte, except where noted Credits are adapted from the Maladjusted liner notes. Morrissey – vocals AlainWhyte – guitar; piano;...
title is a pun on Alma mater. "Alma Matters" (Morrissey/AlainWhyte) "Heir Apparent" (Morrissey/Whyte) "Alma Matters" "Heir Apparent" "I Can Have Both" (Morrissey/Boz...
Chart. This was the last Morrissey release before he joined up with AlainWhyte and Boz Boorer on a full-time basis. The US and UK versions of "My Love...
Tobias joined Morrissey's touring band in 2004 after the illness of AlainWhyte and eventually became a permanent member of the group, having appeared...
Benny Benassi, Jean Baptiste 43 4 2012 "Don't Wake Me Up" Chris Brown, AlainWhyte, Brian Kennedy, Jean Baptiste, Benny Benassi, Michael McHenry, Nick Marsh...
(#4780964) single "My Dearest Love" was written by Morrissey along with AlainWhyte, the two being responsible for lyrics and music respectively. The song...
Tobias Matt Walker Vini Reilly Craig Gannon Neil Taylor Kevin Armstrong AlainWhyte Stephen Street Andy Rourke Matthew Seligman Mark Bedford Gary Day Solomon...
Amber") "Let the Right One Slip In" (alternate long mix) (Morrissey, AlainWhyte) The following changes have been made to the original album: "Ouija Board...
(HMV). It was the first Morrissey single to be co-written with guitarist AlainWhyte and produced by glam rock guitarist Mick Ronson, known for his work with...
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