American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer
Glen Ballard
Birth name
Basil Glen Ballard Jr.
Born
(1953-05-01) May 1, 1953 (age 71) Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
Genres
R&B, rock, pop
Occupation(s)
Songwriter, lyricist, record producer
Instrument(s)
Keyboards, synthesizer, guitar
Years active
1971–present
Musical artist
Basil Glen Ballard Jr.[1] (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill,[2][3] which won Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album and Album of the Year, and was ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Ballard was involved in the recording and writing of Michael Jackson's albums Thriller, Bad, and Dangerous.[4] As a writer, he co-wrote songs including "Man in the Mirror" (1987) [4] and "Hand in My Pocket" (1995). He is the founder of Java Records. He won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media for "Believe" (The Polar Express).
Ballard founded the production company Augury in 2011, focused on developing music-driven projects in film, television, and theater.[5] In collaboration with Alan Silvestri, he wrote the score for musical adaptation of Back to the Future, with film screenwriter Bob Gale returning to write the book. Ballard scored the music for the 2020 Netflix series The Eddy, centering around a jazz club in Paris.[6]
^Hilburn, Robert (August 5, 2001). "A Calm Hand at the Controls". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2001.
^Pareles, Jon (November 1, 1998). "Alanis Morissette Explores The Healing Power of Song". The New York Times.
^Tyrangiel, Josh (April 10, 2000). "Music: Two-Hit Wonders". Time. Archived from the original on February 25, 2007.
^ ab"Michael Jackson's lyrics tell a hard story". MSNBC. June 29, 2009. Archived from the original on September 16, 2010.
^Dale Kawashima (August 27, 2015). "Renowned Writer/Producer Glen Ballard Talks About His Hits With Alanis Morissette And Michael Jackson, And His New Projects". Songwriter Universe. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
^Gompertz, Will (May 2, 2020). "The Eddy: Will Gompertz reviews Netflix drama directed by Oscar-winning Damien Chazelle". BBC News. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
Basil GlenBallard Jr. (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing Alanis...
her hometown Ottawa to Los Angeles, where she met producer GlenBallard. Morissette and Ballard had an instant connection and began co-writing and experimenting...
by the American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson. It was written by GlenBallard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. It was released...
the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2010. "GlenBallard: Biography". GlenBallard Official Site. Archived from the original on March 27, 2008...
Damien Chazelle and written by Jack Thorne. Its music was scored by GlenBallard and Randy Kerber. The series is unusual in that its dialogue is mainly...
Toronto, but made little progress. In Los Angeles, she met producer GlenBallard, with whom she wrote songs including "You Oughta Know". "You Oughta Know"...
album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). The song was written by Morissette and GlenBallard and was released as the second single from the album on October 16, 1995...
Michael Farrell 2019 "All I Really Want" Jagged Little Pill Morissette, GlenBallard 1995 "Are You Still Mad" Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie Morissette...
album Jagged Little Pill (1995). Written by Alanis and GlenBallard, and produced by Ballard, it was released as the album's fifth single (sixth in the...
Noize, producer Album of the Year Jagged Little Pill – Alanis Morissette GlenBallard, producer Daydream – Mariah Carey Walter Afanasieff, Mariah Carey, Jermaine...
songs for its follow-up and eventually settled on working with producer GlenBallard. Creating the album became a tumultuous process lasting two years, during...
Stripped (2002). The song was written by Aguilera and GlenBallard, with production handled by Ballard. It is a piano-driven ballad that talks about trusting...
third studio album, Anastacia. Written by Anastacia, Dallas Austin, and GlenBallard, the song details the singer's strained relationship with her estranged...
Infatuation Junkie (1998). The song was written by Alanis Morissette and GlenBallard, who produced her previous album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). Morissette...
American composer Alan Silvestri, with The Musical being co-written with GlenBallard. Back to the Future: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack is the...
Eventually when checking all the new songs along with Eddie and producer GlenBallard, Roth narrowed down to a shuffle, "Can't Get This Stuff No More," and...
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