Throughout his career, Rhett Lawrence's creative contributions helped generate sales of over 225 million records and he received over 725 gold, platinum and diamond awards worldwide. He is originally famous for producing the Grammy Award--winning, Billboard #1 Hot 100 and #1 R&B single "Vision of Love" for Mariah Carey. He produced and co-wrote Kelly Clarkson's first single following her American Idol victory... The pop rock hit, "Miss Independent," was #1 for 6 weeks at Top 40 Radio and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.
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Some of the artists he worked with during this period include: Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Billy Preston, Gladys Knight, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (Yes), The Bee Gees, Roger Hodgson (Supertramp), Julio Iglesias, Belinda Carlisle, Richard Marx, Earth Wind and Fire, Phil Keaggy, The Gap Band, The Dazz Band, Chicago, Larry Carlton, George Benson and Earl Klugh, Boz Scaggs, Neil Diamond, David Foster, Andrae Crouch, and Quincy Jones.