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Richard Wright Nowels Jr. (born March 16, 1960) is an American songwriter and record producer. He has co-written and co-produced over 90 hit singles with multiple artists, Rick Nowles|Credits|AllMusic at AllMusic; retrieved July 13, 2021 and albums his songs have appeared on have sold over 250 million copies. In 2020, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Mariah Carey, The Neptunes, & Rick Nowels Will Be Inducted Into The 2020 Songwriters Hall Of Fame at Genius.com; by Chris Mench; published January 16, 2020; retrieved October 15, 2020
In 1987, Nowels produced Belinda Carlisle's album Heaven on Earth. The album also featured four songs written or co-written by Nowels, including "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" and "Circle in the Sand", which went to number one and number seven, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Belinda Carlisle at Official Charts; retrieved 2019 "American album certifications – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven on Earth" at Recording Industry Association of America; retrieved 2019 Nowels co-wrote with Ellen Shipley on that album and on other projects. In 1989, Nowels produced Carlisle's third album, Runaway Horses. Nowels wrote six of the ten songs, including "Leave a Light On", which went to number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and to number four in the UK.
Nowels co-wrote the title track from Celine Dion's album Falling into You, which won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1997.
Nowels co-wrote and co-produced the hit single "The Game of Love", performed by Santana and Michelle Branch, which won ASCAP Song of the Year in 2003. He also co-wrote the global hit single "White Flag" for Dido, which won the 2004 Ivor Novello Award for International Hit of the Year.
In 2013. Nowels collaborated with Adele on the song "Why Do You Love Me?", released as part of the deluxe version of her album 25. Nowels co-wrote and co-produced the hit single "Out of Love" with Alessia Cara from her sophomore album, The Pains of Growing. In collaboration with R&B singer-songwriter Miguel, Nowels co-wrote the hit single "Lost in Your Light" for Dua Lipa's self-titled debut album. Song Facts Nowels has been a longtime collaborator of Swedish singer-songwriter Lykke Li. He has co-written songs on 3 of her albums— Wounded Rhymes, I Never Learn, and So Sad So Sexy—including the international hit single, "I Follow Rivers". Nowels co-wrote the hit single "Loud Places" from In Colour, the solo debut album of
In 2016, Nowels co-wrote and co-produced the British artist FKA Twigs' single, "Good to Love". The same year, Nowels co-wrote five songs for Tom Odell's third album, Wrong Crowd, along with the hit single, "Magnetized". In 2021, Odell released "Monster", the title track for his fourth album, which was co-written with Nowels.
Ray of Light won Best Pop Album at the 1999 Grammy Awards, where Madonna thanked Nowels from the stage during her acceptance speech. The album also won Best Recording Package, Best Dance Recording, and Best Short Form Music Video. General Categories at Los Angeles Times; published February 25, 1999; retrieved 2019
In 2014, Nowels and Madonna collaborated again on a song, "Beautiful Scars", from her thirteenth studio album, Rebel Heart.
In 2002, Nowels and Dido collaborated again to produce her second album Life for Rent. Nowels wrote five songs featured on the album, including singles "White Flag" The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born at Blender; published April 1, 2009; retrieved 2019 and "Sand in My Shoes". The album became the seventh best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK, was nominated for a Grammy, won the award for "Best Single" at the 2004 Brit Awards, won "International Hit of the Year" at the 2004 Ivor Novello Awards, and other accolades. Dido Life For Rent Review at BBC Music; published 2003; retrieved 2019
The pair went on to collaborate on Dido's Safe Trip Home album in 2008, her Girl Who Got Away album in 2013, and her 2019 album Still on My Mind.
In an interview with Songwriter Universe in 2015, Nowels discussed working with her: " I met Dido when she was unknown, making her debut album on an indie label in the U.K. It was all very humble…writing in her little flat and her making tea for me. She’s a very smart songwriter and distills everything down to its simple essence. She has Irish roots and writes beautiful, simple folk melodies…right up my alley. I ended up producing on the first album and we had a hit with “Here With Me”. Her album ( No Angel) ended up selling 12 million records! On the next album ( Life for Rent) I co-wrote five songs. “White Flag” was a huge international hit. We had another single called “Sand In My Shoes”—I always felt that was a big hit, but it didn’t really make it. That album also sold 12 million. Dido sold 25 million records over a four-year period."
In a three-day writing session they composed "Summertime Sadness", "Dark Paradise", "Lucky Ones", and "TV in Black & White". The first three songs were released on Del Rey's 2012 Born to Die album, peaking at number one in the UK in 2012. The album sold 77,000 copies in the US within the first week and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200, just behind Adele's album, 21. It received gold certification in 2013 and became the fifth best-selling album of 2012, selling 3.4 million copies. Album review: Lana Del Rey's 'Born to Die' at The L.A. Times Music Blog; by Randall Roberts; published January 27, 2012; retrieved 2019 Lana Del Rey - 'Born To Die' Beyond the hype, a stunning debut at NME; published February 3, 2012; retrieved 2019 Lana Del Rey Born To Die Review at BBC Music; by Jamie Gill; published 2012; retrieved 2019 Lana Del Rey's 'Born to Die' Becomes One of Only Three Albums by Women With 300 Weeks on Billboard 200 Chart at Billboard; by Keith Caulfield; published January 12, 2019; retrieved 2019
In November 2012, Del Rey released the of the Born to Die album with three new songs written and produced by Nowels and Del Rey—"Body Electric", "American" and "Cola". Lana Del Rey Debuts at #10 on Billboard 200 With 'Paradise' EP (Interscope/Polydor) at PR Newswire; published November 21, 2012; retrieved 2019 Lana Del Rey's Paradise Edition of Debut Features Eight New Songs at MTV News; by Gil Kaufman; published September 25, 2012; retrieved 2019
In 2013, Nowels and Del Rey's song, "Young and Beautiful", was featured in Baz Luhrmann's film, The Great Gatsby. The song was featured throughout the film and incorporated into the score by Craig Armstrong. "Young and Beautiful" was released in April 2013. By June 2013 it rose to number three on the charts and has sold over a million copies since its release. JAY-Z CALLS ON BEYONCÉ, ANDRÉ 3000, FERGIE, & LANA DEL REY FOR ‘GREAT GATSBY’ SOUNDTRACK at Rap-Up; retrieved 2019 Lana Del Rey cuts video for 'Gatsby's' single 'Young and Beautiful' at Los Angeles Times; published 2013; retrieved 2019
In 2015, Del Rey released her fourth studio album, Honeymoon. The entire album was co-written by Del Rey and Nowels with the exception of the cover, "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood". Del Rey and Nowels' singles include "High by the Beach", as well as "Music to Watch Boys To". Honeymoon debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and reached number one in Australia, Greece, Ireland, and number two in the UK. Lana Del Rey Is Already Recording Her New Album at Fuse; by Jeff Benjamin; published December 3, 2014; retrieved 2019 Lana Del Rey announces new album Honeymoon at Consequence of Sound; by Alex Young; published January 6, 2015; retrieved 2019 Hear Lana Del Rey's Synth-Driven New Song, ‘High By the Beach’ at Rolling Stone; by Ryan Reed; published August 10, 2015; retrieved 2019
In 2017, Del Rey released her fifth studio album, Lust for Life. Del Rey and Nowels co-wrote 14 of the songs for the album including the 3 singles, "Love", "Lust for Life" (featuring the Weeknd), and "White Mustang". The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, as well as the UK Albums Chart. Lana Del Rey Talks ‘Lust For Life’ In ‘Dazed’ Cover Story: 7 Gorgeous Pics at Idolator/Dazed Magazine; by Mike Wass; published April 18, 2017; retrieved 2019 Review: Lana Del Rey, Lust for Life at Slant Magazine; by Sam C. Mac; published July 23, 2017; retrieved 2019 Who's Nominated For Best Pop Vocal Album? | 60th GRAMMY Awards at GRAMMYs; retrieved 2019
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