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John Reynolds
John Reynolds
Occupation	Musician
Spouse	Sinéad O'Connor (m. 1989; div. 1991)
Website	https://johnreynoldsproducer.com/

John Reynolds is a record producer and musician.^[3]

Biography and work

He was the first husband of singer Sinéad O'Connor; they had one child, Jake (b. 1987)^[4] Reynolds, formerly a drummer for the solo musician, Jah Wobble. Reynolds met O'Connor and recorded her first album, The Lion and the Cobra, in 1987, and has since collaborated on her albums I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990); Universal Mother (1994), for which he was nominated as Q Producer of the Year; the Gospel Oak EP (1997); How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? (2012); and I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss (2014). He was also the drummer for O'Connor's band on her 2013 tour.^[5]

Reynolds produced the charity song "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew", featuring U2, The Dubliners, Kíla, and "A Band of Bowsies", which reached number one on the Irish singles chart. He has recently recorded Herbie Hancock, Indigo Girls, and Brian Eno.

In 2011, Reynolds produced the seventh Belinda Carlisle album, Voila, the album Lifelines by Andrea Corr, and, with Brian Eno, co-produced From Africa With Fury: Rise with Seun Kuti, son of Fela Kuti.

Production credits include:

Sinéad O'Connor – "Song to the Siren"
The Chieftains and Moya Brennan – "Lullaby for the Dead"
Damien Rice – "Under the Tongue"
Liam Clancy featuring John Sheahan – "The Parting Glass"
Orla Fallon and Moya Brennan – "Forgotten"
Glen Hansard – "High Hope"
Damien Dempsey – "Maasai Returns"
Andrea Corr – "Oh Brother"
Andy Irvine and Dónal Lunny – "Blacksmith"
Paul Brady – "Dreams Will Come"
Shane MacGowan and Moya Brennan – "You're the One"
Anúna and Moya Brennan featuring Iarla Ó Lionáird – "Is Mise 'n Ghaoth/The Lass of Aughrim"
Belinda Carlisle – "Voila"
Screaming Orphans – "Life in a Carnival"

^ "Rocker Sinead is wed". Irish Independent. 18 March 1989. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
^ "Sinead takes divorce option". Irish Independent. 11 November 1991. p. 5. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
^ "John Reynolds". John Reynolds. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
^ "Sinead O'Connor 'to wed'". BBC News. 25 June 2001. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
^ "concert review in Chicago Sun-Times". Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.