Robert "Mutt" Lange

Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Birth name	Robert John Lange
Born	(1948-11-11) 11 November 1948 (age 68) Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia)
Origin	Johannesburg, South Africa
Genres	Rock pop country
Occupation(s)	Record producer songwriter
Instruments	Bass guitar guitar vocals
Years active	1974–present
Associated acts	AC/DC Shania Twain Def Leppard The Boomtown Rats City Boy Outlaws Foreigner Huey Lewis and the News Bryan Adams The Corrs Michael Bolton Nickelback Maroon 5 Romeo's Daughter Billy Ocean Zander Bleck Lady Gaga Muse The Cars Koda Kumi

Robert John "Mutt" Lange (/ˈlæŋ/; born 11 November 1948) is a South African-American record producer and songwriter. He is known for his work in the studio and innovations in multitrack recording and producing many of history's greatest rock albums. He has produced albums for, or otherwise worked with, artists such as AC/DC, Def Leppard, The Boomtown Rats, Foreigner, Michael Bolton, The Cars, Bryan Adams, Huey Lewis and the News, Billy Ocean, The Corrs, Maroon 5, Lady Gaga, Nickelback, and Muse. He also wrote and produced songs with his then-wife, Canadian singer Shania Twain. Her 1997 album Come On Over, which he produced, is the best-selling country music album, the best-selling studio album by a female act, the best-selling album of the 1990s, and the 9th best-selling album in the United States.

Robert John Lange was born in Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia (today Zambia), and raised in Durban, South Africa. His German mother came from a prosperous family, and his South African father was a mining engineer. Nicknamed "Mutt" at an early age, Lange grew up a fan of country music, in particular the singer Slim Whitman. While studying at Belfast High School in what is now Mpumalanga province, he started a band in which he played rhythm guitar and sang harmonies.

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