Hank Cicalo (born June 25, 1932) is an American recording engineer whose career has spanned over fifty years. Among the artists recorded by Cicalo are The Monkees, Carole King, Barbra Streisand, and George Harrison.
When The Monkees recorded their "Headquarters" album (which Cicalo engineered, and was the first to feature the Monkees playing on every track), they improvised a song in the studio called "No Time" and gave the writer's credit to him as a thank-you for his help in making the album. This briefly got him into trouble at RCA Studios; engineers weren't allowed to submit songs for artists to record, and he was asked to explain his name on the writer's credit. He told his bosses about The Monkees' gesture, the band verified the story, and the matter was settled. The royalties he received from "No Time" allowed him to buy a house. (He also appeared in a back-cover photo on "Headquarters" with the band -- and the beards they'd grown during recording -- which was replaced later by a clean-shaven shot of Cicalo with producer Chip Douglas.).
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Year
Status
Character
Seeing Other People
2004
music mixer: Capitol Records / music recordist: Capitol Records
$300,000
