Hugh Charles Padgham (born 15 February 1955) is an English record producer. He has won many awards, including four Grammys, with Producer of the Year (1985) and Engineer of the Year. A 1992 poll in Mix magazine voted him one of the world's Top Ten Most Influential Producers. Padgham co-produced some of the biggest and most enduring songs of the 1980s, including many hits by Phil Collins, Genesis, The Human League, Sting and The Police.
[on Phil Collins] I wouldn't say that Phil's albums progress musically in the same way that Sting's do, but what's interesting about Phil is that he writes these really good songs that only have about three chords in them. If you asked Sting to write a song with three chords, I don't know if he'd be able to do it! So that's where I think Phil's strength lies; a lot of it has to do with the simplicity of his approach, and that comes from many different facets, including the fact that he's self-taught.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tu cara me suena - Argentina
2014
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Just My Luck
2006
producer: "Five Colours in Her Hair", "Too Close for Comfort", "I've Got You", "I'll Be OK"
The Truth About Cats & Dogs
1996
producer: "The Bed's Too Big Without You"
Bye Bye Love
1995
producer: "You Can't Hurry Love"
Some Girls
1988
producer: "Comfort of Strangers"
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
1987
producer: "Power to Believe" 1987
The Magic of David Copperfield IX: The Escape from Alcatraz
1987
TV Special producer: "I Don't Care Anymore"
Kate Bush: The Whole Story
1986
Video producer: "Wuthering Heights"
When the Wind Blows
1986
producer: "The Brazilian"
Spies Like Us
1985
producer: "SPIES LIKE US"
White Nights
1985
producer: "Separate Lives"
Bachelor Party
1984
producer: "Rehumanize Yourself"
Alvin & the Chipmunks
1983
TV Series producer: "Watch What You Do On The Sidewalk"