# Richard Dashut

Richard Charles Dashut (born September 19, 1951) is an American record producer who produced several Fleetwood Mac albums including Rumours, Tusk, Live, Mirage, Tango in the Night, and Time.
Dashut was born in West Hollywood, California, and started his career sweeping floors in a recording studio where he later met Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Keith Olsen hired Dashut as a maintenance worker at Sound City and later employed him as second engineer on a few albums including Buckingham Nicks, which in turn led to Dashut's work with Fleetwood Mac. Dashut also co-wrote several songs with Lindsey Buckingham and also co-produced his Law and Order and Out of the Cradle solo albums.

## Discography

* As You Will (1973) – Lambert and Nuttycombe – (assistant engineer)
* Buckingham Nicks (1973) – Buckingham Nicks – (second engineer)
* Rumours (1977) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer)
* French Kiss (1977) – Bob Welch – (engineer)
* Not Shy (1978) – Walter Egan – (producer, engineer)
* Tusk (1979) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer)
* Uprooted (1979) – Rob Grill – (recording)
* Three Hearts (1979) – Bob Welch – (Co-producer "Ghost of Flight 401")
* Live (1980) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, live mixing)
* Law and Order (1981) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer, recording)
* The Visitor (1981) – Mick Fleetwood – (producer, performer, photography)
* Tongue Twister (1981) – Shoes – (producer)
* Mirage (1982) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer)
* I'm Not Me (1983) – Mick Fleetwood – (producer, co-writer)
* National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer)
* Back to the Future (1985) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer)
* A Fine Mess (1986) – Christine McVie – (producer)
* Remembrance Days (1987) – The Dream Academy – (producer)
* Tango in the Night (1987) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer)
* Greatest Hits (1988) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer)
* The Very Best of Bob Welch (1991) – Bob Welch – (producer, engineer)
* 25 Years – The Chain (1992) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, engineer, co-writer)
* Out of the Cradle (1992) – Lindsey Buckingham – (producer, co-writer)
* Altered Beast (1993) – Matthew Sweet – (producer)
* Time (1995) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer)
* The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac (2002) – Fleetwood Mac – (producer, co-writer, engineer)

### With Buckingham Nicks

| Year | Album | US | UK | Additional information |
| 1973 | Buckingham Nicks | - | - | Debut album featuring duo of Buckingham and partner Stevie Nicks. Both would later join Fleetwood Mac, after this album failed commercially and label Polydor dropped them as they were recording tracks for follow-up LP |

### With Fleetwood Mac
#### Albums

| Year | Album | US | UK | AUS | CAN | GER | SWI | AUT | SWE | FRA | RIAA certification |
| 1977 | Rumours | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | 25 | 19 | 27 | 19× Platinum |
| 1979 | Tusk | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2× Platinum |
| 1982 | Mirage | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | | | 10 | 5 | 2× Platinum |
| 1987 | Tango in the Night | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 25 | 3× Platinum |
| 1995 | Time | - | 47 | - | - | 92 | - | - | - | - | |

#### Live albums and compilations

| Year | Album | US | UK | AUS | GER | SWI | SWE | RIAA certifications |
| 1980 | Live | 14 | 31 | 20 | 51 | | 50 | Gold |
| 1988 | Greatest Hits | 14 | 3 | 3 | | 18 | 15 | 8× Platinum |
| 2002 | The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac | 12 | 6 | 16 | | | 18 | Platinum |

#### DVD and video releases

* Classic Albums: Rumours (1997)
* Tusk tour documentary (1982)
* Mirage Tour (1982)

### With Lindsey Buckingham

| Year | Album | US | UK | SWE | CAN |
| 1981 | Law and Order | 32 | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Out of the Cradle | 128 | 51 | 28 | 70 |

### With Mick Fleetwood

| Year | Album | US | Additional information |
| 1981 | The Visitor | 43 | Featured two Fleetwood Mac remakes – "Rattlesnake Shake" & "Walk A Thin Line" |
| 1983 | I'm Not Me | – | Billed as "Mick Fleetwood's Zoo" |

### Soundtrack appearances

| Year | Song | Soundtrack | Additional information |
| 1983 | "Holiday Road", "Dancing Across the USA" | National Lampoon's Vacation | - |
| 1985 | "Time Bomb Town" | Back to the Future | - |
| 1985 | "Trouble" | Just One of the Guys | - |

## Tours

* Fleetwood Mac tour –
* Rumours tour – 1977–78
* Tusk tour – 1979–80
* Mirage tour – 1982