# Cory Rooney

Mark Cory Rooney (born 1968) is an American record producer. He has been credited on releases for high-profile music industry artists including Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Thalia, Michael Jackson, and Destiny's Child, among others.

## Life and career

Rooney was raised in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, and at an early age he was exposed to the music industry by his parents, Herb Rooney and Brenda Reid of The Exciters, who toured with The Beatles in the early 1960s. His father later branched out into production and was responsible for both the piano part and production on The Isley Brothers single, "It's Your Thing". When the original members disbanded, his mother, Brenda Reid, brought her children into the band to continue the group. As a teenager he was later a member of a band called The Exciters.
In the 1990s Rooney and Prince Markie Dee of the Fat Boys released two solo albums by Prince Markie Dee including Billboard No. 1 Rap Single "Typical Reasons (Swing My Way)" (written by EMI writer/producer and Rooney's brother-in-law Hasan Johnson). Rooney and Prince Markie Dee formed the group Soul Convention together, when they were signed by Sony Music. Rooney was approached by Sony to sign a solo artist deal but declined. He went on to produce singles including "Real Love" and "Sweet Thing" by Mary J. Blige and "I'll Do 4 U" by Father MC at Uptown Records. Tommy Mottola signed him as a producer and eventually promoted him to vice president of A&R at Epic Records in 1994. Two years later, Rooney became VP of A&R at Crave Records. Mottola subsequently named him Senior VP of Sony Music Entertainment in 1998. Maintaining his position both as senior executive and producer at Sony, he was offered another executive position at Casablanca Records where he also wrote Lindsay Lohan's single, "Rumors". He also produced the album and performed keyboards and provided background vocals. His albums have sold over 100 million copies and many of his albums have sold more than one million records.
He was executive producer on MTV's television series "The Shop" and VH1's series "Born to Diva". "The Shop" is based out of Rooney's barber shop, Mr. Rooney's, in Jamaica, Queens, New York. Artists including Busta Rhymes, Diddy, and Fabolous have appeared on the show for discussions on the music industry, their career, and to chat. VH1's "Born to Diva" featured Rooney as one of the panel judges, aside from his role as executive producer of the show.
Rooney formed his own company, Cory Rooney Group (CRG), which manages writers, producers, and two developing artists. The company focuses on music for television, fashion, and publishing.

## Songwriting and production credits

| Year | Artist | Song | Album | Songwriter | Producer |
| 1990 | Father MC | "Treat Them Like They Want to Be Treated" (feat. Jodeci) | Father's Day | Yes | Yes |
| 1990 | Father MC | "I'll Do 4 U" (feat. Mary J. Blige) "Lisa Baby" "Tell Me Something Good" "I Come Correct" "I've Been Watching You" (feat. Lady Kazan) "Ain't It Funky" "Father's Day" "Dance 4 Me" "Why U Wanna Hurt Me" | Father's Day | | Yes |
| 1992 | Mary J. Blige | "Sweet Thing" | What's the 411? | | Yes |
| 1992 | Mary J. Blige | "Real Love" "Slow Down" "Changes I've Been Going Through" | What's the 411? | Yes | Yes |
| 1992 | Christopher Williams | "Don't You Wanna Make Love" | Changes | Yes | Yes |
| 1992 | Father MC | "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" "Red Lace Lingerie" "My Body" "Ladies, I Luv 'Em" "Baby We Can Do It" "On the Road Again" | Close to You | Yes | |
| 1992 | Prince Markie Dee | "So Very Happy" "Trippin Out" "Typical Reasons (Swing My Way)" "Trilogy Of Love" "Free" "Addict 4 Your Luv" "Back To Brooklyn" "Foreplay" "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" "Ghetto Bound" "Something Special" "I'm Gonna Be Alright" "The Aftermath" | Free | | Yes |
| 1993 | Mariah Carey | "Do You Think of Me" | Dreamlover (Single) | Yes | Yes |
| 1994 | Jade | "Five-Four-Three-Two (Yo! Time Is Up)" "I Like That Way" | Mind, Body & Song | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | Allure | "All Cried Out" (featuring 112) | Allure | | Yes |
| 1997 | Allure | "Last Chance" | Allure | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | Lisa Stansfield | "Don't Cry for Me" | Lisa Stansfield | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | Mariah Carey | "The Roof (Back in Time)" | Butterfly | Yes | |
| 1997 | Mariah Carey | "The Beautiful Ones" (featuring Dru Hill) | Butterfly | | Yes |
| 1997 | Mariah Carey | "Babydoll" | Butterfly | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | Trey Lorenz | "Make You Happy" | Men in Black: The Album | Yes | Yes |
| 1997 | Brian McKnight | "Hold Me" | Anytime | Yes | Yes |
| 1998 | Destiny's Child | "Sail On" | Destiny's Child | | Yes |
| 1998 | Allure and 50 Cent | "Let It Be" | Woo (soundtrack) | | Yes |
| 1998 | R. Kelly | "We Ride" (featuring Cam'ron, Noreaga, Jay-Z & Vegas Cats) | R. | Yes | Yes |
| 1998 | Joe Pesci | "Wise Guy" | Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just For You | | Yes |
| 1999 | Jennifer Lopez | "If You Had My Love" "Too Late" "Feelin' So Good" (feat. Big Pun and Fat Joe) "It's Not That Serious" | On the 6 | Yes | |
| 1999 | Jennifer Lopez | "Should've Never" "Talk About Us" | On the 6 | Yes | Yes |
| 1999 | Marc Anthony | "When I Dream at Night" | Marc Anthony | | Yes |
| 1999 | Marc Anthony | "I Need to Know / Dímelo" "You Sang to Me" "No One" "How Could I" "That's Okay" "She's Been Good to Me / Como Ella Me Quiere a Mí" | Marc Anthony | Yes | Yes |
| 1999 | Jessica Simpson | "I Think I'm in Love with You" | Sweet Kisses | Yes | Yes |
| 1999 | Blaque | "Time After Time" | Blaque | | Yes |
| 1999 | Blaque | "Bring It All to Me" (featuring JC Chasez)" "Don't Go Looking for Love" "Release Me" | Blaque | Yes | Yes |
| 2000 | Thalía | "Menta Y Canela" "Pata Pata" | Arrasando | | Yes |
| 2000 | Mandy Moore | "Everything My Heart Desires" "The Way to My Heart" | I Wanna Be with You | | Yes |
| 2001 | Jennifer Lopez | "Play" | J.Lo | Yes | |
| 2001 | Jennifer Lopez | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" | J.Lo | | Yes |
| 2001 | Jennifer Lopez | "I'm Real" "Ain't It Funny" "Cariño" "We Gotta Talk" "Secretly" "I'm Gonna Be Alright" | J.Lo | Yes | Yes |
| 2001 | Destiny's Child | "Independent Women" | Survivor | Yes | Yes |
| 2001 | Jessica Simpson | "What's It Gonna Be" "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" | Irresistible | | Yes |
| 2001 | Jessica Simpson | "Hot Like Fire" | Irresistible | Yes | Yes |
| 2002 | Jennifer Lopez | "Still" "All I Have" (featuring LL Cool J) "Jenny from the Block" (featuring Styles P and Jadakiss) "You Belong to Me" | This Is Me... Then | | Yes |
| 2002 | Jennifer Lopez | "Loving You" "I'm Glad" "The One" "Dear Ben" "Again" "I've Been Thinkin'" "Baby I Love U!" "The One" (Version 2) | This Is Me... Then | Yes | Yes |
| 2002 | Jennifer Lopez | "Alive" | J to tha L–O! The Remixes | Yes | Yes |
| 2002 | Marc Anthony | "Don't Tell Me It's Love" "I Wanna Be Free" | Mended | | Yes |
| 2002 | Marc Anthony | "Love Won't Get Any Better" "She Mends Me" "I've Got You / Te Tengo Aquí" "I Need You / Me Haces Falta" "Tragedy / Tragedia" "I Reach for You" "I Swear" "Do You Believe in Loneliness" "Give Me a Reason" | Mended | Yes | Yes |
| 2002 | Amerie | "Outro" | All I Have | Yes | |
| 2002 | Santana | "Nothing at All" (featuring Musiq Soulchild) | Shaman | Yes | Yes |
| 2003 | Thalía | "I Want You / Me Pones Sexy" (featuring Fat Joe) "What's It Gonna Be Boy?" "Dance Dance (The Mexican)" "Heridas En El Alma" | Thalía / Thalía (English-language album) | Yes | Yes |
| 2003 | Amerie | "I'm Coming Out" | Maid in Manhattan: Music from the Motion Picture | | Yes |
| 2004 | Lindsay Lohan | "Rumors" | Speak | Yes | Yes |
| 2004 | Christina Milian | "Someday One Day" "Hands on Me" | It's About Time | Yes | Yes |
| 2005 | Jennifer Lopez | "(Can't Believe) This Is Me" | Rebirth | Yes | |
| 2005 | Jennifer Lopez | "Get Right" "Step Into My World" "Whatever You Wanna Do" "I Got U" "Ryde or Die" "He'll Be Back" | Rebirth | | Yes |
| 2005 | Jennifer Lopez | "Hold You Down" (featuring Fat Joe) "Cherry Pie" "Still Around" "I, Love" | Rebirth | Yes | Yes |
| 2005 | Thalía | "Empezar de "0"" | El Sexto Sentido | | Yes |
| 2005 | Toni Braxton | "Stupid" | Libra | Yes | Yes |
| 2006 | Jessica Simpson | "Fired Up" | A Public Affair | Yes | |
| 2006 | Jessica Simpson | "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | A Public Affair | | Yes |
| 2006 | Jessica Simpson | "Swing with Me" "Between You & I" | A Public Affair | Yes | Yes |
| 2006 | Taylor Hicks | "Heaven Knows" | Taylor Hicks | Yes | |
| 2007 | Jennifer Lopez | "Stay Together" "Forever" "Hold It Don't Drop It" "Do It Well" "Gotta Be There" "Never Gonna Give Up" "Mile in These Shoes" "The Way It Is" "Be Mine" "I Need Love" "Wrong When You're Gone" "Brave" "Do It Well" (featuring Ludacris) "Frozen Moments" | Brave | | Yes |
| 2008 | Menudo | "Lost / Perdido Sin Ti" | Lost (Single) | Yes | Yes |
| 2008 | Santana | "This Boy's Fire" (featuring Jennifer Lopez and Baby Bash) | Ultimate Santana | | Yes |
| 2014 | Michael Jackson | "Chicago" | Xscape | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Jennifer Lopez | "Never Satisfied" "I Luh Ya Papi" (featuring French Montana) "Acting Like That" (featuring Iggy Azalea) "Let It Be Me" "Tens" (featuring Jack Mizrahi) "Troubeaux" (featuring Nas) "Expertease (Ready Set Go)" "Same Girl" (featuring French Montana) "Charades" | A.K.A. | | Yes |
| 2014 | Jennifer Lopez | "Booty" (featuring Pitbull) | A.K.A. | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Jennifer Lopez | "Booty" (featuring Iggy Azalea) | Booty | Yes | Yes |
| 2014 | Jessie J | "Keep Us Together" | Sweet Talker | Yes | |
| 2017 | Drake | "Teenage Fever" | More Life | Yes | |
| 2020 | Brandy | "No Tomorrow" | B7 | | Yes |