Bill Laswell

Songs Written by Bill LaswellTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

William Otis Laswell (born February 12, 1955) is an American bass guitarist, record producer, and record label owner. He has been involved in thousands of recordings with many collaborators from all over the world. His music draws from funk, world music, jazz, dub, and ambient styles. According to music critic Chris Brazier, "Laswell's pet concept is 'collision music' which involves bringing together musicians from wildly divergent but complementary spheres and seeing what comes out." Although his bands may be credited... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Bill Laswell first charted in 1981 with Busting Out.The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.The artist scored 7 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements.On US Dance the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s, 1 of which peaked at number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: Rockit - #2: Rudebox - #3: Rise - #4: Boops (Here to Go) - #5: Busting Out
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  Material
1.
06/1981

#5  Busting Out
Material

35 pts


2
dance


76
UK
with Nona Hendryx
[Island 49741]
written by Bill Laswell greentick, Fred Maher, Michael Beinhorn, Nona Hendryx, Tee Scott & Ronald "Head" Drayton
2.
12/1982

I'm the One
Material

from One Down   
3 pts


43
dance




[Elektra 7-69933]
written by Michael Beinhorn, Bill Laswell greentick & Bernard Fowler
  Herbie Hancock
3.
07/1983

#1  Rockit
Herbie Hancock

from Future Shock   Future Shock
137 pts
71
US
1
dance
6
R&B
8
UK
instrumental
[Columbia 04054]
written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell greentick & Michael Beinhorn
4.
10/1983

Auto Drive
Herbie Hancock

from Future Shock   Future Shock
32 pts


36
dance
26
R&B
33
UK
instrumental
[Columbia 04268]
written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell greentick & Michael Beinhorn
  Yellowman
5.
04/1984

Strong Me Strong
Yellowman

3 pts


32
dance




written by Bill Laswell greentick, Michael Beinhorn & Winston Foster
  Herbie Hancock
6.
05/1984

Mega-Mix (Rockit / Autodrive / Future Shock / TFS / Rough / Chameleon '84)
Herbie Hancock

9 pts
105
US
38
dance
36
R&B


instrumental
[Columbia 04473]
written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell greentick, Michael Beinhorn, Curtis Mayfield, Paul Jackson [Paul J. Jackson], Harvey Mason & Bennie Maupin
7.
08/1984

Hardrock
Herbie Hancock

from Sound-System   Sound-System
14 pts


53
dance
41
R&B
65
UK
instrumental
[Columbia 04565]
written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell greentick & Derek Showard
  Time Zone
8.
01/1985

World Destruction
Time Zone

from World Destruction   
2 pts


54
dance




written by Afrika Bambaataa & Bill Laswell greentick
  Sly & Robbie
9.
11/1985

Make 'Em Move
Sly & Robbie

from Language Barrier   
7 pts






83
UK
written by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Bill Laswell greentick, Afrika Bambaataa & Bernie Worrell
  Public Image Ltd.
Rise
10.
02/1986

#3  Rise
Public Image Ltd.

from Album   Album
74 pts






11
UK
written by John Lydon & Bill Laswell greentick
11.
04/1986

Album (all cuts)
Public Image Ltd.

from Album   Album
4 pts


30
dance




written by John Lydon, Bill Laswell greentick, Jebin Bruni & Mark Schulz
Home
12.
05/1986

Home
Public Image Ltd.

from Album   Album
9 pts






75
UK
written by John Lydon & Bill Laswell greentick
  Sly & Robbie
13.
04/1987

#4  Boops (Here to Go)
Sly & Robbie

from Rhythm Killers   
70 pts


22
dance


12
UK
[Atco 99461 (Island)]
written by Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Bill Laswell greentick, Shinehead & Bootsy Collins
  Herbie Hancock
14.
04/1988

Vibe Alive
Herbie Hancock

from Perfect Machine   Perfect Machine
8 pts


46
dance
25
R&B


[Columbia 07718]
written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell greentick & Nicky Skopelitis
  Bootsy's Rubber Band
15.
06/1990

Jungle Bass
Bootsy's Rubber Band

from Jungle Bass   
1 pts




91
R&B


[4th & Broadway 444023]
written by William Collins, Bill Laswell greentick, Bernie Worrell & Joel Johnson
  George Clinton
16.
05/1998

Get Yo Ass in the Water and Swim Like Me!
George Clinton

1 pts




111
R&B


written by George Clinton & Bill Laswell greentick
  Herbie Hancock
17.
05/2002

Rockit / Thought It Was You
Herbie Hancock

3 pts






166
UK
R
written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell greentick, Michael Beinhorn, Melvin Ragin & Jeffrey Cohen
18.
09/2003

Rockit / Thought It Was You
Herbie Hancock

3 pts






138
UK
R
written by Herbie Hancock, Bill Laswell greentick, Michael Beinhorn, Melvin Ragin & Jeffrey Cohen
  Robbie Williams
Rudebox
19.
09/2006

#2  Rudebox
Robbie Williams

from Rudebox   Rudebox
136 pts






4
UK
written by Robbie Williams, Bill Laswell greentick, Bootsy Collins, Carl Aiken, Robbie Shakespeare & Sly Dunbar


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