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John Mayer

3.8 / 5 from 29 ratings across 4 albums
Albums
61
Members
2
Active
1977–present
Origin
United States
Biography

John Clayton Mayer ( born October 16, 1977) is an American pop and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and raised in Fairfield, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his skills and gained a following, and he now lives in New York City. His first two studio albums, Room for Squares and Heavier Things, did well commercially, achieving multi-platinum status.

In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Your Body Is a Wonderland. " Mayer began his career performing mainly acoustic rock, but gradually began a transition towards the blues genre in 2005 by collaborating with renowned blues artists such as B. B. King, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton, and by forming the John Mayer Trio.

The blues influence can be heard throughout his 2005 live album Try! with the John Mayer Trio and his third studio album Continuum, released in September 2006. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in 2007, Mayer won Best Pop Vocal Album for Continuum and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for "Waiting on the World to Change". He released his fourth studio album, Battle Studies, in November 2009. His fifth album, Born and Raised, which saw another musical style shift, was released in May 2012.

He has sold over 10 million albums in the U.S. and over 20 million albums worldwide.

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Discography

Credits

Ranked #11,674 of 14,615 producers — 64.31 career Groove across 3 records.

Sob Rock
Producer · 2021
New Light
Writer · 2018
Shawn Mendes
Producer · 2018
The Search for Everything
Producer · 2017
Love on the Weekend
Writer · 2016
Memphis Rock and Soul
Instrument · 2016
The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale
Instrument · 2014
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Paper Doll
Writer · 2013
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Paradise Valley
Producer · 2013
Who You Love
Producer · 2013
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Born and Raised
Producer · 2012
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channel ORANGE
Instrument · 2012
Shadow Days
Writer · 2012
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Asylum
Instrument · 2010
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Half of My Heart
Writer · 2010
Heartbreak Warfare
Writer · 2010
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Battle Studies
Art Direction · 2009
In Boston
Photography · 2009
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Beat It
Instrument · 2008
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Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
Art Direction · 2008
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Continuum
Art Direction · 2006
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Taking the Long Way
Instrument · 2006
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The Road to Escondido
Instrument · 2006
Waiting on the World to Change: Limited Edition
Producer · 2006
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Try!
Art Direction · 2005
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Any Given Thursday
Instrument · 2003
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Heavier Things
Art Direction · 2003
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Room for Squares
Instrument · 2001
Your Body Is a Wonderland
Lyricist · 2001
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Inside Wants Out
Producer · 1999
A Grey Area
Instrument · —
As/Is
Producer · —
Bigger Than My Body
Instrument · —
Clarity
Lyricist · —
Come Back To Bed
Vocal · —
Continuum / Battle Studies
Producer · —
Daughters
Lyricist · —
Djesse Vol. 4
Instrument · —
Dreaming With A Broken Heart
Producer · —
Era
Composer · —
Go!
Vocal · —
Gravity
Producer · —
How Would You Feel (Paean)
Instrument · —
Pockets Presents
Instrument · —
Possibilities
Instrument · —
Smoke My Blues
Vocal · —
That's What I Say (John Scofield Plays The Music Of Ray Charles)
Instrument · —
The Village Sessions
Producer · —
United We Swing: Best Of The Jazz At Lincoln Center Galas
Vocal · —
Who Did You Think I Was
Instrument · —
Who Says
Writer · —
Why Georgia
Lyricist · —
Why You Don't Love Me
Writer · —