{{short description|Dutch-Aruban musician and producer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Alain Clark | image = Alain Clark (2008).jpg | caption = Alain Clark in 2008 | image_size = | birth_name = Alain Clark | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1979|6|4}} | origin = [[Haarlem]], Netherlands | instrument = | genre = [[Soul music|Soul]], pop | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2004–present | label = [[Concord Records]], 8ball Music | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|www.alainclark.com}} }}
'''Alain Clark''' (born 4 June 1979) is a Dutch musician and [[Record producer|producer]].
== Biography == Alain Clark (born 4 June 1979), is a Dutch- Aruban singer, songwriter, and record producer. Alain's father is Dane Clark, a Dutch soul singer who had his own successful band Dane and the Dukes of Soul.
Alain blends pop melodies with his own natural R&B roots to write an organic, electric mix of music layered with infectious harmonies.
Alain released his debut record album in 2004, a self-titled album which featured the hit "Heerlijk". Alain wrote the music and produced the album with help from noted producers [[Fluitsma & Van Tijn]]. Alain wrote and produced music for [[Ali B]], Simon, Men2B, and for Dutch TV shows including ''[[Idols (Dutch TV series)|Idols]]'', and ''[[Popstars: The Rivals]]'' and had his first #1 single with the song "Bigger Than That".
Alain's career took off with the release of his second album (and first English language album) in 2007, the award winning, ''Live It Out''. Featuring [[Steve Gadd]] on drums, ''Live It Out'' has sold nearly 200,000 copies and contains the huge hit "Father and Friend", a duet with his father, Dane Clark. Alain released ''Colorblind'' in 2010, which entered the charts at #1 and went double platinum. ''Generation Love Revival'' followed in 2012, and ''Walk With Me'' in 2014.
==Discography==
===Albums=== [[Image:Alain Clark - Westerpop 2008 (1).jpg|thumb|right|235px|Alain Clark, Westerpop 2008]] '''Studio albums''' {| class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Album !colspan="3"|Peak positions |- !width="45"|<small>[[MegaCharts|NL]]</small><br><ref name=ned>[http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Alain+Clark DutchCharts.com Alain Clark discography]</ref> !width="45"|<small>[[Switzerland|SWI]]</small><br><ref name=swi>[http://hitparade.ch/artist/Alain_Clark Hitparade.ch: Alain Clark discography]</ref> !width="45"|<small>UK</small> |- |2004 |align="left"|''Alain Clark'' |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |2007 |align="left"|''Live It Out'' |align="center"|2 |align="center"|43 |align="center"|— |- |2010 |align="left|''Colorblind'' |align="center"|'''1''' |align="center"|24 |align="center"|— |- |2012 |align="left|''Generation Love Revival'' |align="center"|5 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |2014 |align="left"|''Walk With Me'' |align="center"|3 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |2017 |align="left"|''Bad Therapy'' |align="center"|77 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |2020 |align="left"|''Sunday Afternoon'' |align="center"|93 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |}
'''Live albums''' {| class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Album !colspan="1"|Peak positions |- !width="45"|<small>[[MegaCharts|NL]]</small><br><ref name=ned/> |- |2011 |align="left"|''Live'' <small>(with [[Metropole Orkest|The Metropole Orchestra]])</small> |align="center"|39 |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" !rowspan="2"|Year !rowspan="2"|Single !colspan="6"|Peak positions !rowspan="2"|Album |- !width="45"|<small>[[Dutch Top 40|NL<br>Top 40]]</small> !width="45"|<small>[[Single Top 100|NL<br>Top 100]]</small><br><ref name=ned/> !width="45"|<small>[[Switzerland|SWI]]</small><br><ref name=swi/> !width="45"|<small>[[Italy|ITA]]</small> !width="45"|<small>[[Poland|POL]]</small> !width="45"|<small>UK</small> |- |rowspan="3"|2004 |"Heerlijk" (''Lovely'') |align="center"|22 |align="center"|18 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="3"|''Alain Clark'' |- |"Vrij" (''Free'') |align="center"|— |align="center"|43 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |"Ringtone" |align="center"|— |align="center"|32 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |2007 |"This Ain't Gonna Work" |align="center"|3 |align="center"|11 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="5"|''Live It Out'' |- |rowspan="3"|2008 |"[[Father & Friend (Alain Clark song)|Father & Friend]]" |align="center"|2 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|38 |align="center"|17 |align="center"|47 |align="center"|122 |- |"Blow Me Away" |align="center"|8 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |"Fell in Love" |align="center"|19 |align="center"|10 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |2009 |"Hold On" |align="center"|15 |align="center"|12 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |rowspan="5"|2010 |"Love Is Everywhere" |align="center"|15 |align="center"|2 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="4"|''Colorblind'' |- |"For Freedom" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |"Good Days" |align="center"|— |align="center"|9 |align="center"|— |align="center"|82 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |"Too Soon to End" <br><small>(with [[Diane Birch]])</small> |align="center"|— |align="center"|62 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |"Dancing in the Street" <br><small>(with [[Ben Saunders (singer)|Ben Saunders]])</small> |align="center"|— |align="center"|28 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="1"|non-album single |- |rowspan="2"|2011 |"Foxy Lady" |align="center"|15 |align="center"|51 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="2"|''Colorblind'' |- |"Wherever You Will Go" <br><small>(with [[Jacqueline Govaert]])</small> |align="center"|— |align="center"|33 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |rowspan="2"|2012 |"Let Some Air In" |align="center"|33 |align="center"|38 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="2"|''Generation Love Revival'' |- |"Nympho" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |- |rowspan="2"|2013 |"Back in My World" |align="center"|11 |align="center"|14 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="1"| |- |"Lose Ourselves" |align="center"|— |align="center"|88 |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="1"| |- |2014 |"Change Will Come" |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |align="center"|— |rowspan="1"| |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [http://www.alainclark.com Official website]
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Alain}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Dutch people of Aruban descent]] [[Category:Dutch soul musicians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Musicians from Amsterdam]] [[Category:Musicians from Haarlem]]