Cherokee Recording Studios

Address
751 North Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, California, 90046
Telephone
1 323 653-3412
Steely Dan 2007

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In the early 1970's the Robb brothers founded Cherokee Studios on their ranch in Chatsworth, California. Shortly thereafter, the studio produced its first gold album, "Pretzel Logic," by Steely Dan. In 1975, the brothers purchased M.G.M. Recording Studios and renamed it Cherokee Studios.

Cherokee can boast well over 200 gold and platinum albums, countless major motion picture scores and soundtracks, and an impressive client list that reads like a who's who of American music.

Here is a partial list of the great albums that have been recorded here:

Alice Cooper - Zipper Catches Skin
Jeff Beck - Wired
David Bowie - Changesonebowie
David Bowie - Station to Station
The Cars - Candy-O
The Cars - Panorama
Electric Light Orchestra - A New World Record
Foreigner - Head Games
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Lemonheads - It's a Shame About Ray
Motley Crue - Theatre of Pain
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Hard Promises
Pixies - Trompe Le Monde
Ringo Starr - Stop and Smell the Roses
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Rod Stewart - Foot Loose and Fancy Free
Rod Stewart - A Night On the Town
Rod Stewart - Blondes Have More Fun
Cat Stevens - Izitso
Tantric - Tantric
Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti
Soundtrack to Dirty Dancing
Soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever
Soundtrack to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Comments (3)
bySherry Mascal, December 9, 2010
Worked for the Robbs and Cherokee in the late 70's into the 80's, he really enjoyed his time there, working with very professional people, staff as well as recording artists. i had several visits to the studio, found it just fascinating...

glad they are still up and running !!!
byMarc, October 17, 2010
Joseph, they recently changed their website. Previously they had listed many of the albums that were recorded here and Thriller was one of them.

It could be that parts of the album were recorded here, not the entire album?
byJoseph Bernal, October 17, 2010
Don't forget portions of Bobby Brown's Don't Be Cruel album were also recorded here! I was unaware Thriller was associated with this studio. I thought it was recorded at Westlake?
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