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{{Short description|Grammy winning American record producer and songwriter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
'''Rob Fusari''' is a Grammy winning American record producer and songwriter based in New York City.<ref name=":0" />

== Lady Gaga ==

In 2008, Fusari served as producer on [[Lady Gaga]]'s debut album, ''[[The Fame]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959537/taylor-swift-lady-gaga-win-early-grammys |title=Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga Win Early Grammys |magazine=Billboard |date=2010-01-31 |access-date=2013-10-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/AR2010031904568.html|title=Names and Faces: Kathy Griffin speaks out against 'don't ask, don't tell'|date=20 March 2010|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=21 March 2010}}</ref> Although Fusari claimed to have discovered Gaga, it later came to light that Wendy Starland discovered her. Fusari was ordered by the court to pay Starland $7.3 million.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Michaels |first=Sean |date=2014-11-20 |title=Lady Gaga's former producer must pay $7m to woman who discovered singer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/nov/20/lady-gaga-business-partner-pay-court-lawsuit-discovered-rob-fusari |access-date=2025-04-18 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==Production discography==
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| style="background-color:#D8BFD8" |{{dagger|alt=Song released as a single}}<!-- Do not remove the dagger; this is a requirement per Wikipedia's guidelines on colour. -->
|Indicates single release
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| style="background-color:#ffff00" |{{Hash-tag|alt=Song released as a promotional single}}<!-- Do not remove the hashtag; this is a requirement per Wikipedia's guidelines on colour. -->
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! scope="col" style="width:160px;"| Title
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Artist(s)
! scope="col" style="width:180px;"| Album
! scope="col" | Co-writer
! scope="col" | Producer
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|"[[No, No, No (Destiny's Child song)|No, No, No]]"{{dagger}}
|1997
|[[Destiny's Child]]
|''[[Destiny's Child (album)|Destiny's Child]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|"[[Wild Wild West (Will Smith song)|Wild Wild West]]"{{dagger}}
|1999
|[[Will Smith]]<br>{{small|(featuring [[Dru Hill]] and [[Kool Moe Dee]])}}
|''[[Wild Wild West (soundtrack)|Wild Wild West]]''<br>and ''[[Willennium]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|"[[Bootylicious]]"{{dagger}}
|rowspan=8|2001
|rowspan=8|[[Destiny's Child]]
|rowspan=4|''[[Survivor (Destiny's Child album)|Survivor]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Apple Pie à la Mode"
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Happy Face"
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Outro (DC-3) Thank You"
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"You're the Only One"
|''[[Destiny's Child (album)|Destiny's Child]]''<br>{{small|(European reissue)}}
|{{cross}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Winter Paradise"
|rowspan=3|''[[8 Days of Christmas]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"A "DC" Christmas Medley"
|{{cross}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"[[This Christmas (Donny Hathaway song)#Cover versions|This Christmas]]"
|{{cross}}
|{{Tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"This Goes Out"
|rowspan=5|2002
|[[3LW]]
|''[[A Girl Can Mack]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Past 12"
|rowspan=3|[[Kelly Rowland]]
|rowspan=3|''[[Simply Deep]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|"[[Train on a Track]]"{{dagger}}
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"No Coincidence"
|{{tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|"[[Love That Man]]"{{dagger}}
|[[Whitney Houston]]
|''[[Just Whitney]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|"[[Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)|Paparazzi]]"{{dagger}}
|rowspan=6|2008
|rowspan=7|[[Lady Gaga]]
|rowspan=5|''[[The Fame]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00"|"[[Beautiful, Dirty, Rich]]"{{Hash-tag}}
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Again Again"
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Brown Eyes"
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Disco Heaven"
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#ffff00"|"Vanity"{{hash-tag}}
|{{N/A|Non-album promotional single}}
|{{tick}}
|{{Tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Retro Dance Freak"
|rowspan=3|2009<!-- "Retro Dance Freak" was first included on the Japanese edition of The Fame, released in May 2009 -->
|''The Fame''<br>{{small|(Japanese edition)}}
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|"[[Bang Bang (Melanie Fiona song)|Bang Bang]]"{{dagger}}
|[[Melanie Fiona]]
|''[[The Bridge (Melanie Fiona album)|The Bridge]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row style="background-color:#D8BFD8"|"[[Fever (Adam Lambert song)|Fever]]"{{dagger}}
|[[Adam Lambert]]
|''[[For Your Entertainment (album)|For Your Entertainment]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{cross}}
|-
!scope=row|"Shadow"
|2013
|[[f(x) (musical group)|f(x)]]
|''[[Pink Tape (f(x) album)|Pink Tape]]''
|{{cross}}
|{{tick}}
|-
!scope=row|"Brave Honest Beautiful"
|2015
|[[Fifth Harmony]]<br>{{Small|(featuring [[Meghan Trainor]])}}
|''[[Reflection (Fifth Harmony album)|Reflection]]''
|{{tick}}
|{{tick}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.robfusari.com Official Website]

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