Rick Nowels

Rick Nowels
Information
Full name	Richard Wright Nowels Jr.
Born	March 16, 1960
Hometown	San Francisco, California
Romances	Maria Vidal (wife)

Richard Wright Nowels Jr., better known as Rick Nowels, is an American Grammy award-winning songwriter and producer. He is affiliated with many artists such as Sia, Madonna, Dido and Lana Del Rey. Nowels has been a major collaborator with Del Rey on Born to Die, Paradise, Ultraviolence, Honeymoon, and Lust for Life, as well as on various unreleased songs and soundtrack songs.

Work with Lana Del Rey

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

• "Dark Paradise" (Writer)
• "Summertime Sadness" (Writer/co-producer)
• "Lucky Ones" (Writer/co-producer)

Songs from Paradise (2012):

• "American" (Writer/producer)
• "Cola" (Writer/producer)
• "Body Electric" (Writer/producer)

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

• "Shades of Cool" (Writer)
• "West Coast" (Writer)
• "Sad Girl" (Writer/co-producer)
• "Black Beauty" (Writer/co-producer)
• "Guns and Roses" (Writer/co-producer)
• "Is This Happiness" (Writer/co-producer)

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

• "Honeymoon"
• "Music to Watch Boys To"
• "Terrence Loves You"
• "God Knows I Tried"
• "High By the Beach"
• "Freak"
• "Art Deco"
• "Burnt Norton (Interlude)"
• "Religion"
• "Salvatore"
• "The Blackest Day"
• "24"
• "Swan Song"
• "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

• "Love" (Writer/producer)
• "Lust for Life"
• "13 Beaches"
• "Cherry"
• "White Mustang"
• "Summer Bummer"
• "Groupie Love"
• "In My Feelings"
• "Coachella - Woodstock in My Mind"
• "God Bless America - and All the Beautiful Women in It"
• "When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing"
• "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems"
• "Tomorrow Never Came"
• "Heroin"
• "Change"
• "Get Free"

Songs from soundtracks:

• "I Can Fly"
• "Magic Tree and I Let Myself Go"
• "Young and Beautiful"

Songs currently unreleased:

• "Angels Forever, Forever Angels"
• "Fine China"
• "Hollywood"
• "I Don't Wanna Go"
• "JFK"
• "Roses Bloom for You"
• "Something Real"
• "Starry Eyed"
• "TV in Black & White"
• "Yes to Heaven"
• "Your Girl"