Eg White

Francis Anthony "Eg" White (born 22 November 1966) is a British musician, songwriter and producer. He started his career in the cowpunk band Yip Yip Coyote in the 1980s and then formed Brother Beyond with his brother, David White, in the late 1980s. In 1990, Eg White recorded the pop album 24 Years of Hunger, and then in 1992 he produced the debut, self-titled album by Kinky Machine.

He turned to songwriting in 1997, winning the Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in 2004. In 2008 White worked with Adele on three tracks. In 2009 White was awarded his second Ivor Novello Award for 'Songwriter of the Year' and in 2010 he had a second UK number 1 with the Diana Vickers single "Once", a song he wrote with Cathy Dennis. White started his own record label in 2009. In 2024, White won his third Ivor Novello award.

Career Eg White started his career in the band Yip Yip Coyote and then formed Brother Beyond Lack of commercial success did not deter the taste-makers, however, and 24 Years of Hunger was described by Allmusic as "one of the finest, most refined and fully realized recordings of the era, employing a much more sophisticated and romantic style than anything else out of England at the time".

In 1992, White produced the debut, self-titled album by Kinky Machine, then disappeared from the music industry until 1996 when he released his debut solo album Turn Me On, I'm a Rocket Man, which was unsuccessful.

In 2009, White was awarded his second Ivor Novello Award for 'Songwriter of the Year',

Eg and Alice discography Singles "Indian" c/w "Crosstown and Bobby and Holly" (WEA 1991) - did not chart "Doesn't Mean That Much to Me" (WEA 1991) - did not chart

Album 24 Years of Hunger (WEA 1991) - did not chart

Solo discography

Singles 1995: "Stay Home" (WEA) 1997: "Made My Baby Cry" (WEA) 2009: "Broken" (Parlophone Records) 2015: "You Fooled Me" (Lakeshore Records)

Albums Turn Me On, I'm a Rocket Man (WEA, 1996) Adventure Man (Spilt Milk, 2009) – featuring Louis Eliot, Aret Komlosy, Neil Hannon, Ricky Ross, Matt Marston, Alice Temple, and Jack Hues

First review found at Daily Music Guide.