Richard Perry, a outstanding report producer who helped craft dozens of hits with a sophisticated pop sound all through the Nineteen Seventies and ’80s, similar to Carly Simon‘s “You’re So Useless,” died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 82.

His pal Daphna Kastner Keitel instructed the New York Occasions he died of cardiac arrest.

Perry began out recording Tiny Tim’s first album “God Bless Tiny Tim,” which included the novelty hit “Tip-Toe Via the Tulips With Me,” in addition to Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band’s “Protected as Milk.”

He additionally labored with Barbra Streisand, recording her 1971 album “Stoney Finish,” and produced Harry Nilsson’s “Nilsson Schmilsson” and Ringo Starr’s solo albums “Ringo” and “Goodnight Vienna.”

Perry recorded 100 takes of “You’re So Useless,” Simon instructed the journal Uncut, and employed three totally different drummers earlier than he was glad with the sound.

Born in Brooklyn, he sang with a gaggle referred to as the Legends as a teen and graduated the College of Michigan. Working at Warner Bros. Data from 1967 to 1970, he oversaw albums like a comeback report for Fat Domino and Ella Fitzergald’s “Ella.”

Perry went on to work with Artwork Garfunkel, Andy Williams, Diana Ross, Leo Sayer and the Pointer Sisters, whom he signed to his personal label, Planet Data. He was nominated for seven Grammys, together with one as director of the Pointer Sisters’ “I’m So Excited” video. Perry was honored by the Grammys with a Trustees Award for lifetime achievement in 2015.

Extra lately, he labored with Rod Stewart on his “Nice American Songbook” albums.

Perry’s memoir “Cloud 9: Memoirs of a File Producer” instructed of his high-flying life together with his famously star-studded events.

He was married to Linda Goldner and Rebecca Broussard and extra lately dated Jane Fonda. He’s survived by three brothers.