Chuck Ainlay is an American record producer and audio engineer. He has worked with Mark Knopfler on much of Knopfler's solo work, in addition to some Dire Straits material.^[1][2] He has 4 Grammy Awards and 5 nominations.^[3]

Along with Knopfler and Bob Ludwig, in 2006 he received the Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album for the surround production of the Dire Straits album Brothers in Arms.^[4][5][6]

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2014 - High South - High South (Engineer, Mixing, Co-Producer)
2014 - I'm a Fire - David Nail (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2014 - Platinum - Miranda Lambert (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2014 - Songs from the Movie - Mary Chapin Carpenter (Engineer, Mixing)
2013 - Amazing Grace - George Jones (Engineer)
2013 - Annie Up - Pistol Annies (Engineer, Mixing)
2013 - Greatest Hits - Jewel (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2013 - Gwen Sebastian - Gwen Sebastian (Engineer)
2013 - Love Will... - Trace Adkins (Engineer)
2013 - Old Yellow Moon - Emmylou Harris (Engineer, Mixing)
2013 - Bobby Kendall - Bobby Kendall (Mixing)
2013 - FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening with Peter Frampton - Peter Frampton (Mixing)
2013 - Lucky Sometimes - Weston Burt (Mixing)
2013 - Rising/Players in the Dark - Dr. Hook (Engineer)
2013 - The Calm After... - Travis Tritt (Mixing)
2013 - The Music of Nashville: Season 1, Vol. 2 (Additional Production, Engineer, Mixing)
2013 - The Highway - Holly Williams (Mixing)
2012 - 5 Classic Albums - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing, Engineer)
2012 - Ashes and Roses - Mary Chapin Carpenter (Engineer, Mixing)
2012 - Impressions - Chris Botti (Engineer, Producing)
2012 - Privateering - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2012 - Tuskegee - Lionel Richie (Engineer, Mixing)
2011 - Barefoot Blue Jean Night - Jake Owen (Engineer, Mixing)
2011 - Four the Record - Miranda Lambert (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2011 - Hell on Heels - Pistol Annies (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2011 - Here for a Good Time - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
2011 - It's About Time/Ten Rounds - Tracy Byrd (Engineer)
2011 - It's All Good - Joe Nichols (Mixing)
2011 - Makin' Love and Music/Live in the UK - Dr. Hook (Assistant Engineer)
2011 - Ronnie Dunn - Ronnie Dunn (Mixing)
2011 - The Sound of a Million Dreams - David Nail (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2011 - Where Country Grows - Ashton Shepherd (Mixing)
2010 - 25 - Patty Larkin (Engineer)
2010 - Christian Kane EP - Christian Kane (Mixing)
2010 - Country Strong - [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2010 - Home for the Holidays - Point of Grace (Engineer, Mixing)
2010 - My Country: Smash Hits (Mixing)
2010 - Speak Now - Taylor Swift (Engineer)
2010 - Speak Now: Taylor Swift Karaoke (Engineer)
2010 - Sweet and Wild - Jewel (Mixing)
2010 - The Age of Miracles - Mary Chapin Carpenter (Engineer, Mixing)
2010 - The Band Perry - The Band Perry (Engineer)
2010 - The House Rules - Christian Kane (Mixing)
2010 - The Rounder Records Story (Engineer, Mixing)
2010 - Wrapped Up Good - The McClymonts (Mixing)
2009 - Get Lucky - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2009 - Heart - Holly Hardin (Engineer)
2009 - Twang - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
2009 - World Wide Open - Love and Theft (Mixing)
2008 - Back in Your Arms - Tim Hockenberry (Mixing)
2008 - Believe - Katie Armiger (Mixing)
2008 - Burn Your Playhouse Down: The Unreleased Duets - George Jones (Engineer)
2008 - Call Me Crazy - Lee Ann Womack (Engineer, Mixing)
2008 - Christmas Duets - Elvis Presley (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2008 - Classic Christmas - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
2008 - From the Reach - Sonny Landreth (Engineer)
2008 - Good Happens - Brittini Black (Engineer, Mixing)
2008 - Live in Germany: Green Leaves & Blue Note - Chuck Leavell (Engineer, Remixing)
2008 - Lost & Found/Fervor - Jason & the Scorchers (Engineer)
2008 - My Side of Town - Jeremy McComb (Engineer, Mixing)
2008 - Revelations/What the World Needs Now Is Love - Wynonna Judd (Engineer, Mixing)
2008 - The EMI Years - Jason & the Scorchers (Engineer)
2008 - Troubadour - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
2008 - Wynonna Collector's Edition Tin - Wynonna Judd (Engineer, Mixing)
2007 - Bring It On - Kevin Fowler (Mixing)
2007 - Compadres: An Anthology of Duets - Marty Stuart (Engineer)
2007 - Crossroads Guitar Festival: 2007 - Eric Clapton (Surround Mix)
2007 - Heaven, Heartache and the Power of Love - Trisha Yearwood (Engineer, Mixing)
2007 - Kill to Get Crimson - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2007 - Reba Duets - Reba McEntire (Engineer, Mixing)
2007 - Songbird: Rare Tracks & Forgotten Gems - Emmylou Harris (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2007 - The Calling - Mary Chapin Carpenter (Engineer, Mixing)
2007 - The Storm - Travis Tritt (Mixing)
2007 - The Very Best of Travis Tritt - Travis Tritt (Mixing)
2007 - Wild Animus, Part One: The Ram - Rich Shapero (Mixing)
2006 - All the Roadrunning - Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2006 - Broken Bridges (Engineer)
2006 - Fingerprints - Peter Frampton (Engineer)
2006 - It Just Comes Natural - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
2006 - Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (Mixing)
2006 - Men & Mascara - Julie Roberts (Engineer, Mixing)
2006 - My Best to You - Reba McEntire (Engineer)
2006 - New Tattoo - John Cowan (Mixing)
2006 - Rockie Lynne - Rockie Lynne (Engineer, Mixing)
2006 - Sinners Like Me - Eric Church (Mixing)
2006 - Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift (Engineer, Mixing)
2006 - The Ultimate Collection [Madacy 3 Disc] - George Strait (Mixing)
2006 - Your Man - Josh Turner (Engineer)
2005 - Anywhere But Here - Chris Cagle (Mixing)
2005 - Chronicles - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
2005 - Chronicles - Steve Earle (Engineer, Mixing)
2005 - Country Christmas: George Strait/Reba McEntire/Kenny Rogers (Engineer, Mixing)
2005 - Erika Jo - Erika Jo (Engineer, Mixing)
2005 - Gold - Peter Frampton (Mixing)
2005 - Livin' It Up/If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')/#7 - George Strait (Engineer)
2005 - One Take Radio Sessions - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2005 - Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits (Engineer, Producer)
2005 - Somewhere Down in Texas - George Strait (Engineer)
2005 - Southscape - Chuck Leavell (Engineer, Mixing)
2005 - That Was Me: The Best of Todd Snider 1994-1998 - Todd Snider (Engineer, Mixing)
2005 - There's More Where That Came From - Lee Ann Womack (Mixing)
2005 - These Days - Clay Dubose (Mixing)
2005 - Whoever's in New England/Sweet Sixteen/What Am I Gonna Do About You - Reba McEntire (Engineer, Mixing)
2005 - Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks (Mixing)
2004 - Between Here and Gone - Mary Chapin Carpenter (Engineer, Mixing)
2004 - Greatest Collection - Reba McEntire (Mixing)
2004 - Greatest Collection [2004] - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
2004 - Livin' the Dream - Ray Herndon (Engineer, Mixing)
2004 - My Honky Tonk History - Travis Tritt (Mixing)
2004 - Shangri-La - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2004 - Twice the Speed of Life - Sugarland (Mixing)
2003 - For God and Country - Dolly Parton (Engineer, Mixing)
2003 - Have You Forgotten? - Darryl Worley (Mixing)
2003 - Honkytonkville - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
2003 - I've Always Been Crazy: A Tribute to Waylon Jennings (Mixing)
2003 - Now - Peter Frampton (Engineer, Mixing)
2003 - The Complete MCA Studio Recordings - Nanci Griffith (Engineer, Mixing)
2003 - The Very Best of Sheryl Crow - Sheryl Crow (Mixing)
2002 - Deeper Still - Beth Nielsen Chapman (Mixing)
2002 - Electric - Jack Ingram (Mixing)
2002 - Forgive - Rebecca Lynn Howard (Engineer)
2002 - Lookout for Hope - Jerry Douglas (Mixing)
2002 - Mindy McCready - Mindy McCready (Mixing)
2002 - Pearl Snaps - Deryl Dodd (Engineer, Mixing)
2002 - Stars & Guitars - Willie Nelson (Mixing)
2002 - Strong Enough - Travis Tritt (Mastering, Mixing)
2002 - The Ragpicker's Dream - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2002 - Why Aye Man - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2001 - Bandits [2001 Sony] (Producer)
2001 - Dancin' with Thunder: The Official Music of the PBR (Engineer, Mixing)
2001 - David Alan - David Alan (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2001 - Gravitational Forces - Robert Earl Keen Jr. (Mixing)
2001 - Memorize This Moment - Pacific Coast Highway (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2001 - Nobody's Got It All - John Anderson (Engineer, Mixing)
2001 - The Road Less Traveled - George Strait (Engineer)
2001 - Thunder and Roses - Pam Tillis (Mixing)
2000 - Believe: A Christmas Collection (Engineer)
2000 - Down the Road I Go - Travis Tritt (Mixing)
2000 - Faith in You - Steve Wariner (Mixing)
2000 - George Strait - George Strait (Engineer)
2000 - Hard Rain Don't Last - Darryl Worley (Mixing)
2000 - I'm Diggin' It - Alecia Elliott (Engineer)
2000 - Latest Greatest Straitest Hits - George Strait (Engineer)
2000 - Live in Detroit - Peter Frampton (Mixing)
2000 - New Day Dawning - Wynonna Judd (Mixing)
2000 - Real Live Woman - Trisha Yearwood (Mixing)
2000 - Rockin' Country Party Pack - Confederate Railroad (Mixing)
2000 - Sailing to Philadelphia - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
2000 - Sonya Isaacs - Sonya Isaacs (Engineer, Mixing)
2000 - String of Pearls - Prairie Oyster (Mixing)
2000 - String of Pearls: A Greatest Hits Collection - Prairie Oyster (Mixing)
1999 - Always Never the Same - George Strait (Engineer)
1999 - Bring It On - Keith Harling (Engineer)
1999 - Fly - Dixie Chicks (Engineer, Mixing)
1999 - How Do You Like Me Now?! - Toby Keith (Mixing)
1999 - It's About Time - Tracy Byrd (Engineer)
1999 - Live, Laugh, Love - Clay Walker (Mixing)
1999 - Merry Christmas Wherever You Are - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
1999 - Metroland - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
1999 - Onward Through It All - Jim Lauderdale (Engineer, Mixing)
1999 - Wildest Dreams - John Berry (Engineer, Mixing)
1998 - A Tribute to Tradition (Engineer, Mixing)
1998 - Back with a Heart Olivia Newton-John (Engineer, Mixing)
1998 - Long Walk Back - Junior Brown (Engineer, Mixing)
1998 - One Step at a Time - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
1998 - Prince of Egypt [Nashville] (Engineer, Mixing)
1998 - Ruby Lovett - Ruby Lovett (Engineer, Mixing)
1998 - Tammy Wynette...Remembered (Mixing)
1998 - The Horse Whisperer [Original Soundtrack] (Engineer, Mixing)
1998 - The Key - Vince Gill (Engineer, Mixing)
1998 - Travelin' Kind - Big House (Mixing)
1998 - Wag the Dog - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
1998 - Where Your Road Leads - Trisha Yearwood (Mixing)
1998 - Whisper - Jim Lauderdale (Engineer)
1998 - Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks (Engineer, Mixing)
1997 - Amazing Grace, Vol. 2: A Country Salute to Gospel (Mixing)
1997 - Billy Yates - Billy Yates (Mixing)
1997 - Carrying Your Love with Me - George Strait (Mixing)
1997 - Collection - Wynonna Judd (Engineer, Mixing)
1997 - Evolution - Martina McBride (Mixing)
1997 - Greatest Hits - Pam Tillis (Mixing)
1997 - Real Thing - Hank Thompson (Engineer, Mixing)
1997 - So Much for the Afterglow - Everclear (Mixing)
1997 - Songbook: A Collection of Hits - Trisha Yearwood (Mixing)
1997 - The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World - Chet Atkins (Mixing)
1997 - The Other Side - Wynonna Judd (Mixing)
1996 - Blue Clear Sky - George Strait (Mixing)
1996 - Everybody Knows - Trisha Yearwood (Engineer, Mixing)
1996 - Golden Heart - Mark Knopfler (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
1996 - Greatest Hits - Confederate Railroad (Mixing)
1996 - High Lonesome Sound - Vince Gill (Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing)
1996 - NFL Country [Castle] (Engineer, Mixing)
1996 - Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) (Engineer, Mixing)
1996 - One Ride in Vegas - Deryl Dodd (Engineer, Mixing)
1996 - Revelations - Wynonna Judd (Engineer, Mixing)
1996 - Somebody New - Rhett Akins (Mixing)
1996 - Step Right Up - Todd Snider (Engineer, Mixing)
1996 - The Associate (Mixing)
1996 - The Way I Should - Iris DeMent (Engineer, Mixing)
1996 - Twang!: A Tribute to Hank Marvin & the Shadows (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
1996 - Twister [Original Soundtrack] (Engineer, Mixing, Producer)
1995 - Boys on the Side - Melissa Etheridge (Engineer, Mixing)
1995 - Greatest Hits [Warner Bros.] - Little Texas (Mixing)
1995 - Hurt City - Stacy Dean Campbell (Engineer)
1995 - Labor of Love - Radney Foster (Mixing)
1995 - Lisa Brokop - Lisa Brokop (Engineer)
1995 - Love Lessons - Tracy Byrd (Mixing)
1995 - NASCAR: Runnin' Wide Open (Engineer, Mixing)
1995 - Only One Moon - Prairie Oyster (Mixing)
1995 - The Road Goes on Forever - The Highwaymen (Mixing)
1995 - Thinkin' About You - Trisha Yearwood (Mixing)
1994 - Bradley Barn Sessions - George Jones (Engineer)
1994 - Country Music Made Me Do It - Mike Henderson (Mixing)
1994 - Fired Up - Dan Seals (Engineer, Mixing)
1994 - Let the Picture Paint Itself - Rodney Crowell (Engineer, Mixing)
1994 - Love and Honor - Ricky Van Shelton (Engineer, Mixing)
1994 - Mama's Hungry Eyes: Tribute to Merle Haggard (Mixing)
1994 - Rick Trevino - Rick Trevino (Mixing)
1994 - Skynyrd Frynds (Engineer, Mixing)
1994 - Sweetheart's Dance - Pam Tillis (Mixing)
1994 - When Love Finds You - Vince Gill (Engineer, Mixing)
1994 - Wild Love - Joy Lynn White (Engineer)
1993 - Easy Come, Easy Go - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
1993 - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 - Reba McEntire (Engineer, Mixing)
1993 - Idle Hands - Tim Ryan (Engineer, Mixing)
1993 - Lisa Stewart - Lisa Stewart (Engineer, Mixing)
1993 - Red and Rio Grande - Doug Supernaw (Engineer, Mixing)
1993 - Tell Me Why - Wynonna Judd (Engineer, Mixing)
1993 - Wild Kentucky Skies - Marty Brown (Engineer)
1992 - Between Midnight & Hindsight - Joy Lynn White (Engineer, Mixing)
1992 - Confederate Railroad - Confederate Railroad (Mixing)
1992 - Del Rio, Texas, 1959 - Radney Foster (Mixing)
1992 - Essential, Vol. 1 (Are You Ready for the Country?) - Jason & the Scorchers (Engineer)
1992 - First Time for Everything - Little Texas (Engineer, Mixing)
1992 - From Hell to Paradise - The Mavericks (Engineer, Mixing)
1992 - Live and Learn - Mac McAnally (Engineer, Mixing)
1992 - Pure Country - George Strait (Engineer, Mixing)
1992 - The Dirt Road - Sawyer Brown (Engineer, Mixing)
1992 - Watch Me - Lorrie Morgan (Engineer, Mixing)
1992 - Wynonna - Wynonna Judd (Engineer, Mixing)
1991 - Alchemy Live [Video] - Dire Straits (Remixing)
1991 - High & Dry - Marty Brown (Engineer)
1991 - Maverick - Hank Williams Jr. (Engineer)
1991 - On Every Street - Dire Straits (Engineer)
1991 - Tempted - Marty Stuart (Engineer, Overdub Engineer)
1990 - Acoustic Christmas [Columbia] (Engineer, Mixing)
1990 - Balconies - Matt Rollings (Engineer, Mixing)
1990 - Burnin' up the Road - McBride & the Ride (Engineer, Mixing)
1990 - King Tears - Walter Hyatt (Engineer, Mixing)
1990 - On Down the Line - Patty Loveless (Engineer, Mixing)
1989 - Hillbilly Rock - Marty Stuart (Engineer, Mixing)
1989 - House on Old Lonesome Road - Conway Twitty (Mixing)
1989 - If Only for One Night - Lee Greenwood (Engineer)
1989 - Letting Go - Giles Reaves (Engineer, Mixing)
1989 - Lyle Lovett and His Large Band - Lyle Lovett (Engineer, Mixing)
1989 - The Telluride Sessions - Strength in Numbers (Engineer, Mixing)
1989 - Whatever Works - John Jarvis (Engineer)
1988 - Honky Tonk Angel - Patty Loveless (Engineer)
1988 - Little Love Affairs - Nanci Griffith (Engineer, Mixing)
1988 - Nothing Is Lost - Giles Reaves (Engineer, Mixing)
1988 - Rebels Without a Clue - The Bellamy Brothers (Mixing)
1988 - Still in Your Dreams - Conway Twitty (Mixing)
1988 - View from the House - Kim Carnes (Mixing)
1987 - A Man Called Hoss - Waylon Jennings (Mixing)
1987 - Borderline - Conway Twitty (Mixing)
1987 - Crazy from the Heart - The Bellamy Brothers (Mixing)
1987 - Country Rap - The Bellamy Brothers (Engineer)
1987 - Exit 0 - Steve Earle (Engineer, Mixing)
1987 - Hangin' Tough - Waylon Jennings (Mixing)
1987 - Merry Christmas to You [1993] - Reba McEntire (Mixing)
1987 - Ocean Front Property - George Strait (Engineer)
1987 - The Last One to Know - Reba McEntire (Mixing)
1986 - #7 - George Strait (Engineer)
1986 - Guitar Town - Steve Earle (Engineer, Mixing)
1986 - Something Constructive - John Jarvis (Engineer, Mixing)
1986 - What Am I Gonna Do About You - Reba McEntire (Engineer)
1986 - Wheels Restless Heart (Engineer, Mixing)
1986 - Whoever's in New England - Reba McEntire (Mixing)
1986 - Wunjo - Giles Reaves (Engineer, Mixing)
1985 - Have I Got a Deal for You - Reba McEntire (Engineer)
1985 - Something Special - George Strait (Mixing)
1984 - Let Me Be the First - Deborah Allen (Engineer)^[7]

• Official website
• Chuck Ainlay's remixing work on "Brothers in Arms" album
• Chuck Ainlay's Credits
• Chuck Ainlay Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2019)