Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Jonathan Shorten wrote 3 of Gabrielle’s top 10 songs
Jonathan Shorten wrote 37 songs on fono
Gabrielle wrote 28 songs on fono
Jonathan Shorten’s most frequent co-writer is Joss Stone (25 songs together)
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Gabrielle and Jonathan Shorten
- Released on
- Go! Beat
- Written by
- Gabrielle and Jonathan Shorten
- Released on
- Go! Beat
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Jonathan Shorten

Same label: Go! Beat

Same writer: Jonathan Shorten

Same label: Go! Beat

Same writer: Jonathan Shorten

Same label: Go! Beat

Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) was written by Gabrielle
Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) was written by Gabrielle
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) was written by Jonathan Shorten
Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) was written by Jonathan Shorten
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) is part of the release Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)
Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) is part of the release Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Go! Beat is the label of the song Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)
Go! Beat is the label of the song Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) was released on 2001-10-22
Don’t Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile) was released on 2001-10-22
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026