Andrew Roachford
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Andrew Roachford is a British singer-songwriter.
Andrew Roachford was the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hits
"Cuddly Toy
" and "Family Man". Formed in 1987 the line-up was Andrew Roachford (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Chris Taylor (drums), Hawi Gondwe (guitars) and Derrick Taylor (bass guitar). By 1988 the band were touring supporting acts such as Terence Trent D'Arby and The Christians
. Shortly afterward, a seven album recording contract
with Columbia
was signed. They went on to have a string of success throughout the 1990s, becoming Columbia's biggest selling UK act for ten years.
Roachford released his first solo album, Heart of the Matter, in 2003. His next album Word of Mouth was released in March 2006 under the band name Roachford. In 2010, Roachford joined Mike + The Mechanics along with Tim Howar
. The following year the album, The Road
was released featuring Roachford and Howar as lead vocalists.
Andrew Roachford was the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
"Cuddly Toy
Cuddly Toy (song)
"Cuddly Toy" is the debut single release from British band Roachford, fronted by Andrew Roachford. It was the first single taken from their self-titled debut studio album....
" and "Family Man". Formed in 1987 the line-up was Andrew Roachford (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Chris Taylor (drums), Hawi Gondwe (guitars) and Derrick Taylor (bass guitar). By 1988 the band were touring supporting acts such as Terence Trent D'Arby and The Christians
The Christians
The Christians are a musical ensemble from Liverpool, England, who had several UK and international chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Band biography:...
. Shortly afterward, a seven album recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
was signed. They went on to have a string of success throughout the 1990s, becoming Columbia's biggest selling UK act for ten years.
Roachford released his first solo album, Heart of the Matter, in 2003. His next album Word of Mouth was released in March 2006 under the band name Roachford. In 2010, Roachford joined Mike + The Mechanics along with Tim Howar
Tim Howar
Tim Howar is a Canadian actor, singer and dancer, known as a London-based rock vocalist with Mike + the Mechanics.-Career:...
. The following year the album, The Road
The Road (Mike + The Mechanics album)
The Road is the seventh studio album by Mike + The Mechanics, released in 2011. This was the first album released by the band following the departure of Paul Carrack....
was released featuring Roachford and Howar as lead vocalists.
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||
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| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
AUS ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
NZ New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
GER | SWI | AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
NET | SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| 1988 | Roachford
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11 | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 |
| 1991 | Get Ready!
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20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 |
| 1994 | Permanent Shade of Blue Permanent Shade of Blue Permanent Shade of Blue is a 1994 album by British band Roachford. It reached number 25 in the UK Albums Chart and number 2 in the ARIA Charts in Australia.-Track listing:#"Only to Be with You"#"Johnny"#"Emergency"#"Lay Your Love on Me"... Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company... |
25 | — | 2 | 11 | 52 | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Feel
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19 | — | — | — | 37 | 50 | 47 | — | — |
| 2000 | The Roachford Files
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88 | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Heart of the Matter
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| 2005 | The Very Best of Roachford
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| Word of Mouth
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| 2011 | Where I Stand
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| Addictive
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
AUS | NZ | GER | SWI | AUT | NET | FRA | |||
| 1988 | "Cuddly Toy Cuddly Toy (song) "Cuddly Toy" is the debut single release from British band Roachford, fronted by Andrew Roachford. It was the first single taken from their self-titled debut studio album.... " |
61 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roachford |
| "Find Me Another Love" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Cuddly Toy" (re-release) | 4 | 25 | — | — | 49 | — | — | 17 | — | |
| "Family Man" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Kathleen" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Get Ready!" | 22 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | 35 | Get Ready! |
| "Stone City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | ||
| "Innocent Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Higher" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Only To Be With You" | 21 | — | 18 | 24 | 57 | — | — | 44 | — | Permanent Shade of Blue Permanent Shade of Blue Permanent Shade of Blue is a 1994 album by British band Roachford. It reached number 25 in the UK Albums Chart and number 2 in the ARIA Charts in Australia.-Track listing:#"Only to Be with You"#"Johnny"#"Emergency"#"Lay Your Love on Me"... |
| "Lay Your Love On Me" | 36 | — | 26 | 7 | 55 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "This Generation" | 38 | — | — | 32 | 60 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Cry For Me" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | "I Know You Don't Love Me" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | "The Way I Feel" | 20 | — | — | — | 91 | 46 | — | — | — | Feel |
| 1998 | "How Could I? (Insecurity)" | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Naked Without You" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | ||
| "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" (MOBO Allstars)+ | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Walk Away" (PF Project feat. Roachford) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | "From Now On" | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Roachford Files |
| 2001 | "Run Baby Run" (Bustafunk feat. Roachford) | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 11 | Bustafunk (Bustafunk album) |
| 2003 | "The Pressure" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heart of the Matter |
| 2004 | "Pop Muzak" (Mousse T. with Roachford) | — | — | — | — | 26 | 73 | 14 | — | — | Word of Mouth |
| 2005 | "River Of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | |
| "Tomorrow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Ride The Storm" (Roachford & M.Y.N.C. Project) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ride The Storm (Remix)" (Carl Kennedy vs M.Y.N.C Project feat. Roachford) |
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| 2010 | "Survive" (Laurent Wolf Laurent Wolf Laurent Wolf 1973 in Toulouse Is a French electro-house producer and DJ. He is the author of several compilations that contain his own tracks and also his remixes. He reached the top of the charts with his "Saxo" and "Calinda" compositions. Laurent Wolf was the winner of the DJ category in the... feat Andrew Roachford) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | Harmony (Laurent Wolf album) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||
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