Neil Taylor (guitarist)
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Neil Taylor is a guitarist best known for his long-time affiliation with Robbie Williams
and for formerly being a member of the backing band of Tears for Fears
.
and Roland Orzabal
who, after founding Tears for Fears, asked Taylor to play guitar tracks for their second album Songs from the Big Chair
.
Taylor's spell with Tears for Fears continued into the early 1990s, and he was again featured on their 1989 album The Seeds of Love
. After the group disbanded in 1991 he went on to play with several artists before becoming a permanent member of the Robbie Williams band in 2003.
Robbie Williams
Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
and for formerly being a member of the backing band of Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...
.
Career
Taylor started playing in local bands in his youth before joining Neon as a session musician in the early 1980s. During this time he met Curt SmithCurt Smith
Curt Smith is an English musician. He is best known for forming the band Tears for Fears, along with childhood friend Roland Orzabal. Also a solo artist, he released his third album Halfway, Pleased in May 2008....
and Roland Orzabal
Roland Orzabal
Roland Jaime Orzabal de la Quintana is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He is known mainly as a co-founding member of Tears for Fears, of which he is the main songwriter and joint vocalist, but he has also achieved success as a producer of other artists.- Early career :Orzabal...
who, after founding Tears for Fears, asked Taylor to play guitar tracks for their second album Songs from the Big Chair
Songs from the Big Chair
Songs from the Big Chair is the second album by the British rock band Tears for Fears. It was released in 1985 on Phonogram Records, and remains their highest selling album to date. The album peaked at no.2 in the UK and reached no.1 in the US...
.
Taylor's spell with Tears for Fears continued into the early 1990s, and he was again featured on their 1989 album The Seeds of Love
The Seeds of Love
-Bonus tracks:Note: A remix of "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" was also released as a separate single in the UK and reached #70 on the charts.-Personnel:* Drums - Manu Katché, Chris Hughes, Phil Collins, Simon Phillips* Bass - Pino Palladino, Curt Smith...
. After the group disbanded in 1991 he went on to play with several artists before becoming a permanent member of the Robbie Williams band in 2003.
Discography
- Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big ChairSongs from the Big ChairSongs from the Big Chair is the second album by the British rock band Tears for Fears. It was released in 1985 on Phonogram Records, and remains their highest selling album to date. The album peaked at no.2 in the UK and reached no.1 in the US...
(1985) - Red Box - The Circle & The SquareThe Circle & The SquareThe Circle & the Square is the debut album from Red Box and was released in 1986. This album contained the group's two UK top ten hits, "Lean on Me" and "For America".- WEA LP: WX79 :- WEA CD: WX79CD :...
(1986) - Climie FisherClimie FisherClimie Fisher were a UK pop duo formed by vocalist Simon Climie and former Naked Eyes keyboardist Rob Fisher...
- EverythingEverything (Climie Fisher album)Everything is the first album by British pop duo Climie Fisher, released in 1987. The album includes the duo's biggest hit and best-remembered single, "Love Changes ", and reached #14 on the UK album chart...
(1987) - Jane WiedlinJane WiedlinJane Marie Genevieve Wiedlin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the all-female New Wave band The Go-Go's.-Early life:...
- FurFur (Jane Wiedlin album)Fur is the second album by Jane Wiedlin, released in 1988. The songs "Rush Hour" and "Inside a Dream" were released as singles and both charted on the Billboard Hot 100...
(1988) - Holly JohnsonHolly JohnsonHolly Johnson is an English artist, writer and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and former bassist for Big in Japan.- Big in Japan :...
- BlastBlast (album)Blast is an album by the British musician Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood. It was released in 1989 and reached number 1 in the UK charts and sold over 300,000 copies making it platinum. The album stayed on the charts for 17 weeks. The album featured hits "Love Train", "Americanos",...
(1989) - Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
- Foreign AffairForeign Affair-B-sides:-Personnel:* Tina Turner - lead vocals* Tony Joe White - guitar, harmonica, synthesizers* Dan Hartman - guitar, keyboards* Eddie Martinez - guitar* Neil Taylor - guitar* James Ralston - guitar* Gene Black - guitar* Pat Thrall - guitar...
(1989) - MorrisseyMorrisseySteven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
- The Last of the Famous International PlayboysThe Last of the Famous International Playboys"The Last of the Famous International Playboys" was the third single released by Morrissey. It reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart. The song was not featured on one of Morrissey's main studio albums, but can be found on the compilation album Bona Drag along with the B-side "Lucky Lisp"...
(1989) - Tears for Fears - The Seeds of LoveThe Seeds of Love-Bonus tracks:Note: A remix of "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" was also released as a separate single in the UK and reached #70 on the charts.-Personnel:* Drums - Manu Katché, Chris Hughes, Phil Collins, Simon Phillips* Bass - Pino Palladino, Curt Smith...
(1989) - EasterhouseEasterhouseEasterhouse is a suburb about east of Glasgow city centre, Scotland. It was partially built on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of a boundary expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. Building began in the mid-1950s by the then local authority, Glasgow Corporation...
- Waiting for the Redbird (1989) - PropagandaPropagandaPropaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
- 1234 (1990) - Tina TurnerTina TurnerTina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
- Simply the Best (1991) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- In the RunningIn the RunningIn the Running is the fifth album by British pop musician Howard Jones, released in 1992. It was his last original studio album recorded on the Warner/Elektra label...
(1992) - Simon ClimieSimon ClimieSimon Climie is a songwriter/producer and the former lead singer of the UK pop duo Climie Fisher, who had hits with "Love Changes " and "Rise to the Occasion"....
- Soul Inspiration (1992) - The BelovedThe BelovedThe Beloved are an English electronic dance music group, best known for the singles "Sweet Harmony", "Hello", "Your Love Takes Me Higher", and "Satellite".-Formation:...
- ConscienceConscience (The Beloved album)Conscience is a 1993 album from British Pop band The Beloved. The album reached #2 on the UK Albums Chart on its release, and includes "Sweet Harmony", the first single taken from it, being the first single from the band which entered the UK Top Ten, peaking at Number 8...
(1993) - Wendy JamesWendy JamesWendy James is an English singer-songwriter most notable for her work with the pop band Transvision Vamp.-Transvision Vamp:...
- Now Ain't The Time For Your TearsNow Ain't The Time For Your TearsNow Ain't The Time For Your Tears is the debut solo album by former Transvision Vamp lead singer Wendy James. Released in 1993, two years after the Transvision Vamp disbandment, the album saw James maintain the pop/rock sound she had become famous for...
(1993) - Chris de BurghChris de BurghChris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...
- This Way UpThis Way Up (album)This Way Up is singer Chris de Burgh's eleventh original album, released in 1994.-Track listing:All compositions by Chris de Burgh#"This Silent World" – 4:07#"This Is Love" – 3:47#"This Weight on Me" – 4:04#"Here Is Your Paradise" – 3:28...
(1994) - Heather NovaHeather NovaHeather Nova, is a Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet. She has released eight full-length albums and has found lasting success in Germany where two of her albums South and Storm have made their way into the Top-5 of German official album chart.-Biography:Heather Nova was born in Bermuda...
- SirenSiren (Heather Nova album)-Track listing:All songs written by Heather Nova.#"London Rain " – 3:49#"Blood of Me" – 3:59#"Heart and Shoulder" – 3:58#"What a Feeling" – 4:46#"Valley of Sound" – 4:20#"I'm the Girl" – 5:23#"Winterblue" – 4:56...
(1998) - Robbie Williams - Sing When You're WinningSing When You're WinningSing When You're Winning is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams.-Background:Following the release of his last album, I've Been Expecting You in 1998, and in the middle of promotion and touring in 1999, Robbie found time to start the work on what would be his third...
(2000) - Natalie Imbruglia - White Lilies IslandWhite Lilies IslandWhite Lilies Island is the second album by Natalie Imbruglia. It was released in Europe and Australia in late 2001 and in the United States on 5 March 2002. The name of this album comes from the location of Imbruglia's home in Windsor.-Sales:...
(2001) - Naked EyesNaked EyesNaked Eyes is a British New Wave band that rose to prominence in the early 1980s. Originally a duo, the band is known largely for its singles: a cover of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David standard " Always Something There to Remind Me" , as well as the band's subsequent hits "Promises, Promises", "When...
- Everything and More (2001) - Nick CarterNick Carter (musician)Nickolas Gene "Nick" Carter is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group, Backstreet Boys. He went on to release a solo album called Now Or Never during their hiatus. He has made occasional television appearances and...
- Help MeHelp Me (Nick Carter song)"Help Me" is the first single by American singer, Nick Carter. It was written by Matthew Gerrard and M. Vice for Carter's first studio album, Now or Never...
(2002) - Robbie Williams - EscapologyEscapologyFor the Jessica Mauboy song, see Inescapable.Escapology is the practice of escaping from restraints or other traps. Escapologists escape from handcuffs, straitjackets, cages, coffins, steel boxes, barrels, bags, burning buildings, fish-tanks and other perils, often in combination.-History:The art...
(2003) - Brian McFaddenBrian McFaddenBrian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...
- Real to MeReal to Me (Brian McFadden song)"Real to Me" is a pop song written by Guy Chambers and Brian McFadden, and produced by Chambers and Richard Flack, for McFadden's first solo album, Irish Son. It was released as the album's first single in September 2004. The song became McFadden's first number-one single hitting the top spot in...
(2004) - Natalie Imbruglia - Counting Down the DaysCounting Down the DaysCounting Down the Days is the third studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia released by Brightside Recordings in the United Kingdom on 4 April 2005. The album included the two singles "Shiver" and "Counting Down the Days"....
(2005) - Robbie Williams - Intensive CareIntensive Care (album)Intensive Care is sixth studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released on 24 October 2005 in the United Kingdom.-Background:...
(2005) - James MorrisonJames Morrison (singer)James Morrison is a BRIT Award-winning English singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rugby, Warwickshire. In 2006, his debut single "You Give Me Something" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Japan, peaking in the top five in the UK and New Zealand. His debut album, Undiscovered, debuted at the...
- UndiscoveredUndiscovered (James Morrison album)-Charts and certifications:-References:...
(2006) - Robbie Williams - RudeboxRudeboxRudebox is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released on 23 October 2006 in the United Kingdom.-Background:...
(2006) - Neil Taylor - No Self Control (2011)