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Roachford is/was a band based around singer/songwriter Andrew Roachford.

Andrew Roachford was born and raised in South London on 22nd January 1965 to West Indian parents

He has achieved four gold status albums and was Columbia Records’ longest serving recording artist, achieving a total of eleven top 50 hits. His most well known song is 1988’s ‘Cuddly Toy’, which on a re-release a year later reached No.4 in the uk chart. 5 years later in 1994 he gained huge sales and critical acclaim with the album ‘Permanent Shade Of Blue’, combining pop, soul, blues and rock with socially and politically aware lyrics.

Andrew Roachford is currently a member of the reformed Mike & The Mechanics, who are slated to release a new album and tour the UK in 2011.

His chart success in the UK is as follows;

“Cuddly Toy” (1988) UK #61
“Find Me Another Love” (1988) UK #100
“Cuddly Toy” (1989) UK #4 (re-release)
“Family Man” (1989) UK #25
“Kathleen” (1989) UK #43
“Get Ready!” (1991) UK #22
“Only To Be With You” (1994) UK #21
“Lay Your Love On Me” (1994) UK #36
“This Generation” (1994) UK #38
“Cry For Me” (1994) UK #23
“I Know You Don’t Love Me” (1995) UK #40
“The Way I Feel” (1997) UK #20
“How Could I? (Insecurity)” (1998) UK #34
“Naked Without You” (1998) UK #53


Roachford Albums

* Roachford (1988)
* Get Ready! (1991)
* Permanent Shade of Blue (1994)
* Feel (1997)
* The Roachford Files (2000)

Solo Albums

* Heart of the Matter (2003)
* Word of Mouth (2006)
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  • Geisterreiter

    He did an impressive job singing for (and touring with) Mike and the Mechanics, so i got curious about his own stuff. Seen him yesterday for the first time at a solo gig and loved it !

    November 2011

  • New_guitar

    Permanent shade of blue!! Perfect rockin' and groovin' record!!!

    September 2011

  • joorge_

    I didn't know him until Beverley Knight recorded Cuddly Toy. This song is amazing!

    July 2011

  • Laisvis

    anyone listened "River of love"? suuuper..

    December 2010

  • Dreamsim

    ”Cuddly Toy” = THE #1 tune when on the move and in a hurry, still — and when I need that extra smile on my face. Played much AR in clubs in the −80`s and have heard EVERYTHING he ever did broadcast! Not much lately — is he still alive??

    November 2010

  • LouiseFlory

    Underrated [3]

    August 2010

  • levensblood

    Not my type of music generally - but "Permanent Shade of Blue" is one of all my all time fave albums !! Great crossover appeal.

    May 2010

  • mlover10

    Oh no! Your show with John McKeown at Madame JoJo's is sold out! That's going to be such a great one.

    March 2010
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Roachford in London on 16/06/12

16 Jun 2012 | from www.roachford.co.uk

Artist: Roachford Date: Saturday, June 16th 2012 Time: 8:00pm City: London Venue: Jazz Café Address: 5 Parkway Venue phone: 0207 688 8899 Country: United Kingdom Admission: £22.50 Box office: 0207 688 8899 …

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