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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)
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 wrote:
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 !
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New_guitar wrote:
Permanent shade of blue!! Perfect rockin' and groovin' record!!!
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joorge_ wrote:
I didn't know him until Beverley Knight recorded Cuddly Toy. This song is amazing!
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Laisvis wrote:
anyone listened "River of love"? suuuper..
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Dreamsim wrote:
”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??
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LouiseFlory wrote:
Underrated [3]
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levensblood wrote:
Not my type of music generally - but "Permanent Shade of Blue" is one of all my all time fave albums !! Great crossover appeal.
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mlover10 wrote:
Oh no! Your show with John McKeown at Madame JoJo's is sold out! That's going to be such a great one.
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CelestialScream wrote:
I've loved Roachford since I was a kid, fav song has to be 'get ready', I never get tired of hearing it!
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TidyMind wrote:
Totally underrated. Forget Cuddly Toy and Familiy man. This is an artist that has grown so much since the 80's. Check out 'A Permanent Shade of Blue' and 'Feel'. You won't be disappointed.
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gavvyb wrote:
celebrate 90's UK soul with my Spotify playlist, found at http://realmsword.blogspot.com/2009/09/90s-british-soul.html
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benedictpoole wrote:
Roachford jumped up on stage at a Larry Graham gig years ago (Jazz Café London) and sang “Family Affair”: fantastic so it was!
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triphead wrote:
such a wonderful song, brings so much about who you love. so glad ive seen him live great man, big love to him. xxxxx
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bassman30 wrote:
The Way I Feel is a great song :)
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jimmyjammer wrote:
i thought it was dikembe mutombo when i first saw the thumbnail to the pic
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deadbeatsdave wrote:
Re-written by a true fan. Permenant shade of blue is a stone cold classic.
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ijames wrote:
He's the man. Best gigs I've been to.
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pjbird wrote:
Underrated
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Laisvis wrote:
Roachford's best song is River of love!!! it's fantastic! why it is not in the tops??? :(
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emmadancer5 wrote:
roachford has to be one of the most underated artists around-ive been a massive fan for years&think he's fantastic
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Roachford in London on 17/12/11
17 Dec 2011 | from www.roachford.co.uk
Artist: Roachford
Date: Saturday, December 17th 2011
Time: 7:00pm
City: London
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Venue phone: 0207 688 8899
Country: United Kingdom
Admission: £20
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