Andrew Roachford

Last updated

Andrew Roachford
MBE
Andrew Roachford.jpg
Roachford performing with Mike + The Mechanics in 2011
Background information
Born (1965-01-22) 22 January 1965 (age 59)
London, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • percussion
Years active1987–present
Labels
Member of
Website roachford.co.uk

Andrew Roachford MBE (born 22 January 1965) is a British singer-songwriter and the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hits "Cuddly Toy" and "Family Man". He has also had a successful solo career.

Contents

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music. [1]

Early life and career

Andrew Roachford was born in London, England. The band of the same name was formed in 1987, the line-up featuring Andrew Roachford (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Chris Taylor (drums), Hawi Gondwe (guitars) and Derrick Taylor (bass guitar). [2] By 1988, the band were touring, supporting acts such as Terence Trent D'Arby and the Christians. [2] Shortly afterward, a seven-album recording contract with Columbia was signed. [2] They went on to have a string of success throughout the 1990s, becoming Columbia's biggest-selling UK act for ten years. [3]

Roachford released his first solo studio album, Heart of the Matter, in 2003. His next studio album Word of Mouth was released in June 2005 under the band name Roachford. In 2010, Roachford joined Mike + The Mechanics along with Tim Howar. The following year the band's seventh studio album The Road was released featuring Roachford and Howar as lead vocalists, as well as their eighth studio album Let Me Fly (2017).

Roachford collaborated with Beverley Knight on his studio album Twice In a Lifetime, which was released in September 2020. It charted at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart. This was the first Roachford album to chart in the top 40 after a 23-year absence, last charting in 1997 with Feel .

Discography

Albums

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertification
UK
[4] [5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
GER
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
US
[12]
1988 Roachford
  • Released: 9 September 1988
  • Label: CBS
1148109
1991 Get Ready!
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Columbia
201763649
1994 Permanent Shade of Blue 2525211
1997 Feel
  • Released: 29 September 1997
  • Label: Columbia
1961473750
2000The Roachford Files
  • Released: 9 October 2000
  • Label: Columbia
88316100
2003Heart of the Matter
  • Released: 4 August 2003
  • Label: Absolute
  • Released under the artist name Andrew Roachford
2005The Very Best of Roachford
  • Released: 30 May 2005
  • Label: Columbia
Word of Mouth
  • Released: 27 June 2005
  • Label: Peppermint Jam/SPV
88
2011Where I Stand
  • Released: 10 April 2011
  • Label: M3 Records
Addictive
  • Released: September 2011
  • Label: M3 Records
2013This Beautiful Moment
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: M3 Records
2016Encore
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: M3 Records
2020Twice in a Lifetime
  • Released: 11 September 2020
  • Label: Sony BMG
316872
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[4] [5]
AUS
[6]
AUT
[7]
FRA
[14]
GER
[15]
IRE
[16]
NED
[17]
NZ
[9]
SWI
[18]
US
[19]
1988"Family Man" Roachford
"Cuddly Toy"6173
"Find Me Another Love"100
1989"Cuddly Toy" (re-release)44971725
"Family Man" (re-release)2515718
"Kathleen"43
1991"Get Ready!"223543 Get Ready!
"Stone City"58
"Innocent Eyes"
"Higher"
1994"Only to Be with You"2118574424 Permanent Shade of Blue
"Lay Your Love on Me"3626557
"This Generation"38536032
"Cry for Me"46103
1995"I Know You Don't Love Me"42
1997"The Way I Feel"201059146 Feel
1998"How Could I? (Insecurity)"34198
"Naked Without You"5371
"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (MOBO Allstars)+47
1999"Walk Away" (PF Project feat. Roachford)
2000"From Now On"90The Roachford Files
2001"Run Baby Run" (Bustafunk feat. Roachford)1160Bustafunk(Bustafunk album)
2003"The Pressure"Heart of the Matter
2004"Pop Muzak" (Mousse T. with Roachford)141973Word 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)
2010"Survive" (Laurent Wolf feat Andrew Roachford)9Harmony(Laurent Wolf album)
2011"Wishing You Knew"Addictive
"Complicated"
2019"Love Remedy"Twice in a Lifetime
2020"What We Had" (featuring Beverley Knight) [20]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transvision Vamp</span> English alternative rock band

Transvision Vamp was an English pop rock band. Formed in 1986 by Nick Christian Sayer and Wendy James, the band enjoyed chart success in the late 1980s, particularly in 1989. James, the lead singer and focal-point of the group, attracted media attention with her sexually charged and rebellious image. The band had 10 UK chart hits and also enjoyed considerable success in Australia. Transvion Vamp's top single was 1989's "Baby I Don't Care", which reached number three in the UK and Australian charts.

Yazz is a British pop singer, who remains perhaps best known for her 1988 UK number one single "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records are credited to Yazz and the Plastic Population.

The Chimes were a British dance music trio, which consisted of Pauline Henry with Mike Peden and James Locke from Edinburgh, Scotland. They are best known for their hits "Heaven" and a remake of U2's "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", which became a UK top 10 hit.

Jam & Spoon were a German electronic music duo formed in 1991 in Frankfurt. The group consisted of composers and producers Rolf Ellmer and Markus Löffel. They also worked under the pseudonyms Tokyo Ghetto Pussy, Storm and Big Room. Under these pseudonyms, the credits on the albums are listed as Trancy Spacer and Spacy Trancer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">INXS discography</span>

The discography of INXS, an Australian rock band, consists of 12 studio albums, 71 singles, 12 compilation albums, 4 live albums and 5 extended plays.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Underworld discography</span>

Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1983, though they have also worked together under various names both before and after adopting the Underworld moniker. The band is perhaps best known for "Born Slippy Nuxx", a track made popular in the Danny Boyle 1996 hit film Trainspotting. The first two albums they recorded together were with the band 'Freur'.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Laura Branigan discography</span>

The discography of American singer Laura Branigan consists of seven studio albums, six compilation albums, 32 singles, four promotional singles, three video albums, and 14 music videos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pete Townshend discography</span>

The following is the solo discography of British rock musician and recording artist Pete Townshend. Townshend's career as a published musician and songwriter began in 1964 as a member of rock band the Who, before branching out as a solo artist in the 1970s.

The discography of Icehouse, an Australian rock and synthpop band, includes releases under the earlier band name, Flowers, which was formed in 1977 by the mainstay Iva Davies, and was renamed Icehouse in 1981; material was also released by "Iva Davies and Icehouse". Flowers or Icehouse have released seven studio albums, one soundtrack album, as well as four remix albums and forty-one singles.

This is the discography of the British electronic music group N-Trance. The band has released two studio albums, one compilation album and seventeen singles. After originally being signed by 380 Records for a year, they signed to the independent dance record label All Around the World (AATW) in 1992. Most of their work is released by AATW in the United Kingdom, but they have also been released in Europe, the United States and the rest of the world.

Interactive is a German electronic music group, founded in 1990. They are best known for their 1992 single "Who Is Elvis" which reached No. 12 in Germany, and for their 1994 cover version of Alphaville's "Forever Young", which reached No. 7 in Germany, while also making the top 20 in several other countries. Interactive released two studio albums, Intercollection in 1991 and Touché in 1995. Their last released work was the 1998 single "Fanatic". In 2002, Kosmonova remixed their version of "Forever Young".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shakespears Sister discography</span>

The discography of UK-based pop-rock act Shakespears Sister consists of four studio albums, five compilation albums, one EP, and seventeen singles. Originally a solo act consisting of ex-Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey, it eventually evolved into a duo between Fahey and Marcella Detroit. They released their debut studio album Sacred Heart in 1989, which reached number 9 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the BPI. The album's lead single, double A Side "Break My Heart / Heroine" did not chart, the second single however, "You're History", reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, and managed similar top 20 success internationally. Their next three singles, "Run Silent", "Dirty Mind", and "Goodbye Cruel World", all failed to peak within the UK top 50. The second single from Hormonally Yours, "Stay" was the group's first and only number 1, staying at the top position for 8 weeks. The song also reached number 1 in Ireland and Sweden, and peaked within the top 5 in several other territories. Hormonally Yours peaked at number 3 in the UK and was certified double platinum, and reached similar success in international territories. The fifth and final single from the album, "My 16th Apology", was not a commercial success due to both members being on hiatus at the time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neneh Cherry discography</span>

The following is a comprehensive list of music records released by Neneh Cherry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cuddly Toy (song)</span> 1989 single by Andrew Roachford

"Cuddly Toy" is a song by British band Roachford. It was the second single taken from their self-titled debut studio album, and was their first chart hit single. It was recorded at CBS Recording Studios, Whitfield Street, London over a three-day period between Saturday 19 March and Monday 21 March 1988. The drums were recorded in Studio 1, with the rest of the instruments recorded in Studio 2. The studio engineer was Richard Hollywood. The song was produced by Michael H. Brauer, Andrew Roachford and Fayney. It was mixed at a later date by Michael H. Brauer.

The discography of American R&B singer-songwriter, rapper and dancer Bobby Brown consists of five studio albums, six compilation/remix albums and 24 singles.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Taylor Dayne discography</span>

This is the discography page for American singer Taylor Dayne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sophie B. Hawkins discography</span>

This is the discography of American rock singer Sophie B. Hawkins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sam Brown discography</span>

Sam Brown has released seven studio albums, one live album, one EP, and three compilation albums.

<i>Feel</i> (Roachford album) 1997 studio album by Roachford

Feel is the fourth album by British band Roachford, released in 1997 on Columbia Records. It includes three singles which reached the UK Singles Chart: "The Way I Feel", "How Could I? (Insecurity)", and "Naked Without You". "Naked Without You" was later recorded by American singer Taylor Dayne for her 1998 album of the same name, along with another Andrew Roachford-written song included on this album, "Don't Make Me Love You".

This is the discography of Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles.

References

  1. "No. 62666". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 June 2019. p. B20.
  2. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 1019. ISBN   1-85227-745-9.
  3. Biography Roachford.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 UK chart peaks:
  5. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 465. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  6. 1 2 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  7. 1 2 "austriancharts.at > Roachford in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  8. German albums chart peaks:
  9. 1 2 "charts.nz > Roachford in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  10. "swedishcharts.com > Roachford in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  11. "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: Roachford (alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  12. "Roachford Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  14. "lescharts.com > Roachford dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  15. German singles chart peaks:
  16. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Roachford (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  17. "dutchcharts.nl > Roachford in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  18. "hitparade.ch > Suche nach: Roachford (songs)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  19. "Roachford Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  20. Millar, Mark (12 March 2020). "ROACHFORD has announced a new single 'What We Had' featuring BEVERLEY KNIGHT". xsnoize. Retrieved 19 August 2020.