Paul Hardcastle (album)

Paul Hardcastle
Studio album by Paul Hardcastle
Released	1985
Recorded	1984–1985
Studio	Sound Suite (London)
Genre	Boogie dance-pop electro jazz
Length	45:25
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	Paul Hardcastle
Paul Hardcastle chronology
Rain Forest (1985) Paul Hardcastle (1985) No Winners (1988)

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AllMusic	[1]

Paul Hardcastle is an album by crossover jazz artist Paul Hardcastle, released in 1985 on the Chrysalis Records label.

The album featured the major hit "19", as well as the further top ten "Don't Waste My Time". ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Hardcastle, except "Just for Money" co-written with Kim Fuller, and "19", co-written with Jonas McCord and William Couturié.

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In the Beginning"	2:04
2.	"19"	6:19
3.	"King Tut"	3:57
4.	"Don't Waste My Time"	4:30
5.	"Central Park"	4:02
Total length:		21:26

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Just for Money"	5:08
2.	"Moonhopper"	4:18
3.	"Better"	2:58
4.	"Strollin'"	3:32
5.	"Rainforest"	7:26
Total length:		23:59

Personnel

• Paul Hardcastle – all instruments
• Janice Hoyte – backing vocals (2)
• Clark Peters – voice (2)
• Carol Kenyon – vocals (4)
• Tessa Niles – backing vocals (6)
• Linda Taylor – backing vocals (6)
• Bob Hoskins – voice (6)
• Laurence Olivier – voice (6)
• Ed O'Ross – voice (6)
• Alan Talbot – voice (6)
• Kevin Henry – vocals (8)

Production

• Paul Hardcastle – producer
• Alvin Clark – engineer
• Mike Prior – photography
• Simon Fuller – management

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [3]	53

References

1. Wynn, Ron. "Paul Hardcastle – Paul Hardcastle". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved 19 April 2012.
2. "The Morning Call, 29 Mar 1986". The Morning Call. 29 March 1986. p. 59. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
3. "Paul Hardcastle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.

External links

• Paul Hardcastle at Discogs (list of releases)