Roachford (album)

Roachford
Studio album by Roachford
Released	9 September 1988
Recorded	1987−88
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mike Vernon Fayney Andrew Roachford
Roachford chronology
Roachford (1988) Get Ready! (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B− [2]
Stereo Review	excellent [3]

Roachford is the debut album by British band Roachford, released in 1988 on Columbia Records. It includes the single "Cuddly Toy", which reached number four on the UK Singles Chart ^[4] and number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 ^[5] in 1989, becoming the band's biggest hit on both charts.

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Andrew Roachford.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Give It Up"	3:40
2.	"Family Man"	3:46
3.	"Cuddly Toy"	3:49
4.	"Find Me Another Love"	4:20
5.	"No Way"	4:03
6.	"Kathleen"	5:50
7.	"Beautiful Morning"	3:53
8.	"Lying Again"	3:32
9.	"Since"	3:22
10.	"Nobody But You"	4:24

Personnel

• Andrew Roachford – lead vocals, keyboards, synth bass, backing vocals
• Michael Brown, Hawi Gondwe – guitar, backing vocals
• Paul Bruce, Derrick Taylor – bass
• Chris Taylor – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Mark Feltham – harmonica
• Fayney – effects, percussion
• Delina Raime, Mike Vernon, Shola Phillips, George Chandler, Jimmy Chambers, Jimmy Helms, Marianne Stephens – backing vocals

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position Swedish Albums Chart [6] 48 UK Albums Chart [4] 11 US Billboard 200 [7] 109

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Gold 100,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Dan Heilman. "Roachford - Roachford | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 November 2016.
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: roachford". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
3. Garland, Phyl (August 1989). "Review: Roachford — Roachford" (PDF). Stereo Review (magazine). Vol. 54, no. 8. New York: Diamandis Communications Inc. p. 80 and 83. ISSN   0142-6230. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021– via World Radio History.
4. "ROACHFORD | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
5. "Roachford". Billboard . Retrieved 11 October 2017.
6. Steffen Hung. "Discography Roachford". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
7. "Roachford Roachford Chart History". Billboard . Retrieved 26 April 2018.
8. "British album certifications – Roachford – Roachford". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 25 October 2018.

External links

• Roachford at Discogs