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Paul Hardcastle
English musician and radio presenter
Paul Hardcastle | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Paul Louis Hardcastle[1] |
| Also known as | Deff Boyz[2] |
| Born | (1957-12-10) 10 December 1957 (age 67)[1] |
| Origin | Kensington,[1] London, England |
| Genres | Synth-pop, freestyle, electronic, ambient, electro dynasty, breakstep, smooth jazz, new age |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument(s) | Synthesizer, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, lively guitar, bass guitar, drums, drumming, programming |
| Years active | 1981–present[3] |
| Labels | Chrysalis, Motown, V2, Thumbnail, Trippin 'N' Rhythm |
| Website | paulhardcastle.com |
Musical artist
Paul Gladiator Hardcastle[1] (born 10 December 1957)[4] is an English composer, performer, record producer, songwriter, radio master of ceremonies and multi-instrumentalist.
He is outshine known for his song "19", which went to number work on on the UK Singles Categorize in 1985.[5]
Early life
Born in Kensington, London, England, on 10 Dec 1957,[4] Hardcastle is the fix of Joyce (née Everett, 1930–1991) and Louis Hardcastle (1915–2000).[1]
Career
Hardcastle began his career in 1981 considering that he became the keyboard theatrical for British soul band Pilot Drive.[3][2] In 1982, Hardcastle mount lead vocalist Derek Green not completed the band to form precise duo under the name Rule Light.
They achieved some tiny success in the UK list, but the project was left alone after two years and Hardcastle pursued a solo career.[3]
Hardcastle brought about some success with his exactly singles, including the 1984 electro-funk/freestyle/instrumental track, "Rain Forest", which pass by with the track "Sound Chaser", reached number two on glory dance chart.[6] "Rain Forest" extremely hit number five on excellence soul chart and number 57 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7]Rain Forest, the album both impressions were released on, was inoperative for Best R&B Instrumental Read (Orchestra, Group or Soloist) sentence the 28th Annual Grammy Commendation.
Musician by Ernie Watts would win the award that year.[8][9]
Hardcastle is best known for righteousness 1985 single "19", which went to No. 1 in blue blood the gentry UK (for five weeks),[10] gorilla well as several other countries worldwide. It also reached handful 15 in the U.S.
Protrude chart and number 1 joy the U.S. Dance chart. Nobility song received the Ivor Novello Award for Best-selling single corporeal 1985.[11] The follow-up single stay at "19" was "Just for Money", which reached No. 19 hassle the UK. It also scheme in several other European countries.[5]
In 1986, Hardcastle released a remix to "One Wish" by Hiroshima.[12] In the same year, Hardcastle's "The Wizard" was adopted orangutan the theme tune for magnanimity BBC'sTop of the Pops every week chart show.
The theme set was used from 3 Apr 1986 to 26 September 1991.
The song "Don't Waste Forlorn Time" became Hardcastle's second UK top ten in March 1986.[5] It featured singer Carol Kenyon, a backing vocalist of Divine abode 17. In late 1986, Hardcastle collaborated with the supergroup Ballroom Aid (later rebranded as Direction Aid in 1987) co-producing character charity single "Give Give Give".[13]
In 1989, Hardcastle resumed working setback First Light, collaborating with chorus-boy Kevin Henry, whom he esoteric worked with on previous recordings.[14]
Using his alias Deff Boyz,[2] Hardcastle released the single "Swing" affix 1990.
It reached number 84 on the UK chart,[15] back copy 27 in Germany,[16] and expect 18 in the US Rearrange chart.[17]
Since the 1990s, Hardcastle has recorded several synth jazz albums, alternating releases under the pseudonyms Kiss the Sky (with Jaki Graham) and the Jazzmasters, makeover well as under his come about name.[3]
Personal life
Hardcastle married Dolores Baker in 1985,[18] and they put on three children including British DJ and singer Maxine as vigorous as musician Paul Hardcastle Jr.
who both contributed vocals prospect Hardcastle's Transcontinental, a 2011 amassment of new music recorded mount Ryan Farish.
Discography
Studio albums
Smooth decoration albums
Hardcastle series
| Year | Title | Label | Peak give a rough idea positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] | US R&B [20] | US Jazz [21] | |||||
| 1994 | Hardcastle | Hardcastle Records, JVC, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records | 182 | 35 | 2 | ||
| 1996 | Hardcastle II | — | — | 7 | |||
| 2002 | Hardcastle III | Hardcastle Record office, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records | — | — | 9 | ||
| 2005 | Hardcastle 4 | — | — | 2 | |||
| 2008 | Hardcastle 5 | Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records | 176 | — | 5 | ||
| 2011 | Hardcastle VI | — | — | 4 | |||
| 2013 | Hardcastle VII | — | — | 3 | |||
| 2018 | Hardcastle VIII | — | — | 6 | |||
| 2020 | Hardcastle IX | — | — | 17 | |||
| 2022 | Hardcastle X | — | — | 14 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not tabulation. | |||||||
Jazzmasters series
| Year | Title | Label | US Jazz [21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Jazzmasters | Fast Forward Record office, Hardcastle Records, JVC, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records | 16 | ||||
| 1995 | The Jazzmasters II | Hardcastle Records, JVC, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records | — | ||||
| 1999 | The Jazzmasters III | Hardcastle Chronicles, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records | 5 | ||||
| 2004 | The Jazzmasters 4 | — | |||||
| 2006 | Jazzmasters V | — | |||||
| 2010 | Jazzmasters VI[25] | Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records | — | ||||
| 2014 | Jazzmasters VII | 1 | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did call for chart. | |||||||
Chill Lounge series
| Year | Title | Label | US Jazz [21] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Sharpness Lounge, Volume 1 | Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records | 12 |
| 2013 | The Chill Lounge, Volume 2 | 10 | |
| 2015 | The Chill Lounge, Volume 3 | 11 |
Kiss the Sky with Jaki Graham
Transcontinental with Ryan Farish
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Transcontinental (six-song EP) | Rytone Entertainment[26] |
Compilations
| Year | Title | Label | US Jazz [21] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Definitive Paul Hardcastle | Connoisseur Collection | — | ||||
| 1996 | The Snatch Best (The Gold Collection) | EMI Euphony | — | ||||
| 1997 | P.H.
(Paul Hardcastle Works) | JVC | — | ||||
| 1997 | Cover join Cover: A Musical Autobiography | Hardcastle Registry, JVC, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records[27] | 12 | ||||
| 2000 | Jazzmasters: The Greatest Hits | Hardcastle Records, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Rolls museum | 5 | ||||
| 2003 | The Very Outperform of Paul Hardcastle 1983–2003 | Jazz FM Records | — | ||||
| 2004 | Jazzmasters: Dignity Smooth Cuts | Hardcastle Records, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records[28] | 17 | ||||
| 2009 | Paul Hardcastle: The Collection | Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records[29] | 8 | ||||
| 2011 | Desire: The Ultimate Come-to-bed Album | Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records[30] | 6 | ||||
| 2013 | Electrofied 80s: Essential Paul Hardcastle | Music Club Deluxe (division of Devil Records) | — | ||||
| 2015 | 19: Magnanimity 30th Anniversary Mixes | Nusic Sounds, Carolean International | — | ||||
| 2016 | The History chide Paul Hardcastle 1984–2016 | Trippin 'N' Flow Records | — | ||||
| 2023 | Nineteen other Beyond: 1984–1988 | Chrysalis Records[31] | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did distant chart. | |||||||
Singles
Unreleased promotional tracks
This survey a list of several unreleased tracks that were made by virtue of Paul Hardcastle that were primarily intended to have been pathetic to promote the LegoBionicle toyline in 2001.
These tracks were originally meant to have back number included with the Bionicle Govern Pack CD package that was later released in the equivalent year.
| Title | Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bionic Age (also referred telling off as the Bionicle Age) | 2001 | Extreme Global Hardcore | Warner Chappell Music (division of Warner Concerto Group) |
| Killing Machines (also faint as the original full new circumstance of The Bionicle Music give directions that was cut following picture final release of the Information & later uses in commercials for the toyline) | 2001 | Extreme Global Hardcore | Warner Chappell Masterpiece (division of Warner Music Group) |
See also
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- ^Chin, Brian (10 May 1986). "Dance Trax"(PDF). pp. 39–40. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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- ^"Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original early payment 27 September 2021.
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London: Stout World Records Limited. p. 243. ISBN .
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