Paul Carrack
Paul Melvyn Carrack (born April 22, 1951 in Sheffield , England ) is a British songwriter , singer , keyboardist and guitarist and was a member of Mike & the Mechanics .
Life
Carrack founded the 1970 psychedelic rock - band Warm Dust. He joined Ace two years later and was the writer and singer of their biggest hit, How Long . After the band split in 1977, Carrack began working with country musician Frankie Miller . From 1978 to 1980 he was involved as a keyboardist on two Roxy Music albums , but also later in studio recordings. Between 1980 and 1981 Carrack recorded his first album. For a short time he was a substitute for Jools Holland with Squeeze and sang one of their most famous songs with Tempted .
In 1985 Carrack was hired by Mike Rutherford as a singer for his band Mike & the Mechanics , which in the following year among other things with the singles Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) and All I Need Is a Miracle , which are in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 , made her musical breakthrough. He also worked in Roger Waters ' companion band The Bleeding Heart Band, with whom he took part in recordings for the soundtrack of the feature film When the Wind blows .
In 1987 he played on Waters' solo album Radio Kaos and the following tour . In the same year Carrack achieved his greatest success as a solo artist, the single Don't Shed a Tear reached number 9 in the US charts. In 1994 he was co-author of the Eagles -Titel Love Will Keep Us Alive , the single was 10 weeks at No. 1 on the US adult contemporary charts. In 1996 he was able to place two singles in the British Top 40 . His albums Winter Wonderland and A Soulful Christmas were created with the SWR Big Band in 2005 .
Carrack continued to work as a studio musician. He was as a keyboard player at Elton John's album Made in England and The Big Picture involved, as well as on the title Something About the Way You Look Tonight , which on the back of the best-selling single of all time, Candle in the Wind '97 , using found. In 2006 his best-of album Greatest Hits - The Story so Far was released . In 2013 Carrack accompanied Eric Clapton on his tour.
Discography
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1982 | Suburban Voodoo | - | - |
US78 (14 weeks) US |
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| 1987 | One good reason | - | - |
US67 (31 weeks) US |
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| 1989 | Groove Approved | - | - |
US120 (18 weeks) US |
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| 1996 | Blue Views |
DE73 (4 weeks) DE |
UK58  (7 weeks)UK |
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| 2000 | Satisfy my soul | - |
UK63 (1 week) UK |
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| 2002 | Groovin ' |
DE39 (2 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: 2001
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| 2012 | Good feeling | - |
UK46 (1 week) UK |
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| 2013 | Rain or Shine | - |
UK76 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 2016 | Soul Shadows | - |
UK25 (5 weeks) UK |
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| 2018 | These Days | - |
UK33 (1 week) UK |
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More albums
- 1980: Nightbird
- 1997: Beautiful World
- 2002: Still Groovin '
- 2003: It Ain't Over
- 2004: Rewired (with Mike & the Mechanics )
- 2005: Winter Wonderland (with SWR Big Band)
- 2005: A Soulful Christmas (with SWR Big Band)
- 2007: Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
- 2008: I Know That Name
- 2009: I Know That Name: In Concert
- 2010: A Different Hat (with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra )
- 2012: Live in Sheffield
- 2018: These Days
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2014 | The best of | - |
UK35 (10 weeks) UK |
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More compilations
- 1987: Ace Mechanic
- 1988: The Carrack Collection
- 1994: Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack Collection
- 1995: Carrackter Reference
- 2006: Greatest Hits - The Story so Far ...
- 2012: Collected
- 2013: Swinging Christmas Live
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1982 | I need you | - | - |
US37 (13 weeks) US |
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| 1987 | When you walk in the room | - |
UK48 (5 weeks) UK |
US90 (3 weeks) US |
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| Don't Shed a Tear | - |
UK60 (3 weeks) UK |
US9 (24 weeks) US |
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| 1988 | One good reason | - | - |
US28 (13 weeks) US |
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| Button off My Shirt | - | - |
US91 (3 weeks) US |
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| 1989 | I live by the groove | - | - |
US31 (13 weeks) US |
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| 1996 | Eyes of Blue | - |
UK40 (5 weeks) UK |
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First published: 1995
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| How long? | - |
UK32 (5 weeks) UK |
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| 1997 | The Way I'm Feeling Tonight |
DE93 (4 weeks) DE |
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More singles
- 1980: Beauty's Only Skin Deep
- 1981: O How Happy !! (with Carlene Carter )
- 1982: A Little Unkind
- 1982: Always Better with You
- 1989: Classic Carrack (limited 4-track single)
- 1989: Romance (Love Theme from "Sing")
- 1989: Battlefield
- 1990: Loveless
- 1990: Dedicated
- 1998: Perfect Love
- 2001: Bring It on Home to Me
- 2001: Satisfy My Soul
- 2001: Anyday Now
- 2001: How Wonderful
- 2002: Where Did I Go Wrong
- 2002: Sunny - Harvest for the World - Into the Mystic
- 2002: Groovin '
- 2002: Better Than Nothing
- 2003: Happy to See You Again
- 2003: It Ain't Over
- 2003: She Lived Down the Street
- 2004: Perfect Child (Mike & the Mechanics feat. Paul Carrack)
- 2004: One Left Standing (Mike & the Mechanics feat. Paul Carrack)
- 2006: Love Will Keep Us Alive 2006 version
- 2008: I Don't Want Your Love (I Need Your Love)
- 2008: I Don't Want to Hear Any More
- 2008: Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City
- 2009: Just 4 Tonite
- 2009: No Doubt About It (Definite Mix)
- 2010: Soul to Soul (with London Community Gospel Choir)
- 2010: Shelly's Winter Love ( Bill Kirchen feat. Nick Lowe and Paul Carrack)
- 2011: Love Will Keep Us Alive (with Timothy B. Schmit and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra )
- 2014: Stepping Stone
- 2014: One in a Million
- 2014: I'm Losing You
Video albums
- 2003: Still Groovin '
- 2003: In Concert
- 2005: Live at Shepherds Bush, London (Mike & the Mechanics feat. Paul Carrack)
- 2006: Live at the Opera House
- 2006: Live in Liverpool
- 2007: Live at Rockpalast
- 2009: I Know That Name
swell
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles UK US1 US2
- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ Gold / platinum database UK
Web links
- Homepage of Paul Carrack (English)
- Paul Carrack at Allmusic (English)
- Paul Carrack at Discogs (English)
- Paul Carrack at laut.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carrack, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Carrack, Paul Melvyn (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British songwriter, singer and keyboardist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sheffield , England |