Paul Carrack has done loads of stuff apart from the Mechanics. For further information please see the Paul Carrack Discography.
Joined Mike & The Mechanics in 1985 as keyboardist. No idea of other projects he has been involved in. He made an appearance with Phil Collins on Top Of The Pops for a playback of "Both Sides Of The Story" in 1993, which was probably because Phil wasn't prepared to fly his band over to the UK for one performance (and of course they're both signed to Virgin Records).
Session drummer, joined Mike & The Mechanics in 1985. Many appearances and production credits. Also writes incidental music for television, including a theme for a British sport programme featuring Paul Young (also Mike & The Mechanics) on vocals which was released as a single in 1991 ("World In Union").
No, not *that* Paul Young! Namesake of the Paul Young who had hits in the early Eighties including "Wherever I Lay My Hat" (and also supported Genesis on the 1987 UK tour). This particular Paul used to be in a band called Sad Cafe before joining Mike & The Mechanics in 1985.
Genesis World Wide Web home page
Edited by Ludo A. Vlieger, vlieger@vuse.vanderbilt.edu
Last update: Februari 1st, 1994
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P A U L C A R R A C K D I S C O G R A P H Y
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Paul Carrack, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Sheffield
Wednesday supporter and at various times a member of/or contributor to Ace,
Squeeze, The Frankie Miller Band, Roxy Music, Mike & The Mechanics, The
Undertones, Madness, The Smiths, John Hiat, The Pretenders, Nick Lowe & His
Cowboy Outfit, to name but most of them.
The Paul Carrack story begins in 1970 with Sheffield band Warm Dust, who
recorded three albums of what could loosely be described as progressive
soul. In 1972 the band split, with Paul going out to form Ace, who over the
next five years moved from the London pub-circiut to international succes,
with three albums, the world wide hit How Long (a Carrack composition), and
a lengthy coast-to-coats U.S. tour supporting Yes. However, by 1977 the
band drifted apart, and Paul joined the Frankie Miller Band for a two album
spell before becoming a member of Roxy Music in September 1978. During the
next two years Paul toured the U.K. and Europe and played on thier huge
selling Manifesto and Flesh And Blood albums.
In the summer of 1980 Paul made his first solo album Nightbird, toured to
promote it, and ended up joining Deptford's finest - Squeeze. With Squeeze
for just under a year, he managed to tour America twice, the U.K. once,
play on East Side Story and sang lead vocal on the hit Tempted. In late
1981 Paul Worked on the Carlene Carter Blue Nun album and for the next
three years he and Nick Lowe took turns fronting the band kwown variously
as The Chaps, Noise To Go and The Cowboy Outfit; featured along Nick and
Paul were Martin Belmont, James Eller and Bobby Irwin. During this fruitful
period they recorded Paul's second solo album Suburban Voodoo with the U.S.
hit I Need You, and the Nick Lowe albums Nick The Knife (1982), The
Abominable Showman (1983), Nick Lowe And His Cowboy Outfit (1984), and The
Rose Of England (1985).
In the summer of 1985 Paul joined Mike Rutherford's Mike & The Mechanics,
who soon achieved international fame with Silent Running on which Paul sang
lead vocal; they toured extensively until late 1986. With Mike and the
Mechanics taking a break, Paul resumed his solo career, recording his third
album One Good Reason, containg two U.S. hits - Don't Shed A Tear and the
title track. In 1987 Paul also cooperated on Roger Waters' Radio KAOS, in
particular, he sang part of the lead vocals in The Powers That Be, and
toured the album with Waters playing keyboards and singing lead vocals
on the Floyd classic Money.
Mike & The Mechanics resumed in late 1988, recorded their second album,
The Living Years, and had a world wide hit with the title track (including
a U.S. number 1) - The Living Years again being sung by Paul. As before
when The Mechanics resumed other interests, Paul began recording his fourth
album Groove Approved which was released in late 1989.
In July 1990 Paul cooperated in the live performance of Roger Waters' The
Wall in Berlin by singing Hey You. During this time Mike & The Mechanics
got back together and recorded their third album Word Of Mouth (1991) which
included four Paul Carrack co-writes. Mike & The Mechanics (Mike
Rutherford, Paul Young and Paul Carrack) also donated a performance of
Ain't That Peculiar with Paul Shaffer and The World's Most Dangerous Band
(from Late Night with David Letterman show) to the Nobody's Child -
Romanian Angel Appeal album (1990). In 1993 Paul joined oddly named Spin
1ne 2wo also featuring Rupert Hine, Tony Levin and Steve Ferrone who
released an self-titled album consisting of covers of classic rock songs
like All along the Watchtower and White Room. Also in 1993, Paul temporarily
rejoins Squeeze for the album Some Fantastic Place, and can be heard in duet
with Beth Nielsen Chapman on her album You Hold The Key.
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Warm Dust - And It Came To Pass (1970)
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Warm Dust - Peace In Our Time (1971)
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Ace - Five-A-Side (An Ace Album) (1974, Anchor)
includes:
How Long
Sniffin' About
Rock'n'Roll Runaway
The Real Feeling
24 Hours
Time Ain't Long
Paul Carrack - Vocals and Keyboards
Fran Byrne - Drums
Tex Comer - Bass
Bam King - Rhythm Guitar
Phil Harris - Lead Guitar
Produced by John Anthony
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Ace - Time For Another (1975, Anchor)
includes:
I Think It's Gonna Last
I'm A Man
I Ain't Gonna Stand For This No More
No Future In Your Eyes
Tongue Tied
Sail On My Brother
Paul Carrack - Vocals and Keyboards
Fran Byrne - Drums
Tex Comer - Bass
Bam King - Rhythm Guitar
Phil Harris - Lead Guitar
Produced by John Anthony
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Ace - No Strings (1977, Anchor)
includes:
Found Out The Hard Way
Why Did You Leave Me ?
C'est La Vie
Rock And Roll Singer
You're All That I Need
Crazy World
Paul Carrack - Vocals and Keyboards
Fran Byrne - Drums
Tex Comer - Bass
Bam King - Rhythm Guitar
Jon Woodhead - Lead Guitar
Produced by Trevor Lawrence
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Ace - The Best Of (1987, See For Miles Records)
1. How Long (3:26)
2. I'm A Mad Man (3:56)
3. Ain't Gonna Stand For This No More (4:08)
4. Rock'n'Roll Runaway (3:07)
5. The Real Feeling (2:24)
6. Rock and Roll Singer (5:00)
7. You're All That I Need (3:46)
8. 24 Hours (4:03)
9. Crazy World (3:31)
10. No Future In Your Eyes (3:27)
11. Tongue Tied (4:40)
12. Time Ain't Long (3:54)
13. Sail On My Brother (4:34)
14. I Think It's Gonna Last (4:40)
Written by:
1, 5, 7, 8, 13, 14 - Paul Carrack
2, 3 - Ace
4 - Bam King, Phil Harris, Paul Carrack, Tex Comer
6 - Paul Carrack, TexComer
9 - Bam King
10 - Paul Carrack, Ace
11 - Tex Comer
12 - Paul Carrack, Walker
Paul Carrack - Vocals and Keyboards
Fran Byrne - Drums
Tex Comer - Bass
Bam King - Rhythm Guitar
Phil Harris - Lead Guitar / Jon Woodhead - Lead Guitar
Produced by John Anthony except 6, 7 and 9 produced by Trevor Lawrence
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Paul Carrack - Nightbird (1980, Phonogram/Vertigo, 848 676-2)
1. Beauty's Only Skin Deep (2:56)
2. There's A Good Chance (4:19)
3. In Love With Me (4:38)
4. Foregone Conclusion (4:25)
5. Love Is All It Takes (4:41)
6. Bet You Never Been In Love (3:55)
7. Where You Going Babe (3:56)
8. You Belong With Me (4:49)
9. The Rumour (4:13)
10. Nightbird (4:29)
Written by:
1 - N. Whitfield, E. Holland
3 - Bam King, K. White
2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 - Paul Carrack
5 - A. Fraser
Paul Carrack - Keyboards, Guitars, Backing Vocals
Richard Bailey, Andy Newmark, Jeff Seopardie - Drums
Alan Spenner, Kuma Harada - Bass
Tim Renwick, Neil Hubbard, Winston Delandro - Guitars
Neville Murray - Percussion
Dyan Birch, Bam King, Noel McCalla - Backing Vocals
Mel Collins, Martin Drover, Malcolm Griffiths, Guy Baker - Horns
Produced by Phill Brown & Paul Carrack, except 1, 3, 7 produced by
Allan Callan, Phill Brown & Paul Carrack
Engineer - Phill Brown
Assistant Engineer - Barry Sage
Recorded at R.G. Jones & Basing Street Studios during January &
February 1980
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Paul Carrack - Suburban Voodoo (1982, Sony Music)
1. Lesson In love (2:56)
2. Always better with you (3:29)
3. I need you (2:41)
4. I'm In Love (3:14)
5. Don't Give My Heart A Break (3:20)
6. A Little Unkind (3:02)
7. Out Of touch (3:05)
8. What A Way To go (2:48)
9. So Wright, So Wrong (3:27)
10. From Now On (3:20)
11. Call Me Tonight (3:03)
12. I Found Love (3:56)
Written by:
1, 2, 6 - Paul Carrack
3 - Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe, Martin Belmont
10 - Nick Lowe
12 - Hubbard
4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11 - ?
Paul Carrack - Vocal, Piano, Organ
Martin Belmont - Guitar
James Ellar - Bass
Bobby Erwin - Drums, Backing Vocals
Nick Lowe - Backing Vocals
Paul Cobbold - Backing Vocals
Produced by Nick Lowe
Engineer - Paul Cobbold
Mixdown Assistent - Chris Ludwinski
Recorded at Rockfield Studios
Mixed at Eel Pie
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Paul Carrack - One Good Reason (1987, Chrysalis Records)
1. One Good Reason (3:20)
2. When You Walk In The Room (3:31)
3. Button Off My Shirt (3:47)
4. Give Me A Chance (4:52)
5. Double It Up (3:44)
6. Don't Shed A Tear (4:25)
7. Fire with Fire (3:35)
8. Here I Am (3:15)
9. Colrane (4:33)
10. (Do I Figure) In Your Life (2:19)
Written by:
1 - Paul Carrack, Chris Difford
2 - Jackie DeShannon
3 - Graham Lyle, Bill Livsey
5 - Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe
6 - Eddie Schwartz, R. Friedman
8 - Huey Lewis
10 - Joe Cocker ?
4, 7, 9 - Paul Carrack
Paul Carrack - Vocals
Wix - Keyboards
Peter van Hooke - Drums
Tim Renwick - Guitar
Jackie Rawe, Linda Taylor - Background Vocals
Frank Ricotti - Percussion
Irish - Saxophone
Mike Rutherford - Backing Vocals on 6
Produced by Christopher Neil
Engineered by Simon Hurrel
Recorded at Comforts Place
Assisted by Peter Woodroffe and Mark Robinson
Mixed at Fisher Lane Farm
Assisted by Paul Gommersal
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Paul Carrack - Groove Approved (1989, Chrysalis Records)
1. Only My heart can Tell (5:25)
2. I Live By The Groove (4:12)
3. Battlefield (4:20)
4. Love Can Break My Heart (5:21)
5. I'm On Your Tail (6:17)
6. After The Love Has Gone (6:25)
7. Loveless (4:24)
8. Tip Of My Tongue (6:09)
9. Dedicated (5:26)
10. Bad News (At The Best Of Times) (5:13)
Written by:
1, 7, 8 - Paul Carrack, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk
2 - Paul Carrack, Eddie Schwartz
3, 5 - Paul Carrack, Nick Lowe
4 - Paul Carrack, Michael McDonald
6 - Paul Carrack, Chris Difford
9 - Paul Carrack
10 - Paul Carrack/John Wesley Harding
Paul Carrack - Lead Vocal, Hammond Organ, Pianos, Keyboards,
Chorleywood Horns, Additional Drums, Backing Vocals
Tom "T-Bone" Wolk - Bass, Guitar, Roland 606, Mandolin, Accordion,
Harmonium, Tambourine, Pitcher and Fork, Backing Vocals
Jimmy Bralower - Drum Programming, Tambourine
Ed Roynesdale - Keyboard Programming
Sammy Figueroa, Tom Lord - Percussion
Mickey Curry - Drums
Dick Morrisey - Saxophone
Bob Loveday - Violin
Robbie McIntosh, Mike Campbell, Vinnie Zoumo - Guitars
Joe Lynn Turner, Daryl Hall, Curtis King, Bernard Fowler,
Paul Young - Backing Vocals
Produced by Tom "T-Bone" Wolk and Paul Carrack except 2 produced by Tom "T-
Bone" Wolk, Eddie Schwartz and Paul Carrack
Mixed by Tom Lord-Alge except 1, 3, 7, 8, and 9 mixed by Bob Clearmountain
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The Carrack Collection (1988, Chrysalis Records)
1. How Long (3:24)
2. Tempted (3:59)
3. Do Me Lover (2:50)
4. A Little Unkind (3:05)
5. Silent Runnning (On Dangerous Ground) (6:10)
6. Lesson In Love (2:58)
7. I Need You (2:49)
8. Always Better With You (3:31)
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Carrackter Reference (The Best Of Paul Carrack) (1991, Demon Records)
1. Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) (5:23)
2. A Little Unkind (3:05)
3. Why Did You Leave Me? (3:57)
4. Always Better With You (3:32)
5. C'est La Vie (3:21)
6. I Need You (2:50)
7. How Long (3:24)
8. Tempted (3:58)
9. From Now On (3:24)
10. Sniffin About (4:45)
11. Lesson In Love (3:01)
12. I Think It's Gonna Last (4:40)
13. Do Me Lover (2:50)
14. I Found Love (3:40)
15. Give Me a Chance (4:51)
16. After The Love Is Gone (6:25)
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Twenty-One Good Reasons/The Paul Carrack Collection (1994, Chrysalis Records)
1. How Long (3:21)
2. The Real Feeling (2:23)
3. No Future In Your Eyes (3:23)
4. You're All That I Need (3:43)
5. Tempted (3:55)
6. Do Me Lover (2:49)
7. Oh How Happy (2:38)
8. The Rumour (4:13)
9. I Need You (2:47)
10. Always Better With You (3:30)
11. A Little Unkind (3:03)
12. One Good Reason (3:19)
13. Don't Shed A Tear (3:42)
14. Button Off My Shirt (3:41)
15. When You Walk In The Room (3:22)
16. I Live By The Groove (4:09)
17. Only My Heart Can Tell (4:15)
18. Battlefield (4:20)
19. Loveless (alternative mix) (4:15)
20. Silent Running (single mix) (4:10)
21. The Living Years (5:30)
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Mike & The Mechanics (1985, WEA)
1. Silent Running (6:10)
2. All I Need is a Miracle (4:10)
3. Par Avion (3:36)
4. Hanging By a Thread (4:40)
5. I Get the Feeling (4:27)
6. Take the Reins (4:18)
7. You are the One (3:41)
8. A Call to Arms (4:38)
9. Taken In (4:17)
Written by:
1 - Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson
2, 3, 5, 7 ,9 - Mike Rutherford, Christopher Neil
4, 6 - Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson, Christopher Neil
8 - Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Neil, Robertson
Mike Rutherford - Guitar, Bass
Peter Van Hooke - Drums
Paul Carrack - Vocals
Adrian Lee - Keyboards
Paul Young - Vocals
Allan Murphy - Guitar
John Kirby - Vocals
Gene Stashuck - Vocals
Christopher Neil, Alan Carvel, Linda Taylor, etc. - Backing vocals
Dereck Austin, Ian Wherry - Keyboards
John Earle, Ray Beavis - Sax
Louis Jardin - Percussion
Produced by Christopher Neil
Engineered by Simon Hurrell
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Mike & The Mechanics - Living Years (1988, WEA)
1. Nobody's Perfect (4:48)
2. The Living Years (5:32)
3. Seeing is Believing (3:13)
4. Nobody Knows (4:24)
5. Poor Boy Down (4:33)
6. Blame (5:24)
7. Don't (5:45)
8. Black & Blue (3:27)
9. Beautiful Day (3:39)
10. Why Me? (6:26)
Written by:
1, 2, 3, 10 - Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson
4, 5, 6, 7 - Mike Rutherford, Chris Neil
8 - Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson, Paul Young
9 - Mike Rutherford, Chris Neil, Paul Young
Mike Rutherford - Guitar, Bass
Peter Van Hooke - Drums
Paul Carrack - Vocals
Adrian Lee - Keyboards
Paul Young - Vocals
Alan Murphy - Guitar
Luis Jardin, Martin Ditcham - Percussion
Sal Gallina - Yamaha WX7
Alan Carvell, Chris Neil, Paul Young, Paul Carrack - Backing Vocals
B.A. Robertson - Additonal Keyboards
(Black & Blue Riff played by Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford. Recorded by
Tony Banks)
Produced by Christopher Neil & Mike Rutherford
Engineered by Nick Davis
Recorded at The Farm Surrey
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Mike & The Mechanics - Word of Mouth (1991, WEA)
1. Get Up (4:20)
2. Word of Mouth (3:57)
3. A Time and Place (4:50)
4. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow (4:38)
5. The Way You Look At Me (5:08)
6. Everybody Gets a Second Chance (3:57)
7. Stop Baby (3:54)
8. My Crime of Passion (4:55)
9. Let's Pretend It Didn't Happen (5:35)
10. Before (The Next Heartache Falls) (6:38)
Written by:
1, 5, 10 - Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack
2, 7 - Mike Rutherford, Chris Neil
3, 4, 6, 9 - Mike Rutherford, B.A. Robertson
8 - Mike Rutherford, Paul Carrack, Adrian Lee
Mike Rutherford - Guitar, Bass
Peter Van Hooke - Drums
Paul Carrack - Vocals, Keyboards
Adrian Lee - Keyboards
Paul Young - Vocals
Tim Renwick - Guitars
Steve Piggot - Keyboards
Phil Todd - Saxophone
Martin Ditcham - Percussion
Pino Palladino - Bass
Ian Wherry - Keyboards
London Community Gospel Choir - Track 10
Kitson Hall Audience - Track 2
Produced by Christopher Neil, Mike Rutherford and Russ Titelman except 2,
4, 6, and 7 produced by Cristopher Neil & Mike Rutherford
Recorded & Mixed by Rob Eaton
Assisted by Mark Robinson, Jeremy Wheatley and Shaun De Feo
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Spin 1ne 2wo (1993, Columbia)
1. All Along the Watchtower (3:07)
2. Can't Find My Way Home (5:20)
3. Angel (4:55)
4. White Room (5:32)
5. Reason To Believe (3:39)
6. You Keep Me Hanging on (5:38)
7. Black Dog (3:58)
8. On The Road Again (5:06)
9. Feel Like Makin' Love (5:38)
10. Reeling In The Years (5:05)
11. Who Are You (6:06)
12. Kasmir (6:19)
Written by:
1 - Bob Dylan
2 - Steve Winwood
3 - Jimi Hendrix
4 - Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
5 - Tim Hardin
6 - Buddy Mize, Ira Allen
7 - Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Robert Plant
8 - Alan Wilson, Floyd Jones
9 - Mick Ralph, Paul Rodgers
10 - Walter Becker, Donald Fagen
11 - Pete Townsend
12 - Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, John Bornham
Paul Carrack - Lead vocals, backing vocals, and Hammond
Steve Ferrone - Drums and percussion
Rupert Hine - Keyboards, harmonica and backing vocals
Tony Levin - Basses and Stick
Phil Palmer - Guitars
Recorded and mixed by Stephen W. Tayler. Produced by Rupert Hine.
Recorded and mixed Metropolis Studios London (1993).
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Squeeze - East Side Story (1981)
includes:
Tempted
Is That Love
Labelled With Love
Messed Around
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Squeeze - Some Fantastic Place (1993, A&M 315454 0140 2)
1. Everything in the World
2. Some Fantastic Place
3. Third Rail
4. Loving You Tonight
5. It's Over
6. Cold Shoulder
7. Talk to Him
8. Jolly Comes Home
9. Images of Loving
10. True Colours (The Storm)
11. Pinocchio
Paul Carrack- Clavinet, Hammond organ, piano, Vox organ, organ, electric
piano, French side piano (!), pad (?), upright piano and general
keyboards (every song except True Colours). Backing and lead vocals
on Loving You Tonight, and backing vocals on It's Over.
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Carlene Carter - Blue Nun (1981)
includes:
Do Me Lover
Oh How Happy
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Beth Nielsen Chapman - You Hold The Key (1993)
duet on "In The Time It Takes"
John Hiat - Riding With The King (1983)
Nick Lowe - Nick The Knife (1982)
Nick Lowe - The Abdonimal Showman (1983)
Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit - Nick Lowe & His Cowboy Outfit (1984)
Frankie Miller - Double Trouble (1978)
Frankie Miller - Falling In Love (1979)
Roxy Music - Manifesto (1979)
Roxy Music - Flesh + Blood (1980)
Original Soundtrack - Sing (1989)
duet with Terri Nun on "Romance (Love Theme From Sing)"
Nutz - Nutz Too (1975)
The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl (1984)
Inga Rumpf (1977)
The Smiths - The Smiths (1984)
The Undertones - Positive Touch (1981)
Roger Waters - The Wall/Live in Berlin (1990)
lead on "Hey You"
Roger Waters - Radio K.A.O.S. (1987)
co-lead on "The Powers That Be"
Roger Waters - "The Tide Is Turning (After Live Aid)"
lead on "Money (Live)"
Paul Young - From Time To Time/The Singles Collection (1991)
duet and Hammond organ on "Don't Dream It's Over"