Andrew Roachford

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British singer-songwriter

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| image = Andrew Roachford.jpg | name = Andrew Roachford | honorific_suffix = | caption = Roachford performing with Mike + The Mechanics in 2011 | image_size = | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = London, England | instrument = | genre = | occupation = | years_active = 1987–present | label = | current_member_of = | website = Andrew Roachford (born 22 January 1965) is an English singer-songwriter and the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hits "Cuddly Toy" and "Family Man". He has also had a successful solo career.

He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music.

Early life and career

Andrew Roachford was born on 22 January 1965 in London, England to parents of West Indian descent. A band of the same name was formed in 1987, the line-up featuring Andrew Roachford (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Chris Taylor (drums), Hawi Gondwe (guitars) and Derrick Taylor (bass guitar). By 1988, the band were touring, supporting acts such as Terence Trent D'Arby and the Christians. Shortly afterward, a seven-album recording contract with Columbia was signed. They went on to have a string of success throughout the 1990s, becoming Columbia's biggest-selling UK act for ten years.

Roachford released his first solo studio album, Heart of the Matter, in 2003. His next studio album Word of Mouth was released in June 2005 under the band name Roachford. In 2010, Roachford joined Mike + The Mechanics along with Tim Howar. The following year the band's seventh studio album The Road was released featuring Roachford and Howar as lead vocalists, as well as their eighth studio album Let Me Fly (2017).

Roachford collaborated with Beverley Knight on his studio album Twice In a Lifetime, which was released in September 2020. It charted at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart. This was the first Roachford album to chart in the top 40 after a 23-year absence, last charting in 1997 with Feel.

Discography

Albums

::data[format=table] | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | UK UK chart peaks: | AUS Australian (ARIA) chart peaks: | AUT | GER German albums chart peaks: | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | Roachford | Get Ready! | Permanent Shade of Blue | Feel | The Roachford Files | Heart of the Matter | Word of Mouth | Where I Stand | Addictive | This Beautiful Moment | Encore | Twice in a Lifetime | Then and Now | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | | 11 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 109 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 176 | — | 36 | — | 49 | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 2 | — | 52 | 11 | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 61 | 47 | 37 | — | — | 50 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31 | — | — | 68 | — | — | 72 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Singles

::data[format=table] | Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER German singles chart peaks: | IRE | NED | NZ | SWI | US | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1988 | "Family Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roachford | | | "Cuddly Toy" | 61 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | "Find Me Another Love" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 1989 | "Cuddly Toy" (re-release) | 4 | — | — | — | 49 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 25 | | | | "Family Man" (re-release) | 25 | 157 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | | | | | "Kathleen" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 1991 | "Get Ready!" | 22 | — | — | 35 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | Get Ready! | | | "Stone City" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | | | | | "Innocent Eyes" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | "Higher" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 1994 | "Only to Be with You" | 21 | 18 | — | — | 57 | — | 44 | 24 | — | — | Permanent Shade of Blue | | | "Lay Your Love on Me" | 36 | 26 | — | — | 55 | — | — | 7 | — | — | | | | | "This Generation" | 38 | 53 | — | — | 60 | — | — | 32 | — | — | | | | | "Cry for Me" | 46 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 1995 | "I Know You Don't Love Me" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 1997 | "The Way I Feel" | 20 | 105 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | 46 | — | Feel | | | 1998 | "How Could I? (Insecurity)" | 34 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | "Naked Without You" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | | | | | "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (MOBO Allstars)+ | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | | | | 1999 | "Walk Away" (PF Project featuring Roachford) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | 2000 | "From Now On" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Roachford Files | | | 2001 | "Run Baby Run" (Bustafunk featuring Roachford) | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | Bustafunk (Bustafunk album) | | | 2003 | "The Pressure" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heart of the Matter | | | 2004 | "Pop Muzak" (Mousse T. with Roachford) | — | — | 14 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 73 | — | Word of Mouth | | | 2005 | "River of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | | | | "Tomorrow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2007 | "Ride the Storm" (Roachford & M.Y.N.C. Project) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | | | "Ride the Storm" (Remix) (Carl Kennedy vs. M.Y.N.C Project featuring Roachford) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2010 | "Survive" (Laurent Wolf featuring Andrew Roachford) | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Harmony (Laurent Wolf album) | | | 2011 | "Wishing You Knew" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addictive | | | "Complicated" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | 2019 | "Love Remedy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Twice in a Lifetime | | | 2020 | "What We Had" (featuring Beverley Knight) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

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