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Richard Ashcroft was born on September 11, 1971 in Billinge, a suburb
of Wigan, ENGLAND and is best known for his work with the Alternative-Rock
band The Verve, which he founded in 1989
while attending the college. In 1997 the group's third LP, "Urban
Hymns", elevated them to the superstar status selling 7 million copies
and spawning a clutch of global hits, notably "Bittersweet Symphony",
"The Drugs Don't Work" and "Lucky Man"; however, tension
mounted between the band members and the group finally called it quits.
Ashcroft then began his solo career, releasing "Alone With Everybody"
in July 2000, the record went straight to #1 in the U.K. and reached the
#127 spot on the American Billboard 200 Albums chart; the first single,
"A Song For The Lovers", hit the top 3 in Britain and was followed
by the top 20 hit "Money To Burn".
Released in November 2002, his second solo LP, "Human Conditions",
was a moderate success in the U.K. reaching the #3 on the Official Sales
chart and produced two minor hit singles in "Check The Meaning"
and "Science Of Silence"; this album was practically ignored
in the United States.
However, Ashcroft was feted as a Rock giant: Noel Gallagher of Oasis
mythologised him in "Casts No Shadow" and at Live8, by way of
introducing Richard Ashcroft, Coldplay
frontman Chris Martin described The Verve's
"Bittersweet Symphony" as “the best song ever written,
sung by the best singer in the world”.
In the gap since his last release, Ashcroft and his wife Kate Radley
had a second child. Ashcroft also signed to Parlophone following the disintegration
of Hut, the label he'd been with since making his recording debut in 1992.
His third album, "Keys To The World", was issued in January
2006, the first single, "Break The Night With Colour", entered
the U.K. Singles chart at #3.
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