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Born on January 22, 1965, multi-instrumentalist+singer & songwriter Andrew Roachford was raised in south London, ENGLAND and it was while as a member of his uncle's band that he began playing gigs on the Jazz circuit. In 1987 he put together a Pop-Soul band of his own simply called Roachford with Hawi Gondwe on guitar, Derrick Taylor on bass and Chris Taylor on drums.

By early 1988 the quartet toured with Terence Trent D'Arby and The Christians gaining a reputation for an energetic live show; that summer was released the band's eponymous debut album which generated the U.K. top 5 smash "Cuddly Toy" as well as two minor hit singles in "Family Man" and "Kathleen"; "Roachford" eventually cracked the American Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and the lead single, "Cuddly Toy", hit #25 on The Billboard Hot 100.
The band's second album, "Get Ready!" was released in May 1991, the record failed to garner much attention and only the title-track received considerable airplay across Europe.
After a three-year hiatus the quartet returned with "Permanent Shade Of Blue" but none of the singles from the album managed to break into the U.K. chart.
Another three and a half years passed before Roachford returned with new material, "Feel" was in fact released in October 1997.

After a prolonged dry spell Andrew Roachford issued his next album, "Heart Of The Matter Vol. 1", in October 2003 as a solo artist.
He returned two years later with "Word Of Mouth", the set features two singles: "Tomorrow" and "River Of Love".

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Roachford

(1988)

1. Give It Up
2. Family Man
3. Cuddly Toy
4. Find Me Another Love
5. No Way
6. Kathleen
7. Beautiful Morning
8. Lying Again
9. Since
10. Nobody But You

 

Get Ready!

(1991)

1. Get Ready!
2. Survival
3. Funkee Chile
4. Stone City
5. Wannabee Loved Bayou
6. Innocent Eyes
7. Hand Of Fate
8. Takin' It Easy
9. Higher
10. Vision Of The Future
11. Get Ready! [reprise]

 

Permanent Shade Of Blue

(1994)

1. Only To Be With You
2. Johnny
3. Emergency
4. Lay Your Love On Me
5. Ride The Storm
6. This Generation
7. I Know You Don't Love Me
8. Gus's Blues [intro]
9. Do We Wanna Live Together
10. Cry For Me
11. Guess I Must Be Crazy
12. Higher Love

 

Feel

(1997)

1. Way I Feel
2. How Could I (Insecurity)
3. Don't Make Me Love You
4. Someday
5. Naked Without You
6. Nothing Free
7. Move On
8. Down
9. Testify
10. Time
11. Flow

 

—Andrew Roachford—

Heart Of The Matter Vol. 1

(2003)

1. The Pressure
2. Take U High
3. Love Games
4. Was It Love
5. Ordinary Life
6. In And Out Of My Life
7. Walk On
8. Heaven Is
9. Ghetto Of The World
10. Making Money
11. Heart Of The Matter
12. The Music

 

Word Of Mouth

(2005)

1. Open Road
2. Tomorrow
3. Rock You
4. Run Away
5. River Of Love
6. Way To My Heart
7. Together
8. Crazy Love
9. Work It Out
10. Pop Muzak
11. Everything
12. It's Alright

 

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