Paul Hardcastle

Paul Louis Hardcastle
Birth name Paul Louis Hardcastle
Born (1957-12-10) 10 December 1957[1]
Origin Kensington,[1] London, United Kingdom
Genres Synthpop, freestyle, electronica, ambient, electro house, breakstep, smooth jazz
Occupation(s)
Instruments Synthesizer, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, programming
Years active 1982–present
Labels Chrysalis, Motown, V2, Profile
Website paulhardcastle.com

Paul Louis Hardcastle is a British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song "19" which went to number 1 in 1985.

Career

Born in Kensington in London in 1957, he is the son of Joyce (née Everett, 1930–1991) and Louis Hardcastle (1915–2000).[1]

Hardcastle achieved some success with his early singles, including the 1984 electro-funk/freestyle/instrumental track, "Rain Forest", which along with the track "Sound Chaser", reached number two on the dance chart.[2] "Rain Forest" also hit number five on the soul chart and number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Hardcastle is best known for the 1985 single "19", which went to No.1 in the UK (for five weeks), a number of other countries worldwide, and reached number 15 in the US Pop Charts and number 1 in the US Dance and Club charts. The follow-up single to "19" was "Just For Money", which reached No. 19 in the UK. It also charted in several other European countries.[4]

In 1986, Hardcastle released a remix to "One Wish" by Hiroshima.[5] In the same year, Hardcastle's "The Wizard" was adopted as the theme tune for the BBC's Top of the Pops weekly chart show. The theme tune was used from 3 April 1986 to 26 September 1991.

Hardcastle has also recorded several synth jazz albums, alternating releases under the pseudonyms Kiss The Sky (with Jaki Graham) and The Jazzmasters, as well as under his real name Paul Hardcastle.[6]

Personal life

Hardcastle married Dolores Baker in 1985,[7] and they have three children,[8] including Maxine (born April 1986[9][10]) and Paul Jr. (born August 1990[11]). Their son Ritchie Max Hardcastle (born 1997)[12] is Chairman of the Romford Young Conservatives.[13]

Discography

Studio Albums

Year Album Label
1984 Daybreak (by 1st Light) Metronome (division of London Records)
1985 Zero One (with Universal Funk) Bluebird/10 Records, EMI Music [14]
1985 Rainforest Profile Records
1985 Paul Hardcastle Chrysalis Records
1988 No Winners Chrysalis Records
1989 Sound Syndicate [AKA 'Are You Ready...' ] AJK Music, K-Tel International
1991 The Wizard Chrysalis Records
1993 Time For Love Fast Forward Records; Victor (Japan) [15]
1993 The Definitive Paul Hardcastle Connoisseur Collection
1994 Feel the Breeze Victor (Japan)
1996 Look To the Future Victor (Japan)
1996 Star of the Story Victor (Japan)
1996 The Very Best (The Gold Collection) EMI Music
1997 First Light Connoisseur Collection
1997 P.H. (Paul Hardcastle Works) Victor (Japan)
1997 Cover to Cover: A Musical Autobiography JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records [16]
2003 The Very Best of Paul Hardcastle 1983–2003 Jazz FM Records
2009 Zer01 Hardcastle Music
2011 Desire: The Ultimate Seductive Album Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records [17]
2012 Perceptions of Pacha VIII (remixed by Nacho Marco) Pacha Recordings
2012 19 Below Zero Hardcastle Music, Universal Music
2013 Electrofied 80s: Essential Paul Hardcastle Music Club Deluxe (division of Demon Records)
2014 Moovin & Groovin Trippin 'N' Rythmn Records
2015 19: The 30th Anniversary Mixes Nusic Sounds, Caroline International

Smooth jazz albums

Hardcastle series

Year Album Label
1994 Hardcastle JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
1996 Hardcastle II JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2002 Hardcastle III Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2005 Hardcastle 4 Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2008 Hardcastle 5 Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2011 Hardcastle VI Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2013 Hardcastle VII Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2018 Hardcastle VIII Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records

Jazzmasters series

Year Album Label
1993 The Jazzmasters Fast Forward Records; JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
1995 The Jazzmasters II JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
1999 The Jazzmasters III Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2004 The Jazzmasters 4 Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2006 Jazzmasters V Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2010 Jazzmasters VI [18] Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2014 Jazzmasters VII Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records

Chill Lounge series

Year Album Label
2012 The Chill Lounge, Volume 1 Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2013 The Chill Lounge, Volume 2 Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2015 The Chill Lounge, Volume 3 Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records

Kiss The Sky with Paul Hardcastle & Jaki Graham

[19]

Year Album Label
1991 Kiss The Sky Victor (Japan); Motown Records
1994 Millennium Skyway [AKA 'Kiss The Sky II' ] Victor (Japan); JVC; Hardcastle Records

Transcontinental with Paul Hardcastle & Ryan Farish

[20]

Year Album Label
2011 Transcontinental (6-song EP) Rytone Entertainment

Compilations

Year Album Label
2000 Jazzmasters: The Greatest Hits Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records
2004 Jazzmasters: The Smooth Cuts Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records [21]
2009 Paul Hardcastle: The Collection Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records [22]
2016 The History of Paul Hardcastle 1984–2016 Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title[23] Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
 US
 US Dance
 US Jazz
 IRE
 SWI
 NOR
 GER
 NLD
 SWE
 ATR
 ITL
 FR
 NZ
"You're the One for Me – Daybreak – A.M." 1984 41————————————— Daybreak
"Guilty" 53—————————————
"Eat Your Heart Out" 59————————————— Rain Forest
"King Tut" ——10———————————
"Rain Forest" 1985 41572———————————
"19" 1151—11111111151
"19 (German Version)" ———————17—————— Paul Hardcastle
"Just for Money" 19———1527—31—————
"Don't Waste My Time" 1986 8—31—159—1512————20
"Foolin' Yourself" 51————————————— The Definitive Paul Hardcastle
"The Wizard" 15———10——51——————
"Walk in the Night" 1988 54————————————— No Winners
"40 Years" 53—————————————
"Are You Ready" 1989 90————————————— Sound Syndicate
"Galaxy of Love" ——————————————
"Serene" 2005 ———1—————————— Hardcastle IV
"Rain Forest" / "What's Going On" 2011 ———16—————————— Hardcastle VI
"Easy Come, Easy Go" ———1——————————
"No Stress (At All)" 2013 ———1—————————— Hardcastle VII
"Easy Street" ———1——————————
"Echoes Rising" 2016 ———1—————————— The History of Paul Hardcastle

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Birth of Paul Louis Hardcastle", England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2005
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 117.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 244.
  4. ↑ "Paul Hardcastle", UK Chart Info. Retrieved 04/11/17
  5. ↑ Chin, Brian (May 10, 1986). "Dance Trax" (PDF). pp. 39–40. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Biography by Steve Huey". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  7. ↑ "Marriage of Paul Louis Hardcastle and Dolores Baker"], England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005
  8. ↑ "Paul Hardcastle", Discogs. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  9. ↑ Maxine Hardcastle @ Discogs Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  10. ↑ "I'll never work in TV again, howls Playboy model at judge as she's convicted of battering pop star's daughter in nightclub toilet". Daily Mail. London. 24 December 2009.
  11. ↑ Paul Hardcastle, Jr. @ Discogs Retrieved 23 August 2009.
  12. ↑ "Ritchie Max Hardcastle"], England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2005
  13. ↑ "Ritchie Hardcastle, 19, chairman of Young Conservatives Romford". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  14. ↑ "Zero One – Paul Hardcastle – Releases – AllMusic".
  15. ↑ "Time for Love" – via Amazon.
  16. ↑ "Cover to Cover – Paul Hardcastle – Releases – AllMusic".
  17. ↑ "Desire – Paul Hardcastle – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic".
  18. ↑ "The holidays are coming and so is Jazzmasters 6 – Paul Hardcastle". Chatterboxworldwide's Blog. 2009-12-08. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2017-12-16.
  19. ↑ "Paul Hardcastle – Biography & History – AllMusic".
  20. ↑ "Paul Hardcastle & Ryan Farish – Transcontinental on iTunes".
  21. ↑ "Jazzmasters: the Smooth Cuts – Paul Hardcastle – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic".
  22. ↑ 5 cuts from Hardcastle Series, 5 cuts from Jazzmasters series, http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-collection-mw0000816835
  23. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 243. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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