not sure if most of y'all know about Roachford, or vaguely remember the band's biggest international hits from the "Permanent Shade Of Blue" album from 1994, but he's always been a bit of a legend to me. the most well-known tunes came from that album:

only to be with you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ14v01M_cY.
lay your love on me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPcq7C1-l5Q.
this generation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNxDDu9Kuq0.
i know you don't love me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lrCBeMUwVo.

the band Roachford has been recording since 1988 though, the earlier hits including:

cuddly toy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbscx0S3jcY.
kathleen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-EcggKhaDA.

my 2nd fav Roachford LP was the 1997 album "Feel":

how could i? (insecurity): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ8sGaEnvfU.
time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDTpokcea8o.

(just to give y'all a refresher).

Andrew himself stayed recording solo LPs from the late 90s onwards and doing a grip of feature vocal work for other rock, soul & house groups. he also recently put out a covers album called "Encore" that's pretty tight. these days he's a fulltime member of Mike & The Mechanics & still does solo tour dates mostly around Europe.

as part of my podcast, i did a 5.5hr show on his entire career thus far. for me, the dude is up there with Omar and Lewis as my fav UK musicians of all-times. check out the link if ur interested:

https://soundcloud.com/confessionsofacurlymindredux/coacmepisode025_andrewroachford.

tracklist:

01. roachford - gus's blues (intro)
02. roachford - cuddly toy (feel for me) (live @ ekdom in de ochtend) (2016)
03. roachford - down
04. swr big band & andrew roachford - this generation (live @ aalener jazzfest) (2016)
05. roachford - river of love
06. jimmy barnes with roachford - attention
07. roachford - do my thang
08. andrew roachford - the doctor
09. roachford - only to be with you
10. roachford - shotgun
11. roachford - tied down man (demo)
12. roachford - shake it!
13. roachford - lion's den
14. jeff beck, andrew roachford, tony hymas & peter richardson - the train kept a-rollin'
15. terence trent d'arby & roachford - children of the revolution (live @ the white room) (1995)
16. mousse t. - sex has gone (feat. andrew roachford)
17. roachford - nobody but you
18. roachford - manic depression (live @ the borderline) (1994)
19. roachford - how could i? (insecurity)
20. andrew roachford - feel so good
21. roachford - cry (demo version)
22. new cool collective - do anything (feat. andrew roachford)
23. unclubbed - you got the love (feat. andrew roachford)
24. roachford - innocent eyes
25. dr. rubberfunk - trouble woman (feat. andrew roachford)
26. andrew roachford - having you around
27. roachford - johnny
28. roachford - everything
29. bustafunk - run baby run (feat. roachford)
30. cosmos - take me with you (feat. roachford)
31. stereo monk - big fun (feat. andrew roachford)
32. andrew roachford - from now on (sunship vocal mix)
33. roachford - river of love (full intention vocal mix)
34. rhythm central - what i need (cuddly toy) (george kafetzis & james blond philjon miami 2011 mix) (feat. roachford)
35. andrew roachford - ain't no sunshine (dj ford dance mix)
36. carl kennedy vs andrew roachford - ride the storm
37. mousse t. - pop muzak (ian pooley extended mix)
38. roachford - work it out (henrik schwarz garage remix)
39. raoul agbo - every day (feat. andrew roachford)
40. andrew roachford - family affair (dj spen, david anthony & bennett holland remix)
41. unclubbed - you got the love (mousse t. remix) (feat. andrew roachford)
42. the british collective - won't you come over (feat. andrew roachford, don-e, donovan blackwood, errol reid, junior giscombe, noel mckoy & sinclair)
43. roachford - cuddly toy (feel for me) (acid toy mix)
44. roachford - this generation (acoustic version)
45. roachford - can't take away the music (demo)
46. roachford - kathleen (extended femi remix)
47. michael olatuja - hold on (feat. lynden david hall & andrew roachford)
48. misty oldland - fireball (feat. andrew roachford & faye simpson)
49. roachford - funky chile (demo version)
50. roachford - lay your love on me
51. roachford - give it up (extended version)
52. roachford - the way i feel
53. roachford - ride the storm
54. roachford - find me another love (extended version)
55. roachford - move on
56. roachford - cry for me
57. roachford - needs
58. dr. rubberfunk - trouble woman (steinski remix) (feat. andrew roachford)
59. andrew roachford - precious love
60. andrew roachford - in and out of my life
61. roachford - guess i must be crazy
62. andrew roachford - your song
63. roachford - testify
64. roachford - higher love
65. roachford - i believe
66. roachford - i know you don't love me (ramshackle extended mix)
67. roachford - time.

thanks if u end up checkin it out

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All I remember was Cuddly Toy and the video for it.

Thanks for this, though..

I will dive into it later on..

like i had no idea about the earlier albums from 88 and 91. never even heard cuddly toy properly til this year i think. only grew up on and knew of the mid-90s stuff (the early shit's pretty dope too).

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