Paul Young
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Born | Paul Antony Young 17 January 1956 Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Nationality | British |
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Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse |
Stacey Smith
(m. 1987; died 2018) |
Children | 3 |
Musical career | |
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Labels | Columbia Records MCA Records Spectra Records |
Website | www |
Paul Antony Young
Young's smooth yet soulful voice belongs to a genre known as "
Early life
Paul Young was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, the middle child of three.[4]
Career
The first group for which Young became lead singer was Kat Kool & the Kool Kats. In the late 1970s, he joined
Q-Tips
The ex-Streetbanders added new recruits Dave Lathwell on guitar and Baz Watts on drums and became Q-Tips. In addition, a four piece
Q-Tips appeared on BBC Television's In Concert, Rock Goes to College and The Old Grey Whistle Test in the latter part of 1981. Q-Tips also opened for the J. Geils Band, the Knack, Thin Lizzy, Bob Marley and the Average White Band. The band toured with After the Fire and supported the Who on their 12-date UK tour in 1980. In 1981, Q-Tips played the Montreux Jazz Festival.
With poor record sales after the release of two albums and seven singles, Q-Tips broke up in early 1982 when Young signed a solo recording contract with CBS. Young briefly teamed up again with Q-Tips for a reunion tour in 1993.[8]
Solo career and pop stardom
Young was signed by
Similar success followed all over Europe. In the UK, follow-up single "Come Back and Stay"[15] reached No. 4, and a re-release of "Love of the Common People" made it to No. 2 and even received radio airplay in the United States (thanks to its soundtrack inclusion in John Hughes's film Sixteen Candles), and his debut album No Parlez was certified platinum in various countries.[16]
The year 1984 was difficult for Young. His first heavy promotional and live concert tour of America strained his vocal cords to the extent that he was forced to rest his voice and did not sing for much of the year.[18] He recovered sufficiently to become involved with the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", an all-star charity project put together by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure for Ethiopian famine relief. Young sang the opening lines of the song as a replacement for David Bowie.[19]
Young returned to the UK Top Ten with a version of
In July 1985, Young appeared at
During parts of 1987, Young toured extensively as the opening act for Genesis on their Invisible Touch Tour. Young played more than 35 dates in 13 countries. This tour concluded 1–4 July 1987 with four sold out shows featuring more than 350,000 fans at Wembley Stadium in London.
In 1990, he released a cover of
"Don't Dream It's Over", "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" and "Both Sides Now" were featured on Young's first greatest hits album, From Time To Time – The Singles Collection (1991).[7]
In 1993, Young was dropped from his contract with the CBS/
Young's next album, Paul Young, was released in 1997 on East West Records. In November 2001, when Young was on the final night of the Here and Now tour, Michael Aspel awarded him his This is Your Life book. In 2006, he released Rock Swings – On the Wild Side of Swing.
In 2010, Young recorded and released a new track "
After a lengthy absence of recorded material, Young released an album of vintage soul songs in 2016 called Good Thing and began a lengthy period of tours and festival appearances.Los Pacaminos
Young first formed Los Pacaminos[31][32] in 1993. The reason for the group forming was Young's desire to get back to basics. He explained: "I was between record labels and writing material for a new album but I wanted to play live again. I've always loved the Tex-Mex sound and knew a few musicians who had a similar passion for this type of music. So I asked them to join me in forming a band."[33][34][35]
The group's early performances were in bars and clubs, performing a mixture of their own material and covers.[36] The album Los Pacaminos was released in 2002.[36][37]
The band performed and recorded throughout Europe and the UK. In 2014, the band released their second album, A Fistful of Statins.
Collaborations
Young's earliest collaboration was in the late 1970s on Streetband's first album London, when Ian Dury made a guest appearance on the track "Mystery". In between the Q-Tips and the launch of his solo career, Young sang backing vocals on the Squeeze single "Black Coffee in Bed" with Elvis Costello. Young's best-known musical collaboration (apart from Los Pacaminos) was his early collaboration with bassist Pino Palladino.[39][40] Palladino, who had collaborated with Tears for Fears, Go West and Gary Numan, featured on four of Young's albums: No Parlez, The Secret of Association, The Crossing and Paul Young. Palladino was the bass player in Young's backing band The Royal Family and played at Live Aid.[41]
Young released a version of the song "Both Sides, Now" with Irish group Clannad for the 1991 motion picture Switch.
Personal life
Young met his wife, former model Stacey Smith, on his video for "Come Back and Stay" in 1983. They married while they were living in Los Angeles in November 1987. They have three children: daughters Levi (born March 1987), Layla (born August 1994), and son Grady Cole (born January 1996). Young and Smith split up in May 2006 and then reconciled in March 2009.
Young is a close friend of singer and former Spandau Ballet front man Tony Hadley. The two toured Australia and New Zealand during October and November 2008.[46][47]
Discography
- No Parlez (1983)
- The Secret of Association (1985)
- Between Two Fires (1986)
- Other Voices (1990)
- The Crossing (1993)
- Reflections (1994)
- Paul Young (1997)
- Rock Swings – On the Wild Side of Swing (2006)
- Good Thing (2016)
- Behind the Lens (2023)
References
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Pop-rock singer
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- ^ Los Pacaminos Archived 30 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Los Pacaminos (performer's page) – eFestivals.co.uk". Efestivals.co.uk.
- ^ "Paul Young talks Tex-Mex for the Base Sessions". Kidderminster Shuttle. 9 February 2011.
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- ^ "Paul Young's Los Pacaminos riding into town"[permanent dead link], Iomtoday.co.im; retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Los Pacaminos Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ Los Pacaminos Discography and Music at CD Universe. Cduniverse.com, Retrieved 20 January 2012
- ^ "LA Fistful of Statins". lospacaminos.com. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Artist: Pino Palladino". Epifani Custom Sound. 2005–2009. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ Paul Young with Pino Palladino. TalkBass Forums. Retrieved 19 January 2012
- ^ Paul Young Concert Setlist at Live Aid London on July 13, 1985; retrieved 19 January 2012
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- ^ Young opens up about ‘difficult’ period following death of wife Stacey. Express; retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Paul Young's wife Stacey dies age 52 following battle with brain cancer". Evening Standard. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Paul Young's wife Stacey dies from cancer aged 52". BBC News. BBC. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ This Morning Paul Young & Tony Hadley[permanent dead link]; retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) and Paul Young October Tour, Liveguide.com.au; retrieved 20 January 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Paul Young at IMDb
- Paul Young at AllMusic