Richard Anthony Hewson
Richard Anthony Hewson | |
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Birth name | Richard Anthony Hewson |
Born | synthpop, electronic | 17 November 1943
Occupation(s) | Record producer, arranger, conductor, multi-instrumentalist |
Instrument(s) | Various |
Years active | 1966–present |
Labels | DJM, RCA, various |
Website | www |
Richard Anthony Hewson (born 17 November 1943) is an English producer, arranger, conductor and multi-instrumentalist, who created the studio group RAH Band[pronunciation?].
Career
Hewson began in the late 1960s as an arranger, and has worked with musicians such as
Apart from his own RAH Band project, he was a producer in the 1980s for Toyah Willcox, Five Star, and Shakin' Stevens. He was a co-producer and conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra on Cliff Richard's 1983 live album Dressed for the Occasion (which included the UK hit single "True Love Ways").[2] In recent years, he has written music for television shows and advertising spots. His song "Pearly" was recorded by The Pearls.
The RAH Band
Hewson founded The RAH Band – of which he was the sole member and which took its name from his initials – in 1977, to release an
In July 2007, Hewson released a remixed "Clouds Across the Moon '07", which featured vocalist Emma Charles.[7]
The RAH band's releases were issued under a variety of record labels, including Good Earth Records, DJM, KR Records, TMT Records and RCA.[4]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [8] |
AUT [9] |
SWE [10] | ||
The Orchestrah (as the Orchestrah) |
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Love Is (as the Richard Hewson Orchestra) |
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Contemporary Themes (as Richard Hewson) |
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The Crunch & Beyond (as RAH Band) |
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RAH Band (as RAH Band) |
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Going Up (as RAH Band) |
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Mystery (as RAH Band) |
60 | — | 42 | |
Something About the Music (as RAH Band) |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Compilation albums
Title | Album details |
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Upper Cuts |
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Past, Present & Future |
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The Best of Rah Band |
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Greatest Hits |
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Perfumed Garden: The Best of Rah Band |
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21st Century Remixes |
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The Very Best of the RAH Band |
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The Definitive Collection |
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12 Inch Remixes |
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Unreleased Trax from the 70s to the 2000s |
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Producers Choice |
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EPs
Title | Album details |
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Love Without End (as the Richard Hewson Orchestra) |
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Satisfied E.P. (as RAH Band) |
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Chain'd (as RAH Band) |
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Singles
(Unless stated, the main artist is RAH Band)
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
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AUS [15] |
BEL (FL) [16] |
FRA
[17] |
GER [18] |
IRE [19] |
IT [20] |
NL [21] |
SWE [22] | ||||
"Spicks and Specks" (as the Richard Hewson Orchestra; Portugal-only release) | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Melody (soundtrack) |
"Love for Hire" (as the Richard Hewson Orchestra) | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Is |
"Shark Bite" (as the Richard Hewson Orchestra) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Love Bite" (as the Richard Hewson Orchestra; US and the Netherlands-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Is | |
"The Crunch" | 1977 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Crunch & Beyond |
"What Shall We Do When the Disco's Over?" (as the Richard Hewson Orchestra) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
"Jiggery Pokery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Is Anybody There?" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Crunch & Beyond |
"Tokyo Flyer" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Falcon" | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RAH Band | |
"Slide" | 1981 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Downside Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Riding on a Fantasy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Going Up | |
"Winter Love" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Perfumed Garden" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Tears and Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sam the Samba Man" | 1983 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Messages from the Stars" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Questions (What You Gonna Do)" | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Are You Satisfied? (Funka Nova)" | 1985 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mystery |
"Clouds Across the Moon" | 6 | — | 6 | 28 | — | 5 | 19 | 8 | 9 | ||
"Sorry Doesn't Make It Anymore" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"What'll Become of the Children?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Past, Present & Future | |
"The Crunch '85" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sweet Forbidden" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Dream Street" (featuring Nadia Flasch) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Across the Bay" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Morocko" (as Shock Taktix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Run 4 the Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"This Is Not Jazz"/"Time Beat Time" (as Shock Taktix) | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Nice Easy Money (Intruders in the House)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Time Keeps Tearing Us Apart (The Homecoming)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Silverbird" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Looks Like I'm In Love Again" (as Key West featuring Erik) | 1993 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Let Your Love Shine" (as Key West & P. P. Arnold) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Let Your Love Shine" (as Key West & Debbie Sharp) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Living for the Nightlife" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Clouds Across the Moon" (Tiefschwarz remix; Germany-only release) | 1999 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | — | |
"Turn My Love Around" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Living for the Nitelife" (featuring Susanna) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"No Way (To Treat Your Lover)" (featuring Susanna) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Vapour Trails" (featuring Susanna) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Space Gypsy" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Vapour Trails" (featuring Funmilayo) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Gypsy Girl" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Silly Questions" (featuring Nina Schofield) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"One Day We'll Smile Again" (featuring Bella Hutton) | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
References
- ^ Three songs were arranged by Richard Hewson on the I'm Nearly Famous album: "Lovers", "Such is the Mystery", "If You Walked Away" - I'm Nearly Famous (LP) (liner notes). Cliff Richard. EMI Records. 1976. EMC3122.
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- ^ "45cat - Jigsaw - Sky High / Sky High - Splash - UK - CPI 1". 45cat.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Only one in RAH Band" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 37. 17 September 1977. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ [1] Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "RAH BAND | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 9 May 1981. p. 28. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Shannon: remixed and re-issued" (PDF). Music Week. 28 April 1984. p. 30. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1983 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "KEY WEST FEATURING ERIK | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Rah Band".
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
External links
- Richard Hewson discography at Discogs
- The RAH Band (official site)