Richard Barnes (musician)
Richard Barnes | |
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Birth name | Richard Barnes |
Born | Surrey, England | 9 July 1944
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, bassist |
Years active | 1967–1976 (singer/musician) |
Richard Barnes (born 9 July 1944 in Surrey, England) is a British singer who saw limited chart success in the early 1970s.[1] He has also worked as an actor.[2]
Career
His professional music career started with The Quiet Five in 1964, where he played bass guitar and sang vocals. The group broke up around 1967.
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- "Take to the Mountains" (Hazzard)
- "Woman, Woman" (Glaser, Payne)
- "Maria Elena" (Hazzard)
- "Take My Hand for a While" (Saint Marie)
- "Your Song" (John, Taupin)
- "The Way I Feel" (Hazzard)
- "High Flying Electric Bird" (Brown, Mullen)
- "London" (McKuen)
- "I Think I'm Getting Over You" (Cook, Greenaway)
- "Hard Headed Woman" (Stevens)
- "Mama" (Hazzard)
- "It's Getting Better" (Mann, Weil)
- "Homeward Bound" (Simon)
- "Live Till You Die" (Rhodes)
- "Maybe" (Nilsson)
- "Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ife, Wirtz)
- "Could We Start Again Please" (Lloyd Webber)
- "Coldwater Morning" (Diamond)
- "Wandering" (Taylor)
- "Go North" (Hazzard)[5][6]
Acting work
Barnes played the disciple Peter in the original London production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Palace Theatre in 1972.[2][7][8] He has continued working as an actor in various TV and musical theatre roles, including in the BBC's Count Dracula (1977), Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden (1979), The Winds of War (1983) and the 1990 UK tour of Chess as Freddie Trumper.[9][10][11]
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Record Label |
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1970 | Richard Barnes | Philips Records |
1976 | Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes | Warner Bros. Records
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Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart position |
Record Label | B-side | Album |
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UK
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1968 | "Woman, Woman" | 55[A] | Columbia Records | "The Princess and the Soldier" | |
"Look Away" | – | "Mr. Inbetween" | |||
1970 | "Take to the Mountains" | 35 | Philips Records | "But It's Now I Need Your Love" | Richard Barnes |
"Go North" | 38 | "So Will I" | |||
1971 | "Coldwater Morning" | – | Bronze Records | "Suddenly I Know" | |
1973 | "Take to the Mountains" (re-release) |
– | "I'll Never Tell You" | Richard Barnes | |
"Could We Start Again Please?" | – | "I'm So Sad" | |||
1976 | "Fox on the Run" (with Tony Hazzard) |
– | Warner Bros. Records
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"Warning Lights" | Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes |
References
- ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
- ^ ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b "Our Theatre Royal Nottingham". Ourtheatreroyal.org. 1986-07-14. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
- ^ "Quiet Five". 45-rpm.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
- ^ "Richard Barnes - Richard Barnes (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ^ a b Mark Deming (2007-08-27). "Take to the Mountains - Richard Barnes | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Take to the Mountains - Richard Barnes - Share your experience". Cd.ciao.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ "Original London Cast (1972)". Jesuschristsuperstarzone.com.
- ^ "Richard Barnes Discography". Castalbums.org.
- ^ "Richard Barnes". Bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Richard Barnes". Aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Production of Chess | Theatricalia". Theatricalia.com.
External links
- Richard Barnes, Allmusic
- Richard Barnes, MusicBrainz
- Richard Barnes at IMDb