Robert Hart (musician)
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Background information | |
Born | Bournemouth, Hampshire, England | 1 November 1958
Genres | Hard rock, blues rock, funk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Labels | Island, Atlantic, Hollywood |
Robert Hart (born 1 November 1958,
Career
Chris Blackwell signed Hart to his Island Records label in the 1980s and teamed him with Bernard Edwards. The two men produced collaborated on several projects, including the soundtrack for the Whoopi Goldberg film, The Burglar. The Distance was commercially successful in Japan. After leaving the band Hart moved to Atlantic Records as a solo artist, with Stewart Levine producing his first album, Cries and Whispers.[1][2]
He then became the first English artist to be signed by Disney-owned Hollywood Records, and worked with Russ Ballard on Hart's self-titled album, Robert Hart, which charted in more than 18 countries.[2]
Bad Company
During 1992, Hart was approached by Mick Ralphs and Simon Kirke and asked if he would like to join them as the third lead vocalist for Bad Company, following
The Jones Gang
After Bad Company, Hart became the
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Manfred Mann's Earth Band
On 13 March 2011, Manfred Mann announced Hart as the new singer for his formation Manfred Mann's Earth Band. Though he has not recorded any studio material with the band to date, he does guest appear on Mann's solo album Lone Arranger (2014).
XBad Company
Hart had played with Dave "Bucket" Colwell and Gary "Harry" James over many years with Bad Company and, in Colwell's case, also the Jones Gang. They have all worked together on various albums, co-written songs and have toured the world together, and they formed the band XBad Company.[15] They recorded a FIFA World Cup song called "We Ain't Going Home Empty Handed".[16]
Help for Heroes
Hart gave permission for his song "We Will Remember Them" to be recorded by various artists for the charity Help for Heroes. On 1 November 2009, Robin Gibb, Michael Bolton, Mica Paris, Paul Rodgers and Lee Mead, who won TV's Any Dream Will Do and others recorded it at Abbey Road Studios in London.[17]
Cooperations with other artists
Over the years Hart has also been involved in projects with Andy Taylor of Duran Duran, Peter Maffay, members of Chic and Go West.
Discography
Studio albums
- Cries and Whispers (1989)
- Robert Hart (1992)
- Pure (2020)
with Distance
- Under the One Sky (1989)
with Bad Company
- Company of Strangers (1995)
- Stories Told & Untold (1996)
with XBad Company
- Live at Hampshire Beach Ballroom (1999)
- "We Aint Going Home Empty Handed" (World Cup Song) (2009)
Singles
- "Boys on the Corner" (1992)
- "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" (1993)
- "Heart and Soul" (1994)
- "A Little Love Is Overdue" (1999)
- "Angel" (2005)
- "We Will Remember Them" (2009)
Guest appearances
- All About the Children (All Star Charity Band 2002)
- Any Day Now (2005) (The Jones Gang)
- Endangered Species - Tony Ashton and Friends live at the Abbey Road (2009) (Company of Snakes)
- Into the Fire (2014) (Diesel)
- Lone Arranger (2014) (Manfred Mann)
Soundtrack appearances
Title |
Release | Contribution | Other artist(s) | Soundtrack |
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"Bernie's Groove" | 1987 | lead vocals | Distance | Burglar |
"New Way of Living" | ||||
"News at 11" | ||||
1998 | performance as a mad drummer, "Mick" | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | ||
"With You (Song for Kate)" | 2009 | writer | Jonah Johnson | My Sister's Keeper |
References
- ^ Cries And Whispers at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ a b "Good boys... when they're asleep". The Faces. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ ISBN 9781440803406.
- ^ Company Of Strangers at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ Stories Told & Untold at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ "Artists-detail: Mick Ralphs". Albion Amplification. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Rock meets Classic". Tourneen.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Rock legends sing for the children: "It's All About The Children"". The Faces. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "It's all about the children". Songview - A combined view of ASCAP and BMI musical works. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ It's All About The Children at Discogs
- ^ Any Day Now at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ [1] Archived 23 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aggressive Cross-Promotional Marketing Blitz for The Jones Gang's "Any Day Now" Includes High P.O.P Visibility at f.y.e. Stores, Trip Giveaways, Postcards, Billboards, Taxicabs and Ron Wood's Album Cover Art on the Fuselage and Tails of USA 3000 Jets. – Free Online Library". Thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ [2] Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-0-9983550-8-5
- ^ Video on Vimeo
- ^ We Will Remember Them at Discogs