Paul Melvyn Carrack (born 22 April 1951) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member of several popular bands. The BBC dubbed Carrack "The Man with the Golden Voice", and described him as "something of a national treasure." William Pinfold of Record Collector remarked: "If vocal talent equalled financial success, Paul Carrack would be a bigger name than legends such as Phil Collins or Elton John."Carrack arose to prominence in the mid-1970s as the frontman and principal songwriter of Ace, and gained further recognition for his work as a solo artist and for his tenures as a member of Roxy Music, Squeeze and Roger Waters' backing group, The Bleeding Heart Band, intermittently handling lead vocals on Squeeze and Waters recordings. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, he enjoyed considerable success as the co-frontman (with Paul Young) and a songwriter for Mike + The Mechanics; following Young's death in 2000, Carrack served as the band's sole lead vocalist until his departure in 2004. He maintains an active solo career to the present day.Carrack sang some of his affiliated bands' best-known hits, including Ace's "How Long?"; Squeeze's "Tempted"; and Mike + The Mechanics' "Silent Running", "The Living Years" and "Over My Shoulder". He also performed lead vocals on tracks from the Roger Waters albums Radio K.A.O.S. and The Wall – Live in Berlin, and achieved a major solo hit with "Don't Shed a Tear". Carrack's songs have been recorded by artists such as the Eagles, Diana Ross, Tom Jones, Michael McDonald and Jools Holland, and he has served as a session and/or touring musician for the likes of Elton John, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, B.B. King, The Pretenders and The Smiths.
[on recording an orchestral album] I'd been wanting to do that ever since Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now.
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I'm not really looking for any acceptance from the media any more. There's a bit of baggage there with Mike (Mike Rutherford) & The Mechanics so we are largely ignored, but we've got our own little world going here. (Speaking about his solo career in 2008)
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Fact
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His song "I Don't Want to Hear Any More" was recorded by Eagles on their 2007 album "Long Road Out of Eden".
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Although he alternated the role of lead vocalist in Mike and the Mechanics with Paul M. Young, Carrack sang the band's most famous song "The Living Years", which became a number one hit single in the US in 1989.
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Lead singer of Mike And The Mechanics and ex-member of 70's band Ace.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
La Marató 2013
2013
TV Movie writer: "Mirant enrera"
La força de la vida. El making of del disc i del llibre de La Marató
2013
TV Movie writer: "Mirant enrera"
Die Harald Schmidt Show
2013
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Hi havia una vegada el disc de La Marató
2009
TV Movie documentary performer: "Tan sols" / writer: "Tan sols"
Cesko hledá SuperStar
2006
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Invincible
2006
writer: "How Long"
Eagles: The Farewell 1 Tour - Live from Melbourne
2005
Video writer: "Love Will Keep Us Alive"
Idol
2004
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Pop Idol
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Periodistas
2000
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Beautiful Joe
2000
performer: "If You Believe In Me"
Top of the Pops
1996
TV Series performer - 1 episode
When Saturday Comes
1996
"Eyes of Blue"
Let It Be Me
1995
writer: "How Long"
Eagles: Hell Freezes Over
1994
TV Special documentary writer: "Love Will Keep Us Alive"
Camp Nowhere
1994
performer: "I LIVE BY THE GROOVE" / writer: "I LIVE BY THE GROOVE"
Rookie of the Year
1993
writer: "Get Up"
The Wizard
1989
performer: "I Live By The Groove" / writer: "I Live By The Groove"
Sing
1989
performer: "Romance"
Turnaround
1987
performer: "Turnaround"
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eric Clapton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2015
musician: keyboards
Still Crazy
1998
musician: hammond organ
When the Wind Blows
1986
musician
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013
Video
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eric Clapton: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
2015
Himself / Vocals
BingoLotto
2000-2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself - Musical Guest
Night of the Proms
2013
TV Series
Himself - Singer
Die schönsten Weihnachts-Hits
2013
TV Series
Himself
Die Harald Schmidt Show
2013
TV Series
Himself
Squeeze Take Me I'm Yours
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Breakfast
2010
TV Series
Himself - Singer
Hi havia una vegada el disc de La Marató
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Andalucía te quiere
2006
TV Movie
Himself
El verano de tu vida
2005
TV Series
Himself
Buenafuente
2005
TV Series
Himself
Barend en Van Dorp
2001-2005
TV Series
Himself - Musician / Himself - Performer
Família Comtal
2005
TV Series
Himself
Jools's Hootenanny
2004
TV Series
Himself
Ringo Starr and the All Starr Band 2003
2004
TV Special documentary
Himself
This Is Your Life
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
VIII Gala Inocente, inocente
2002
TV Movie
Himself
Kelly
2002
TV Series
Himself
Söndagsöppet
2001
TV Series
Himself
Later... With Jools Holland
2001
TV Series
Himself
Música sí
1997-2001
TV Series
Himself
Gala Inocente, Inocente
2000
TV Movie
Himself
2 Days Later with Jools Holland
1999
TV Short documentary
Himself
Miss España 1998
1998
TV Movie
Himself - Performer
Continuarà...
1997
TV Series
Himself
Top of the Pops
1986-1996
TV Series
Himself
Zona franca
1996
TV Series
Himself
The Greatest Music Party in the World
1995
TV Special
Himself
Taratata
1995
TV Series
Himself
Late Night with David Letterman
1991
TV Series
Himself
The Wall: Live in Berlin
1990
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Mike + The Mechanics: A Closer Look
1989
Video
Himself (Vocals, Keyboards, Bass Guitar on 'All I Need Is A Miracle')
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