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'{{Infobox musical artist |name = Paul Louis Hardcastle |background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_name = Paul Louis Hardcastle |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|12|10|df=yes}}<ref name=Index/> |origin = {{Nowrap|[[Kensington]],<ref name=Index/> London, United Kingdom}} |genre = [[Synthpop]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]], [[electronica]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[electro house]], [[breakstep]], [[smooth jazz]], [[new age music|new age]] |occupation = {{hlist|[[Musician]]|[[Record producer|producer]]|[[songwriter]]|[[radio presenter]] <small>(in the [[United States|U.S.]])</small>}} |instrument = Synthesizer, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, programming |years_active = 1982–present |label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], [[Motown Records|Motown]], [[V2 Records|V2]], [[Profile Records|Profile]], Trippin 'N' Rhythm |associated_acts = Direct Drive, [[First Light (band)|First Light]], [[Dance Aid]], [[Carol Kenyon]], [[Helen Rogers]], [[Jaki Graham]] |website = {{URL|paulhardcastle.com}} }} '''Paul Lewis Hardcastle''' is a British [[composer]], [[musician]], [[Record producer|producer]], [[songwriter]], [[Radio personality|radio presenter]] and [[multi-instrumentalist]]. He is best known for his song "[[19 (song)|19]]", which went to number 1 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1985.<ref name="UK"/> ==Early life== Born in [[Kensington]] in London on 10 December 1957, he is the son of Joyce (''née'' Everett, 1930–1991) and Louis Hardcastle (1915–2000).<ref name=Index>"Birth of Paul Louis Hardcastle", England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2005</ref> ==Career== Hardcastle began his career in 1982 while working with [[session vocalist]] Derek Green under the name [[First Light (band)|First Light]]. They achieved some minor success in the UK charts, but the project was abandoned after two years and Hardcastle pursued a solo career.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last1=Collar|first1=Matt|title=Paul Hardcastle - Artist Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-hardcastle-mn0000018513/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> He achieved some success with his early singles, including the 1984 [[electro (music)|electro-funk]]/[[Freestyle music|freestyle]]/[[instrumental]] track, "Rain Forest", which along with the track "Sound Chaser", reached number two on the dance chart.<ref>{{cite book|title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2004|publisher=Record Research|page=117}}</ref> "Rain Forest" also hit number five on the soul chart and number fifty-seven on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2004|publisher=Record Research|page=244}}</ref> Hardcastle is best known for the 1985 single "[[19 (song)|19]]", which went to No. 1 in the UK (for five weeks), as well as several other countries worldwide. It also reached number 15 in the U.S. Pop chart and number 1 in the U.S. Dance and Club charts. The song received the [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for Best-selling single of 1985.<ref>[https://nuaentertainment.com/about/paul-hardcastle/ NUA - Paul Hardcastle Biography] Retrieved 24 January 2020</ref> The follow-up single to "[[19 (song)|19]]" was "Just for Money", which reached No. 19 in the UK. It also charted in several other European countries.<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21532/paul-hardcastle|title=Paul Hardcastle - full Official Chart History|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref> In 1986, Hardcastle released a remix to "[[One Wish (Hiroshima song)|One Wish]]" by [[Hiroshima (band)|Hiroshima]].<ref name="Hiroshima">{{cite news|last1=Chin|first1=Brian|title=Dance Trax|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1986/BB-1986-05-10.pdf|access-date=December 28, 2016|date=May 10, 1986|pages=39–40}}</ref> In the same year, Hardcastle's "[[The Wizard (Paul Hardcastle song)|The Wizard]]" was adopted as the theme tune for the [[BBC|BBC's]] [[Top of the Pops#Theme music|''Top of the Pops'']] weekly chart show. The theme tune was used from 3 April 1986 to 26 September 1991. The song "[[Don't Waste My Time (Paul Hardcastle song)|Don't Waste My Time]]", became Hardcastle's second UK top ten in March 1986.<ref name="UK"/> It featured singer [[Carol Kenyon]], a backing vocalist of [[Heaven 17]]. In 1989, Hardcastle resumed working on [[First Light (band)|First Light]], collaborating with vocalist Kevin Henry, whom he had worked with on previous recordings.<ref>{{cite book|title=Blues & Soul, Issues 552-563|date=1990|publisher=Napfield Limited|page=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sCdLAAAAYAAJ|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> Since the 1990s, Hardcastle has [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] several synth [[jazz]] albums, alternating releases under the pseudonyms Kiss the Sky (with [[Jaki Graham]]) and The Jazzmasters, as well as under his real name Paul Hardcastle.<ref name="Allmusic"/> ==Personal life== Hardcastle married Dolores Baker in 1985,<ref>"Marriage of Paul Louis Hardcastle and Dolores Baker", England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005</ref> and they have three children including British DJ and singer Maxine as well as musician Paul Hardcastle Jr. who both contributed vocals to Hardcastle's Transcontinental, a 2011 collection of new music recorded with [[Ryan Farish]]. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Album ! Label ! style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK"/> ! [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] |- |- |align="left"|1984 | ''Daybreak'' <br><small>(by [[First Light (band)|First Light]])</small> |Metronome (division of [[London Records]]) |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1985 | ''Zero One'' <br><small>(with Universal Funk)</small> |Bluebird/10 Records, EMI Music<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/zero-one-mw0000845585/releases|title=Zero One – Paul Hardcastle – Releases – AllMusic}}</ref> |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1985 | ''Rainforest'' |[[Profile Records]] |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1985 | ''[[Paul Hardcastle (album)|Paul Hardcastle]]'' |[[Chrysalis Records]] |align="center"| 53 | * [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Hardcastle - Paul Hardcastle (album)|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5026-3433-2 |website=bpi.co.uk|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> |- |align="left"|1988 | ''No Winners'' |Chrysalis Records |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1989 | ''Sound Syndicate'' <br><small>(also known as ''Are You Ready...'')</small> |AJK Music, K-Tel International |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1991 | ''The Wizard'' |Chrysalis Records |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1993 | ''Time for Love'' |Fast Forward Records; Victor (Japan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Love-Paul-Hardcastle/dp/B0000070PU/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1441603483&sr=1-1&keywords=time%20for%20love%20hardcastle|title=Time for Love|website=Amazon.co.uk}}</ref> |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1994 | ''Feel the Breeze'' |Victor (Japan) |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1996 | ''Look to the Future'' |Victor (Japan) |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1996 | ''Star of the Story'' |Victor (Japan) |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1997 | ''First Light'' |Connoisseur Collection |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|2009 | ''Zer01'' |Hardcastle Music |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|2012 | ''Perceptions of Pacha VIII'' <br><small>(remixed by Nacho Marco)</small> |Pacha Recordings |align="center"| — | |- |align="left" valign="top"|2012 | ''19 Below Zero'' |Hardcastle Music, Universal Music |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|2014 | ''Moovin & Groovin'' |Trippin 'N' Rythmn Records |align="center"| — | |- | colspan="7" align="center"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |} ===Smooth jazz albums=== ====Hardcastle series==== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle'' |JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|1996 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle II'' |JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2002 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle III'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2005 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle 4'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2008 |align="center" valign="top"|''[[Hardcastle 5]]'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle VI'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle VII'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2018 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle VIII'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |2020 |''Hardcastle IX'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |} ====Jazzmasters series==== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Jazzmasters'' |Fast Forward Records; JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|1995 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Jazzmasters II'' |JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|1999 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Jazzmasters III'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Jazzmasters 4'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2006 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters V'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2010 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters VI''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chatterboxworldwide.com/2009/12/08/the-holidays-are-coming-and-so-is-jazzmasters-6-paul-hardcastle/|title=The holidays are coming and so is Jazzmasters 6 – Paul Hardcastle|date=2009-12-08|website=Chatterboxworldwide's Blog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212214902/http://chatterboxworldwide.com/2009/12/08/the-holidays-are-coming-and-so-is-jazzmasters-6-paul-hardcastle/|archive-date=2009-12-12|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2014 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters VII'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |} ====Chill Lounge series==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Album ! Label |- | 2012 | style="text-align:center;" |''The Chill Lounge, Volume 1'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- | 2013 | style="text-align:center;" |''The Chill Lounge, Volume 2'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- | 2015 | style="text-align:center;" |''The Chill Lounge, Volume 3'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |} ====Kiss the Sky with Paul Hardcastle & [[Jaki Graham]]==== <ref name="Allmusic"/> {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left"|1991 | ''Kiss the Sky'' |Victor (Japan); [[Motown Records]] |- |align="left"|1994 | ''Millennium Skyway'' <br><small>(also known as ''Kiss the Sky II'')</small> |Victor (Japan); JVC; Hardcastle Records |} ====Transcontinental with Paul Hardcastle & [[Ryan Farish]]==== <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/transcontinental-ep/470326774|title=Transcontinental - EP by Paul Hardcastle & Ryan Farish|website=Music.apple.com|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|''Transcontinental'' (6-song EP) |Rytone Entertainment |} ===Compilations=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Definitive Paul Hardcastle'' |Connoisseur Collection |- |align="left" valign="top"|1996 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Very Best (The Gold Collection)'' |EMI Music |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|''P.H. (Paul Hardcastle Works)'' |Victor (Japan) |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|''Cover to Cover: A Musical Autobiography'' |[[JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment|JVC]]; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cover-to-cover-mw0000029669/releases|title=Cover to Cover – Paul Hardcastle – Releases – AllMusic}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2000 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters: The Greatest Hits'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2003 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Very Best of Paul Hardcastle 1983–2003'' |Jazz FM Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters: The Smooth Cuts'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazzmasters-the-smooth-cuts-mw0000473936|title=Jazzmasters: the Smooth Cuts – Paul Hardcastle – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|''Paul Hardcastle: The Collection'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-collection-mw0000816835|title=The Collection - Paul Hardcastle &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|''Desire: The Ultimate Seductive Album'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/desire-mw0002093551|title=Desire – Paul Hardcastle – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|''Electrofied 80s: Essential Paul Hardcastle'' |Music Club Deluxe (division of [[Demon Records]]) |- |align="left" valign="top"|2015 |align="center" valign="top"|''19: The 30th Anniversary Mixes'' |Nusic Sounds, Caroline International |- |align="left" valign="top"|2016 |align="center" valign="top"|''The History of Paul Hardcastle 1984–2016'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="16"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK"/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=243}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="VF">{{cite web|title=Paul Hardcastle Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Paul+Hardcastle.art|website=Music VF|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]<br><ref name="VF"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Smooth Jazz Songs|US Jazz]]<br><ref name="billboard">{{cite web|title=Chart History: Paul Hardcastle - SMOOTH JAZZ SONGS|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/paul-hardcastle/chart-history/jsi/|website=Billboard|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]<br><ref name="VF"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Ireland|IRE]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Switzerland|SWI]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[MegaCharts|NLD]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Sweden|SWE]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Austria|ATR]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Italy|ITL]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[France|FR]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=133}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br> |- ! scope="row" | "You're the One for Me – Daybreak – A.M." | rowspan="4"| 1984 | 41 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''Daybreak'' |- ! scope="row" | "Guilty" | 53 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Eat Your Heart Out" | 59 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="3"| ''Rain Forest'' |- ! scope="row" | "King Tut" | 42 || — || 10 || — || 32 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Rain Forest" | rowspan="4"| 1985 | 41 || 57 || 2 || — || 5 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "[[19 (song)|19]]" | 1 || 15 || 1 || — || 8 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 15 || 10 || 1 || * [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Hardcastle - 19|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/73-3433-1|website=bpi.co.uk|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> | rowspan="4"| ''Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "19 (German Version)" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 17 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Just for Money" | 19 || — || — || — || — || 15 || 27 || — || 31 || — || — || — || — || — || — | — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "[[Don't Waste My Time (Paul Hardcastle song)|Don't Waste My Time]]" | rowspan="3"| 1986 | 8 || — || 31 || — || 65 || 15 || 9 || — || 15 || 12 || — || — || — || — || 66 || 20 || |- ! scope="row" | "Foolin' Yourself" | 51 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''The Definitive Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "[[The Wizard (Paul Hardcastle song)|The Wizard]]" | 15 || — || — || — || — || 10 || — || — || 51 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Walk in the Night" | rowspan="2"| 1988 | 54 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''No Winners'' |- ! scope="row" | "40 Years" | 53 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Are You Ready" | rowspan="2"| 1989 | 90 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''Sound Syndicate'' |- ! scope="row" | "Galaxy of Love" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Serene" | rowspan="1"| 2005 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="1"| ''Hardcastle IV'' |- ! scope="row" | "Marimba" | rowspan="2"| 2008 | — || — || — || 3 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''Hardcastle V'' |- ! scope="row" | "Lucky Star" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "The Circle" | rowspan="1"| 2009 | — || — || — || 8 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="3"| ''Hardcastle VI'' |- ! scope="row" | "Rain Forest" / "What's Going On" | rowspan="2"| 2011 | — || — || — || 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "No Stress (At All)" | rowspan="2"| 2013 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''Hardcastle VII'' |- ! scope="row" | "Easy Street" | — || — || — || 2 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Unlimited Love, Pt. 1" | rowspan="1"| 2014 | — || — || — || 7 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="1"| ''Moovin & Groovin'' |- ! scope="row" | "Rhythm of Life" | rowspan="1"| 2015 | — || — || — || 3 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="1"| ''Jazzmasters VII'' |- ! scope="row" | "Echoes Rising" | rowspan="1"| 2016 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="1"| ''The History of Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "Cut Loose" | rowspan="2"| 2018 | — || — || — || 3 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="4"| ''Hardcastle VIII'' |- ! scope="row" | "Amber Skies" | — || — || — || 5 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Happy Go Lucky" | rowspan="1"| 2019 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Dancing Galaxies" | rowspan="2"| 2020 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Latitude" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="3"| ''Hardcastle IX'' |- ! scope="row" | "Welcome to the Beach" | rowspan="2"| 2021 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Tropicool" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- | colspan="20" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |} ===Unreleased promotional tracks=== This is a list of several unreleased tracks that were made by Paul Hardcastle that were originally intended to have been used to promote the [[Lego]] [[Bionicle]] toyline in 2001. These tracks were originally meant to have been included with the ''Bionicle Power Pack'' CD package that was later released in the same year. {| class="wikitable" !Title !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|''Bionic Age'' (also referred to as the ''Bionicle Age'') |align="center" valign="top"|2001 |Extreme Global Hardcore |[[Warner Chappell Music]] (division of [[Warner Music Group]]) |- |align="left" valign="top"|''Killing Machines'' (also known as the original full version of ''The Bionicle Music'' track that was cut following the final release of the CD & later uses in commercials for the toyline) |align="center" valign="top"|2001 |Extreme Global Hardcore |Warner Chappell Music (division of Warner Music Group) |} ==See also== * [[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]] * [[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]] * [[List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States]] * [[List of performers on Top of the Pops]] * [[List of Euro disco artists]] * [[List of smooth jazz performers]] * [[List of synthpop artists]] * [[List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://paulhardcastle.com/ Official website] * [http://www.trippinrecords.com Trippin 'n' Rhythm Records] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111126102958/http://paulhardcastle.com/charts.html Paul Hardcastle charts] * {{IMDb name|id=0362058|name=Paul Hardcastle}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardcastle, Paul}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British freestyle musicians]] [[Category:British synth-pop musicians]] [[Category:British jazz keyboardists]] [[Category:Chrysalis Records artists]] [[Category:English boogie musicians]] [[Category:English electro musicians]] [[Category:English keyboardists]] [[Category:English male composers]] [[Category:English multi-instrumentalists]] [[Category:English radio presenters]] [[Category:English record producers]] [[Category:English songwriters]] [[Category:Musicians from London]] [[Category:People from Kensington]] [[Category:Profile Records artists]] [[Category:Smooth jazz musicians]] [[Category:British male jazz musicians]] [[Category:British male songwriters]]'
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'{{Infobox musical artist |name = Paul Lewis Hardcastle |background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |image = |image_size = |caption = |birth_name = Paul Louis Hardcastle |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|12|10|df=yes}}<ref name=Index/> |origin = {{Nowrap|[[Kensington]],<ref name=Index/> London, United Kingdom}} |genre = [[Synthpop]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]], [[electronica]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[electro house]], [[breakstep]], [[smooth jazz]], [[new age music|new age]] |occupation = {{hlist|[[Musician]]|[[Record producer|producer]]|[[songwriter]]|[[radio presenter]] <small>(in the [[United States|U.S.]])</small>}} |instrument = Synthesizer, keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, programming |years_active = 1982–present |label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], [[Motown Records|Motown]], [[V2 Records|V2]], [[Profile Records|Profile]], Trippin 'N' Rhythm |associated_acts = Direct Drive, [[First Light (band)|First Light]], [[Dance Aid]], [[Carol Kenyon]], [[Helen Rogers]], [[Jaki Graham]] |website = {{URL|paulhardcastle.com}} }} '''Paul Lewis Hardcastle''' is a British [[composer]], [[musician]], [[Record producer|producer]], [[songwriter]], [[Radio personality|radio presenter]] and [[multi-instrumentalist]]. He is best known for his song "[[19 (song)|19]]", which went to number 1 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1985.<ref name="UK"/> ==Early life== Born in [[Kensington]] in London on 10 December 1957, he is the son of Joyce (''née'' Everett, 1930–1991) and Louis Hardcastle (1915–2000).<ref name=Index>"Birth of Paul Louis Hardcastle", England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2005</ref> ==Career== Hardcastle began his career in 1982 while working with [[session vocalist]] Derek Green under the name [[First Light (band)|First Light]]. They achieved some minor success in the UK charts, but the project was abandoned after two years and Hardcastle pursued a solo career.<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|last1=Collar|first1=Matt|title=Paul Hardcastle - Artist Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-hardcastle-mn0000018513/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> He achieved some success with his early singles, including the 1984 [[electro (music)|electro-funk]]/[[Freestyle music|freestyle]]/[[instrumental]] track, "Rain Forest", which along with the track "Sound Chaser", reached number two on the dance chart.<ref>{{cite book|title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2004|publisher=Record Research|page=117}}</ref> "Rain Forest" also hit number five on the soul chart and number fifty-seven on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2004|publisher=Record Research|page=244}}</ref> Hardcastle is best known for the 1985 single "[[19 (song)|19]]", which went to No. 1 in the UK (for five weeks), as well as several other countries worldwide. It also reached number 15 in the U.S. Pop chart and number 1 in the U.S. Dance and Club charts. The song received the [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for Best-selling single of 1985.<ref>[https://nuaentertainment.com/about/paul-hardcastle/ NUA - Paul Hardcastle Biography] Retrieved 24 January 2020</ref> The follow-up single to "[[19 (song)|19]]" was "Just for Money", which reached No. 19 in the UK. It also charted in several other European countries.<ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21532/paul-hardcastle|title=Paul Hardcastle - full Official Chart History|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=4 November 2017}}</ref> In 1986, Hardcastle released a remix to "[[One Wish (Hiroshima song)|One Wish]]" by [[Hiroshima (band)|Hiroshima]].<ref name="Hiroshima">{{cite news|last1=Chin|first1=Brian|title=Dance Trax|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/80s/1986/BB-1986-05-10.pdf|access-date=December 28, 2016|date=May 10, 1986|pages=39–40}}</ref> In the same year, Hardcastle's "[[The Wizard (Paul Hardcastle song)|The Wizard]]" was adopted as the theme tune for the [[BBC|BBC's]] [[Top of the Pops#Theme music|''Top of the Pops'']] weekly chart show. The theme tune was used from 3 April 1986 to 26 September 1991. The song "[[Don't Waste My Time (Paul Hardcastle song)|Don't Waste My Time]]", became Hardcastle's second UK top ten in March 1986.<ref name="UK"/> It featured singer [[Carol Kenyon]], a backing vocalist of [[Heaven 17]]. In 1989, Hardcastle resumed working on [[First Light (band)|First Light]], collaborating with vocalist Kevin Henry, whom he had worked with on previous recordings.<ref>{{cite book|title=Blues & Soul, Issues 552-563|date=1990|publisher=Napfield Limited|page=14|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sCdLAAAAYAAJ|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> Since the 1990s, Hardcastle has [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] several synth [[jazz]] albums, alternating releases under the pseudonyms Kiss the Sky (with [[Jaki Graham]]) and The Jazzmasters, as well as under his real name Paul Hardcastle.<ref name="Allmusic"/> ==Personal life== Hardcastle married Dolores Baker in 1985,<ref>"Marriage of Paul Louis Hardcastle and Dolores Baker", England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916–2005</ref> and they have three children including British DJ and singer Maxine as well as musician Paul Hardcastle Jr. who both contributed vocals to Hardcastle's Transcontinental, a 2011 collection of new music recorded with [[Ryan Farish]]. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Album ! Label ! style="width:3em;font-size:80%;"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK"/> ! [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] |- |- |align="left"|1984 | ''Daybreak'' <br><small>(by [[First Light (band)|First Light]])</small> |Metronome (division of [[London Records]]) |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1985 | ''Zero One'' <br><small>(with Universal Funk)</small> |Bluebird/10 Records, EMI Music<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/zero-one-mw0000845585/releases|title=Zero One – Paul Hardcastle – Releases – AllMusic}}</ref> |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1985 | ''Rainforest'' |[[Profile Records]] |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1985 | ''[[Paul Hardcastle (album)|Paul Hardcastle]]'' |[[Chrysalis Records]] |align="center"| 53 | * [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Hardcastle - Paul Hardcastle (album)|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/5026-3433-2 |website=bpi.co.uk|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> |- |align="left"|1988 | ''No Winners'' |Chrysalis Records |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1989 | ''Sound Syndicate'' <br><small>(also known as ''Are You Ready...'')</small> |AJK Music, K-Tel International |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1991 | ''The Wizard'' |Chrysalis Records |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1993 | ''Time for Love'' |Fast Forward Records; Victor (Japan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Love-Paul-Hardcastle/dp/B0000070PU/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1441603483&sr=1-1&keywords=time%20for%20love%20hardcastle|title=Time for Love|website=Amazon.co.uk}}</ref> |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1994 | ''Feel the Breeze'' |Victor (Japan) |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1996 | ''Look to the Future'' |Victor (Japan) |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1996 | ''Star of the Story'' |Victor (Japan) |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|1997 | ''First Light'' |Connoisseur Collection |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|2009 | ''Zer01'' |Hardcastle Music |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|2012 | ''Perceptions of Pacha VIII'' <br><small>(remixed by Nacho Marco)</small> |Pacha Recordings |align="center"| — | |- |align="left" valign="top"|2012 | ''19 Below Zero'' |Hardcastle Music, Universal Music |align="center"| — | |- |align="left"|2014 | ''Moovin & Groovin'' |Trippin 'N' Rythmn Records |align="center"| — | |- | colspan="7" align="center"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |} ===Smooth jazz albums=== ====Hardcastle series==== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle'' |JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|1996 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle II'' |JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2002 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle III'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2005 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle 4'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2008 |align="center" valign="top"|''[[Hardcastle 5]]'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle VI'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle VII'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2018 |align="center" valign="top"|''Hardcastle VIII'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |2020 |''Hardcastle IX'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |} ====Jazzmasters series==== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Jazzmasters'' |Fast Forward Records; JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|1995 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Jazzmasters II'' |JVC; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|1999 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Jazzmasters III'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Jazzmasters 4'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2006 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters V'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2010 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters VI''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chatterboxworldwide.com/2009/12/08/the-holidays-are-coming-and-so-is-jazzmasters-6-paul-hardcastle/|title=The holidays are coming and so is Jazzmasters 6 – Paul Hardcastle|date=2009-12-08|website=Chatterboxworldwide's Blog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212214902/http://chatterboxworldwide.com/2009/12/08/the-holidays-are-coming-and-so-is-jazzmasters-6-paul-hardcastle/|archive-date=2009-12-12|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2014 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters VII'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |} ====Chill Lounge series==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Album ! Label |- | 2012 | style="text-align:center;" |''The Chill Lounge, Volume 1'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- | 2013 | style="text-align:center;" |''The Chill Lounge, Volume 2'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- | 2015 | style="text-align:center;" |''The Chill Lounge, Volume 3'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |} ====Kiss the Sky with Paul Hardcastle & [[Jaki Graham]]==== <ref name="Allmusic"/> {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left"|1991 | ''Kiss the Sky'' |Victor (Japan); [[Motown Records]] |- |align="left"|1994 | ''Millennium Skyway'' <br><small>(also known as ''Kiss the Sky II'')</small> |Victor (Japan); JVC; Hardcastle Records |} ====Transcontinental with Paul Hardcastle & [[Ryan Farish]]==== <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/transcontinental-ep/470326774|title=Transcontinental - EP by Paul Hardcastle & Ryan Farish|website=Music.apple.com|access-date=10 October 2019}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|''Transcontinental'' (6-song EP) |Rytone Entertainment |} ===Compilations=== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Definitive Paul Hardcastle'' |Connoisseur Collection |- |align="left" valign="top"|1996 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Very Best (The Gold Collection)'' |EMI Music |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|''P.H. (Paul Hardcastle Works)'' |Victor (Japan) |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|''Cover to Cover: A Musical Autobiography'' |[[JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment|JVC]]; Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cover-to-cover-mw0000029669/releases|title=Cover to Cover – Paul Hardcastle – Releases – AllMusic}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2000 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters: The Greatest Hits'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2003 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Very Best of Paul Hardcastle 1983–2003'' |Jazz FM Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|''Jazzmasters: The Smooth Cuts'' |Hardcastle Records; Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/jazzmasters-the-smooth-cuts-mw0000473936|title=Jazzmasters: the Smooth Cuts – Paul Hardcastle – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|''Paul Hardcastle: The Collection'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-collection-mw0000816835|title=The Collection - Paul Hardcastle &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|''Desire: The Ultimate Seductive Album'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/desire-mw0002093551|title=Desire – Paul Hardcastle – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|''Electrofied 80s: Essential Paul Hardcastle'' |Music Club Deluxe (division of [[Demon Records]]) |- |align="left" valign="top"|2015 |align="center" valign="top"|''19: The 30th Anniversary Mixes'' |Nusic Sounds, Caroline International |- |align="left" valign="top"|2016 |align="center" valign="top"|''The History of Paul Hardcastle 1984–2016'' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |} ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles, with selected chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="16"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="UK"/><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=243}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref name="VF">{{cite web|title=Paul Hardcastle Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography|url=https://www.musicvf.com/Paul+Hardcastle.art|website=Music VF|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]<br><ref name="VF"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Smooth Jazz Songs|US Jazz]]<br><ref name="billboard">{{cite web|title=Chart History: Paul Hardcastle - SMOOTH JAZZ SONGS|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/paul-hardcastle/chart-history/jsi/|website=Billboard|access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US R&B]]<br><ref name="VF"/> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Ireland|IRE]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Switzerland|SWI]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[MegaCharts|NLD]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Sweden|SWE]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Austria|ATR]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Italy|ITL]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[France|FR]]<br> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=133}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:80%;" | [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]<br> |- ! scope="row" | "You're the One for Me – Daybreak – A.M." | rowspan="4"| 1984 | 41 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''Daybreak'' |- ! scope="row" | "Guilty" | 53 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Eat Your Heart Out" | 59 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="3"| ''Rain Forest'' |- ! scope="row" | "King Tut" | 42 || — || 10 || — || 32 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Rain Forest" | rowspan="4"| 1985 | 41 || 57 || 2 || — || 5 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "[[19 (song)|19]]" | 1 || 15 || 1 || — || 8 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 15 || 10 || 1 || * [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Hardcastle - 19|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/73-3433-1|website=bpi.co.uk|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref> | rowspan="4"| ''Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "19 (German Version)" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 17 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Just for Money" | 19 || — || — || — || — || 15 || 27 || — || 31 || — || — || — || — || — || — | — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "[[Don't Waste My Time (Paul Hardcastle song)|Don't Waste My Time]]" | rowspan="3"| 1986 | 8 || — || 31 || — || 65 || 15 || 9 || — || 15 || 12 || — || — || — || — || 66 || 20 || |- ! scope="row" | "Foolin' Yourself" | 51 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''The Definitive Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "[[The Wizard (Paul Hardcastle song)|The Wizard]]" | 15 || — || — || — || — || 10 || — || — || 51 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Walk in the Night" | rowspan="2"| 1988 | 54 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''No Winners'' |- ! scope="row" | "40 Years" | 53 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Are You Ready" | rowspan="2"| 1989 | 90 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''Sound Syndicate'' |- ! scope="row" | "Galaxy of Love" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Serene" | rowspan="1"| 2005 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="1"| ''Hardcastle IV'' |- ! scope="row" | "Marimba" | rowspan="2"| 2008 | — || — || — || 3 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''Hardcastle V'' |- ! scope="row" | "Lucky Star" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "The Circle" | rowspan="1"| 2009 | — || — || — || 8 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="3"| ''Hardcastle VI'' |- ! scope="row" | "Rain Forest" / "What's Going On" | rowspan="2"| 2011 | — || — || — || 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Easy Come, Easy Go" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "No Stress (At All)" | rowspan="2"| 2013 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="2"| ''Hardcastle VII'' |- ! scope="row" | "Easy Street" | — || — || — || 2 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Unlimited Love, Pt. 1" | rowspan="1"| 2014 | — || — || — || 7 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="1"| ''Moovin & Groovin'' |- ! scope="row" | "Rhythm of Life" | rowspan="1"| 2015 | — || — || — || 3 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="1"| ''Jazzmasters VII'' |- ! scope="row" | "Echoes Rising" | rowspan="1"| 2016 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="1"| ''The History of Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "Cut Loose" | rowspan="2"| 2018 | — || — || — || 3 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="4"| ''Hardcastle VIII'' |- ! scope="row" | "Amber Skies" | — || — || — || 5 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Happy Go Lucky" | rowspan="1"| 2019 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Dancing Galaxies" | rowspan="2"| 2020 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Latitude" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || | rowspan="3"| ''Hardcastle IX'' |- ! scope="row" | "Welcome to the Beach" | rowspan="2"| 2021 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- ! scope="row" | "Tropicool" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || |- | colspan="20" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |} ===Unreleased promotional tracks=== This is a list of several unreleased tracks that were made by Paul Hardcastle that were originally intended to have been used to promote the [[Lego]] [[Bionicle]] toyline in 2001. These tracks were originally meant to have been included with the ''Bionicle Power Pack'' CD package that was later released in the same year. {| class="wikitable" !Title !Year !Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|''Bionic Age'' (also referred to as the ''Bionicle Age'') |align="center" valign="top"|2001 |Extreme Global Hardcore |[[Warner Chappell Music]] (division of [[Warner Music Group]]) |- |align="left" valign="top"|''Killing Machines'' (also known as the original full version of ''The Bionicle Music'' track that was cut following the final release of the CD & later uses in commercials for the toyline) |align="center" valign="top"|2001 |Extreme Global Hardcore |Warner Chappell Music (division of Warner Music Group) |} ==See also== * [[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]] * [[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]] * [[List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States]] * [[List of performers on Top of the Pops]] * [[List of Euro disco artists]] * [[List of smooth jazz performers]] * [[List of synthpop artists]] * [[List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://paulhardcastle.com/ Official website] * [http://www.trippinrecords.com Trippin 'n' Rhythm Records] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20111126102958/http://paulhardcastle.com/charts.html Paul Hardcastle charts] * {{IMDb name|id=0362058|name=Paul Hardcastle}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardcastle, Paul}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British freestyle musicians]] [[Category:British synth-pop musicians]] [[Category:British jazz keyboardists]] [[Category:Chrysalis Records artists]] [[Category:English boogie musicians]] [[Category:English electro musicians]] [[Category:English keyboardists]] [[Category:English male composers]] [[Category:English multi-instrumentalists]] [[Category:English radio presenters]] [[Category:English record producers]] [[Category:English songwriters]] [[Category:Musicians from London]] [[Category:People from Kensington]] [[Category:Profile Records artists]] [[Category:Smooth jazz musicians]] [[Category:British male jazz musicians]] [[Category:British male songwriters]]'
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