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Hardcastle is best known for the 1985 single "[[19 (song)|19]]", which went to No.1 in the UK (for five weeks), a number of other countries worldwide, and reached number 15 in the US Pop Charts and number 1 in the US Dance and Club charts. 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>[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21532/paul-hardcastle "Paul Hardcastle"], UK Chart Info. Retrieved 04/11/17</ref>
Hardcastle is best known for the 1985 single "[[19 (song)|19]]", which went to No.1 in the UK (for five weeks), a number of other countries worldwide, and reached number 15 in the US Pop Charts and number 1 in the US Dance and Club charts. 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>[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21532/paul-hardcastle "Paul Hardcastle"], UK Chart Info. Retrieved 04/11/17</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|accessdate=December 28, 2016|date=May 10, 1986|pages=39–40}}</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|accessdate=December 28, 2016|date=May 10, 1986|pages=39–40}}</ref> In the same year, Hardcastle's "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.


Hardcastle has also [[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="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4437|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Steve Huey |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=18 March 2009}}</ref>
Hardcastle has also [[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="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4437|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Steve Huey |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=18 March 2009}}</ref>

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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 = 10 December 1957<ref name=Index/> |origin =[[Kensington]],<ref name=Index/> London, [[United Kingdom]] |genre = [[Synthpop]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]], [[electronica]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[electro house]], [[breakstep]], [[smooth jazz]] |occupation = {{ublist|[[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]] |associated_acts = |website = {{URL|paulhardcastle.com}} }} '''Paul Hardcastle''' is a [[United Kingdom|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 1985. ==Career== Born in [[Kensington]] in London in 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> Hardcastle 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 |authorlink=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 |authorlink=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), a number of other countries worldwide, and reached number 15 in the US Pop Charts and number 1 in the US Dance and Club charts. 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>[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21532/paul-hardcastle "Paul Hardcastle"], UK Chart Info. Retrieved 04/11/17</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|accessdate=December 28, 2016|date=May 10, 1986|pages=39–40}}</ref> Hardcastle has also [[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="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4437|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Steve Huey |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=18 March 2009}}</ref> ==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,<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Hardcastle "Paul Hardcastle"], Discogs. Retrieved 23 August 2009.</ref> including Maxine (born April 1986<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Maxine+Hardcastle Maxine Hardcastle @ Discogs] Retrieved 23 August 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1238224/Playboy-model-howls-faints-convicted-battering-pop-stars-daughter-nightclub-toilet.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=I'll never work in TV again, howls Playboy model at judge as she's convicted of battering pop star's daughter in nightclub toilet | date=24 December 2009}}</ref>) and Paul Jr. (born August 1990<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Hardcastle+Jr. Paul Hardcastle, Jr. @ Discogs] Retrieved 23 August 2009.</ref>). Their son Ritchie Max Hardcastle (born 1997)<ref>"Ritchie Max Hardcastle"], England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2005</ref> is Chairman of the Romford [[Young Conservatives (UK)|Young Conservatives]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/We-asked-some-Tories-what-Brexit-should-actually-mean/Ritchie-Hardcastle-19-chairman-of-Young-Conservatives-Romford/slideshow/54678707.cms|title=Ritchie Hardcastle, 19, chairman of Young Conservatives Romford|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref> ==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1984 |align="center" valign="top"|''Daybreak'' (by First Light) | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''Zero One'' (with Universal Funk) |Bluebird, EMI Music Distribution <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/zero-one-mw0000845585/releases|title=Zero One - Paul Hardcastle - Releases - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''Rainforest'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''[[Paul Hardcastle (album)|Paul Hardcastle]]'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1988 |align="center" valign="top"|''No Winners'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1990 |align="center" valign="top"|''Sound Syndicate'' |AJK Music, K-Tel International |- |align="left valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|''Time For Love'' |Fast Forward Records <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|publisher=|via=Amazon}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Definitive'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|''First Light'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|''Cover to Cover: A Musical Autobiography'' |JVC 1997, Hardcastle 1999, Trippin 'N' Rhythm 2007 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cover-to-cover-mw0000029669/releases|title=Cover to Cover - Paul Hardcastle - Releases - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2003 |align="center" valign="top"|''Very Best: Paul Hardcastle 1983–2003'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|''Zero 1'' |Hardcastle Music |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|''Desire '' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/desire-mw0002093551|title=Desire - Paul Hardcastle - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2012 |align="center" valign="top"|''Perceptions of Pacha VIII'' |Pacha Recordings / Pacha Multimedia |- |align="left" valign="top"|2012 |align="center" valign="top"|''19 Below Zero'' |Hardcastle Music, Universal Music |- |align="left" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|''Electrofied 80s: Essential Paul Hardcastle'' |Music Club Deluxe (division of [[Demon Music Group]]) |- |align="left" valign="top"|2014 |align="center" valign="top"|''Moovin & Groovin'' |Trippin 'N' Rythmn Records |- |2015 |align="center" valign="top"|''19: The 30th Anniversary Mixes'' |Nusic Sounds, Caroline International |} ===Smooth jazz albums=== ====Hardcastle series==== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle |JVC Musical Industries |- |align="left" valign="top"|1996 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle II |JVC Musical Industries |- |align="left" valign="top"|2002 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle III |Hardcastle Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2005 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle 4 |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 |} ====The Jazzmasters series==== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters |Fast Forward Records, JVC Musical Industries |- |align="left" valign="top"|1995 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters II |JVC Musical Industries |- |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"|The Jazzmasters V |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2010 |align="center" valign="top"|The 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|last=|first=|date=2009-12-08|website=Chatterboxworldwide's Blog|publisher=|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|dead-url=yes|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2014 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters VII |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |} ====Kiss The Sky series with Jaki Graham==== <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-hardcastle-mn0000018513/biography|title=Paul Hardcastle - Biography & History - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1992 |align="center" valign="top"|Kiss The Sky |Motown Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"| Millennium Skyway |JVC Musical Industries |} ====The Chill Lounge series==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Album ! Label |- | 2012 | style="text-align:center;" |The Chill Lounge, vol.1 |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- | 2013 | style="text-align:center;" |The Chill Lounge, vol.2 |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- | 2015 | style="text-align:center;" |The Chill Lounge, vol.3 |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |} ====Transcontinental with Paul Hardcastle & [[Ryan Farish]] ==== <ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/transcontinental-ep/id470326774|title=Paul Hardcastle & Ryan Farish - Transcontinental on iTunes}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|Transcontinental (6-song EP) |Rytone Entertainment |} ====Compilations==== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|2000 |align="center" valign="top"|Jazzmasters: The Greatest Hits |Hardcastle Records, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|Jazzmasters: The Smooth Cuts |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|publisher=}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|Paul Hardcastle: The Collection |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records <ref>5 cuts from Hardcastle Series, 5 cuts from Jazzmasters series, http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-collection-mw0000816835</ref> |- |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<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" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="14"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Smooth Jazz Songs|US Jazz]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Ireland|IRE]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Switzerland|SWI]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[MegaCharts|NLD]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Sweden|SWE]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Austria|ATR]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Italy|ITL]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[France|FR]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[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="4"| ''Rain Forest'' |- ! scope="row" | "King Tut" | — || — || 10 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Rain Forest" | rowspan="4"| 1985 | 41 || 57 || 2 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "[[19 (song)|19]]" | 1 || 15 || 1 || — || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 15 || 1 |- ! scope="row" | "19 (German Version)" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 17 || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="3"| ''Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "Just for Money" | 19 || — || — || — || 15 || 27 || — || 31 || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Don't Waste My Time" | rowspan="3"| 1986 | 8 || — || 31 || — || 15 || 9 || — || 15 || 12 || — || — || — || — || 20 |- ! scope="row" | "Foolin' Yourself" | 51 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="2"| ''The Definitive Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "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" | "Rain Forest" / "What's Going On" | rowspan="2"| 2011 | — || — || — || 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="2"| ''Hardcastle VI'' |- ! 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" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Echoes Rising" | rowspan="2"| 2016 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="2"| ''The History of Paul Hardcastle'' |- |} ==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://www.hardcastlemusic.com Official website] * [http://www.trippinrecords.com Trippin 'n' Rhythm Records] * [http://www.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 jazz keyboardists]] [[Category:Chrysalis Records artists]] [[Category:English boogie musicians]] [[Category:English electro musicians]] [[Category:English keyboardists]] [[Category:English male composers]] [[Category:Musicians from London]] [[Category:Profile Records artists]] [[Category:Smooth jazz musicians]]'
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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 = 10 December 1957<ref name=Index/> |origin =[[Kensington]],<ref name=Index/> London, [[United Kingdom]] |genre = [[Synthpop]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]], [[electronica]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[electro house]], [[breakstep]], [[smooth jazz]] |occupation = {{ublist|[[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]] |associated_acts = |website = {{URL|paulhardcastle.com}} }} '''Paul Hardcastle''' is a [[United Kingdom|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 1985. ==Career== Born in [[Kensington]] in London in 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> Hardcastle 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 |authorlink=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 |authorlink=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), a number of other countries worldwide, and reached number 15 in the US Pop Charts and number 1 in the US Dance and Club charts. 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>[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21532/paul-hardcastle "Paul Hardcastle"], UK Chart Info. Retrieved 04/11/17</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|accessdate=December 28, 2016|date=May 10, 1986|pages=39–40}}</ref> In the same year, Hardcastle's "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. Hardcastle has also [[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="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4437|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Steve Huey |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=18 March 2009}}</ref> ==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,<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Hardcastle "Paul Hardcastle"], Discogs. Retrieved 23 August 2009.</ref> including Maxine (born April 1986<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Maxine+Hardcastle Maxine Hardcastle @ Discogs] Retrieved 23 August 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1238224/Playboy-model-howls-faints-convicted-battering-pop-stars-daughter-nightclub-toilet.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=I'll never work in TV again, howls Playboy model at judge as she's convicted of battering pop star's daughter in nightclub toilet | date=24 December 2009}}</ref>) and Paul Jr. (born August 1990<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Hardcastle+Jr. Paul Hardcastle, Jr. @ Discogs] Retrieved 23 August 2009.</ref>). Their son Ritchie Max Hardcastle (born 1997)<ref>"Ritchie Max Hardcastle"], England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2005</ref> is Chairman of the Romford [[Young Conservatives (UK)|Young Conservatives]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/We-asked-some-Tories-what-Brexit-should-actually-mean/Ritchie-Hardcastle-19-chairman-of-Young-Conservatives-Romford/slideshow/54678707.cms|title=Ritchie Hardcastle, 19, chairman of Young Conservatives Romford|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-01-08}}</ref> ==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1984 |align="center" valign="top"|''Daybreak'' (by First Light) | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''Zero One'' (with Universal Funk) |Bluebird, EMI Music Distribution <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/zero-one-mw0000845585/releases|title=Zero One - Paul Hardcastle - Releases - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''Rainforest'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''[[Paul Hardcastle (album)|Paul Hardcastle]]'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1988 |align="center" valign="top"|''No Winners'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1990 |align="center" valign="top"|''Sound Syndicate'' |AJK Music, K-Tel International |- |align="left valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|''Time For Love'' |Fast Forward Records <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|publisher=|via=Amazon}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Definitive'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|''First Light'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|''Cover to Cover: A Musical Autobiography'' |JVC 1997, Hardcastle 1999, Trippin 'N' Rhythm 2007 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/cover-to-cover-mw0000029669/releases|title=Cover to Cover - Paul Hardcastle - Releases - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2003 |align="center" valign="top"|''Very Best: Paul Hardcastle 1983–2003'' | |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|''Zero 1'' |Hardcastle Music |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|''Desire '' |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/desire-mw0002093551|title=Desire - Paul Hardcastle - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2012 |align="center" valign="top"|''Perceptions of Pacha VIII'' |Pacha Recordings / Pacha Multimedia |- |align="left" valign="top"|2012 |align="center" valign="top"|''19 Below Zero'' |Hardcastle Music, Universal Music |- |align="left" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|''Electrofied 80s: Essential Paul Hardcastle'' |Music Club Deluxe (division of [[Demon Music Group]]) |- |align="left" valign="top"|2014 |align="center" valign="top"|''Moovin & Groovin'' |Trippin 'N' Rythmn Records |- |2015 |align="center" valign="top"|''19: The 30th Anniversary Mixes'' |Nusic Sounds, Caroline International |} ===Smooth jazz albums=== ====Hardcastle series==== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle |JVC Musical Industries |- |align="left" valign="top"|1996 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle II |JVC Musical Industries |- |align="left" valign="top"|2002 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle III |Hardcastle Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2005 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle 4 |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 |} ====The Jazzmasters series==== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters |Fast Forward Records, JVC Musical Industries |- |align="left" valign="top"|1995 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters II |JVC Musical Industries |- |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"|The Jazzmasters V |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2010 |align="center" valign="top"|The 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|last=|first=|date=2009-12-08|website=Chatterboxworldwide's Blog|publisher=|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|dead-url=yes|access-date=2017-12-16}}</ref> |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2014 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters VII |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |} ====Kiss The Sky series with Jaki Graham==== <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-hardcastle-mn0000018513/biography|title=Paul Hardcastle - Biography & History - AllMusic|publisher=}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|1992 |align="center" valign="top"|Kiss The Sky |Motown Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"| Millennium Skyway |JVC Musical Industries |} ====The Chill Lounge series==== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Album ! Label |- | 2012 | style="text-align:center;" |The Chill Lounge, vol.1 |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- | 2013 | style="text-align:center;" |The Chill Lounge, vol.2 |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- | 2015 | style="text-align:center;" |The Chill Lounge, vol.3 |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |} ====Transcontinental with Paul Hardcastle & [[Ryan Farish]] ==== <ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/transcontinental-ep/id470326774|title=Paul Hardcastle & Ryan Farish - Transcontinental on iTunes}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|Transcontinental (6-song EP) |Rytone Entertainment |} ====Compilations==== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album !Label |- |align="left" valign="top"|2000 |align="center" valign="top"|Jazzmasters: The Greatest Hits |Hardcastle Records, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|Jazzmasters: The Smooth Cuts |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|publisher=}}</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|Paul Hardcastle: The Collection |Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records <ref>5 cuts from Hardcastle Series, 5 cuts from Jazzmasters series, http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-collection-mw0000816835</ref> |- |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<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" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="14"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Dance Club Songs|US Dance]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Smooth Jazz Songs|US Jazz]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Ireland|IRE]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Switzerland|SWI]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[MegaCharts|NLD]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Sweden|SWE]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Austria|ATR]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[Italy|ITL]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[France|FR]]<br /> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:60%;" | [[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="4"| ''Rain Forest'' |- ! scope="row" | "King Tut" | — || — || 10 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Rain Forest" | rowspan="4"| 1985 | 41 || 57 || 2 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "[[19 (song)|19]]" | 1 || 15 || 1 || — || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 15 || 1 |- ! scope="row" | "19 (German Version)" | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 17 || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="3"| ''Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "Just for Money" | 19 || — || — || — || 15 || 27 || — || 31 || — || — || — || — || — || — | |- ! scope="row" | "Don't Waste My Time" | rowspan="3"| 1986 | 8 || — || 31 || — || 15 || 9 || — || 15 || 12 || — || — || — || — || 20 |- ! scope="row" | "Foolin' Yourself" | 51 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="2"| ''The Definitive Paul Hardcastle'' |- ! scope="row" | "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" | "Rain Forest" / "What's Going On" | rowspan="2"| 2011 | — || — || — || 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="2"| ''Hardcastle VI'' |- ! 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" | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row" | "Echoes Rising" | rowspan="2"| 2016 | — || — || — || 1 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | rowspan="2"| ''The History of Paul Hardcastle'' |- |} ==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://www.hardcastlemusic.com Official website] * [http://www.trippinrecords.com Trippin 'n' Rhythm Records] * [http://www.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 jazz keyboardists]] [[Category:Chrysalis Records artists]] [[Category:English boogie musicians]] [[Category:English electro musicians]] [[Category:English keyboardists]] [[Category:English male composers]] [[Category:Musicians from London]] [[Category:Profile Records artists]] [[Category:Smooth jazz musicians]]'
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