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'{{Infobox musical artist |name = Paul Hardcastle |image = |caption = |image_size = |background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1957|12|10}} |birth_place =[[Kensington, London]], [[England]] |birth_name = Pauli Hardcastle |instrument = [[Synthesizer]] |genre = [[Electronic dance music|Electronic dance]], [[Electro (music)|electro]], [[Boogie (genre)|boogie]], [[smooth jazz]], [[synthpop]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]], [[House music|house]] |occupation = musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter in US |years_active = 1982–present |label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], [[Motown Records|Motown]], [[Hardcastle Records|Hardcastle]], [[Trippin' 'n' Rhythm]], [[V2 Records]], [[Profile Records]] |associated_acts = |website = [http://www.paulhardcastle.com] }} '''Paul Hardcastle''' (born 10 December 1957, [[London]], [[England]]<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>) is an [[English people|English]] [[composer]] and [[musician]], specialising in the [[synthesizer]]. ==Career== In the early 1980s, Hardcastle played the [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] on several [[single (music)|singles]] on the Oval [[record label]] by the [[dance music]] groups Direct Drive and First Light, before going [[solo (music)|solo]]. He achieved some acclaim for his early singles, notably in 1984, the [[electro music|electro-funk]]/[[Freestyle music|freestyle]]/[[instrumental]] track, "Rain Forest", which along with the track, "Sound Chaser" hit 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 [[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> In 1985, he came to greater prominence with the international hit "[[19 (song)|19]]", a song about America's involvement in the [[Vietnam War]] and the effect it had on the soldiers who served, using sampled dialogue from an American television [[documentary]] about the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by veterans. Hardcastle enjoyed several further hits in the UK, including "Don't Waste My Time" (with [[singing|vocals]] by [[Carol Kenyon]]) (UK No.&nbsp;8) and "[[Top_of_the_Pops#Theme_music|The Wizard]]", a UK No.&nbsp;15 hit that became the [[theme music|theme tune]] for [[BBC Television]]'s music chart show ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' in the 80's. He also had a hit with "Just For Money", which reached No.&nbsp;19 in the UK and featured [[Bob Hoskins]] and [[Laurence Olivier]]. Earlier, he had cut a [[cover version]] of [[D-Train]]'s most influential hit "You're the One For Me", segued with his own compositions "Daybreak" and "A.M." Hardcastle also wrote the theme tune for ''[[Saturday Live (UK TV series)|Saturday Live]]'', a popular entertainment show which ran from 1985-1987. He also made the hit single "The Voyager", which was used for the [[BBC One]] programme ''[[Holiday (TV series)|Holiday]]''. Paul now acknowledges he was behind the "N-N-Nineteen Not Out" track with [[Rory Bremner]]. After 1986, Hardcastle started to specialise in television [[soundtrack]]s and [[remix]]ed work, for [[musician|artists]] as such as [[Five Star]], [[Barry White]], [[Third World]], [[Sinitta]], [[Johnny Logan (singer)|Johnny Logan]], [[Hiroshima (band)|Hiroshima]] and [[Ian Dury]]. In 1988, Hardcastle released the [[concept album]], ''No Winners'', which focuses on the potential negative effects of the [[Cold War]] arms race. In 2000, he released ''Hardcastle III'', which included a remake of "Rainforest" and a hit single, "Desire." Hardcastle has also [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] several synth [[jazz]] [[album]]s, alternating releases under the artist names Kiss The Sky, The Jazzmasters, and Paul Hardcastle.<ref name="AMG"/> Working regularly with vocalists such as [[Helen Rogers]], Becki Biggins, and Margo LeDuc, Hardcastle has recruited several [[saxophone|saxophonist]]s including [[Gary Barnacle]] (on the first album), [[Snake Davis]], Phil Todd, Tony Woods, and Rock Hendricks. All these albums have been played on [[smooth jazz]] radio in the [[United States]], where some of the most played tracks include "Northern Lights", "Lost in Space", "Desire", "Shine", and "Serene". He won the Billboard Smooth Jazz ''Artist Of The Year'' award in 2008. 2010's ''The Jazzmasters VI'' track "Touch and Go", featuring his son Paul Jr. on saxophone, reached No.&nbsp;1 on the US Billboard Jazz songs chart, becoming his tenth number one on the Smooth Jazz chart in total. His most recent album, ''Hardcastle VI'', released in September 2011, features yet another remake of "Rainforest" -- this time mixed with R&B legend [[Marvin Gaye]]'s signature song, "[[What's Going On]]." ==Personal life== Hardcastle is married to Dolores Baker, and they have three children<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle @ Discogs] Accessed 8-23-2009.</ref>: Maxine (born April 1986<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Maxine+Hardcastle Maxine Hardcastle @ Discogs] Accessed 8-23-2009.</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>), Paul Jr. (born August 1990<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Hardcastle+Jr. Paul Hardcastle, Jr. @ Discogs] Accessed 8-23-2009.</ref>), and Ritchie (born May 1997). ==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album |- |align="left" valign="top"|1984 |align="center" valign="top"|''Daybreak'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''Zero One'' |- |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'' |- |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"|1999 |align="center" valign="top"|''Cover To Cover: A Musical Autobiography'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|2003 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Very Best of Paul Hardcastle 1983-2003'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|''Zero One'' |- |} ====Smooth jazz albums==== '''Hardcastle series''' {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle |- |align="left" valign="top"|1996 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle 2 |- |align="left" valign="top"|2002 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle III |- |align="left" valign="top"|2005 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle 4 |- |align="left" valign="top"|2008 |align="center" valign="top"|[[Hardcastle 5]] |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|Paul Hardcastle: The Collection |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|[[Hardcastle VI]] |} '''The Jazzmasters series''' {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters |- |align="left" valign="top"|1995 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters II |- |align="left" valign="top"|1999 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters III |- |align="left" valign="top"|2000 |align="center" valign="top"|Jazzmasters: The Greatest Hits |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters 4 |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|The Smooth Cuts |- |align="left" valign="top"|2006 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters V |- |align="left" valign="top"|2010 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters VI<ref>[http://chatterboxworldwide.com/2009/12/08/the-holidays-are-coming-and-so-is-jazzmasters-6-paul-hardcastle/ The holidays are coming and so is Jazzmasters 6 – Paul Hardcastle]</ref> |- |} '''Kiss The Sky series''' {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album |- |align="left" valign="top"|1992 |align="center" valign="top"|Kiss The Sky |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"| Millennium sky way |} ===Singles=== *1984: "You're the One For Me - Daybreak - A.M." ([[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;41) *1984: "Guilty" (UK No.&nbsp;55) *1984: "Rainforest" (UK No.&nbsp;41) *1984: "Eat Your Heart Out" (UK No.&nbsp;59) *1985: "[[19 (song)|19]]" (Switzerland No.&nbsp;1 (7 Weeks) ; Norway No.&nbsp;1 (7 Weeks) ; Germany No.&nbsp;1 (6 Weeks) ; UK No.&nbsp;1 (5 Weeks); Netherlands No.&nbsp;1 (5 Weeks); New Zealand No.&nbsp;1 (4 Weeks); Sweden No.&nbsp;1 (2 Weeks); Austria No.&nbsp;1; Italy No.&nbsp;1; Ireland No.&nbsp;1; US Dance Club Play Chart No.&nbsp;1 (2 Weeks); France No.&nbsp;15; [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;15) *1985 "N-N-Nineteen Not Out" as producer of Rory Bremner's parody single recorded under the name of the Commentators (UK No.&nbsp;13) *1985: "Rainforest" (re-issue) (US No.&nbsp;57 / UK No.&nbsp;53) *1985: "Just for Money" (UK No.&nbsp;19; Ireland No.&nbsp;15) *1986: "Don't Waste My Time" (UK No.&nbsp;8; Ireland No.&nbsp;15) *1986: "Foolin' Yourself" (UK No.&nbsp;51) *1986: "[[The Wizard (Paul Hardcastle song)|The Wizard]]" (UK No.&nbsp;15; Ireland No.&nbsp;10) *1988: "Walk in the Night" (UK No.&nbsp;54) *1988: "40 Years" (UK No.&nbsp;53) *1989: "Are You Ready" as Paul Hardcastle Sound Syndication (UK No.&nbsp;90) *2011: "Rainforest"/"What's Going On - Smooth Jazz Indicator Chart (#16) *2011: "Easy Come, Easy Go - Smooth Jazz Indicator Chart (#1) Complete Chart from 1981 to 2011 can be seen here.... http://www.paulhardcastle.com/charts.html <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> ==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.paul-hardcastle.co.uk European website] * [http://www.trippinrecords.com Trippin 'n' Rhythm Records] * [http://cclamp.radioandrecords.com/rrwebsite20/Members/Charts.aspx?ChartId=8] * {{IMDb name|id=0362058|name=Paul Hardcastle}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2011}} {{Authority control|VIAF=24790245}} {{Persondata | NAME =Hardcastle, Paul | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =10 December 1957 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Kensington, London]], [[England]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardcastle, Paul}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English keyboardists]] [[Category:English composers]] [[Category:People from London]] [[Category:Synthpop musicians]] [[Category:British boogie musicians]] [[Category:British electro musicians]] [[Category:British freestyle musicians]] [[Category:Chrysalis Records artists]] [[Category:Profile Records artists]] [[Category:Smooth jazz musicians]] [[Category:Jazz keyboardists]] [[da:Paul Hardcastle]] [[de:Paul Hardcastle]] [[it:Paul Hardcastle]] [[nl:Paul Hardcastle]] [[pl:Paul Hardcastle]] [[fi:Paul Hardcastle]] [[sv:Paul Hardcastle]] In 2012 Paul generously donated a celebrity art canvas to the Willow Foundation's Stars on Canvas 2012 online charity auction... to help raise monies to pay for Special Days for seriously ill 16-40 year olds http://starsoncanvas.org.uk/portfolio-item/paul-hardcastle/'