Paul Carrack

Paul Melvyn Carrack born 22 April 1951 is an English singer musician songwriter and composer who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member of several popular bands The BBC dubbed Carrack The Man with the Golden Voice while Record Collector remarked If vocal talent equalled financial success Paul Carrack would be a bigger name than legends such as Phil Collins or Elton John Carrack rose to prominence in the mid1970s as the frontman and principal songwriter of rock band Ace and gained further recognition for his work as a solo artist and for his tenures as a member of Squeeze and Roger Waters backing band the Bleeding Heart Band intermittently handling lead vocals on Squeeze and Waters recordings From the mid1980s to the late 1990s he enjoyed considerable success as the colead vocalist with Paul Young and a songwriter for Mike The Mechanics following Youngs death in 2000 Carrack served as the bands sole lead vocalist until his departure in 2004 Carrack sang some of his affiliated bands bestknown hits including Aces How Long 1975 Squeezes Tempted 1981 and Mike The Mechanics Silent Running On Dangerous Ground 1985 The Living Years 1988 and Over My Shoulder 1995 He also performed lead vocals on tracks from the Roger Waters albums Radio KAOS 1987 and The Wall Live in Berlin 1990 He has released nineteen solo albums and achieved a major hit of his own with Dont Shed a Tear 1988 Carracks songs have been recorded by artists such as Linda Ronstadt Eagles Diana Ross Tom Jones Michael McDonald and Jools Holland and he has served as a session andor touring musician for Roxy Music Elton John Eric Clapton Ringo Starr BB King the Pretenders the Smiths and Madness