# Andrew Roachford

Andrew Roachford MBE (born 22 January 1965) is a British singer-songwriter and the main force behind the band Roachford, who scored their first success in 1989 with the hits "Cuddly Toy" and "Family Man". He has also had a successful solo career.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to music.

## Early life and career

Andrew Roachford was born in London, England to parents of West Indian descent. A band of the same name was formed in 1987, the line-up featuring Andrew Roachford (vocals, keyboards, percussion), Chris Taylor (drums), Hawi Gondwe (guitars) and Derrick Taylor (bass guitar). By 1988, the band were touring, supporting acts such as Terence Trent D'Arby and the Christians. Shortly afterward, a seven-album recording contract with Columbia was signed. They went on to have a string of success throughout the 1990s, becoming Columbia's biggest-selling UK act for ten years.
Roachford released his first solo studio album, Heart of the Matter, in 2003. His next studio album Word of Mouth was released in June 2005 under the band name Roachford. In 2010, Roachford joined Mike + The Mechanics along with Tim Howar. The following year the band's seventh studio album The Road was released featuring Roachford and Howar as lead vocalists, as well as their eighth studio album Let Me Fly (2017).
Roachford collaborated with Beverley Knight on his studio album Twice In a Lifetime, which was released in September 2020. It charted at number 31 on the UK Albums Chart. This was the first Roachford album to chart in the top 40 after a 23-year absence, last charting in 1997 with Feel.

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certification |
| Year | Album details | UK | AUS | AUT | GER | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | Certification |
| 1988 | Roachford Released: 9 September 1988 Label: CBS | 11 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | 109 | BPI: Gold |
| 1991 | Get Ready! Released: 1991 Label: Columbia | 20 | 176 | — | 36 | — | 49 | — | — | |
| 1994 | Permanent Shade of Blue Released: 30 March 1994 Label: Columbia | 25 | 2 | — | 52 | 11 | — | — | — | ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold |
| 1997 | Feel Released: 29 September 1997 Label: Columbia | 19 | 61 | 47 | 37 | — | — | 50 | — | |
| 2000 | The Roachford Files Released: 9 October 2000 Label: Columbia | 88 | 316 | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | |
| 2003 | Heart of the Matter Released: 4 August 2003 Label: Absolute Released under the artist name Andrew Roachford | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | The Very Best of Roachford Released: 30 May 2005 Label: Columbia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Word of Mouth Released: 27 June 2005 Label: Peppermint Jam/SPV | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Where I Stand Released: 10 April 2011 Label: M3 Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Addictive Released: September 2011 Label: M3 Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | This Beautiful Moment Released: 2013 Label: M3 Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Encore Released: 2016 Label: M3 Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Twice in a Lifetime Released: 11 September 2020 Label: Sony BMG | 31 | — | — | 68 | — | — | 72 | — | |
| 2024 | Than And Now Released: 1 March 2024 Label: Sony BMG | | — | — | | — | — | | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||||||

### Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | IRE | NED | NZ | SWI | US | Album |
| 1988 | "Family Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roachford |
| 1988 | "Cuddly Toy" | 61 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roachford |
| 1988 | "Find Me Another Love" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roachford |
| 1989 | "Cuddly Toy" (re-release) | 4 | — | — | — | 49 | 7 | 17 | — | — | 25 | Roachford |
| 1989 | "Family Man" (re-release) | 25 | 157 | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | Roachford |
| 1989 | "Kathleen" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roachford |
| 1991 | "Get Ready!" | 22 | — | — | 35 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | Get Ready! |
| 1991 | "Stone City" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | Get Ready! |
| 1991 | "Innocent Eyes" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get Ready! |
| 1991 | "Higher" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Get Ready! |
| 1994 | "Only to Be with You" | 21 | 18 | — | — | 57 | — | 44 | 24 | — | — | Permanent Shade of Blue |
| 1994 | "Lay Your Love on Me" | 36 | 26 | — | — | 55 | — | — | 7 | — | — | Permanent Shade of Blue |
| 1994 | "This Generation" | 38 | 53 | — | — | 60 | — | — | 32 | — | — | Permanent Shade of Blue |
| 1994 | "Cry for Me" | 46 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Permanent Shade of Blue |
| 1995 | "I Know You Don't Love Me" | 42 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Permanent Shade of Blue |
| 1997 | "The Way I Feel" | 20 | 105 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | 46 | — | Feel |
| 1998 | "How Could I? (Insecurity)" | 34 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feel |
| 1998 | "Naked Without You" | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | Feel |
| 1998 | "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (MOBO Allstars)$^+$ | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | "Walk Away" (PF Project feat. Roachford) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | "From Now On" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Roachford Files |
| 2001 | "Run Baby Run" (Bustafunk feat. Roachford) | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | Bustafunk (Bustafunk album) |
| 2003 | "The Pressure" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heart of the Matter |
| 2004 | "Pop Muzak" (Mousse T. with Roachford) | — | — | 14 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 73 | — | Word of Mouth |
| 2005 | "River of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | Word of Mouth |
| 2005 | "Tomorrow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Word of Mouth |
| 2007 | "Ride the Storm" (Roachford & M.Y.N.C. Project) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | "Ride the Storm" (Remix) (Carl Kennedy vs M.Y.N.C Project feat. Roachford) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | "Survive" (Laurent Wolf feat Andrew Roachford) | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Harmony (Laurent Wolf album) |
| 2011 | "Wishing You Knew" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addictive |
| 2011 | "Complicated" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addictive |
| 2019 | "Love Remedy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Twice in a Lifetime |
| 2020 | "What We Had" (featuring Beverley Knight) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Twice in a Lifetime |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||||||||
* $^+$ "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by MOBO Allstars was a charity single released collectively by MOBO Award nominees in 1998, reaching No. 47 on the UK Singles Chart. The artists featured on the recording were Another Level, Beverley Knight, Mica Paris, Damage, Nine Yards, Don-E, Hinda Hicks, Celetia, Dina Carroll, Dru Hill, Shola Ama, Truce, Misty Oldland, Ultimate Kaos, Kleshay, Lynden David Hall, Kele Le Roc, East 17, Conner Reeves, Des'ree, Cleopatra, Glamma Kid, Honeyz, Kelle Bryan, Roachford, Byron Stingily, Alyson Brown, D'Influence, Michelle Gayle, Ignorants, Soundproof, Tony Dortie, David Grant and Carrie Grant.