associated_acts birth_place name background birth_date genre article_title birth_name
paul ryan , marion ryan leeds , west riding of yorkshire , england barry ryan solo_singer 24 october 1948 rock , pop barry ryan -lrb- singer -rrb-
 barry sapherson
barry ryan -lrb- singer -rrb-

barry ryan -lrb- born barry sapherson , 24 october 1948 , leeds , west riding of yorkshire -rrb- is an english former pop singer .
he currently works as a photographer .
the son of pop singer marion ryan began performing with his twin brother paul at the age of 16 .
in 1965 they signed a recording contract with decca under the name of paul & barry ryan .
within two years they had amassed 8 top 50 singles in the uk .
their best sellers were `` do n't bring me your heartaches '' , a # 13 hit in 1965 , `` i love her '' , a # 17 hit in 1966 and `` have pity on the boy '' , a # 18 hit the same year .
this success took its toll on paul , who was unable to cope any longer with the stress of show business .
it was decided that barry would now continue as a solo artist , enabling his brother to stay out of the limelight and write songs for his twin to perform .
their greatest achievement as a composer-singer duo , now for mgm records , was `` eloise '' , a # 2 hit in 1968 .
melodramatic and heavily orchestrated , it sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc .
`` love is love '' , their next chart entry , also became a million-seller .
ryan was also popular in germany and france .
the single `` red man '' reached # 2 in the french chart in 1971 .
promoted by `` bravo '' , the german youth magazine , he recorded a number of songs in german .
`` die zeit macht nur vor dem teufel halt '' -lrb- `` time only stops for the devil '' -rrb- peaked at # 8 .
ryan stopped performing in the early 1970s .
he made a comeback in the late 1990s when a two cd set with his and his brother 's old songs was released .
ryan was also part of the `` solid silver '60s tour '' of the united kingdom in 2003 , singing `` eloise '' backed by the dakotas .
