Roachford (album)

Roachford is the debut album by British band Roachford, released in 1988 on Columbia Records. It includes the single "Cuddly Toy", which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart[3] and number 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100[4] in 1989, becoming the band's biggest hit on both charts.

Roachford
Studio album by Roachford
Released	September 9, 1988
Recorded	1987−88
Label	Columbia
Producer	Mike Vernon Fayney Andrew Roachford
Roachford chronology
Roachford (1988) Get Ready! (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	B–[2]

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Andrew Roachford.

1. "Give It Up"
2. "Family Man"
3. "Cuddly Toy"
4. "Find Me Another Love"
5. "No Way"
6. "Kathleen"
7. "Beautiful Morning"
8. "Lying Again"
9. "Since"
10. "Nobody But You"

Personnel

• Andrew Roachford – lead vocals, keyboards, synth bass, backing vocals
• Michael Brown, Hawi Gondwe – guitar, backing vocals
• Paul Bruce, Derrick Taylor – bass
• Chris Taylor – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Mark Feltham – harmonica
• Fayney – effects, percussion
• Delina Raime, Mike Vernon, Shola Phillips, George Chandler, Jimmy Chambers, Jimmy Helms, Marianne Stephens – backing vocals

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1989) Peak position Swedish Albums Chart[5] 48 UK Albums Chart[3] 11 US Billboard 200[6] 109

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^^ ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Dan Heilman. "Roachford - Roachford | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
2. "Robert Christgau: CG: roachford". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
3. "ROACHFORD | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
4. "Roachford". Retrieved 11 October 2017.
5. https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Roachford
6. "Roachford Roachford Chart History". Retrieved 26 April 2018.
7. "British album certifications – Roachford – Roachford". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Roachford in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Roachford at Discogs