I've always loved Paul Carrack. Those records he did with Nick Lowe right
after leaving Squeeze are some of my favorites from that era. They've got
Carrack's soulful voice coupled with the same warm production that Lowe
instilled on tunes like "Cruel to Be Kind."
And even though Carrack's 1987 solo record (whose name escapes me at the
moment -- it was the one with "Don't Shed a Tear For Me" on it) was kind of
sterile production-wise, it had a brilliant collaboration with Chris Difford
on a tune called "Button Off Of My Shirt."
What is he up to these days? I know he put out a solo record on Miles
Copeland's old Ark 21 label a few years back. But I've sort of lost track of
him since then.

john micek

http://www.milkshakejones.com


---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marty Rudnick" <mrudnick@marturo.com>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: question


> I saw Paul Carrack as part of Ringo's band a year or so ago.  He was
> bloody great, and redeemed what was otherwise a pretty lame show.
>
> Marty
>
> RCortIV@aol.com wrote:
>
> >Okay...here's a "too much time on my hands" question: today I heard Ace's
> >"How Long", which was sung by Paul Carrack.  That got me thinking about
all of
> >the different groups that Carrack sang lead with, and the various hits he
had.
> >By my count, he had hits with four different configurations: Ace,
Squeeze,
> >Mike & the Mechanics, and solo.  He's the only one I can think of off of
the top
> >of my head that has had hits by as many as four different means.  I can
think
> >of others that had three, but not four.  I'm sure there must be others.
> >Anyone?
> >
> >Rollie
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>