Andrew Roachford (born 22 January 1965) is an English 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 on 22 January 1965 in London, England to parents from Barbados. A band of the same name was formed in 1987, the line-up featuring 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.Biography Roachford.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2009.

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 Title Album details Peak chart positions Certification UKUK chart peaks: Top 100 peaks, other than "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now": N.B. This site displays 'compressed' chart peaks (exclusion rules applied) between positions 76−100. Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' chart peaks (no exclusions applied) for positions 76–200, between November 1994 and May 2001. "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now": AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: "Cuddly Toy": Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "This Generation": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. All ARIA chart peaks to 26 October 2018: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. AUT GERGerman albums chart peaks: Get Ready!: Permanent Shade of Blue: Feel: Word of Mouth: NZ SWE SWI US Roachford Released: 9 September 1988 Label: CBS 11 — — — — 48 — 109 BPI: Gold Get Ready! Released: 1991 Label: Columbia 20 176 — 36 — 49 — — Permanent Shade of Blue Released: 30 March 1994 Label: Columbia 25 2 — 52 11 — — — ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold Feel Released: 29 September 1997 Label: Columbia 19 61 47 37 — — 50 — The Roachford Files (compilation) Released: 9 October 2000 Label: Columbia 88 — — — — — 100 — Heart of the Matter Released: 4 August 2003 Label: Absolute Released under the artist name Andrew Roachford — — — — — — — — Word of Mouth Released: 27 June 2005 Label: Peppermint Jam/SPV — — — 88 — — — — Where I Stand Released: 10 April 2011 Label: M3 Records — — — — — — — — Addictive Released: September 2011 Label: M3 Records — — — — — — — — This Beautiful Moment Released: 2013 Label: M3 Records — — — — — — — — Encore Released: 2016 Label: M3 Records — — — — — — — — Twice in a Lifetime Released: 11 September 2020 Label: Sony BMG 31 — — 68 — — 72 — Then and Now Released: 8 December 2023 Label: Sony BMG — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Album UK AUS AUT FRA GERGerman singles chart peaks: "Cuddly Toy": "Get Ready!": "Only to Be with You": "Lay Your Love on Me": "This Generation": "The Way I Feel": "Pop Muzak": IRE NED NZ SWI US 1988 "Family Man" — — — — — — — — — — Roachford "Cuddly Toy" 61 73 — — — — — — — — "Find Me Another Love" 100 — — — — — — — — — 1989 "Cuddly Toy" (re-release) 4 — — — 49 7 17 — — 25 "Family Man" (re-release) 25 157 — — — 18 — — — — "Kathleen" 43 — — — — — — — — — 1991 "Get Ready!" 22 — — 35 43 — — — — — Get Ready! "Stone City" 77 — — — — — 58 — — — "Innocent Eyes" 91 — — — — — — — — — "Higher" — — — — — — — — — — 1994 "Only to Be with You" 21 18 — — 57 — 44 24 — — Permanent Shade of Blue "Lay Your Love on Me" 36 26 — — 55 — — 7 — — "This Generation" 38 53 — — 60 — — 32 — — "Cry for Me" 46 103 — — — — — — — — 1995 "I Know You Don't Love Me" 42 — — — — — — — — 1997 "The Way I Feel" 20 105 — — 91 — — — 46 — Feel 1998 "How Could I? (Insecurity)" 34 198 — — — — — — — — "Naked Without You" 53 — — — — — 71 — — — "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" (MOBO Allstars)+ 47 — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" 1999 "Walk Away" (PF Project featuring Roachford) — — — — — — — — — — 2000 "From Now On" 90 — — — — — — — — — The Roachford Files 2001 "Run Baby Run" (Bustafunk featuring 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 — — — "Tomorrow" — — — — — — — — — — 2007 "Ride the Storm" (Roachford & M.Y.N.C. Project) — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Ride the Storm" (Remix) (Carl Kennedy vs. M.Y.N.C Project featuring Roachford) — — — — — — — — — — 2010"Survive" (Laurent Wolf featuring Andrew Roachford) — — — 9 — — — — — — Harmony (Laurent Wolf album)2011 "Wishing You Knew" — — — — — — — — — —Addictive "Complicated" — — — — — — — — — — 2019 "Love Remedy" — — — — — — — — — — Twice in a Lifetime 2020 "What We Had" (featuring Beverley Knight) — — — — — — — — — — "—" 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.

References

External links Roachford official UK site