b. Paul Anthony Young, 17 January 1956, Luton, Bedfordshire, England. Prior to his major success as a solo artist, Young was a former member of Streetband, who made the UK charts in 1978 with the novelty record "Toast". He was then part of the much-loved Q-Tips, a band that did much to preserve an interest in 60s soul and R&B. As the Q-Tips collapsed from exhaustion and lack of finance, Young signed as a solo artist with CBS Records. Following two flop singles ("Iron Out The Rough Spots" and "Love Of The Common People'), his smooth soul voice captured the public's imagination with 1983"s superb chart-topping cover version of Marvin Gaye's "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)". The following No Parlez was a phenomenally triumphant debut, reaching number 1 in the UK and staying in the charts for well over two years. Now, having sold several million copies, this album remains his finest work. It was a blend of carefully chosen and brilliantly interpreted covers including "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Joy Division), the aforementioned "Love Of The Common People" (Four Preps/Nicky Thomas) and "Come Back And Stay" (Jack Lee). After touring to support the album, Young experienced a recurring problem with his voice which would continue to plague his career. It was two years before he was able to record The Secret Of Association, but the quality of material was intact. This album also topped the UK chart and produced three top 10 singles, cover versions of Ann Peebles' "I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" and Daryl Hall's "Every Time You Go Away", and "Everything Must Change". "Every Time You Go Away" provided Young with his US breakthrough, reaching the top of the Billboard singles chart in summer 1985. He appeared at Live Aid, duetting with Alison Moyet, although it was obvious that his voice was once again troublesome. Between Two Fires was a below-par album, although his fans still made it a UK Top 5 hit.

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• (1983)  From Time To Time - The Singles Collection
• (1983)  Super Hits
• (1983)  Love Songs

• Every Time You Go Away
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• Oh Girl
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• SAVE_THE_EARTH on 2008-11-29 17:36:23.237:
  Please add Paul YOUNG's version of the song, "Love Of The Common People". Cheers!