Paul Michael Barry is a British songwriter and musician. Some of his best-known songs he has co-written include "Believe" by Cher, "Hero" and "Bailamos" by Enrique Iglesias and 5 times platinum single in the US "Let It Go" by James Bay. He has won three Ivor Novello Awards and ASCAP PRS writer of the year 2000.[citation needed] He has scored three US number-one singles, as well as other number-ones around the world.
Barry was born in Edinburgh, Scotland[citation needed] where his band first signed with Bruce Findlay's Zoom Records as lead singer with the Questions while still at high school. Whilst attending University, he went on to pursue his dream with his band, who were signed to Paul Weller's Respond record label. He co-wrote "The House That Jack Built" for Tracie Young which reached number 9 on the UK charts in 1983.
In the 1990s, Barry was a member of the Eurodance reggae fusion group Dreamhouse, best known for their covers of "Stay" and "Sha La La". He then continued his songwriting career, writing for many artists, including five songs on the multi-platinum LP Believe by Cher, including "Strong Enough" and "Believe". He also co-wrote the Cher songs "Song for the Lonely" and "The Music's No Good Without You" from the Living Proof album. Barry has also worked with Enrique Iglesias, initially writing for and later collaborating with him. He has been a source of eight singles from four albums of Iglesias, including "Hero", "Bailamos" and "Be with You", the latter two songs reaching the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. "Hero" stayed at number three in the US for four weeks, and was number one in the UK and several other countries. Other hits include "Rhythm Divine", "Love to See You Cry" and "Not in Love" (featuring Kelis).[citation needed]
Barry worked with Lionel Richie for his Renaissance album, co-writing six songs, including the singles "Angel", "Don't Stop the Music" and "Tender Heart", then on five songs for Richie's Just for You album, including the title track, which Richie re-recorded on his No. 1 US album Tuskegee.
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This biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Paul Barry songwriter news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Paul Michael Barry is a British songwriter and musician Some of his best known songs he has co written include Believe by Cher Hero and Bailamos by Enrique Iglesias and 5 times platinum single in the US Let It Go by James Bay He has won three Ivor Novello Awards and ASCAP PRS writer of the year 2000 citation needed He has scored three US number one singles as well as other number ones around the world His songs have been recorded by James Bay Lionel Richie James Morrison Celine Dion Ricky Martin Lemar Craig David Tina Turner Britney Spears Rod Stewart Lara Fabian Ronan Keating Esmee Denters JLS Rebecca Ferguson the Vamps Nelly Furtado Beverley Knight Mica Paris Andrew Roachford and Tom Walker singer among others citation needed Contents 1 Career 2 Selected singles discography 3 Awards 4 References 5 External linksCareer EditBarry was born in Edinburgh Scotland citation needed where his band first signed with Bruce Findlay s Zoom Records as lead singer with the Questions while still at high school Whilst attending University he went on to pursue his dream with his band who were signed to Paul Weller s Respond record label He co wrote The House That Jack Built for Tracie Young which reached number 9 on the UK charts in 1983 In the 1990s Barry was a member of the Eurodance reggae fusion group Dreamhouse best known for their covers of Stay and Sha La La He then continued his songwriting career writing for many artists including five songs on the multi platinum LP Believe by Cher including Strong Enough and Believe He also co wrote the Cher songs Song for the Lonely and The Music s No Good Without You from the Living Proof album Barry has also worked with Enrique Iglesias initially writing for and later collaborating with him He has been a source of eight singles from four albums of Iglesias including Hero Bailamos and Be with You the latter two songs reaching the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Hero stayed at number three in the US for four weeks and was number one in the UK and several other countries Other hits include Rhythm Divine Love to See You Cry and Not in Love featuring Kelis citation needed Barry worked with Lionel Richie for his Renaissance album co writing six songs including the singles Angel Don t Stop the Music and Tender Heart then on five songs for Richie s Just for You album including the title track which Richie re recorded on his No 1 US album Tuskegee Barry co wrote the Bryan McFadden Delta Goodrem duet Almost Here which first brought the two artists together and was number one in Ireland and Australia as well as number three in the UK Barry worked with James Morrison on two songs for his Songs for You Truths for Me album including the first single You Make It Real He also contributed two songs for JLS s debut album JLS and Another World for the Vamps debut album Meet the Vamps citation needed Barry co wrote James Bay s single Let It Go and Nelly Furtado s song Phoenix also co written by Mark Taylor for her sixth album The Ride In 2013 and 2017 he worked with Shane Filan of Irish boy band Westlife on four tracks from the albums You and Me and Love Always which charted in the top 10 of both the UK and Irish albums charts Barry also co wrote Cry Out with Tom Walker for his UK number one album What a Time to Be Alive He co wrote the single Mama Said from the Mica Paris album Gospel Mica Paris album Paris also covered Barry s song In Broad Daylight written after the murder of George Floyd Selected singles discography EditArtist Song NotesCher Believe US No 1 UK No 1 Strong Enough US dance No 1 UK No 5 All Or Nothing US dance No 1 UK No 12 Dov e l amore US dance No 5 UK No 21 The Music s No Good Without You UK No 8 Song for the Lonely US dance No 1Enrique Iglesias Bailamos US No 1 UK No 4 Be With You US No 1 Hero US No 3 UK No 1 Rhythm Divine US No 32 Love to See You Cry UK No 12 To Love a Woman featuring Lionel Richie Not in Love featuring Kelis US dance No 1 UK No 5Addicted UK No 11Lionel Richie Angel Just for You James Bay Let It Go US No 16 UK No 10Lara Fabian I Will Love Again US No 32 US dance No 1James Morrison You Make It Real UK No 7Bryan McFadden and Delta Goodrem Almost Here UK No 3 AUS No 1Lemar Someone Should Tell You UK No 11Craig David Unbelievable UK No 18Celine Dion Stand by Your Side Natalie Bassingthwaighte Someday Soon AUS No 7The Tamperer Hammer to the Heart UK No 6Gina G Fresh UK No 6 Ti Amo UK No 11Rod Stewart Don t Come Around Here featuring Helicopter GirlAwards EditASCAP PRS Writer of the year 2000 ASCAP PRS Song of the year 1999 Believe ASCAP PRS Song of the year 2002 Hero IVOR NOVELLO Best Song musically lyrically 1998 Believe IVOR NOVELLO Best Selling UK single 1998 Believe IVOR NOVELLO International Hit of the year 1998 Believe Nominated IVOR NOVELLO International Hit of year 2001 Hero Nominated IVOR NOVELLO Best Selling UK single 2002 Hero Grammy Awards Best Dance Recording 2000 Believe Nominated Best Dance Recording 2001 Be with You Nominated Best Dance Recording 2002 Angel References EditExternal links EditPaul Barry at IMDb http swisscharts com showperson asp name Paul Barry http www ascap com eventsawards awards prs https web archive org web 20110718214457 http www umusicpub com news readmore aspx ID 1406 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Barry songwriter amp oldid 1123390401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
