Young was born on 17 June 1947 in the Wythenshawe district[1] of Manchester, England.[2]
Young was a member of The Toggery Five in the 1960s. The Manchester-based band signed a recording contract, played in Germany, and released the single "I'm Gonna Jump".[3]
After The Toggery Five disbanded, Young became the lead singer of the band Gyro in the mid-1970s. Young and Gyro bandmate Ian Wilson, together with members of Mandalaband, formed the band Sad Café in 1976. Sad Café signed with RCA Records in the U.K.[3] The band's single, "Every Day Hurts" (1979), was a no. 3 hit on the British charts.[4] The band also hit the UK Top 40 with "Strange Little Girl", "My Oh My" and "I'm in Love Again",[5] and had two US Billboard Hot 100 hits with "Run Home Girl" and "La-Di-Da".[6]
During Young's career, he provided lead vocals on several chart hits, including Sad Café's "Every Day Hurts" and "My Oh My", and Mike + The Mechanics' "All I Need Is a Miracle", "Word of Mouth", "Taken In" and "Nobody's Perfect".[7]
Young possessed a wide vocal range, often utilising fifth octavehead voice notes, and a voice characterised as "rich".[9] His early style has been likened to that of Mick Jagger;[10] in the early 1980s, he began to explore a more "emotive" style.[11]
On 15 July 2000, having no symptoms, Young had a sudden heart attack at around 6:30pm at his home in Hale, Altrincham, and died shortly afterwards at 53 years old. An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was a heart attack and that "it was not the first".[12]
Legacyedit
Mike Rutherford said of Young, "He had a fantastic voice, one of the best rock voices of his generation ... a complete natural."[2]
Former Marillion vocalist and 1980s chart peer Fish described him as "one of the finest frontmen and singers from the history of the British music scene", who exhibited "immense personality, glowing charisma and outrageous positivism".[12]
^"Saturday, 15 July 2000: Paul Young". The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches. London, UK: Penguin Group. 2008. p. 432. ISBN9781556527548. Retrieved 15 May 2016 – via Google Books.
^ abTortorici, Frank (18 July 2000). "Mike + the Mechanics' Paul Young Dies". MTV. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^ abLaing, Dave (19 July 2000). "Obituary: Paul Young". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
^"SAD CAFE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 478. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
^ abNeer, Dan (1985). Mike on Mike [interview LP], Atlantic Recording Corporation.
^"Mike + The Mechanics Album & Song Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
^Orens, Geoff. The Living Years review. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
^Boldman, Gina. Misplaced Ideals review. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
^DeGagne, Mike. Mike + The Mechanics review. AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
^ ab. The official Fish website. 19 July 2000. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
External linksedit
BBC news, report on his death
January 01, 1970
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This article is about the singer with Sad Cafe and Mike The Mechanics For the solo singer see Paul Young Paul Young 17 June 1947 15 July 2000 was a British singer and songwriter He achieved success in the bands Sad Cafe and Mike the Mechanics Paul YoungYoung performing with Mike and the Mechanics in 1994 Background informationBorn 1947 06 17 17 June 1947Benchill Manchester EnglandDied15 July 2000 2000 07 15 aged 53 Hale Altrincham EnglandGenresPop rock soft rockOccupation s SingersongwriterYears active1964 2000Formerly ofMike the Mechanics Sad Cafe Contents 1 Life and career 2 Legacy 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editYoung was born on 17 June 1947 in the Wythenshawe district 1 of Manchester England 2 Young was a member of The Toggery Five in the 1960s The Manchester based band signed a recording contract played in Germany and released the single I m Gonna Jump 3 After The Toggery Five disbanded Young became the lead singer of the band Gyro in the mid 1970s Young and Gyro bandmate Ian Wilson together with members of Mandalaband formed the band Sad Cafe in 1976 Sad Cafe signed with RCA Records in the U K 3 The band s single Every Day Hurts 1979 was a no 3 hit on the British charts 4 The band also hit the UK Top 40 with Strange Little Girl My Oh My and I m in Love Again 5 and had two US Billboard Hot 100 hits with Run Home Girl and La Di Da 6 Young enjoyed further chart success sharing lead vocal duties with Paul Carrack in Mike The Mechanics the pop rock band formed in 1985 by Genesis guitarist Mike Rutherford citation needed He was brought into Mike the Mechanics on the recommendation of producer songwriter Christopher Neil and Neil s manager 7 Mike the Mechanics scored three Top 40 hits including two US Top 10s Silent Running On Dangerous Ground and All I Need Is a Miracle 8 The single The Living Years US 1 UK 2 became the band s biggest hit and featured on the band s second album Living Years citation needed During Young s career he provided lead vocals on several chart hits including Sad Cafe s Every Day Hurts and My Oh My and Mike The Mechanics All I Need Is a Miracle Word of Mouth Taken In and Nobody s Perfect 7 Young possessed a wide vocal range often utilising fifth octave head voice notes and a voice characterised as rich 9 His early style has been likened to that of Mick Jagger 10 in the early 1980s he began to explore a more emotive style 11 On 15 July 2000 having no symptoms Young had a sudden heart attack at around 6 30pm at his home in Hale Altrincham and died shortly afterwards at 53 years old An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was a heart attack and that it was not the first 12 Legacy editMike Rutherford said of Young He had a fantastic voice one of the best rock voices of his generation a complete natural 2 Former Marillion vocalist and 1980s chart peer Fish described him as one of the finest frontmen and singers from the history of the British music scene who exhibited immense personality glowing charisma and outrageous positivism 12 Discography editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed December 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message See also Sad Cafe See also Mike The Mechanics discography The Young Brothers 1968 I ve Always Wanted Love Mirror Mirror single Young amp Renshaw 1971 This Is Young amp Renshaw album Paul Young 1974 I Can t Live Without You single 2011 Chronicles album 2011 Your Shoes single References edit Saturday 15 July 2000 Paul Young The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars Heroin Handguns and Ham Sandwiches London UK Penguin Group 2008 p 432 ISBN 9781556527548 Retrieved 15 May 2016 via Google Books a b Tortorici Frank 18 July 2000 Mike the Mechanics Paul Young Dies MTV Retrieved 15 May 2016 a b Laing Dave 19 July 2000 Obituary Paul Young The Guardian Retrieved 16 August 2022 SAD CAFE full Official Chart History Official Charts Company www officialcharts com Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 478 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 Colin Larkin ed 1997 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music Concise ed Virgin Books p 1051 ISBN 1 85227 745 9 a b Neer Dan 1985 Mike on Mike interview LP Atlantic Recording Corporation Mike The Mechanics Album amp Song Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved 11 December 2010 Orens Geoff The Living Years review AllMusic Retrieved 17 May 2013 Boldman Gina Misplaced Ideals review AllMusic Retrieved 17 May 2013 DeGagne Mike Mike The Mechanics review AllMusic Retrieved 17 May 2013 a b Everyday Hurts Paul Young 1947 2000 The official Fish website 19 July 2000 Retrieved 3 June 2012 External links editBBC news report on his death Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Young singer born 1947 amp oldid 1222497731, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
