Richard Barnes (musician)

Richard Barnes (born 9 July 1944 in Surrey, England) is a British singer who saw limited chart success in the early 1970s.[1] He has also worked as an actor.[2]

Richard Barnes
Birth name	Richard Barnes
Born	(1944-07-09) 9 July 1944 Surrey, England
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor, bassist
Years active	1967–1976 (singer/musician)

Career

His professional music career started with The Quiet Five in 1964, where he played bass guitar and sang vocals. The group broke up around 1967.[3] Barnes released a solo album on Philips Records in 1970, which was produced by Gerry Bron,[4] and scored two chart hits in the UK Singles Chart that same year. His first hit, "Take to the Mountains" reached number 35 in May 1970, and "Go North" peaked at number 38 in November.[1] Both hits were written by Tony Hazzard.[5]

A compilation album was released in August 2007 by RPM Records, under the title of Take To The Mountains. It featured tracks recorded by Barnes between 1969 and 1974. The track listing was as follows:

1. "Take to the Mountains" (Hazzard)
2. "Woman, Woman" (Glaser, Payne)
3. "Maria Elena" (Hazzard)
4. "Take My Hand for a While" (Saint Marie)
5. "Your Song" (John, Taupin)
6. "The Way I Feel" (Hazzard)
7. "High Flying Electric Bird" (Brown, Mullen)
8. "London" (McKuen)
9. "I Think I'm Getting Over You" (Cook, Greenaway)
10. "Hard Headed Woman" (Stevens)
11. "Mama" (Hazzard)
12. "It's Getting Better" (Mann, Weil)
13. "Homeward Bound" (Simon)
14. "Live Till You Die" (Rhodes)
15. "Maybe" (Nilsson)
16. "Tomorrow Never Comes" (Ife, Wirtz)
17. "Could We Start Again Please" (Lloyd Webber)
18. "Coldwater Morning" (Diamond)
19. "Wandering" (Taylor)
20. "Go North" (Hazzard)[5][6]

Acting work

Barnes played the disciple Peter in the original London production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Palace Theatre in 1972.[2][7][8] He has continued working as an actor in various TV and musical theatre roles, including in the BBC's Count Dracula (1977) and Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden (1979).[9][10][11]   

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Record Label
1970	Richard Barnes	Philips Records
1976	Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes	Warner Bros. Records

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart position	Record Label	B-side	Album
		UK
1968	"Woman, Woman"	–	Columbia Records	"The Princess and the Soldier"
	"Look Away"	–		"Mr. Inbetween"
1970	"Take to the Mountains"	35	Philips Records	"But It's Now I Need Your Love"	Richard Barnes
	"Go North"	38		"So Will I"
1971	"Coldwater Morning"	–	Bronze Records	"Suddenly I Know"
1973	"Take to the Mountains" (re-release)	–		"I'll Never Tell You"	Richard Barnes
	"Could We Start Again Please?"	–		"I'm So Sad"
1976	"Fox on the Run" (with Tony Hazzard)	–	Warner Bros. Records	"Warning Lights"	Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 43. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. "Our Theatre Royal Nottingham". Ourtheatreroyal.org. 1986-07-14. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
3. "Quiet Five". 45-rpm.org.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
4. "Richard Barnes - Richard Barnes (Vinyl, LP, Album)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
5. Mark Deming (2007-08-27). "Take to the Mountains - Richard Barnes | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
6. "Take to the Mountains - Richard Barnes - Share your experience". Cd.ciao.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
7. "Original London Cast (1972)". Jesuschristsuperstarzone.com.
8. "Richard Barnes Discography". Castalbums.org.
9. "Richard Barnes". Bfi.org.uk.
10. "Richard Barnes". Aveleyman.com.
11. "Production of Chess | Theatricalia". Theatricalia.com.

External links

• Richard Barnes, Allmusic
• Richard Barnes, MusicBrainz
• Richard Barnes on IMDb