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Jokers Wild - Paul Hardcastle:
Featured on Back Trax Edition 402 - April 9th, 2006
It was while he working in hi-fi sales that Hardcastle swapped his video camera for a small synthesizer. After tinkering around for few months, he joined a band and in 1981, he appeared on his first recorded effort. By the end of the 80s, he was one of the most popular players on the British dance scene. He had scored several huge worldwide hits and sold millions of records.

Although those early years provided their share of hits and chart action, it still seemed as though Paul Hardcastle had not yet found his true direction. That all changed with the release of The Jazzmasters in 1991. The album stayed on the smooth jazz charts for over a year ... check the feature.


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Serene - Paul Hardcastle:
Featured on our Best of '05 Review Part 2: Edition 392 - Jan. 15th, 2006
At The Café we generally march to the beat of our own drummer. Every now & then though, we're in sync with what's happening on the broader smooth jazz scene; that is when they happen to get it right. Such was the case with this selection that found a comfortable spot at the top of several charts for a few weeks running!! In fact Serene came in #2 on our own list of most played tracks for the entire year. Nevertheless, in our never ending quest to play the absolute best smooth jazz that we can find, there were a couple of other songs that helped satiate our appetite. Midnight Moon, Straight Ahead and one or two others made Hardcastle 4 our #5 album for '05. Yet the most telling stat ... continue reading.

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Spotlighted on our Then & Now Feature: Edition 380 - October 16th, 2005.

Although Hardcastle had been a part of the London music scene as far back as 1981, things didn't really start to click until the release of Zero One in 1984. That record included Rainforest, which proved a modest hit on the British pop charts. But it was in America where the tune literally took off. It was there that Rainforest reached #1 in sales as a 12-inch and knocked Madonna off the top of the dance charts in the process. Read more .



The Jazzmasters
JVC
1993


Cover to Cover
JVC
1997


Hardcastle 4
Hardcastle/trippin 'n'Rhythm
2005

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Hardcastle 4 - Paul Hardcastle:
Showcased on Edition 375 - September 11th, 2005
Although Hardcastle had been a part of the London music scene as far back as 1981, things didn't really start to click until the release of Zero One in 1984. That record included Rainforest, which proved a modest hit on the British pop charts. But it was in America where the tune literally took off. It was there that Rainforest reached #1 in sales as a 12-inch and knocked Madonna off the top of the dance charts in the process.

It was Hardcastle's follow up, however, that would break his name internationally. Ever staying true to the dance floor feel that had always been integral to his sound, Hardcastle's self-titled effort contained 19, a track based on a statistic he had heard about the average age of combat soldiers in the Vietnam War. It went #1 in 13 countries, sold 4 million copies worldwide, and was one of the top single for 1985. Hardcastle's reputation was secure!! Read more .

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