Gerald Masters |
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![Gerald Masters' 1981 album](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Gerald_Masters.jpg/220px-Gerald_Masters.jpg) Gerald Masters' 1981 album |
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Birth name | Gerald Watkiss |
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Born | (1955-02-17)17 February 1955 Wolverhampton, England |
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Died | 5 February 2007(2007-02-05) (aged 51) Shrewsbury, England |
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Genres | Pop |
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Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, recording artist, composer, producer. |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, Piano |
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Years active | 1977–2007 |
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Labels | Pye, Handshake, Island |
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Website | http://www.geraldmasters.com |
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Musical artist
Gerald Masters born Gerald Watkiss (February 17, 1955 – February 5, 2007) was a musician, solo artist and songwriter, achieving fame during the late seventies and early eighties.
After releasing four albums, produced by Tony Atkins, as a solo artist between 1977 and 1983, he continued in the music business working as a producer/writer with Island, working with artists including Andy Gibb, Neville Staples and The Equators. Following this work, he struck up writing partnerships with Aziz Ibrahim (Ex-Simply Red, Stone Roses) and Paul Beard (James Blunt, Robbie Williams, Leona Lewis). In 2006, Masters decided to write and release his own material again, under the name Rescue Party, a collaboration with fellow co-writer and producer Gareth Rhys Jones.
Additionally, Masters was a writer for TV, most notably composing "A Handful of Smarties", which aired in the UK.
Discography
Albums
Artist |
Title |
Release Date |
Label
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Flashman
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Flashman
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1977
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Pye/ Vanguard
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Gerald Watkiss
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Purgatory and Paradise
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1978
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Pye
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Gerald Masters
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Past Masters
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1980
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Precision
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Gerald Masters
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Gerald Masters
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1981
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Handshake
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Gerald Masters
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Music For A Living Room
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1983
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Metronome
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Rescue Party
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Imaginary America
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2006
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AWAL
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Gerald Masters
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Dreamtime
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2010
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AWAL
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Gerald Masters
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Strike A Light
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2011
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AWAL
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Gerald Masters
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Terminal Life
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2012
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AWAL
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Singles
Artist |
Title |
Release Date |
Label
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Flashman
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Tears
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1977
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Pye
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Gerald Watkiss
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Hold On / If The Line Broke On My World
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1978
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Pye
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Gerald Masters
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E.S.P. / Johnny Can't Work Any Faster
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1979
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Pye
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Gerald Masters
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Falling / Purgatory and Paradise
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1979
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Pye
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Gerald Masters
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Poor Little Rich Boy / Is It Me?
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1980
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Handshake
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Gerald Masters
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I Love You So Badly / Too Many Dreams Were Broken
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1981
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Handshake
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Gerald Masters
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In The Movies / Every Step That I Take
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1983
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Metronome
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Bobby Perfect and the Good Guys
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Only Love Charlie Boy / Palace Stomp
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1983
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Crown Records
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Mata
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On Your Bikes / Don't Look Now
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1983
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Savoir Faire
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Gerald Masters
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Solidarność
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2013
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AWAL
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Rescue Party
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A Darkened Love
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2014
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AWAL
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Gerald Masters
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Change Your Heart
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2015
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AWAL
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Gerald Masters
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Weakness in the Words
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2016
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AWAL
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Gerald Masters
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Whose Planet
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2017
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AWAL
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