Paddy McAloon

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Patrick Joseph McAloon (born 7 June 1957)[1] is an English singer-songwriter and a founder of the band Prefab Sprout.

Early life

McAloon was born and grew up in Witton Gilbert in County Durham, England.[2][3] He was trained to be a Catholic priest before deciding on a career in music.[4]

Career

Prefab Sprout enjoyed success in the 1980s and early 1990s and peaked commercially with "The King of Rock 'N' Roll", which was a top ten single in the UK singles chart.[5]

In a 1991 interview with Rolling Stone during the Jordan: The Comeback world tour, McAloon said he had never seen a positive royalty cheque for his work with Prefab Sprout. Template:Quotation

Songs written by McAloon have also been recorded by Kylie Minogue ("If You Don't Love Me"),[6] Wendy Matthews ("God Watch Over You" and "Ride"),[7] Sondre Lerche ("Nightingales" – the song appeared in "From Langley Park to Memphis" and Lerche sang it with the Faces Down Quartet as a tribute to Prefab Sprout),[8] Danny Seward ("Home (Where The Heart Is)"),[9] Momus ("Green Isaac Pt. 2"),[10] and various songs for Jimmy Nail. "God Watch Over You" has also been covered by Frances Ruffelle.[11]

"When Love Breaks Down" has been covered by The Zombies,[12] Lisa Stansfield,[13] and Snow Patrol.[14] In 2008, the covers album Independents Day 08 included a version of "Bonny" performed by McAloon's label-mate Tom Smith of Editors.[15]

McAloon released the spoken word/instrumental album I Trawl the Megahertz (UK No. 54), under his own name, in 2003 on the EMI subsidiary company Liberty Records.[16]Template:Deprecated source After losing his eyesight — now somewhat restored — he listened to CB radio and call-in talk shows and found inspiration for the album.[4] In 2019, it was rereleased as a Prefab Sprout album.[17]

In a 2013 interview, McAloon stated:

That record [I Trawl The Megahertz] was so important to me. I was disappointed—extremely—that the Guardian never even reviewed it. That stayed with me. I kept waiting week after week: "Come on, if you're thinking they don't make records like they used to, if you're looking for personal vision, something unusual—I'm your guy!" But it never came.[18]

In 2006, Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen album was remastered by Thomas Dolby, and was then released in 2007 as a double-CD package. The second CD featured acoustic versions of songs from the original album that were recorded in 2006.[19]

On 7 September 2009, Prefab Sprout released the album Let's Change the World with Music, based on a demo recording from 1992.[18]

A Prefab Sprout album entitled Crimson/Red was released by Icebreaker Records in October 2013.[20] McAloon is responsible for playing all of the instruments on the album.[18]

On 3 March 2017, McAloon, under the Prefab Sprout name, was shown singing a new song, "America", on the Instagram and YouTube channels of Keith Armstrong, his manager and the former boss of Kitchenware Records. Seeming to be a protest song about the administration of Donald Trump, and released with no accompanying publicity, the song was the subject of discussion and speculation.[21][22][23][24]

Personal life

As of September 2013, McAloon resides in his native County Durham with his wife and three daughters.[25] He suffers from a detached retina and tinnitus,[18] which significantly limited his ability to work in the studio. McAloon dedicated Crimson/Red to "my wife and daughters", "the women with whom I'm lucky enough to share my life".[26]

See also

References

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