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Nick Heyward (born Nicholas Heyward, 20 May 1961, Beckenham, Kent
Haircut 100Heyward formed Haircut 100 in 1980, but they released just one official album with him, Pelican West (1982), which spawned a string of hit singles. In the middle of 1982 they began work on the second album. The band went into the recording studio and recorded the instrumentation to which Heyward would later record the vocals. It was at this time in his career that the first effects of what he was to later describe as a nervous breakdown began to take hold.Citation needed Solo careerLikewise, in comparison with Haircut 100, Heyward's solo career has been modestly successful commercially, although several of his albums received positive reviews. Once on his own, Heyward's work lost much of Haircut 100's teen gloss; the music was still catchy, but the lyrics were more adult and introspective.[last= ]
Heyward's solo debut album from 1983, North of a Miracle, produced by Geoff Emerick, was a solid effort that won critical approval and sold well.[NME.com biography - accessed March 2009] It also gave him his first solo hit, "Whistle Down the Wind".
Heyward released From Monday to Sunday in 1993, which heralded a change to a more classic rock style.
In 1995 Heyward released Tangled on the Epic label, which chimed with the Britpop zeitgeist, and provided him with his first UK Top 40 single in twelve years when "Rollerblade" reached #37 on the UK Singles Chart. After being 'discovered' by Alan McGee performing at an Ed Ball gig, The Apple Bed was released in 1998 on Creation Records.
In 2005 Heyward appeared on week three of the 2005 reality TV programme, Hit Me, Baby, One More Time.
Heyward has released new music less frequently in recent years. Open Sesame Seed (2001), a collaboration with British actor/singer Greg Ellis, featured Ellis reading Heyward's poetry to the accompaniment of Heyward's musical backing.
Heyward's MySpace website regularly showcases his current songs, and an official website is now live.
DiscographyAlbumsHaircut 100- 1981 - Live at the Rox, Southgate (November 1981 - bootleg recording)
- 01 - "Low Rider"
- 02 - "Baked Bean"
- 03 - "Love Plus One"
- 04 - "Love's Got Me in Triangles"
- 05 - "Milk Film"
- 06 - "Boat Party"
- 07 - "Lemon Firebrigade"
- 08 - "Favourite Shirts"
- 09 - "Kingsize"
- 10 - "Low Rider Jam"
- 11 - "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" (reprise)
- 1982 - Pelican West UK #2
- "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"
- "Love Plus One"
- "Lemon Firebrigade"
- "Marine Boy"
- "Milk Film"
- "Kingsize (You're My Little Steam Whistle)"
- "Fantastic Day"
- "Baked Bean"
- "Snow Girl"
- "Love's Got Me in Triangles"
- "Surprise Me Again"
- "Calling Captain Autumn"
(above is the original album tracklisting - it was later released on CD with five extra tracks)
- 1983 - Half Baked
- "Brookfield Girl"
- "Haleys Heart"
- "I Believe in Sundays"
- "Sunny Boy Sunny Girl"
- "Club Boy at Sea"
- "Cheek to Cheek"
- "Maytime Moments"
- "Steambus Junction"
- "Blue Hat for a Blue Day"
- "Coming Home"
Solo- 1983 - North of a Miracle
Highest UK Albums Chart placing: #10
Highest U.S. Chart placing: #178
- 01 - "When It Started to Begin"
- 02 - "Blue Hat For A Blue Day"
- 03 - "Two Make It True"
- 04 - "On A Sunday"
- 05 - "Club Boy At Sea"
- 06 - "Whistle Down The Wind"
- 07 - "Take That Situation"
- 08 - "The Kick of Love"
- 09 - "The Day It Rained Forever"
- 10 - "Atlantic Monday"
- 11 - "Whistle Down The Wind" (instrumental reprise)
- 12 - "Take That Situation" (rhythm remix)
- 13 - "Cafe Canada"
- 14 - "Love At The Door"
- 15 - "Don't Get Me Wrong"
- 16 - "Stolen Tears"
- 17 - "When It Started To Begin" (re-recorded)
- 18 - "The Kick Of Love" (instrumental)
- 19 - "Laura"
- 1986 - Postcards from Home
- 01 - "Move It Up"
- 02 - "Over The Weekend"
- 03 - "Goodbye Yesterday"
- 04 - "Again In My Heart"
- 05 - "We've All Been Kissed"
- 06 - "Pray For A Miracle"
- 07 - "Now You've Gone"
- 08 - "Come on Baby Run"
- 09 - "Teach Til You Reach"
- 10 - "Cry Just A Little Bit"
- 1988 - I Love You Avenue
- 01 - "You're My World"
- 02 - "If That's The Way You Feel"
- 03 - "Traffic In Fleet Street"
- 04 - "Lie With You"
- 05 - "My Kind Of Wonderful"
- 06 - "I Love You Avenue"
- 07 - "Hold On (Money Don't Buy Love)"
- 08 - "Tell Me Why"
- 09 - "Pizza Tears"
- 10 - "This Is Love"
- 11 - "Change Of Heart"
- 12 - "August In The Morning"
- 1993 - From Monday to Sunday
- 01 - "He Doesn't Love You Like I Do"
- 02 - "Kite"
- 03 - "Into Your Life"
- 04 - "Caravan"
- 05 - "Ordinary People"
- 06 - "How Do You Live Without Sunshine"
- 07 - "January Man"
- 08 - "Mr Plain"
- 09 - "These Words"
- 10 - "All I Want To Know"
- 11 - "Diary"
- 12 - "Everytime"
- 1995 - Tangled
- 01 - "Kill Another Day"
- 02 - "Blinded"
- 03 - "Backdated"
- 04 - "She Says She Knows"
- 05 - "The World"
- 06 - "Carry On Loving"
- 07 - "I Love The Things You Know I Don't Know"
- 08 - "Can't Explain"
- 09 - "Believe In Me"
- 10 - "Rollerblade"
- 11 - "The Breadwinner"
- 12 - "London"
- 13 - "She's Another Girl"
- 14 - "1961"
- 1998 - The Apple Bed
- 01 - "Stars In Her Eyes"
- 02 - "In Every Place"
- 03 - "My Heavy Head"
- 04 - "The Chelsea Sky"
- 05 - "Just Like Sorrow"
- 06 - "Closer"
- 07 - "The Goodbye Man"
- 08 - "Reach Out For The Sun"
- 09 - "Today"
- 10 - "I Don't Really Know You"
- 11 - "Dear Miss Finland"
- 12 - "The Man You Used To Be"
- 13 - "3 Colours"
- 14 - "The Brightest Pearl"
- 15 - "A Beautiful Place"
- 1996 - The Greatest Hits of Nick Heyward & Haircut 100 (Camden)
- 2001 - Open Sesame Seed (with Greg Ellis)
- 2003 - The Very Best Of
- 2006 - The Mermaid & The Lighthouse Keeper (with India Dupre)
- 01 - "Indian Summer"
- 02 - "Lay The Blanket Down"
- 03 - "She"
- 04 - "Secret Garden"
- 05 - "14 Summers"
- 06 - "Other Side"
- 07 - "Please See Me"
- 08 - "Talk To Me"
- 09 - "Pure & Simple"
- 10 - "Santorini"
- 11 - "Truth Of Love"
- 12 - "Skies"
- 13 - "Virtue"
- 2009 - Favourite Songs (released 2 March 2009 - double album)
SinglesHaircut 100- 1981 - "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" UK #4
- 1982 - "Love Plus One" UK #3
- 1982 - "Fantastic Day" UK #9
- 1982 - "Nobody's Fool" UK #9
- 1983 - "Blue Hat for a Blue Dday" (this was released as a 12 inch test pressing with Haircut 100 on backing - very few copies exist)
Solo- 1983 - "Whistle Down the Wind" UK #13; U.S. U.S. Contemporary #20
[Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards (singles)] - 1983 - "Take That Situation" UK #11
- 1983 - "Blue Hat for a Blue Day" UK #14
- 1983 - "On a Sunday" UK #52
- 1984 - "Love All Day" UK #31
- 1984 - "My Pure Lady" (Japanese only release on 7 inch)
- 1984 - "Warning Sign" UK #25
- 1984 - "Move It Up" (not released)
- 1985 - "Laura" UK #45
- 1985 - "Over the Weekend" (ballad version released only on 7 inch)
- 1986 - "Over the Weekend" UK #43
- 1986 - "Goodbye Yesterday"
- 1988 - "You're My World" UK #67
- 1989 - "Tell Me Why"
- 1993 - "He Doesn't Love You Like I Do" UK #58
- 1993 - "Kite" UK #44, U.S. Modern Rock #4
- 1995 - "The World" UK #47
- 1996 - "Rollerblade" UK #37
- 1997 - "The Man I Used to Be"
- 1997 - "Today"
- 1998 - "Stars in Her Eyes"
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