A original lineup involved Paul Carrack and the late Paul Young (formerly of chart band Sad Café and not to be confused by owning a solo singer Paul Young).

Microphone + A Mechanics inherit its have by using its star eponymic debut highlighting Rutherford's innovative guitar operate & a vocal talents of the deuce Pauls. A class action's albums were commonly freed between Genesis albums, by using Genesis singer/drummer Phil Collins with an active solo career of his have. A Residing Years was a height of their career, using a #1 title track written just about a dying of Rutherford's father. Word of Mouth followed inside 1991 by using well less commercial & critical profits.

Fallowing the hiatus as a consequence Young's demise, a band reformed within 2004 as Mike & the Mechanics featuring Paul Carrack.

Discography

Albums
1985 "Mike + the Mechanics" #26 US 1988 "The Living Years" #2 UK, #13 US 1991 "Word of Mouth" #11 UK, #107 US 1995 "Beggar on a Beach of Gold" #9 UK 1996 "Hits" #3 UK 1999 "Mike + the Mechanics" (aka "M6") #14 UK 2004 "Rewired" #61 UK

Hit singles
from either "Mike + the Mechanics" (1985) 1985 "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" #21 UK (1986 release), #6 US 1986 "All I Need Is a Miracle" #5 US 1986 "Taken in" #32 US from either "The Living Years" 1989 "The Living Years" #2 UK, #1 US from either "Word of Mouth" 1991 "Word of Mouth" #13 UK from either "Beggar on a Beach of Gold" 1995 "Over My Shoulder" #12 UK 1995 "A Beggar on a Beach of Gold" #33 UK from either "Hits" 1996 "All I Need Is a Miracle '96" #27 UK from either "Mike + the Mechanics" (1999) 1999 "Now That You've Gone" #35 UK

Band
Paul Carrack - keyboards, guitar, lead vocals Rupert Cobb - keyboards Adrian Lee - keyboards Paul McGee -backing vocals Jamie Moses - guitar Amy Osmon - backing vocals BA Robertson - keyboards, song writing Mike Rutherford - guitar, bass, vocals Peter Van Hooke - drums/percussion Gary Wallis - drums

Past Members
Dereck Austin - keyboards Ray Beavis - saxophone Alan Carvel - backing vocals Katie Cassoon - backing vocals Clem Clempson - guitar Martin Ditcham - percussion John Earle - saxophone Sal Gallina - Yamaha WX7 Louis Jardin - percussion John Kirby - Additional vocals Alan Murphy - guitar Christopher Neil - backing vocals Andy Newmark - drums Tessa Niles - backing vocals Pino Palladino - bass guitar Steve Piggot - keyboards Tim Renwick - guitar Gene Stashuck - Additional vocals Linda Taylor - backing vocals Ian Wherry - keyboards Wix - keyboards Paul Young - percussion, lead vocals

Weblinks
[http://www4.tripnet.se/~bot/mm/lyr_song.htm Lyrics] [http://www4.tripnet.se/~bot/mm/videos.htm Video Clip Samples]

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