| Richard Barnes | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Richard Barnes |
| Birth Date: | 9 July 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Surrey, England |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Occupation: | Singer, actor, bassist |
| Years Active: | 1967–1976 (singer/musician) |
Richard Barnes (born 9 July 1944 in Surrey, England) is a British singer who saw limited chart success in the early 1970s.[1] He has also worked as an actor.
His professional music career started with The Quiet Five in 1964, where he played bass guitar and sang vocals. The group broke up around 1967.[2] Barnes released a solo album on Philips Records in 1970, which was produced by Gerry Bron,[3] and scored two chart hits in the UK Singles Chart that same year. His first hit, "Take to the Mountains" reached number 35 in May 1970, and "Go North" peaked at number 38 in November. In the Dutch charts "Take to the Mountains" reached number 15.[1] Both hits were written by Tony Hazzard.[4]
A compilation album was released in August 2007 by RPM Records, under the title of Take To The Mountains. It featured tracks recorded by Barnes between 1969 and 1974. The track listing was as follows:
Barnes played the disciple Peter in the original London production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Palace Theatre in 1972.[6] [7] [8] He has continued working as an actor in various TV and musical theatre roles, including in the BBC's Count Dracula (1977), Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden (1979), The Winds of War (1983) and the 1990 UK tour of Chess as Freddie Trumper.[9] [10] [11]
| Year | Album | Record Label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Richard Barnes | Philips Records | |
| 1976 | Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes | Warner Bros. Records |
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Record Label | B-side | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=centre | UK | |||||
| 1968 | "Woman, Woman" | 55 | Columbia Records | "The Princess and the Soldier" | ||
| "Look Away" | – | "Mr. Inbetween" | ||||
| 1970 | "Take to the Mountains" | 35 | Philips Records | "But It's Now I Need Your Love" | Richard Barnes | |
| "Go North" | 38 | "So Will I" | ||||
| 1971 | "Coldwater Morning" | – | Bronze Records | "Suddenly I Know" | ||
| 1973 | "Take to the Mountains" (re-release) | – | "I'll Never Tell You" | Richard Barnes | ||
| "Could We Start Again Please?" | – | "I'm So Sad" | ||||
| 1976 | "Fox on the Run" (with Tony Hazzard) | – | Warner Bros. Records | "Warning Lights" | Tony Hazzard and Richard Barnes |