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Shocked by the powerful, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß mature soulful voice of a 21 year old, the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ UK obliged by sending his debut single ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² "Never Gonna Give You Up" to the top of ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the charts within 2 weeks of its ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² release. The artist was, of course, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Rick Astley. The rest of the world soon ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ followed suit with "Never Gonna Give You ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Up" reaching Number 1 in 16 other ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý countries including most of Europe, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Japan, United States and Australia. The ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß following 2 years saw Rick continue to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ dominate the charts around the globe. In ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the UK, Rick was in the Top 40 every ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ week for the first 6 months of his ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² career. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Rick Astley was born on February 6, 1966 ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² in the North of England and was brought ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý up in a small coal-mining town called Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Newton-Le-Willows. He was the youngest ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß of 4 children and followed in his mother's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ footsteps with his fondness of music. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Rick sang in a local church choir but ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ his love for the drums inevitably ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² found him in local bands by his early ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß teenage years. On leaving a band named ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ "Give Way" he joined "FBI", and it was ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² here that recognition of Rick's talents ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý began take an upward curve. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Besides Rick, a few of his school friends ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ completed the five members of FBI. They ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² began gigging in pubs and became noted ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ for being one of the only bands in the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² area to be writing and performing their ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß own material. Realising they had a good ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ thing going, FBI sought management. Under ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² the guidance of Dave Warwick and Tony ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Graham, they continued with their pub Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß gigs but in addition, managed to land ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß slots in clubs doing covers of songs that ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ were around at the time. FBI expanded ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² their fan base and developed into a ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ well-known band locally. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß When FBI's lead singer left the band, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Rick volunteered to take over the role. ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² It coincided well with Dave and Tony's ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý invitation to record producer Pete Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Waterman to come and see FBI's act. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Waterman had liked what he'd heard but the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ offer was exclusively for Rick and not ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the band. Rick was very much a band ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ member. Dedicated to FBI, he showed ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² his loyalty by refusing the offer. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ One year on, it was apparent to everyone, ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² including FBI, that Rick's talents were ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý shining through the band. Realising Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß that they were holding him back and ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß feeling guilty that Rick had missed out on ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the opportunity of a life-time, Rick had ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Dave & Tony contact Pete Waterman and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Rick was soon destined for London, ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² home to PWL Studios. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ PWL studios were the base of operations ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² to hit-making producers Stock, Aitken & ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Waterman. Here Rick received a Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ground-floor apprenticeship in the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß record industry. Rick's main role was that ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ of Tape-Op but his genuine interest in ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the studio meant that Rick got involved ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ whenever he could and learnt to record ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² and produce music from some of the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß World's best. Now familiarized with the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ task at hand, Rick's debut single "Never ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Gonna Give You Up" was recorded on new ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý years day 1987, although its release Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß was held back to August, when the market ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß was felt to be just right for it. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Upon its release "Never Gonna Give You ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Up" shot to Number 1 and remained ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² there for 5 weeks. It was Britain's ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß largest selling single of that year. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ "Whenever You Need Somebody" was the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² follow up single and this hit Number 1 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý in 7 countries. Including 4 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Astley-penned songs, the album "Whenever ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß You Need Somebody" entered the UK album ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ charts at Number 1 and sold over 15.2 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² million copies worldwide, making him ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the top selling British act of the ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² year. At the 1988 BPI Awards (the UK's ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Grammy equivalent), Rick scooped Best ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Single Award for "Never Gonna Give You ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Up". He performed the song in front of ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý an estimated television audience of 100 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß million viewers! ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Christmas 1987 was marked with a double ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² AA single release. It featured a cover ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ of Nat King Cole's "When I Fall In ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Love", and in the New Year it was ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß flipped to "My Arms Keep Missing You". ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ "Together Forever" completed the released ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² tracks from the album, peaking at number ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 2. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß It was a similar success story in the USA, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ as Rick became one of the few British ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² artists to crack their market. Rick's ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ American success was reinforced with a ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² second Number 1 single, "Together ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Forever". "It Would Take a Strong Strong ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Man" became another Top 10 single and the ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² album also reached a position within the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Top 10 selling close to 2 million Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß copies. It earned him a 1988 Grammy ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß nomination as Best New Artist. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² A fire in the PWL studios, destroying ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the majority of Rick's new material ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² unfortunately delayed the release of ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß his 2nd album. It finally surfaced in ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ January 1989 and titled "Hold Me In Your ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² Arms" it contained Rick's first ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý self-penned single "She Wants To Dance Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß With Me" which he also co-produced. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Reaching another Top 10 position, it was ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ followed later in the year by "Take Me ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² To Your Heart" and another song written ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ by Rick, "Hold Me In Your Arms". In ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² December, Rick set off on a World tour. ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß The UK, US, Canada, Australia and Japan ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ were amongst the 15 countries visited and ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² contained over 70 shows. Both concerts ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý held at Wembley Arena were sell-outs. Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß On completion of the tour, Rick was proud ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ of what he had accomplished with Stock, ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Aitken & Waterman but had visions of ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ his career going in a different ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² direction. Being interested in all ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß aspects of the industry, Rick wanted to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ explore more avenues as a musician. In ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² addition, the press were beginning to ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý hassle Rick and he wanted to prove that Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß there was more to him than being merely ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß a singer. He signed directly to RCA/BMG ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Worldwide, which allowed a greater ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² degree of artistic control. Now under ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ the management of Tops Henderson, his ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² former road manager, Rick began ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß co-writing material with the likes of ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Level 42's Mark King and Climie Fisher's ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Rob Fisher. Rick co-produced an album, ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý aptly named "Free" which was released Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß in 1991. Musical contributions came from ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Art of Noise's Ann Dudley, who scored ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ string arrangements and gospel star ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Andrae Crouch who arranged the choir ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ featured in Cry For Help, Rick's next ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² single. Elton John also featured on the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß album, playing the piano on 2 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Rick-written songs. Rick silenced his ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² critics with "Cry For Help" becoming yet ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý another Top 10 record that placed him Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß in the Guinness Book of Records becoming ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß the first male solo artist to have his ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ first 8 singles reach the Top 10 in the ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² UK, an achievement which has still to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ be beaten. The album "Free" was ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² another success, again sitting inside ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the Top 10. The singles "Move Right Out" ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ and "Never Knew Love" were also released. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý In 1993, Rick returned to the scene Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß with the album "Body & Soul". Rick ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß scribed all of the tracks on this album ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ himself, co-writing with artists such as ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Rob Fisher and Lisa Stansfield. There ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ were two singles taken from "Body & ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Soul", "The Ones You Love" and ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß "Hopelessly". At the same time Rick's ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ family was also flourishing with the ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² birth of his daughter. Not wanting to ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý compromise his family life, the album Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß didn't get the promotion it could have ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß had. Despite this, the singles still ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ charted but Rick felt it was time to ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 'hang up his boots' and retire from the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ business as a performer. ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Rick likes to spend any spare time that ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ he has with his young daughter. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý In 1998, Rick considered a return to Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the limelight possibly re-uniting ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß himself with Pete Waterman but this was ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ not to be. Instead he has decided to put ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² together another album featuring more ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ self-penned material. Rick believes ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² it's his best material to date. 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