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Bio:
Paul Cleary was leader of The Blades. In 1983, while
still with the band, he
released a solo single. Another single, "Stumble Into Love", was slated for
release the same year but didn't come out.
Instead, Richie Milkboy Taylor
recorded it with Cleary's help circa 1984. When The Blades finally split in
1985, Cleary continued as a solo artist for a couple of years. An LP with Donal
Lunny producing was announced for 1986 but this never came out.
Paul Cleary returned
the following year i 1986 fronting The Partisans, incorporating
more soul influences in his music. The band included Conor Brady on guitar,
Steve Cooney on bass and Paul Moran on drums.
The Partisans played their first gig on
27 June 1986 and were well received. They recorded an album and two singles between
1987-89, and there were many unreleased recordings ("Hold On To Your Love",
"Birds of a Feather"), before calling it quits.
After The Partisans, Paul Cleary quit the music business for a while. During
the 90s he fronted a live band called the Cajun Kings. In 2001, he released
a surprise solo CD. As The Blades legacy continued to
grow over the years, Cleary seemed ambivalent about it, obviously proud of the bands
work but seemingly uninterested in digging up the past. As the years passed,
his attitude softened, and there have been numerous reunion gigs in recent years.
Conor Brady was
later in The Revenants
This song was also recorded as a charity single by 'The Concerned' which is listed here.
This single was announced for release in November 1983 but it never came out. It was recorded with various ex Rhythm Kings (who'd split in August the same year) including Richie Taylor, Dave Moloney, The Lizard & Percy Robinson (ex Honky Tonk Hero) on pedal steel guitar. Instead it came out as a Richie Milkboy Taylor single on Revolving Records.
Collaboration with premiere Irish country music singer Ray Lynam whose career stretches back to the early 1970s. I appear to have erased all memories of this single, so I can't recall what it's like. A-side written by Paul Cleary.
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