Bill Pritchard is a British singer-songwriter, instrumentalist (guitars, keyboards), musical arranger and producer. Despite being little known in his native country he has achieved considerable recognition in France and elsewhere.
Biography
Pritchard was born in
Lichfield, Staffordshire.[1] His eponymous debut album was released in 1987 on the Third Mind label, with a second following in 1988.[1] He then signed to Belgian label
PIAS Recordings, his first release for them a split album with
Daniel Darc. In 1989 he released Three Months, Three Weeks and Two Days, produced by
Étienne Daho, which was popular in the US after exposure from
MTV for the single "Tommy & Co", which featured backing vocals from
Françoise Hardy.[1][2] His 1991 album Jolie was produced by
Ian Broudie, and gave him a breakthrough in Japan and Canada.[1] In 1995 he formed the band Beatitude, releasing the single "Baby in Brylcreem".[1] He made his first come-back in 2005 with the album "By Paris, by taxi, by accident" produced and performed by French producer
Thomas Deligny and released by Universal/AZ. Bill did a tour in France that did end up at the Olympia as opening band of Daniel Darc's concert. Bill has recently signed a record deal with Tapete Records and will be releasing a new album called "A Trip To The Coast" in the spring of 2014, produced by longtime collaborator Tim Bradshaw.
Discography
Albums
Bill Pritchard (1987), Third Mind
Half A Million (1988), Third Mind
Parce Que (1988), PIAS – concept album with
Daniel Darc
Three Months, Three Weeks & Two Days (1989), PIAS
Jolie (1991), PIAS
Happiness And Other Crimes (1998), Ncompass – reissued in 2009 with bonus CD
By Paris, By Taxi, By Accident (2005), AZ/Universal Music
Trip To the Coast (2014), Tapete Records
Mother Town Hall (2016), Tapete Records
Midland Lullabies (2019), Tapete Records
Rendez-vous Streets – Pritchard et Lo (2019), Water Music
Sings Poems by Patrick Woodcock (2023), Tapete Records
Compilation albums
Death of Bill Posters (1988), Third Mind – compilation of Bill Pritchard and Half A Million