August 2020. Simpson, Dave (30 June 2020). "Paddy McAloon and Thomas Dolby: how we made Prefab Sprout's Steve McQueen". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August...

who rose to fame during the 1980s. Formed in 1978 by brothers Paddy and Martin McAloon and joined by vocalist, guitarist and keyboard player Wendy Smith...

acoustic versions of the songs recorded in 2006 by the band's frontman, Paddy McAloon. On an episode of the BBC Radio 1 programme Roundtable, musician and...

reaching number 7 on the UK Singles Chart, where it spent 11 weeks. Paddy McAloon wrote "The King of Rock 'n' Roll" in February 1985 as a companion piece...

guitars and keyboards. The songs were written by the band's leader Paddy McAloon, whose unorthodox and literate approach to pop songwriting earned the...

McAloon (born 1968), American interior designer Paddy McAloon (born 1957), English singer-songwriter Sean McAloon (1923–1998), Irish piper and pipe maker This...

Dolby-produced second album, 1985's Steve McQueen, Paddy McAloon felt under pressure to deliver a worthy follow-up. McAloon resolved to quickly record and release...

I Trawl the Megahertz is an album originally released as a Paddy McAloon solo album in May 2003 on Liberty Records. It was later reissued in February...

Paddy Mayes (1885–1963), American baseball player Paddy McAloon (born 1957), English singer, songwriter and member of the band Prefab Sprout Paddy McCarthy...

are written by Paddy McAloon Credits adapted from liner notes. Musicians (billed as "The Andromeda Heights Orchestra") Paddy McAloon – vocals, piano...

which at the time was considered to be a solo album by group leader Paddy McAloon) and marked a return to Sony Music, Kitchenware's parent label. The...

album Steve McQueen but had been unable to commit to the entirety of its 1988 follow-up From Langley Park to Memphis. Frontman Paddy McAloon divided the...

Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2019. Wild, David (7 March 1991). "Paddy McAloon: The Last Pop Genius". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019....

for this album "Prefab Sprout" consists entirely of singer/songwriter Paddy McAloon, who writes, sings and plays every note on the album. Crimson/Red was...

Dolby-produced second album, 1985's Steve McQueen, Paddy McAloon felt under pressure to deliver a worthy follow-up. McAloon resolved to quickly record a new album...

written by Paddy McAloon in February 1985, after the completion of the Steve McQueen album the previous month. At the same time, McAloon wrote "The King...

the song has been singled out as one of the highlights of Steve McQueen. Paddy McAloon wrote "Appetite' in 1984. It was one of the first songs he had composed...

Steve Lukather Martin Luther Paddy McAloon Josh Malina Chris Martin Steve Martin Joseph Mawle Martin McGuinness Seán McLoughlin Stephin Merritt Michelangelo...

musical influences ranging from Berlioz to Outkast, citing among others Paddy McAloon, New Order, The Smiths, Brian Wilson, and Momus. They covered The Smiths'...

singer and frontman Paddy McAloon to consider recording material for a new album. Rather than opting for "new" material, McAloon chose to record material...

followed in 1996 and the theme tune "Country Boy" was a hit for Nail too. Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout supplied five original songs to the two series, all...

three-piece lineup (Paddy McAloon, Martin McAloon, Michael Salmon) at a faster tempo than the eventual recording. Martin McAloon says the song was conceived...

Australia. "The Gunman" was written by Prefab Sprout lead vocalist Paddy McAloon, who eventually released his recording of the song on the 2001 album...

" Marr rated Bolan in his ten favourite guitarists. Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon cited "Ride a White Swan" as "the song that vindicated my love of pop"...

arrangement, recorded in 2006 by frontman Paddy McAloon to coincide with the two-disc Legacy Edition of Steve McQueen. The B-side to the original single...

of the band's biggest hits, reaching No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart. Paddy McAloon originally wrote the song in April 1990 for a proposed biographical...

Shoes" – written by Tony McAnaney "Calling Out Your Name" – written by Jimmy Nail "Cowboy Dreams" – written by Paddy McAloon "Once Upon a Time" – written...

who reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1962 with Bobby's Girl Paddy McAloon (born 1957), founding member of the band Prefab Sprout. Keith Strachan...

and Busta Rhymes, as influences for her visual identity. She called Paddy McAloon of Prefab Sprout her "favorite lyricist" and stated that she is "very...

Paddy "Macaroon" McAloon spoke to "Falling and Laughing"". Falling and Laughing. June 1984. Retrieved 14 July 2020. Perrone, Pierre (1988). "McAloon interview"...