Artist:Nik Kershaw
Song:Wouldn't It Be Good
Album:Anthology
When Nik Kershaw had success with his 1984 debut album Human Racing and the single Wouldn't It Be Good, he seemed to have star potential. When he faded in the late 80s, he continued to have success as a songwriter. Most of Kershaw's success has been in his native England. He was born Mar. 1, 1958 in Bristol, England. His father played flute and his mother sang opera. Kershaw taught himself to play guitar. He was in the jazz funk band Fusion. When they split up in 1982, an ad in Melody Maker got him manager Mickey Modern and Modern got him a record deal with MCA. When Kershaw's 1983 single I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me charted in England and Europe, MCA thought they had something. Kershaw's debut album Human Racing was produced by Peter Collins who would soon move to Canada and have great success with Rush. Wouldn't It Be Good reached #4 on the British Singles chart and #46 on the Billboard Hot 100. But as I said, most of Kershaw's success was in England. He scored five top ten hits. He performed on Live Aid in 1985. But by his 1989 album The Works, Kershaw faded and he left MCA after four albums. Kershaw's song The One and Only appeared in the film Buddy's Song and it was a number one hit in England for the film's star Chesney Hawkes. Kershaw worked on Genesis keyboardist Tony Banks' 1991 album Still, Elton John's 1993 album Duets and a couple of albums by CCM artist Michael W. Smith. Kershaw released a couple of albums on Eagle Rock and a couple on his own label. His 2020 album Oxymoron is on eOne's Audio Network label. This budget comp covers Kershaw's MCA albums. Here's the video for Wouldn't It Be Good by Nik Kershaw.
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