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Robert Harvey (born 21 May 1983) is a singer; musician; DJ and songwriter. He was the singer of The Music and has since written hits such as Real Love for Clean Bandit/Jess Glynne, Lonely for Joel Corry (and Harlee) & Head And Heart for Joel Corry/MNEK.
Music career
2001–2011: The Music
Harvey formed The Music with close friends Adam Nutter, Stuart Coleman and Phil Jordan in 2001. Their first single "Take the Long Road and Walk It" peaked at 14 in the UK singles chart which saw them perform live on Top Of The Pops.
The Music (2002)
The group's self-titled debut album was released on Hut Records and Capitol Records and peaked at number 4 in the UK album chart. It was Produced by Jim Abbiss. The album was known for its circular artwork by Rob and Nick Carter. Singles "Take the Long Road and Walk It" and "The Truth Is No Words" went top 20 in the UK singles chart. The band toured with, New Order, The Charlatans and Oasis as well as selling out Blackpool Empress Ballroom and London's Brixton Academy.
Welcome To The North (2004)
The band's second studio album peaked at 8 in the UK album chart and had two top 20 singles with "Freedom Fighters" and "Breakin'". The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien. They supported Coldplay, Incubus and U2 as well as sold out tours of their own in the UK, Japan and Australia.
Strength In Numbers (2008)
Strength In Numbers was The Music's final album and was released in 2008 on Polydor and peaked at 19 in UK album chart. Strength In Numbers was produced by Flood and Paul Hartnol.
2011-2012: The Streets
Harvey wrote on 2 songs and performed on 3 from Computers and Blues. The album peaked at 8 in the UK album chart. Mike Skinner asked Harvey to join him on tour as the guitarist/singer which saw The Streets headline shows and festivals across the UK and Europe.
2012-2014: The D.O.T.
The D.O.T. saw Harvey and Mike Skinner experimenting with sound and video and saw the band travel to Japan for shows.
2013-2014 Ramón Tapia ft. Rob Harvey
They were making some music in this years.
2014: The Six
The Six are a Manchester collective brought together by Harvey and Rick Boardman (Delphic). The Six featured on "Take It All" by Gorgon City. Harvey co-wrote Real Love by Clean Bandit & Jess Glynne which peaked at number 2 in the UK singles chart and number 2 in Germany. Recently The Six have been in the studio with MNEK, Rudimental and Lily Allen. Late 2014 The Six supported Gorgon City on tour.
2016-Today Soloist
He's composing acoustic music for YouTube viewers.
Discography
Songwriting and Production Credits
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album | Credits | Written with | Produced with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Going Through Hell" (featuring Robert Harvey) | 2011 | The Streets | Computers and Blues | Featured artist/Co-writer | Mike Skinner, Ted May | - |
| "Soldiers" (featuring Robert Harvey) | Mike Skinner | - | ||||
| "We Can Never Be Friends" (featuring Robert Harvey) | Mike Skinner | - | ||||
| "Too Much Love" | 2014 | The Six | Non-album single | Primary artist/Co-writer/Producer | Richard Boardman, Simon Aldred | Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman |
| "Take It All" (featuring The Six) | Gorgon City | Sirens | Featured artist/Co-writer | Kye Gibbon, Matthew Robson-Scott, Richard Boardman, Cleo Tighe, Daniel Boyle | - | |
| "Real Love" (with Jess Glynne) | Clean Bandit | New Eyes | Producer | - | Clean Bandit, Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Starsmith, Wez Clarke | |
| "Unfinished Sympathy" (featuring Jasmine Thompson) | 2015 | The Six | Non-album single | Primary artist/Producer | - | Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Alex Adair |
| "Nothing in the World" | Primary artist/Co-writer/Producer | Richard Boardman, Matthew Cocksedge, Cleo Tighe | Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman | |||
| "I Will for Love" (featuring Will Heard) | Rudimental | We the Generation | Co-writer | Amir Izadkhah, Kesi Dryden, Piers Aggett, Leon "DJ Locksmith" Rolle, Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Cleo Tighe, Daniel Boyle | - | |
| "(Don't Go) Running" | The Six | Non-album single | Primary artist/Co-writer/Producer | Richard Boardman, Cleo Tighe | Richard Boardman, Pablo Bowman, Mark Ralph | |
| "Love You Better" (featuring Sabella) | 2016 | Anton Powers | Co-writer | Anton Powers, Scott Rosser, Philip Woodhead, Tonino Speciale, Karen Harding | - | |
| "Don't Say Love" (featuring Rothchild) | 2018 | Felix Jaehn | I | Felix Jaehn, Bruce Fielder, Guenes Erquen | - | |
| "All 4 U" | 2019 | Jax Jones | Snacks (Supersize) | Timucin Aluo, Uzoechi Emenike, James Norton, Rowan Harrington | - |