Richard Page (musician)
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| Birth name | Richard Page |
| Born | May 16, 1953 |
| Origin | Keokuk, Iowa, USA |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Pop |
| Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | voice, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1978 - present |
| Associated acts | Pages, Mr. Mister |
Richard Page (born 16 May 1953, Keokuk, Iowa, USA), was the lead singer and bassist in 1980s U.S. band Mr. Mister, and is now a songwriter.
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[edit] Career
His first major band, Pages, was formed with his childhood friend from Phoenix, Arizona, Steve George after he moved to Los Angeles from San Diego in the late 1970s. [1] After producing three albums, Page and George formed Mr. Mister along with Steve Farris and Pat Mastelotto.
As lead vocalist for Mr. Mister, Page had big hit singles including "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie". Prior to Mr. Mister's breakthrough 1985 album, Welcome to the Real World, he turned down the opportunity to be lead singer with the groups Chicago and Toto. Mr. Mister would also release three albums before breaking up on 25 September 1990. A fourth Mr. Mister album, Pull was recorded in 1989, but ultimately never released (BMG Japan cancelled plans to release the album in 2001).
Subsequently he was a member of Third Matinee with Patrick Leonard, before he released his only solo album to date: Shelter Me from the mid 1990s, featuring the singles "The Best Thing" and "My Oxygen", a remake of Nik Kershaw's hit. In 1997, he turned down an offer from Patrick Leonard to record a second Third Matinee album.
His songwriting clients include Kenny Loggins, Madonna (Golden Globes and Grammy nominated song, "I'll Remember" from With Honors), Josh Groban, Celine Dion, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Dione Warwick, The Pointer Sisters, Meatloaf, Patti LaBelle, Hall & Oates, BB Mak, Bill Champlin, Al Jarreau and many others.
He has spent the last 10 years in semi-retirement in Los Angeles (enjoying surfing and being with his family). Richard and his wife, Linda have been married for 27 years. They have two daughters, Alisha and Aja and two sons, Tai and James.[citation needed]
[edit] Discography
Richard Page has been both a primary band member in various groups, as well as background vocalist for other artists.
[edit] Band member
- Pages (self-titled) (1978)
- Pages - Future Street (1979)
- Pages (2nd self-titled) (1981)
- Mr. Mister - I Wear the Face (1984)
- Mr. Mister - Welcome to the Real World (1985)
- Mr. Mister - Go On... (1987)
- Mr. Mister - Pull (1989 - unreleased)
- Third Matinee - Meanwhile (1994)
- Richard Page - Shelter Me (1996)
[edit] Notable appearances
(Peter Allen) album Bi-Coastal (1980)
- Cher - "One Small Step" - duet and background vocals on her 1991 album Love Hurts
- Sammy Hagar - Three Lock Box - background vocals
- Carole Bayer Sager - "Sometimes Late at Night" - background vocals
- Amy Grant - "Stay For Awhile" - background vocals
- David Foster - "Who's Gonna Love You Tonight" - vocals
- Rick Springfield - "Broken Wings" (from The Day After Yesterday album) - duet on cover of Mr. Mister's "Broken Wings".
- Whitesnake - "Now You're Gone" (from the album Slip of the Tongue) - background vocals
- Barbra Streisand "I Know Him So Well" (from the albums The Broadway Album and Just For The Record - background vocals
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[edit] Links
- Mr. Mister site - Page biography & detailed discography
- List of appearances - provided by AllMusic
- Shelter Me - Page's solo album details
