Richard Page (musician)

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Richard Page (born 16 May 1953, Keokuk, Iowa, United States), was the lead singer and bassist in 1980s US 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's (Golden Globes and Grammy nominated song, "I'll Remember" from With Honors), Josh Groban, BB Mak, Bill Champlin, Al Jarreau and many others.

Having spent the last 10 years in semi-retirement in Los Angeles (enjoying surfing and being with his family), Page has currently revived his career by writing songs with Tommy Denander and others (including songs for Joe Vanas Mecca project, as well as providing lead vocals for a number of Japanese compilation albums.

He has two daughters, and a son named 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

[edit] Trivia

  • Page was the subject of a humorous anecdote told by the legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb. According to Webb, he was talking with someone in a bar in New York (not knowing it was Richard Page) and commented on how he had just heard a pop hit ("Broken Wings"). Webb mentioned that the songwriter had ripped off a line from The Beatles' song, "Blackbird". Page replied "I wrote Broken Wings, you cunt."[citation needed]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ History of Pages & Mr. Mister

[edit] Links

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