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Produced by legendary producer Ian Broudie of the Lightning Seeds and recorded at Blueprint Studios in Salford, \u003ci\u003eThe Mighty Several\u003c\/i\u003e features 12 new original songs, performed by Paul and his band and a number of special guest singers including Heaton’s regular live vocalist Rianne Downey as well as Yvonne Shelton and Danny Muldoon (all of whom are pictured on the album sleeve alongside Paul).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Heaton, who was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards in 2022 for ‘Outstanding Song Collection’, is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters with 15 million album sales with his bands The Housemartins, The Beautiful South, solo and in recent years with Jacqui Abbott, with classics including Happy Hour, A Little Time, Perfect 10 and Rotterdam.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeaton first came to prominence in the early 80s as The Housemartins front man and following the band’s break up, Heaton formed The Beautiful South in 1988, with the band becoming one of the biggest-selling UK acts of all time, releasing 10 hugely successful albums, later calling it a day in 2007.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul released his first solo album\u003ci\u003e Fat Chance\u003c\/i\u003e in 2001 and released two further solo albums, a musical called \u003ci\u003eThe 8th\u003c\/i\u003e and after teaming up with former Beautiful South bandmate Jacqui Abbott, released five acclaimed albums as a duo with their last two both going straight into the UK Chart at Number 1.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EMI","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50430016323915,"sku":"2206751","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Clear LP","offer_id":50430018060619,"sku":"2206752","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50430015930699,"sku":"2206750","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/The_Mighty_Several_94fc3399_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726843059"},{"product_id":"the-last-king-of-pop","title":"The Last King Of Pop","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Heaton’s musical anthology \u003ci\u003eThe Last King Of Pop\u003c\/i\u003e, a 23-track opus that celebrates his career over the past four decades. The album includes the biggest tracks from Heaton’s catalogue – with early Housemartin’s track including \u003ci\u003eHappy Hour, Flag Day\u003c\/i\u003e, sitting alongside some of the 90s most recognisable singles \u003ci\u003eRotterdam, A Little Time\u003c\/i\u003e, to modern classics \u003ci\u003eD.I.Y\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAusterity Of Love\u003c\/i\u003e. 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Perhaps that’s unsurprising: this summer it’s 40 years since The Housemartins released their debut album, \u003cem\u003eHull: 0 London: 4,\u003c\/em\u003e peaking at number 3 in Britain. Subsequently, he’s released, in various configurations – with The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, solo and with Jacqui Abbot, not to mention as Biscuit Boy  –another 21 studio albums, plenty going gold, some multi-platinum, as they’ve risen to the charts’ highest reaches. 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