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Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft


Background information
Birth name Richard Paul Ashcroft
Born September 11, 1971
Born place Billinge, Lancashire, England
Origin Wigan, Lancashire, England
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Britpop
Space Rock
Neo-psychedelia
Years active 1990—present
Label(s) Virgin Records
Parlophone Records
Hut Records
Associated acts Coldplay
RPA & The United Nations of Sound
The Verve
UNKLE
DJ Shadow
The Chemical Brothers
Pino Palladino
Website Website



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Keane Top UK Album Chart With 'Night Train'

May 17, 2010
Keane Top UK Album Chart With 'Night Train'Keane have scored their fourth successive number one on the UK album chart.

The band’s eight-track ‘Night Train EP’ went straight in at number one on this week’s countdown.

Keane’s previous albums, ‘Hope And Fears’ in 2004, ‘Under The Iron Sea’ in 2006 and 2008’s ‘Perfect Symmetry’, all achieved the same feat.

Elsewhere on the album countdown, Lady Gaga’s ‘The Remix’ - which features remixes of songs from her smash-hit album ‘The Fame’ - debuted at number three.

The National scored their highest ever UK chart entry at number five with ‘High Violet’.

Foals also went straight in at number eight with ‘Total Live Forever’, according to the Official Charts Company.

Meanwhile, on the singles chart, Roll Deep remain at number one for a third week with ‘Good Times’.

New entries inside the top-10 include Jason Derulo’s ‘Ridin’ Solo’ at number two and ‘She’s Always A Woman’ by Fyfe Dangerfield at number seven.

(by Jason Gregory)



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