Richard Barnes (born 9 July 1944 in Surrey, England) is a British
singer who saw limited chart success in the early 1970s. He has also
worked as an actor.His professional music career started with The
Quiet Five in 1964, where he played bass guitar and sang vocals. The
group broke up around 1967. Barnes released a solo album on Philips
Records in 1970, which was produced by Gerry Bron, and scored two
chart hits in the UK Singles Chart that same year. His first hit,
"Take to the Mountains" reached number 35 in May 1970, and "Go North"
peaked at number 38 in November. Both hits were written by Tony
Hazzard.A compilation album was released in August 2007 by RPM
Records, under the title of Take To The Mountains. It featured tracks
recorded by Barnes between 1969 and 1974. The track listing was as
follows:Barnes played the disciple Peter in the original London
production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Palace Theatre in 1972. He
has continued working as an actor in various TV and musical theatre
roles, including in the BBC's Count Dracula (1977) and Doctor Who:
Nightmare of Eden (1979).
singer who saw limited chart success in the early 1970s. He has also
worked as an actor.His professional music career started with The
Quiet Five in 1964, where he played bass guitar and sang vocals. The
group broke up around 1967. Barnes released a solo album on Philips
Records in 1970, which was produced by Gerry Bron, and scored two
chart hits in the UK Singles Chart that same year. His first hit,
"Take to the Mountains" reached number 35 in May 1970, and "Go North"
peaked at number 38 in November. Both hits were written by Tony
Hazzard.A compilation album was released in August 2007 by RPM
Records, under the title of Take To The Mountains. It featured tracks
recorded by Barnes between 1969 and 1974. The track listing was as
follows:Barnes played the disciple Peter in the original London
production of Jesus Christ Superstar at the Palace Theatre in 1972. He
has continued working as an actor in various TV and musical theatre
roles, including in the BBC's Count Dracula (1977) and Doctor Who:
Nightmare of Eden (1979).
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