Richard Hawley

Richard Hawley

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Writing and singing songs largely based on and around the people and places of his hometown of Sheffield, Richard Hawley has established a highly distinguished niche as a social commentator. Born on 17 January 1967 in Pitsmoor, Sheffield, as an accomplished guitarist, he joined his first band Treebound Story while still at school, but made his first real dent in the public consciousness with the Longpigs during the Britpop boom of the 1990s. He later joined his long-time friends Jarvis Cocker and Steve Mackey in Pulp before launching his solo career with the Late Night Final album in 2001. He followed it in 2003 with Lowedges, a title referring to a suburb of Sheffield, that won widespread critical acclaim and underlined his commitment to creating lush vignettes depicting everyday life in the city. The album Coles Corner was even more poignant and successful, winning the 2006 Mercury Music Prize and turning the self-effacing Richard Hawley into a major star. His sixth album Truelove's Gutter (2009) continued the themes of melancholy and colourful characterisations that have served him so well. In 2015, he released the album Standing at the Sky's Edge followed by Hollow Meadows in 2017 and Further in May 2019. Once again turning to his beloved Sheffield for inspiration, the follow-up to Further arrived in May 2024, In This City They Call You Love, driven by the single "Two For His Heels" and Richard Hawley's award-winning storytelling.

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Top tracks

01
Ballad Of A Thin Man
Richard Hawley
Ballad of a Thin Man
06:45
Writer: Bob Dylan / Composers: Bob Dylan
08
Tonight
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
04:32
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Open up Your Door
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
04:43
Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Prism in Jeans
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
02:53
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
01
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
04:52
Composers: Richard Hawley
09
(Wading Through) The Waters of My Time
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:48
Composers: Richard Hawley
01
Something Is
Richard Hawley
Late Night Final
03:43
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Tonight the Streets Are Ours
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
03:42
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Just Like the Rain
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:17
Composers: Richard Hawley
10
Heart of Oak
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
04:26
Composers: Richard Hawley
01
Hotel Room (Acoustic)
Richard Hawley
Hotel Room (Acoustic)
03:32
Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Remorse Code
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
09:53
Composers: Richard Hawley
01
Valentine
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
04:27
Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Hotel Room
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:42
Composers: Richard Hawley
07
Precious Sight
Richard Hawley
Late Night Final
04:15
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
06
You Don't Miss Your Water (Till Your Well Runs Dry)
Richard Hawley
Lowedges
04:56
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
The Motorcycle Song
Richard Hawley
Lowedges
02:57
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
01
I Still Want You
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
04:06
Composers: Richard Hawley - Shez Sheridan
06
Baby You're My Light
Richard Hawley
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
02:55
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Serious
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
03:26
Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Darlin' Wait for Me
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:53
Composers: Mark Sheridan - Richard Hawley
07
I Sleep Alone
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:45
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Born Under A Bad Sign
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:41
Writer: Richard Hawley
01
Two for His Heels
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
03:02
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
Shadows Fall
Soulsavers
Broken
06:35
Writer: Ian Glover - Rich Machin - Mark Lanegan / Composers: Ian Glover - Rich Machin - Mark Lanegan
05
People
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
04:04
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
01
As the Dawn Breaks
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
04:36
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Midnight Train
Richard Hawley
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
03:37
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Further
Richard Hawley
Further
03:35
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
08
Don't You Cry
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
10:42
Composers: Richard Hawley
04
There's a Storm a Comin'
Richard Hawley
False Lights From the Land - EP
05:32
Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Ashes on the Fire
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
04:25
Composers: Richard Hawley
11
When the Lights Go Out
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
03:05
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Heavy Rain
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
03:33
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
01
Seek It
Richard Hawley
Seek It
05:11
Composers: Richard Hawley
01
Don't Stare At the Sun
Richard Hawley
Don't Stare at the Sun
05:49
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
The World Looks Down
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
03:43
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Roll River Roll
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
05:10
Composers: Richard Hawley
07
For Your Lover Give Some Time
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
05:38
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Nothing Like a Friend
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
05:04
Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Long Time Down
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
05:38
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Dark Road
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
03:58
Composers: Richard Hawley
01
She Brings the Sunlight
Richard Hawley
Standing At The Sky's Edge
07:23
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Coles Corner (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
05:11
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Standing At the Sky's Edge (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
08:31
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Serenade of Blue
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
04:07
Composers: Richard Hawley
01
The Ocean (Single Version)
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
04:29
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Standing At the Sky's Edge
Richard Hawley
Standing At The Sky's Edge
06:39
Composers: Richard Hawley

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  • Discography
Albums
In This City They Call You Love
â„— 2024 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
31-05-2024
In This City They Call You Love
01
Two for His Heels
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
03:02
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Have Love
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
04:32
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Prism in Jeans
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
02:53
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Heavy Rain
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
03:33
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
05
People
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
04:04
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
03:26
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
Deep Space
Richard Hawley
In This City They Call You Love
03:58
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
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Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
â„— 2023 BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
20-10-2023
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
01
Open Up Your Door
Richard Hawley
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
04:45
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Midnight Train
Richard Hawley
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
03:37
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Tonight the Streets Are Ours
Richard Hawley
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
03:41
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
04:49
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Ballad of a Thin Man (Edit)
Richard Hawley
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
03:55
Writer: Bob Dylan / Composers: Bob Dylan
06
Baby You're My Light
Richard Hawley
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
02:55
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
She Brings The Sunlight
Richard Hawley
Now Then: The Very Best of Richard Hawley
07:24
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
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Live At Halifax Piece Hall
(P) 2022 LiveHereNow
12-12-2022
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
01
Off My Mind (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
03:25
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Alone (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
03:13
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Standing At the Sky's Edge (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
08:31
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
I'm Looking For Someone To Find Me (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
04:41
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Tonight the Streets Are Ours (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
03:51
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Coles Corner (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
05:11
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
Galley Girl (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At Halifax Piece Hall
03:41
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
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Further
â„— 2019 Magic Quid Limited, under exclusive licence to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
31-05-2019
Further
01
Off My Mind
Richard Hawley
Further
02:40
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Alone
Richard Hawley
Further
02:47
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
My Little Treasures
Richard Hawley
Further
03:25
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Further
Richard Hawley
Further
03:35
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Emilina Says
Richard Hawley
Further
03:02
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Is There a Pill?
Richard Hawley
Further
03:20
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
Galley Girl
Richard Hawley
Further
03:04
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
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Live At the Devils Arse - 2017
(P) 2017 LiveHereNow
15-11-2017
Live At the Devils Arse - 2017
01
As the Dawn Breaks (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devils Arse - 2017
03:48
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Ashes On the Fire (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devils Arse - 2017
04:45
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Tonight the Streets Are Ours (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devils Arse - 2017
04:21
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Standing At the Sky's Edge (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devils Arse - 2017
06:02
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Nothing Like a Friend (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devils Arse - 2017
05:35
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Tuesday PM (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devils Arse - 2017
03:50
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
Remorse Code (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devils Arse - 2017
07:20
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
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Hollow Meadows
â„— 2015 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group Company
11-09-2015
Hollow Meadows
01
I Still Want You
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
04:06
Composers: Richard Hawley - Shez Sheridan
02
The World Looks Down
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
03:43
Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Which Way
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
02:58
Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Serenade of Blue
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
04:07
Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Long Time Down
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
05:38
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Nothing Like a Friend
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
05:04
Composers: Richard Hawley
07
Sometimes I Feel
Richard Hawley
Hollow Meadows
05:35
Composers: Richard Hawley
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Standing At The Sky's Edge
â„— 2012 Mute Records Ltd
09-04-2012
Standing At The Sky's Edge
01
She Brings the Sunlight
Richard Hawley
Standing At The Sky's Edge
07:23
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Standing At the Sky's Edge
Richard Hawley
Standing At The Sky's Edge
06:39
Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Time Will Bring You Winter
Richard Hawley
Standing At The Sky's Edge
05:26
Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Down in the Woods
Richard Hawley
Standing At The Sky's Edge
05:23
Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Seek It
Richard Hawley
Standing At The Sky's Edge
05:11
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Don't Stare At the Sun
Richard Hawley
Standing At The Sky's Edge
05:49
Composers: Richard Hawley
07
The Wood Colliers Grave
Richard Hawley
Standing At The Sky's Edge
03:10
Composers: Richard Hawley
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Truelove's Gutter
â„— 2009 Parlophone Records Limited
13-07-2009
Truelove's Gutter
01
As the Dawn Breaks
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
04:36
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Open up Your Door
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
04:43
Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Ashes on the Fire
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
04:25
Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Remorse Code
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
09:53
Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Don't Get Hung up in Your Soul
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
04:17
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Soldier On
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
06:51
Composers: Richard Hawley
07
For Your Lover Give Some Time
Richard Hawley
Truelove's Gutter
05:38
Composers: Richard Hawley
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Live At the Devil's Arse - 2008
(P) 2008 LiveHereNow
15-11-2008
Live At the Devil's Arse - 2008
01
Darlin' (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devil's Arse - 2008
05:04
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
02
I'm On Nights (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devil's Arse - 2008
04:33
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
The Sea Calls (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devil's Arse - 2008
06:07
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Serious (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devil's Arse - 2008
04:15
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Lady's Bridge (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devil's Arse - 2008
05:05
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
06
I Wonder If I Care as Much (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devil's Arse - 2008
05:30
Writer: Don Everly / Composers: Don Everly
07
Ashes On the Fire (Live)
Richard Hawley
Live At the Devil's Arse - 2008
05:01
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
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Lady's Bridge
â„— 2007 Parlophone Records Limited
20-08-2007
Lady's Bridge
01
Valentine
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
04:27
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Roll River Roll
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
05:10
Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Serious
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
03:26
Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Tonight the Streets Are Ours
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
03:42
Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Lady Solitude
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
05:32
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Dark Road
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
03:58
Composers: Richard Hawley
07
The Sea Calls
Richard Hawley
Lady's Bridge
05:54
Composers: Richard Hawley
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Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
â„— 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
05-09-2005
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
01
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
04:52
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Just Like the Rain
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
03:17
Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Hotel Room
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
03:42
Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Darlin' Wait for Me
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
03:53
Composers: Mark Sheridan - Richard Hawley
05
The Ocean
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
05:36
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Born Under A Bad Sign
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
03:41
Writer: Richard Hawley
07
I Sleep Alone
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
03:45
Composers: Richard Hawley
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Coles Corner
â„— 2005 Parlophone Records Limited
12-08-2005
Coles Corner
01
Coles Corner
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
04:52
Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Just Like the Rain
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:17
Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Hotel Room
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:42
Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Darlin' Wait for Me
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:53
Composers: Mark Sheridan - Richard Hawley
05
The Ocean
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
05:36
Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Born Under A Bad Sign
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:41
Writer: Richard Hawley
07
I Sleep Alone
Richard Hawley
Coles Corner
03:45
Composers: Richard Hawley
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Lowedges
â„— 2002 Setanta Songs Ltd
10-02-2003
Lowedges
01
Run for Me
Richard Hawley
Lowedges
04:07
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Darlin'
Richard Hawley
Lowedges
03:32
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Oh My Love
Richard Hawley
Lowedges
03:45
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
The Only Road
Richard Hawley
Lowedges
05:41
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
05
On the Ledge
Richard Hawley
Lowedges
03:19
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
06
You Don't Miss Your Water (Till Your Well Runs Dry)
Richard Hawley
Lowedges
04:56
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
The Motorcycle Song
Richard Hawley
Lowedges
02:57
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
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Late Night Final
â„— 2001 Setanta Songs Ltd
15-10-2001
Late Night Final
01
Something Is
Richard Hawley
Late Night Final
03:43
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Baby You're My Light
Richard Hawley
Late Night Final
02:56
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Love of My Life
Richard Hawley
Late Night Final
03:20
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
The Nights Are Cold
Richard Hawley
Late Night Final
02:50
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Can You Hear the Rain Love
Richard Hawley
Late Night Final
04:55
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Lonely Night
Richard Hawley
Late Night Final
02:46
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
Precious Sight
Richard Hawley
Late Night Final
04:15
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
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Richard Hawley
â„— 2001 Setanta Songs Ltd
23-04-2001
Richard Hawley
01
Coming Home
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
04:16
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
02
Bang to Rights
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
03:46
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
03
Sunflower
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
02:25
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
04
Caravan
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
02:27
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
05
Naked in Pitsmoor
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
03:24
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
06
Time Has Made a Change
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
03:01
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
07
Happy Families
Richard Hawley
Richard Hawley
03:09
Writer: Richard Hawley / Composers: Richard Hawley
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