Gerald Masters

Gerald Masters born Gerald Eric Watkiss (February 17, 1955 – February 5, 2007) was a musician, solo artist and songwriter, achieving fame during the late seventies and early eighties.

Gerald Watkiss trained at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama graduating in 1977. Whilst at college, he formed his first band.

After releasing four albums, produced by Tony Atkins, as a solo artist between 1977 and 1983, he continued in the music business working as a producer/writer with Island, working with artists including Andy Gibb, Neville Staples and The Equators. Following this work, he struck up writing partnerships with Aziz Ibrahim (Ex-Simply Red, Stone Roses) and Paul Beard (James Blunt, Robbie Williams, Leona Lewis). In 2006, Masters decided to write and release his own material again, under the name Rescue Party, a collaboration with fellow co-writer and producer Gareth Rhys Jones.

Additionally, Masters was a writer for TV, most notably composing "A Handful of Smarties", which aired in the UK.

Discography

Albums

Artist Title Release date Label Flashman Flashman 1977 Pye/ Vanguard Gerald Watkiss Purgatory and Paradise 1978 Pye Gerald Masters Past Masters 1980 Precision Gerald Masters Gerald Masters 1981 Handshake Gerald Masters Music For A Living Room 1983 Metronome Rescue Party Imaginary America 2006 AWAL Gerald Masters Dreamtime 2010 AWAL Gerald Masters Strike A Light 2011 AWAL Gerald Masters Terminal Life 2012 AWAL

Singles

Artist Title Release date Label Flashman Tears 1977 Pye Gerald Watkiss Hold On / If The Line Broke On My World 1978 Pye Gerald Masters E.S.P. / Johnny Can't Work Any Faster 1979 Pye Gerald Masters Falling / Purgatory and Paradise 1979 Pye Gerald Masters Poor Little Rich Boy / Is It Me? 1980 Handshake Gerald Masters I Love You So Badly / Too Many Dreams Were Broken 1981 Handshake Gerald Masters In The Movies / Every Step That I Take 1983 Metronome Bobby Perfect and the Good Guys Only Love Charlie Boy / Palace Stomp 1983 Crown Records Mata On Your Bikes / Don't Look Now 1983 Savoir Faire Gerald Masters Solidarność 2013 AWAL Rescue Party A Darkened Love 2014 AWAL Gerald Masters Change Your Heart 2015 AWAL Gerald Masters Weakness in the Words 2016 AWAL Gerald Masters Whose Planet 2017 AWAL