Phil Fearon

Phillip Joseph Fearon (born 30 July 1956) is a Jamaican–British record producer. He was the lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for the 1980s band Galaxy.

Career Fearon was born in the Colony of Jamaica in 1956 and moved to London with his parents at the age of six in 1962. After running a reggae sound system, he joined Hott Wax (which evolved into Brit funk pioneers Hi-Tension after he left). In the late 1970s was a mainstay of hit group Kandidate which scored a number 11 chart hit in 1979 with "I Don't Wanna Lose You". He set up a studio in his north London house and initially recorded with the group Proton on Champagne Records.

Fearon first conceived Galaxy as a band of "four or five white guys" that he would manufacture and write and produce for, while he remained behind the scenes. Instead he was encouraged by a prospective record company to front the act after they were impressed by his performance on his demos. and over the next 15 months they chalked up a further four UK top 40 singles including the top 10s "What Do I Do" and "Everybody's Laughing". but this time Fearon's contribution was reduced to coming in to the studio to sing on the track, which was entirely the producers' vision. "I was a bit like a passenger on that one, a willing passenger," he recalled.

'It was a little bit daunting because I wasn't sure if the sound was going to work for me." Galaxy's best known hits are "Dancing Tight", "What Do I Do?", "Everybody's Laughing" and "I Can Prove It", which were all up-beat commercial pop songs, hitting the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart.

Fearon returned to performing as a special guest at the Caister Soul Weekender in May 2010, being brought out of retirement by longtime colleagues and Caister Soul Weekender promoters Chris Hill and Brian Rix. Fearon has since continued to appear at 1980s soul nights and various festivals around the UK and abroad.

Work with other artists Galaxy backed T. C. Curtis on his 1986 dance hit "You Should Have Known Better.

Personal life Fearon is married to Dee Fearon, the lead singer of 90's dance act Baby D. Their daughter Stephanie is an actress and singer, who appeared on the CITV show My Parents Are Aliens, and was later a semi-finalist on the 2010 BBC talent search Over the Rainbow. They have four children and five grandchildren.

Discography Albums — — 1994

— — 1995

— — 1996

EMI Gold — — 2001

— — 2013 Phil Fearon & Galaxy – Ain't Nothing But a Party: The 12" Anthology'' Cherry Pop—— "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsCertificationsUK IRE NL NZ US R&B 1982"Head Over Heels"77—————1983"Dancing Tight"4—519——"Wait Until Tonight (My Love)"20—22———"Fantasy Real"41—————1984"What Do I Do?"531112230— BPI: Silver "Everybody's Laughing"10—168——1985"You Don't Need a Reason"42—————"This Kind of Love"70—————1986"I Can Prove It"8—16—3872"Ain't Nothin' But a Houseparty"60————821987"Nothing Is Too Good for You"110————— "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.