Barry Reynolds (born 27 October 1949, in

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) is a British guitar player, songwriter, composer and producer, best known for his long-lasting collaboration with

Marianne Faithfull Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (29 December 1946 – 30 January 2025) was an English singer and actress who achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her UK top 10 single " As Tears Go By". She became one of the leading female art ...

. Reynolds first emerged with the band TTPS://www.pacificdrift.co.uk Pacific Driftwhich recorded one album that was released in 1970. Reynolds served as guitar player, one of the songwriters and lead vocalist for this short lived quartet from Manchester, England. ''Feelin' Free'' the band's only album was released on Deram Nova in 1970. The album was reissued by Grapefruit Records on CD in 2010. Reynolds left the band in 1970. After joining blues band

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alongside

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of Jethro Tull, Reynolds moved to the US in 1972 then traveled to Mexico before returning to the UK. In 1974, Reynolds released a single, "Outsiders Point of View", on RAK Records produced by Alan David. In 1976, Reynolds joined

's band, beginning a writing partnership that initially produced songs "Broken English" and "Why Do You Do It?", which attracted the attention of

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' founder

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who then signed Faithfull in 1978 and released the album ''

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'' the following year. Reynolds continued to work as a songwriting collaborator with Faithfull and as guitarist in her band for two more albums '' Dangerous Acquaintances'' released in 1981 and '' A Child's Adventure'' released in 1983. After a 16-year break Reynolds and Faithfull resumed collaborating on ''

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'' in 1999. In 1980, Reynolds joined

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and

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, aka the

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, a studio band Blackwell created and named after his

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to produce albums by

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and

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among others.

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, ''Keep on Running: The Story of Island Records'', Universe, p. 135, 2010, He then released his first solo album ''I Scare Myself'' recorded with the Allstars, namely Sly and Robbie, Wally Badarou, Mikey Chung and Uziah "Sticky" Thompson with

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and

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singing backing vocals on two tracks. Also included are his versions of the following tracks, originally recorded with Faithfull: "Guilt", "Broken English" and "Times Square". After moving back to New York, Reynolds has since devoted most of his time to writing, notably with

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(''

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'' and ''Television'' albums), Grace Jones ("Well Well Well" on her 2008 ''

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'' album), two

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' records on

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, all the while continuing working with Faithfull. His last collaborations include the 2013 compilation '' Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys'' with

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and

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Discography

*1982 ''I Scare Myself'' (Island Records) produced by

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Barry 1949 births Living people Musicians from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton English rock guitarists English male guitarists English male songwriters English composers Island Records artists