Toby Chapman Interview | Spandau Ballet | Belinda Carlisle(Part 2) - Keyboard Chronicles Episode 160

In Part 2 we move on to Toby's work with Belinda Carlisle, Cher, Tom Jones, Tina Arena, Aqua, Atomic Kitten, Boyzone, Westlife, Gary Barlow, Rick Astley and a whole bunch more.

Discussion topics covered during the show:

Working with Paul Young

Being MD for D-Ream -    • D:Ream - Take Me Away (live on TOTP, 1994)  

Working with Paul Carrack

Working with Aqua -    • Aqua - Dr. Jones (Live)  

Working with Tina Arena -    • Tina Arena: Burn | 1997 ARIA Awards  

Producing some songs (and 'waving his F&^king arms around' for Cher on her Living Proof album -    • Cher - Living Proof (Full Album) [Official...  

Working with Gary Barlow, Westlife, Boyzone and Atomic Kitten

Joining Tom Jones in the 1990s -    • Tom Jones - If I Only Knew - TOTP - 3 Nove...  

Tom Jones - Thunderball -    • Tom Jones   50th Anniversary of James Bond...  

Working for Belinda Carlisle

Toby in action with Belinda Carlisle in 2025 -    • Belinda Carlisle - Leave A Light On (Radio...  

Working with ABC

Toby in action with Spandau Ballet on their reunion tour 2015 -    • Spandau Ballet - Gold | Epic Live Performa...  

Toby in action with ABC at the Royal Albert Hall 2017 -    • ABC   The Look of Love Encore  

Working with Rick Astley

Looking forward: the next decade of Toby's career

Thoughts for younger players entering the industry

Desert Island Discs: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John, Hotel California - Eagles, Minute by Minute - The Doobie Brothers, Vince Gill - When Love Finds You, Coldplay - Moon Music.

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