Gerald Masters

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

After releasing four albums 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.

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

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

External links

• Gerald Masters website
• Review of "Purgatory & Paradise" album
• Flashman Myspace