Formed in 1985 by Mike Rutherford “as a side project to Genesis”, Mike + The Mechanics originally featured Paul Young (Sad Café) and Paul Carrack (Ace, Squeeze) as frontmen. Together, they found huge commercial success throughout the ’80s and ’90s achieving number ones all over the world and going on to sell over 10 million albums.

The band’s 1985 self-titled debut included the US and Canadian Top 10 hits “Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)” and the GRAMMY®-nominated “All I Need Is A Miracle.” In 1986, the Mechanics built upon that success with Living Years, an international Top 10 best-seller with its single “The Living Years,” which earned Rutherford an Ivor Novello Award as well as four GRAMMY® nods.

The Mechanics’ success continued with 1991’s acclaimed album Word of Mouth, 1995’s Beggar on a Beach of Gold (featuring the international hit “Over My Shoulder”), and their second self-titled album in 1999 (better known as M6). After Paul Young’s sudden death in 2000, the band released one further album before deciding to call it a day.