Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Paul Louis Hardcastle is a British composer, musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known for his song "19", which went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in 1985. Born in Kensington in London in 1957, he is the son of Joyce ("née" Everett, 1930–1991) and Louis Hardcastle (1915–2000). Hardcastle achieved some success with his early singles, including the 1984 electro-funk/freestyle/instrumental track, "Rain Forest", which along with the track "Sound Chaser", reached number two on the dance chart. "Rain Forest" also hit number five on the soul chart and number fifty-seven on the
I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1983, losing to "Always on My Mind". "I.G.Y." has been covered by artists such as British singer and musician Howard Jones, who included a version on his 1993 greatest hits album "The Best of Howard Jones". The gospel a cappella group Take 6 covered "I.G.Y." as the title track on their 2002 release "Beautiful World". The lyrics of Fagen's original song were modified to recast the song with a gospel message. In 2004, Marcia Hines recorded a version for her album "Hinesight". The song was also used in a scene