Edwyn Collins - Career History

Edwyn Collins formed the musical group Nu-Sonics in 1976, which later became Orange Juice. Orange Juice had a Number-8 hit single with "Rip It Up", their only UK Top 40 single and biggest commercial success. In 1985, Orange Juice disbanded after some difficulty finding a record label with which to sign, Edwyn Collins began his solo career a year later after signing with the Elevation subsidiary of Creation Records.

Edwyn Collins released a 1994 single, "A Girl Like You", which was a hit in both the UK and the U.S. and was featured in the films Empire Records and Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. "Magic Piper of Love", a 1997 single that featured on the soundtrack of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, was also released. Edwyn Collins built his own recording studio in 1994 and produced his own third solo album, Gorgeous George. Edwyn Collins has also worked extensively as a record producer with other artists, including The Proclaimers, A House, Space, Robert Forster, The Cribs, and Little Barrie. In 2005, Edwyn Collins produced the album The New Fellas recorded by The Cribs.

In May 2009, Edwyn Collins won the Ivors Inspiration Award in recognition of his struggles following a double brain haemorrhage in 2005. In addition to Edwyn Collins music career, Edwyn Collins has also produced and starred in the Channel 4 sitcom, West Heath Yard. Edwyn Collins released his first book of illustrations with Morel Books in 2009.

"Losing Sleep" will be released on September 13 in the UK. It's Edwyn Collins's first written and recorded album since his serious illness in 2005. It was recorded at Edwyn Collins's own West Heath Studios between November 2008 and May 2010 and produced by the former Orange Juice frontman and Sebastian Lewsley. Edwyn Collins collaborated with The Cribs' Ryan Jarman and Johnny Marr, Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy, The Magic Numbers singer Romeo Stodart, The Drums and Aztec Camera singer Roddy Frame.

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