William Topley is a British musician. He was the lead singer of the band The Blessing in the early 1990s, releasing two albums before breaking up. He was signed as a solo artist by

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, who had worked at The Blessing's label MCA, became president of Mercury. William Topleyat

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produced Topley's debut album, which appeared in 1997. He continued recording through the 2000s.

Discography

;Solo * ''Black River'' (

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, 1997) * ''Mixed Blessing'' (Polygram, 1998) * ''Spanish Wells'' (

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, 1999) * ''Feasting With Panthers'' ( Lost Highway, 2002) * ''Sea Fever'' (

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, 2005) * ''All in the Downs'' (Self-released, 2007) * ''Water Taxi'' (Self-released, 2009) ith The Sea Gypsies* ''South on Velvet Clouds'' (Self-released, 2011) * ''Aristocrats of the South Seas'' (Self-released, 2012) ith The Sea Gypsies*''Halved Moons & Hooded Mountains'' (2016) ith The Black River Band*''Amidst the Alien Cane'' (2020) *Back at the Napoleon House (2020) ;With The Blessing * ''Prince of the Deep Water'' ( MCA, 1991) * ''Locusts & Wild Honey'' (Polygram, 1994) * ''The Best of the Blessing: Highway 5'' (

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, 2000) *Sugar Train VD + CD

References

External links

* https://www.musicglue.com/williamtopley/
Official website
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