Tim Kellett (born 23 July 1964 in

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, Yorkshire, England) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.

Biography

Kellett has worked in the British music industry for the past twenty eight years. His professional career began in 1984, when he joined the British

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as trumpeter, but he left in 1985 to join

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where he also played keyboards and performed backing vocals live. According to MTV he joined Simply Red earlier in 1981. They had a No.2 UK / No.1 US

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in 1986 with "

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". Kellett left the band in 1991. In 1994, Kellett formed Olive with Robin Taylor-Firth, also of Nightmares on Wax. Olive had a No.1 UK hit in May 1997 with " You're Not Alone" before going on hiatus in 2001. Kellett also had success in writing songs for

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and, more recently, James Morrison and Matthew Ward. Other collaborations include

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, Ella Chi,

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, Christophe William and

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. The latter wrote and produced with Kellett on the track "Never Gonna Get Us" for Cruz's 2008 '' Departure'' album.

Discography

The Durutti Column

*''Without Mercy'' (1984) *''Circuses and Bread'' (1986)

Simply Red

*''

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'' (1985) *'' Men And Women'' (1987) *''

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(1989) *''

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(1991)

Olive

*'' Extra Virgin'' (1996) *''

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'' (2000)

James Morrison

*"This Boy" (2007) from his debut album, ''

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'' *"One Last Chance" (2007) also from ''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kellett, Tim 1964 births Living people English trumpeters Male trumpeters English keyboardists English songwriters English record producers People from Knaresborough Simply Red members The Durutti Column members 21st-century trumpeters 21st-century British male musicians British male songwriters