Gerald Masters


Gerald Masters born Gerald Watkiss was a musician, solo artist and songwriter, achieving fame during the late seventies and early eighties.
After releasing four albums, produced by Tony Atkins, as a solo artist between 1977 and 1983, he continued in the music business working as a producer/writer with Island, working with artists including Andy Gibb, Neville Staples and The Equators. Following this work, he struck up writing partnerships with Aziz Ibrahim and Paul Beard. In 2006, Masters decided to write and release his own material again, under the name , a collaboration with fellow co-writer and producer Gareth Rhys Jones.
Additionally, Masters was a writer for TV, most notably composing "A Handful of Smarties" which aired in the UK.

Discography

Albums

ArtistTitleRelease DateLabel
FlashmanFlashman1977Pye/ Vanguard
Gerald WatkissPurgatory and Paradise1978Pye
Gerald MastersPast Masters1980Precision
Gerald MastersGerald Masters1981Handshake
Gerald MastersMusic For A Living Room1983Metronome
Rescue PartyImaginary America2006AWAL
Gerald MastersDreamtime2010AWAL
Gerald MastersStrike A Light2011AWAL
Gerald MastersTerminal Life2012AWAL

Singles

ArtistTitleRelease DateLabel
FlashmanTears1977Pye
Gerald WatkissHold On / If The Line Broke On My World1978Pye
Gerald MastersE.S.P. / Johnny Can't Work Any Faster1979Pye
Gerald MastersFalling / Purgatory and Paradise1979Pye
Gerald MastersPoor Little Rich Boy / Is It Me?1980Handshake
Gerald MastersI Love You So Badly / Too Many Dreams Were Broken1981Handshake
Gerald MastersIn The Movies / Every Step That I Take1983Metronome
Bobby Perfect and the Good GuysOnly Love Charlie Boy / Palace Stomp1983Crown Records
MataOn Your Bikes / Don't Look Now1983Savoir Faire
Gerald MastersSolidarność2013AWAL
Rescue PartyA Darkened Love2014AWAL
Gerald MastersChange Your Heart2015AWAL
Gerald MastersWeakness in the Words2016AWAL
Gerald MastersWhose Planet2017AWAL