Biography
Richard Paul Ashcroft (born 11 September 1971) is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He formed the alternative rock band the Verve in 1990 and served as the sole songwriter, lead singer and rhythm guitarist throughout the band's lifetime. In 2000, Ashcroft embarked on a solo career, releasing six UK top-three solo albums, including Alone with Everybody, Keys to the World and These People. Ashcroft's songwriting has been commended by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors twice with an Ivor Novello Award. The Verve's Urban Hymns is one of the UK's best-selling albums of all time. Ashcroft's work has influenced artists such as Oasis, Coldplay, and the Britpop and indie rock genres. Noel Gallagher of Oasis described Ashcroft as a "genius", and Chris Martin of Coldplay called him "the best singer in the world". On 10 October 2025, Ashcroft released his seventh studio album, Lovin' You.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Urban Hymns
1997
Be Here Now
1997
Come With Us
2002
Psyence Fiction
1998
Alone With Everybody
2000
A Northern Soul
1995
A Storm In Heaven
1993
Keys To The World
2006
Forth
2008
Human Conditions
2002
Singles 93-03
2003
Live From Mars
2001
This Is Music: The Singles 92-98
2004
No Come Down (B-sides & Outtakes)
1994
Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
2017
Bitter Sweet Symphony
1997
Greatest Hitz
2005
Cruel Intentions (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1999
Voyager 1
1993
Natural Rebel
2018
Live! In Tune And On Time
2004
Check The Meaning
2002
Come With Us / The Test
2002
Money To Burn
2000
Credited work
915 releases · 118 albums · active 1992–2025
- Performance · 2,984
- Other credits · 313
- Production · 154
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Metropolis Studios · State Of The Ark · Olympic Studios · Miloco Studios
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Verve
- DJ Shadow
- Verve
- The Chemical Brothers
- UNKLE
- Limpbizkit
- Niels Van Gogh