About

When ‘Smiley’s Friends’ was first conceived on the album ‘In High Places’, it was just an album title.    The inclusion of music friends on the subsequent recordings meant that ‘Smiley’s Friends’ became an integral part of all five albums. 

Based on the simplistic idea of ‘if you don’t ask you don’t get’,  the albums are chock full of A-List musical genius.   It has added a quality and artistic performance that shines through on each album. 

Check out the who’s who on the list below of friends who said YES!  (PS.  Just for the record, not everyone said yes!)

Smiley's Friends

BRUCE FOXTON (THE JAM) 
STEVE NORMAN (SPANDAU BALLET) 
RICHARD ARCHER (HARD FI) 
MIKE PETERS (THE ALARM) 
MARTIN COOGAN (THE MOCK TURTLES) 
IAN MCNABB (THE  ICICLE WORKS) 
CRAIG ADAMS (THE MISSION) 
JAMES STEVENSON (THE ALARM) 
JOHN JAMES NEWMAN (BETADRONE) 
KERRY SCHULTZ (QTHEMUSIC) 
DORIE JACKSON (CHRIS DIFFORD) 
CHESNEY HAWKES 
OWEN PAUL 
LEA MULLEN (GEORGE MICHAEL) 
DALE DAVIS (AMY WINEHOUSE) 
MATT ROUND (JAMES MORRISON)
GARY NUTTALL (ROBBIE WILLIAMS)   
JONATHAN NOYCE (DIVINE COMEDY)  STEVE BROOKES (THE JAM)   
GARY SHAIL (QUADROPHENIA)   
JOLYON DIXON (AMY MACDONALD)   
MARK TAYLOR (BELINDA CARLISLE)   
DAVE PEN (ARCHIVE)   
HOLLY MARTIN (ARCHIVE)   
DAVID D’ANDRADE (ODYSEE)   
SIMON SMALL (CHICANE)   
ROBERT HART (MANFRED MANN)   
ROBIN FOSTER
KAI STEPHENS (HARD FI)   
BILLY REEVES (THE AUDIENCE)   
DAVE WHITE (ED SHEERAN)   
MICKEY HURCOMBE (ARCHIVE)   
MATT HAY (THE WHO)  

ALAN THOMPSON (BBC RADIO WALES)  
AARON LIDDARD (AMY WINEHOUSE)  
JOSH PHILLIPS (PROCOL HAREM)  
JEFF WARD (NOEL REDDING)  
WARREN RINGHAM (QTHEMUSIC)  
ALLAN & NICK TIDBURY (THE PIRRIPS) 
PAUL WILLIAMS
RUSSELL CARR  
GRAEME TAYLOR  
MIKE DOBIE  
SAM BLUE  
ACQUIRE  
NIGEL BARKER  
MARC HOCKLEY  
JAMES HOBBS  
DUNKEN FRANCIS  
MARK ROBSON  
ANDI STEWART DARLING  
SI ELLEDGE  
TREVOR DUTTON  
MATT TAYLOR  
SANDRA TAYLOR  
MARK WARDEN  
PHIL SPEIGHT  
DAVE TREASURE  
ED JAMES JORDAN  
STUART LYNCH  
KARL PARSONS  
GRAHAM TURNER  
LOLA BARNARD