Graham Layden was a songwriter able to work with many musical styles and, when he came to work with us at the Garage, he already had a vast collection of material from his songwriting days in the 70’s.
We have included various tracks written & produced by Graham, Richard Salt & Joe Chibley here.
Also included are some clips of Graham’s earlier material written & recorded in the 70’s.
Sadly Graham is no longer with us. He passed away on February 2, 2013.
More background about Graham’s early years here: http://www.zanywoodruff.com/related-bands/graham-layden
| Title – Composer(s) – YEAR – Notes |
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| Ballroom Ghost (Way Back in the 20’s) – Layden, Salt & Chibley – 1995 – Big band jazz with tin pan percussion & vintage radio broadcast vocal sound with tongue-in-cheek lyrics (Featuring First Brass: Derek Watkins, Allan Botschinksky, Bart Van Lier, Erik Van Lier) Lyric sheet: https://the-garage-recording-studio.com/artists-g-l/graham-layden/ballroom-ghost-way-back-in-the-20s-lyrics/ |
| The Girl Over There – Layden, Salt & Chibley – 1994 – Britpop indie style track |
| Give Me Love – Layden, Salt & Chibley – 1993 – Pop |
| I’m Not Sorry (’95 Mix) – Layden – 1995 – Britpop song with potent lyrics |
| Let Me Into Your Life (Vocal by Mark Anthony) – Layden – 1994 – Ballad |
| Little Miss Brainy – Layden – 1995 – Jazzy |
| Million To One Chance (Vocal by Michelle Dixon) – Layden – 1994 – Ballad with gritty lyrical content written by Graham Layden – re-recorded here with Michelle Dixon supplying the diva touch |
| Sacred Sunday – Layden, Salt, Chibley – 1993 – Melancholy Power Tune |
| Sacred Sunday (Instrumental mix) – Layden, Salt, Chibley – 1993 – Melancholy Power Tune |
| Talk About You – Layden, Salt, Chibley – 1995 |
| Talk About You (Instrumental mix) – Layden, Salt, Chibley – 1995 – Country-ish mood guitar vibe |
| Crying 4 U (Back Track) – Layden, Salt & Chibley – 1994 – Reggae Lover’s Rock style |
| Crying 4 U (Vocal by Becky Sediki) – Layden, Salt & Chibley – 1994 – Reggae Lover’s Rock style |
Some of Graham’s earlier material …
| Title – Composer(s) – YEAR – Notes |
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| Fossils – Layden – 197? – Acoustic/Folk Re-recorded at The Garage with Billy Ray Martin |
| Heroes (All you Lovers) – Layden – 197? – Acoustic/Folk |
| Madeline (Ronnie Scott Mix) – Layden – 197? – Late night jazzy ballad |
| Molly Brown – Layden – 197? – Check out the Banjo! |
| Thought I Was A Man (demo with rough vocals) – Layden – 197? – Psychadelic/Soul |
| When The Sun Goes Down – Layden – 197? – Acoustic dreamy folk |
The Garage Recording Studio, London UK (1986 - 1996) 
I worked with Graham for almost nine years as the duo “The Classix.” We played pubs and clubs throughout London. We performed the standards (Gershwin, Porter, Berlin, Kern, Warren etc). Graham died on February 2, 2013. I for one am devastated he is a great loss to the British music industry.
Hi David. Many thanks for posting. Very very sad news about Graham. He was a very talented song writer and musician. We had some fun times making music together in the mid 90’s. I think my favorite has to be Ballroom Ghost where Graham’s sharp wit shines through in the lyrics.
I knew Graham from 1996 til 2010 through his visits to his Mum and Dad in West Yorks. I have several of his later songs which he wrote sung and produced himself. Some are on You Tube using this link https://www.youtube.com/user/gradelade . It is a great loss to music. He really did have talent both as a songwriter and musician. His vocal range was superb. He should have been recognised more.