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Roachford: Spitz, London

Sophie Heawood, The Guardian, 6 April 2006

FOR A ONE-HIT WONDER, Roachford sure has a lot of tunes. Gone are the early gigs, as a diehard fan reminds him tonight, where he had so little material that he would have to play each song three times. Though best remembered for 1989's top five hit 'Cuddly Toy', the pop soul singer in fact graced the Top 40 a further seven times, though his lambent grin ceased to frequent the pages of Smash Hits as his chart positions plummeted.

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