Messages from the stars...

RAH Band is a concept project created in 1977 by English producer and multi-instrumentalist Richard Anthony Hewson (hence the name RAH ...). Character who can boast of having worked with big names like the Beatles, Bee Gees, Herbie Hancock, Supertramp, Diana Ross, Fleewood Mac….

As a producer, he has produced Toyah Willcox, Five Star and other Shakin ’Stevens, among others. And if that wasn't enough, he'll also take on the cap of Director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, just that.

With his group, he will experience his first success in 1977 with the instrumental track "The crunch". A notable performance, he performs all the instruments himself and does not want, at this stage, to use the essential instrument of the moment, namely the synthesizer.

He will experience several successes during the 80s with titles such as "Falcon" in 1980, "Slide" and 1981, "Perfumed garden" in 1982 and "Messages from the stars" in 1983.

But it is above all the title "Clouds across the moon", released in 1984, which will make him definitively return to the legend. A title sung and not by just anyone since it is his own wife Liz, better known by the stage name of Dizzy ’Lizzy’, who sticks to it. The title is a real global hit and propels the group to the top of glory.

He will produce many titles thereafter but which will be unable to compete with this absolutely unique title.

To discover or rediscover...

Discography (among others ...) :

70s Decade :

Spicks & specks (The Richard Hewson Orchestra) 1971
Love for hire (The Richard Hewson Orchestra) 1976
Shark bite (The Richard Hewson Orchestra) 1976
The Crunch 1977
What shall we do when the Disco's over ? (The Richard Hewson Orchestra) 1977
Electric flying 1978
Tokyo flyer 1979

80s Decade :

Falcon 1980
Slide 1981
Downside up 1981
Riding on a fantasy 1981
Winter love 1982
Perfumed garden 1982
Tears and rain 1982
Sam the Samba man 1983
Messages from the stars 1983
Questions (What you gonna do) 1983
Are you satisfied ? 1984
Clouds across the moon 1985
Sorry doesn’t make it anymore 1985
What'll become of the children ? 1985
Sweet forbidden 1986
Dream street 1986
Across the bay 1987
Morocko (Shock Taktix) 1987
Run 4 the sun 1987
This is not Jazz (Shock Taktix) 1988
Nice easy money 1988
Time keeps tearing us apart (The homecoming) 1988
Silverbird 1989

90s Decade :

Looks like I’m in love again (Key West featuring Erik) 1993
Let your love shine (Key West & P.P. Arnold) 1993
Living for the nightlife 1996

2000s Decade :

Turn my love around 2008
No way (To treat your lover) 2009
Vapour trails 2009

2010s Decade :

Space gypsy 2011
Gypsy girl 2018
Silly questions 2019

2020s Decade :

One day we'll smile again 2021
Sea of dreams 2024
Fandango 2024

Tracks :

1971...the very beginnings. Impossible to imagine at this stage that this man will produce one of the most emblematic hits of the 80s...

1976...we find him again 5 years later with this festive and playful sequel. On an orchestration typical of the mid-1970s...

1976...the style has been considerably refined compared to its very first title and everything is now ready for a sequel that promises to be grandiose. At least in a few years...

1977 ... then here comes the first classified title. On a track completely wacky as some bands knew how to do so well at that time ...

1977 ... this title will go much more unnoticed unfortunately. And yet he is far from deserving, which also shows that there is still work to be done before they can join the big leagues...

1978...the group disappeared from the Charts as quickly as he entered them. He will therefore have to ask himself the right questions and quickly, otherwise the exit from the road could be faster than expected...

1980 ... here is the group in Rising Sun mode but that is still not enough to make the difference. We will still have to be patient ...

1980 ... the change of decade rhymes with a return of success. A success, certainly minor, but it is rather a good sign as they say ...

1981 ... ditto the following year. The group does not produce anything exceptional for the moment but the quality is essential. Which is more than enough !

1981... the number of titles produced in this year 1981 is substantial but not all of them will know the favors of the public. Including this one...

1981...this one will not do better than its predecessor. It must be said that titles almost without words will inevitably have more difficulty in breaking through than the others...

1982...still no improvement in view on the Charts side. The group is not unworthy but he will have to change something to finally hope to take off...

1982...the sound has evolved, that's obvious. And the contribution of a 'real' female voice will completely change the situation and this in a radical way !

1982...the change will not be immediate but it will give the necessary impetus to the group to finally succeed in standing out from the crowd...

1983....year after year, title after title, the group gains momentum and finds the right ingredients to produce THE recipe that will change everything. We're getting closer, we're getting closer...

1983 ... a sound much more in line with the standards of the moment, it can only bear fruit at some point ...

1983...three titles classified in this year 1983, a real feat for the group. Like what all the efforts always end up paying...

1984 ... each year its new products. For this year, it will be this astonishing bossanova rhythm a little offbeat for the time but which works very well my faith

1985 ... then here comes their Masterpiece. An amazing title, with an extraordinary inspiration and which will undoubtedly remain as one of the most emblematic Dance hits of this decade, and of this end of the twentieth period. MAS-TER-FUL !

Top Bonus : 2024...nearly 40 years later, a beautifully scripted version...

1985 ... a particularly inspired year which saw the release of very large caliber titles. When it wants, it wants !

1985...the art of going from one extreme to another. This title will not even be classified and one wonders frankly how the group could unscrew so quickly in the Charts...

1986 ... of course, the rest is interesting but the stroke of genius that worked wonders the previous year is already gone ...

1986...with the direct consequence of a pure and simple disappearance from the Charts. A disappearance that will be almost final except for very rare exceptions...

1987 ... which does not prevent them from producing nice Intimist titles like this one. An obvious know-how in the matter !

1987...the adventure will continue under several group names including this one. Unfortunately, that won't change much...

1987...they continue to believe in it anyway. And my faith, given what they continue to produce, it would be really wrong not to continue to follow them...

1988...several titles will be released under the group name 'Shock Taktix'. With each time a mixed result on the impact side in the general public...

1988 ... as much their sound stuck to the standards of the time a few years ago, the difference is more and more important at the end of the decade. Attention danger...

1988...but whether there is success - or not - nothing will prevent them from continuing the adventure as they see fit. It starts from a good feeling but sticking to the expectations of the public would not harm, quite the contrary...

1989...a decade of the 80s that ended discreetly, to say the least. The group has disappeared from the radars on the Charts side and only the basic fans are still interested in the group...

1993...we will lose sight of them for almost 4 years and here they are again under another name. The group names may change, it doesn't change anything on the Charts side unfortunately...

1993...a year 1993 under various names and especially in Dance, Dance, Dance mode. Good job but which will not bring more than that...

1996 ... we find them again a few years later to celebrate the end of the adventure which nevertheless allowed them to leave in the musical history of the 80s one of its most inspired titles !

2008...we thought the group had bowed out for good and here he is back 12 years later in what we call a certain form. Certain but insufficient to return to the race again...

2009...we are at the end of the 2000s and you still have to remember that the group started the adventure at the start of the 70s. What a long way we have come since !

2009...they will therefore have gone through the 70s, then the 80s, then the 90s, then the 2000s. So we imagine that we will find them the following decade...

2011...as expected, here they are again in this new decade of 2010. An adventure that has lasted for almost 5 decades and which is far from over at first sight !

2018...certainly, the titles produced by the group are becoming increasingly rare, but there are still some. This allows the latter to continue to exist at all costs...