One of Britain's finest white soul singers, Paul Young struck gold in 1983 with
his emotive cover of Marvin Gaye's Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home), which
topped the UK charts for three weeks, and was his first of 14 British Top 40
singles. Young had previously charted in 1978 with the novelty single Toast, as
a member of Streetband. When they split up the following year he formed soul
band Q-Tips, who toured incessantly and became a hugely popular live act without
getting any hits. When Q-Tips disbanded in 1982, Young signed to CBS as a solo
act, releasing two singles, Iro...