title: Gerald Masters
text: # Gerald Masters
  
  Gerald Masters born Gerald Watkiss (February 17, 1955 – February 5, 2007) was a musician, solo artist and songwriter, achieving fame during the late seventies and early eighties.
  
  After releasing four albums, produced by Tony Atkins, as a solo artist between 1977 and 1983, he continued in the music business working as a producer/writer with Island, working with artists including Andy Gibb, Neville Staples and The Equators. Following this work, he struck up writing partnerships with Aziz Ibrahim (Ex-Simply Red, Stone Roses) and Paul Beard (James Blunt, Robbie Williams, Leona Lewis). In 2006, Masters decided to write and release his own material again, under the name Rescue Party, a collaboration with fellow co-writer and producer Gareth Rhys Jones.
  
  Additionally, Masters was a writer for TV, most notably composing "A Handful of Smarties", which aired in the UK.
  
  ## Discography
  
  ### Albums
  
  | Artist | Title | Release Date | Label |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Flashman | Flashman | 1977 | Pye/ Vanguard |
  | Gerald Watkiss | Purgatory and Paradise | 1978 | Pye |
  | Gerald Masters | Past Masters | 1980 | Precision |
  | Gerald Masters | Gerald Masters | 1981 | Handshake |
  | Gerald Masters | Music For A Living Room | 1983 | Metronome |
  | Rescue Party | Imaginary America | 2006 | AWAL |
  | Gerald Masters | Dreamtime | 2010 | AWAL |
  | Gerald Masters | Strike A Light | 2011 | AWAL |
  | Gerald Masters | Terminal Life | 2012 | AWAL |
  
  ### Singles
  
  | Artist | Title | Release Date | Label |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Flashman | Tears | 1977 | Pye |
  | Gerald Watkiss | Hold On / If The Line Broke On My World | 1978 | Pye |
  | Gerald Masters | E.S.P. / Johnny Can't Work Any Faster | 1979 | Pye |
  | Gerald Masters | Falling / Purgatory and Paradise | 1979 | Pye |
  | Gerald Masters | Poor Little Rich Boy / Is It Me? | 1980 | Handshake |
  | Gerald Masters | I Love You So Badly / Too Many Dreams Were Broken | 1981 | Handshake |
  | Gerald Masters | In The Movies / Every Step That I Take | 1983 | Metronome |
  | Bobby Perfect and the Good Guys | Only Love Charlie Boy / Palace Stomp | 1983 | Crown Records |
  | Mata | On Your Bikes / Don't Look Now | 1983 | Savoir Faire |
  | Gerald Masters | Solidarność | 2013 | AWAL |
  | Rescue Party | A Darkened Love | 2014 | AWAL |
  | Gerald Masters | Change Your Heart | 2015 | AWAL |
  | Gerald Masters | Weakness in the Words | 2016 | AWAL |
  | Gerald Masters | Whose Planet | 2017 | AWAL |
  