Cherry Ghost

Cherry Ghost
Cherry Ghost performing at Summer Sundae 2007. Left to right: Phill Anderson, Simon Aldred, Jim Rhodes, and Grenville Harrop.
Background information
Origin	Bolton, England
Genres	Indie rock, chamber pop
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Heavenly Records
Website	http://www.cherryghost.co.uk/
Members	Simon Aldred Jim Rhodes Ben Parsons Phill Anderson Grenville Harrop

Cherry Ghost is a band from Manchester, England. Cherry Ghost began in 2005, first as an alias for Simon Aldred as a solo artist, before morphing into a full band. Their debut album, Thirst for Romance, was released in July 2007 and entered the UK Album Charts at No. 7. It was nominated for an Ivor Novello award as well as winning Aldred an Ivor Novello for best song "People Help the People". A second album, entitled Beneath This Burning Shoreline, was released in July 2010 to universally positive critical acclaim. Founding member Simon Aldred, under the moniker Out Cold, released a solo album entitled Invasion of Love in September 2013, featuring a markedly synthpop sound. In May 2014, Cherry Ghost released their third album Herd Runners. Aldred now writes with and for other artists having co-written 'Leave Your Lover' with Sam Smith for multi million selling Grammy winner 'In the Lonely Hour' as well as co-writing Avicii single 'Waiting for Love' amongst many others.

The name "Cherry Ghost" is a reference to the Wilco song "Theologians" from the album A Ghost Is Born. In 2005, Simon Aldred began performing as Cherry Ghost as a solo artist, before morphing into a full band. Early sessions with Doves bassist and vocalist Jimi Goodwin and a special appearance on Later...with Jools Holland helped excel the band's beginnings. Cherry Ghost were one of only a handful of bands and musicians to have been invited onto Jools Holland's programme before having released any material. Cherry Ghost signed to Heavenly Records, and released their debut single "Mathematics" in April 2007. The debut album, Thirst for Romance, was released in July 2007, following the release of the single "People Help the People" two weeks before, which charted on the UK Singles Chart at No. 27. The album was met with generally positive reviews, and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 7. A third single, "4 AM," was released in September 2007 and charted at No. 128. A live EP entitled iTunes Festival: Live in London, recorded in July 2007 at the iTunes Festival, was released digitally in November 2007.