Uncollected songs - Part 5
(Collaborations featuring Nik Kershaw as a writer or co-writer...)
Nik Kershaw wrote or co-wrote songs for many artists.
For some of these songs, he also performed vocals or instruments.
These songs can be found in Parts 1, 3 & 4.
This specific page deals with songs written or co-written by Nik Kershaw without him performing vocals or instruments.
Nik Kershaw as a song writer for other artists
(and sometimes even producer... no vocals or instruments performances)
C07.01 The Woman I Love
The Hollies - Album version (3:36)
Recorded at Mike Moran's studio on January 11th and 12th 1993.
Released as the last track of The Hollies' 1993 "The Air That I Breathe" collection (Vinyl LP, tape, CD).
[Listen to it HERE]
A remastered version was released as track 21 on disk 2 of the Hollies' 2003 "Greatest Hits" double CD collection.
[Listen to it HERE]
Written by Nik Kershaw.
C07.02 All Around the World
Jason Donovan - Album version (4:47)
Released as the first track of Jason Donovan's 1993 "All Around The World" album (Tape, CD).
Written by Nik Kershaw.
Jason Donovan - Single Edit mix (4:11)
Released on Jason Donovan's 1993 "All Around The World" 7", cassette and CD single.
[Listen to it HERE]
Written by Nik Kershaw.
Jason Donovan - Stairway Mix (7:39)
Released on Jason Donovan's 1993 "All Around The World" cassette and CD single.
[Listen to it HERE]
Written by Nik Kershaw.
C07.03 Let's Get High On One Another
Anita Hegerland - Album version (4:12)
Released as track 5 on Anita Hegerland's 1995 "Voices" CD album.
Written by Nik Kershaw.
C07.04 The River Flows
Jeff Vincent - Single version (4:27)
Released as main track of Jeff Vincent's 1994 "The River Flows" 3 track-CD single.
Co-written by Nik Kershaw, Jeff Vincent and Desmond Child.
[Listen to it HERE]
Michael Teschl - Album version (4:26)
Released as track 9 of Michael Teschl's 1995 "This Is How You Fall In Love" CD album.
Co-written by Nik Kershaw, Jeff Vincent and Desmond Child.
Note that the verses are different on Michael Teschl's version.
[Listen to it HERE]
C07.05 Everybody Say Everybody Do
Let Loose - Album version (4:01)
Released as track 4 on Let Loose's 1996 "Rollercoaster" album (Tape, CD) and on Let Loose's 1996 "Everybody Say Everybody Do" 12", cassette, CD singles.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Richard John Wermerling.
Produced by Nik Kershaw.
Let Loose - Live At Pembroke (4:27)
Released as track 2 on one of Let Loose's 1996 "Darling Be Home Soon" CD singles.
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Richard John Wermerling.
Produced by Nik Kershaw.
C07.06 Back To You
Stricly In. - Single version (4:50)
Released as track 2 of Strickly Inc.'s 1996 "Walls Of Sound" Cassette and CD singles.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Tony Banks.
C07.07 Send Me Your Broken Hearts
Colin Blunstone - Album version (5:19)
Released as track 1 on Colin's Blunstone's 1998 "The Light Inside" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Written by Nik Kershaw.
C07.08 Slowburn
Colin Blunstone - Album version (4:16)
Released as track 1 on Colin's Blunstone's 1998 "The Light Inside" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and John Tirrow.
C07.09 Your Love Is Like The Sun
Colin Blunstone - Album version (4:41)
Released as track 1 on Colin's Blunstone's 1998 "The Light Inside" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Written by Nik Kershaw.
C07.10 At The End Of A Perfect Day
Ronan Keating - Single version (4:29)
Released as track 2 of one of Ronan Keating's 1999 "When You Say Nothing At All" CD single releases.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Ronan Keating.
C07.11 I Will Miss You
Ronan Keating - Single version (4:03)
Released as track 3 of one of Ronan Keating's 1999 "When You Say Nothing At All" CD single releases.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Ronan Keating.
C07.12 Don't Even Think About It
Charlott - Album version (3:22)
Released as track 1 on Charlott's 2001 "Charlott" album (CD) and on 2001 "Don't Even Think About It" CD single.
Written by Nik Kershaw.
Note that some sources mention that it was co-written with Douglas Carr.
The credits on both CD single and album only mention Nik Kershaw as writer of the song.
Charlott - Phuturemix (4:07)
Released as track 2 on Charlott's 2001 "Don't Even Think About It" CD single.
Written by Nik Kershaw.
A Japanese version entitled "Futsuu Ja Nai" was released by Eiko Matsumoto.
It is available both 2000 Seasons album and 2000 "Someone" CD single.
Co-written by Nik Kershaw.
In 2001, artist Marcin Banach recorded a polish version of the song, entitled "To Tylko Żarty".
Three different versions of the song are available on the 2001 self-produced 3-track CD single.
In 2003, Marcin Banach released in Poland his Marcin Banach CD album that features two of the mixes of the song.
Marcin Banach - Album version (3:51)
Track 1 on the 2001 CD single and track 8 on the CD album.
Marcin Banach - Instrumental version (3:39)
Track 2 on the 2001 CD single.
Marcin Banach - Homarek Remix (3:55)
Track 3 on the 2001 CD single and track 12 on the CD album.
This remix can also be found as track 8 on the Polish collection entitled CD Pool Volume 61 released in november 2001.
Note that Tomasz Wachnowski is also credited as co-writer.
He is in fact the one who adapted the text of the song in polish.
C07.13 You Make Me Feel (Like Myself)
Sita - Album version (2:58)
Released on Sita's 2001 "Happy" album (Tape and CD).
It it track 7 on some releases and track 9 on others.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw, Douglas Carr and Pär Lönn.
C07.14 As Soon As I Can
Steve Balsamo - Album version (5:48)
Released as track 5 on Steve Balsamo's 2002 "All I Am" album (CD).
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Steve Balsamo.
C07.15 Out There
Steve Balsamo - Extra track on "Sugar For The Soul" single version (5:48)
Released as track 3 on Steve Balsamo's 2002 "Sugar For The Soul" 3-track CD single.
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Steve Balsamo.
C07.16 Keep The Fire Burnin'
Jimmy Osmond - Album version (3:44)
Released as track 1 on Jimmy Osmond's 2001 "Keep The Fire Burnin’" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw
C07.17 Island
Four mixes from Orinoko's 2001 "Island" 12" record and CD single feature lyrics co-written by Nik Kershaw.
Note that there are more instrumental mixes which Nik Kershaw is, of course, not credited for (Alt Mix, Moguai Mix, Original version).
Orinoko - Vocal Edit / Radio Edit (3:07)
Orinoko - Extended Vocal Mix (6:42) - [Listen to it HERE]
Orinoko - Thrillseekers Remix (7:49) - [Listen to it HERE]
Orinoko - Astro Heavenly Remix (6:51) - [Listen to it HERE]
Music by Andy Bolleshon, Martin Buttrich and Timo Maas.
Lyrics by Nik Kershaw, Camron-Pryde, Graham Mark Compton and Mark Jeffrey Stagg.
C07.18 Any other day
Joanna Zimmer - Album version (3:31)
Released as track 7 on Joanna Zimmer's 2004 "My Innermost" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Ian Ian Curnow.
Futnak A Fák
A band from Hungary named Tomboy! released their own version of the song with new lyrics written in Hungarian by Nagy Angelika.
Five different versions are available.
They do NOT have any Nik Kershaw involvement.
The Hungarian lyrics are new lyrics and are NOT translated from Nik Kershaw's original text.
Different releases and mixes are listed hereafter for those who'd be curious enough...
Tomboy! - Album version (3:30)
Released as track 4 on Tomboy!'s 2004 "A Fény Lánya" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Four more mixes were released on Tomboy!'s 2004 "Futnak A Fák" CD single.
Tomboy! - Radio Edit (3:30)
Released as track 1.
Tomboy! - Dance Mix (4:11)
Released as track 2.
Tomboy! - Yellow Cub Mix (5:38)
Released as track 3.
Tomboy! - Chino & Marque Deep Trance Mix (7:34)
Released as track 4.
C07.19 Another Fine Mess
Chesney Hawkes - Album version (3:31)
Released as track 6 on Chesney Hawkes 2007 "Another Fine Mess" CD album.
It was previously released as the main track of Chesney Hawkes 2005 "Another Fine Mess" CD single.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Chesney Hawkes.
C07.20 Be Still
Wrenne / Eliza Wren-Payne - Streaming version (3:31)
Released on Eliza Wren-Payne's Myspace in 2008.
Also available on Online Music Streaming Services.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw, Eliza Wren-Payne and Chesney Hawkes.
C07.21 Marina
Wrenne / Eliza Wren-Payne - Streaming version
Released on Eliza Wren-Payne's Myspace in 2008.
Co-written by Nik Kershaw, Eliza Wren-Payne and Chesney Hawkes.
C07.22 Start Wasting My Time
Teitur - Album version (4:10)
Released as track 6 on Teitur' 2008 "The Singer" album (CD).
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Teitur Lassen.
C07.23 I Almost Know A Criminal
Hafdís Huld - Album version (3:17)
Released as track 10 on Icelandic artist Hafdís Huld's 2009 "Synchronised Swimmers" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Hafdís Huld.
C07.24 Show Me What You've Got
Daddy Cool Kids - Album version (3:17)
This song is track 1 on Daddy Cool Kids' 2009 "School's Out" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Lyrics co-written by Nik Kershaw, Gary Alan Miller and Mary Susan Applegate.
Music co-written by Nik Kershaw, Gary Alan Miller and P. Inovil.
C07.25 Written In Stone
Tyler James - Album version (3:09)
Released as track 11 on Tyler James' 2012 "A Place I Go" album (CD).
[Listen to it HERE]
C07.26 John Lennon Lived Here
Chesney Hawkes - Album version (3:28)
Released as track 6 on Chesney Hawkes' 2012 "Real Life Love" CD and digital online albums.
[Listen to it HERE]
Chesney Hawkes - Demo version '92 (3:39)
Available as track 12 on CD4 of Chesney Hawkes' 2022 "The Complete Picture Box".
Jeff Vincent - Demo version (3:39)
On February 9th 2011, Jeff Vincent shared a demo of the song on his Soundcloud page.
Jeff Vincent added a note that said: "A song I recorded a long time ago on a 4 track cassette recorder. Very noisy and very basic....BUT, I love this song. My friend Nik Kershaw is all over this!".
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD.
[Listen to it HERE]
C07.27 Pop Song
Hafdís Huld - Album version (2:59)
Released as track 9 on Icelandic artists Hafdís Huld's 2013 "Home" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Hafdís Huld Þrastardóttir.
C07.28 Watercolour Dreams
Sean C. Kennedy - Album version (3:30)
Released as track 6 on Sean C. Kennedy's 2015 "77" digital online album.
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Sean C. Kennedy.
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD.
Sean C. Kennedy - Demo version (3:59)
A demo version of the song can be heard on Sean C. Kennedy's Soundcloud page - [Listen to it HERE].
C07.29 Still Hanging On
This song was co-written around 2012 by Nik Kershaw and Sean Kennedy.
A demo version of the song can be heard on Sean C. Kennedy's Soundcloud page - [Listen to it HERE].
Not Yet released.
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD.
A version of the song was recorded with Keely Hawkes Pressly as lead vocal but has not been released yet.
C07.30 Fineshade Forest
Hafdís Huld - Album version (3:43)
Released as track 10 on Hafdís Huld's 2017 "Dare To Dream Small" CD album.
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Hafdís Huld.
C07.31 Solid Gold
Alex Hepburn - Album version (3:34)
Released as track 11 on Alex Hepburn's 2019 "Things I've Seen" CD album.
It was previously released as track 3 on Alex Hepburn's 2018 "If You Stay" five-track EP.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw, Alex Hepburn, Christian Ballard and Francis Anthony "Eg" White.
C07.32 Automatic
Noush Skaugen - Album version (3:58)
Released as track 1 on Noush Skaugen's 2020 "Hey Sicko" digital online album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Noush Skaugen.
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD.
C07.33 Buried In Vegas
Noush Skaugen - Album version (3:09)
Released as track 3 on Noush Skaugen's 2020 "Hey Sicko" digital online album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Noush Skaugen.
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD.
C07.34 Everything's OK
Noush Skaugen - Album version (3:37)
Released as track 8 on Noush Skaugen's 2020 "Hey Sicko" digital online album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Noush Skaugen.
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD.
C07.35 Only The Good Die Young
Noush Skaugen - Album version (2:57)
Released as track 11 on Noush Skaugen's 2020 "Hey Sicko" digital online album.
[Listen to it HERE]
NOT AVAILABLE on any official CD.
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Noush Skaugen.
C07.36 You Can't Stop The River
Lily Gonzalez - Album version (3:54)
Released as track 6 on Lily Gonzalez's 2021 "Sink Or Swim" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Lily Gonzalez.
Produced by Nik Kershaw.
C07.37 I Like You Better When You're Gone
Lily Gonzalez - Single / Album version (4:39)
Released as main track of Lily Gonzalez's 2021 digital single and as track 8 on 2021 "Sink Or Swim" CD album.
[Listen to it HERE]
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Lily Gonzalez.
Produced by Nik Kershaw.
C07.38 I Wanna Be Somebody
Chesney Hawkes - Demo version (4:04)
Available as track 16 on CD4 of Chesney Hawkes' 2022 "The Complete Picture Box".
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Chesney Lee Hawkes around 1991.
C07.39 Love Lies Bleeding
Chesney Hawkes - Demo version (4:09)
Available as track 17 on CD4 of Chesney Hawkes' 2022 "The Complete Picture Box".
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Chesney Lee Hawkes around 1991.
C07.40 Watching Over You
Chesney Hawkes - Demo version (4:12)
Available as track 18 on CD4 of Chesney Hawkes' 2022 "The Complete Picture Box".
Co-written by Nik Kershaw and Chesney Lee Hawkes.
Some website list Nik Kershaw as a co-composer for the song "You Raise Me Up" recorded by Secret Garden (and many other artists).
Yet, that's incorrect.
The lyrics were written by Brendan Graham.
The music was written by Rolf Løvland.
Nik Kershaw was NOT involved in the writing or composing of this song.
Note that Nik Kershaw is sometimes credited as writer or co-writer for some Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark songs.
These songs are in fact written or co-written by Stuart Kershaw, member of OMD.