Club Charts in 2018. "Sleeping on the Same Pillow" (featuring Lynne Johnstone) - released in January 2020 - was the first release from his forthcoming Americana/country album Overblown Superstar which is due for release in 2023 and sees a return to his Celtic/folk roots. "Beauty of the Sun" - recorded entirely in lockdown reached number one in the Heritage Chart. He released a jam based on the chorus of "My Favourite Waste of Time" featuring Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Toyah, Carol Decker (T'pau), comedian Matt Lucas, Leee John (Imagination), Cheryl Baker (The Fizz), Celtic folk legends Phil Cunningham and John McCusker, session pros Gary Barnacle, Judd Lander and Matt Backer, Mick MacNeil from Simple Minds, Ezio, Bruce Watson from Big Country, members of The Alarm, Jake Burns from Stiff Little Fingers, Terry McDermott (The Voice runner up), and many many more. Each guest improvised, recorded and filmed their parts remotely from their own lockdown situations. His first Christmas song "This Christmas" reached the Heritage Chart top ten in December 2020, and was followed by the singles "Sparkle in the Rain", the 35th anniversary version of "My Favourite Waste of Time" (featuring John McCusker and Phil Cunningham on fiddle and accordion) and "September" which got to number two in November 2021. A brand new version of "A Different Corner" was released in June 2022 to commemorate George Michael's birthday and reached number one in the Heritage Chart. Owen has three children, Joshua, Olivia and Hannah. Discography Albums 1986: As It Is 2002: About Time 2004: Rewired – Mike + the Mechanics (as backing vocalist and vocal arranger) 2014: About Time II 2017: Acoustic 80s EP Singles References External links Official website 1962 births Living people 20th-century Scottish male singers Musicians from Glasgow Chrysalis Records artists 21st-century Scottish male singers