Richard Myhill
Born	Richard Myhill Yarrow[1] November 1946 (age 79) Chorleywood, Hertfordshire
Genres	Pop library
Occupations	Singer songwriter musician composer producer arranger
Instruments	Vocals, keyboard, percussion
Years active	1973–present

Richard Myhill is a British singer-songwriter, musician, composer, producer and arranger, who had a top 20 single in the UK singles charts in 1978, and who worked on Duran Duran tracks in the early 1980s.

Myhill was the son of a jazz keyboardist, who would sometimes accompany his father in amateur shows, playing a small piano while wearing a Cub Scout uniform. After studying graphics and commercial art at college, he worked producing television adverts, until signed to EMI Records in 1973 as a songwriter, and he released his debut album 21 Days In Soho in 1975. He then left EMI and returned to advertising as a jingle writer, until, in 1977, producer Phil Wainman signed Myhill up to his new Mercury Records sub-label, Utopia.^[2]

His first single on Utopia, "It Takes Two To Tango", reached number 17 in the UK singles chart; as of 2025, it is his only chart success,^[3] and also earned him a place on the 30 March 1978 edition of Top Of The Pops, which featured him dancing with a dummy.^[4] The 7" single was an early example of innovative vinyl, being available in a square format.^[5]

In 1981, producer Colin Thurston requested Myhill work on string arrangements for the Duran Duran track "Tel Aviv", which was the first time the band used an orchestra for their recordings.^[6] This was followed by string arrangements on the single version of "My Own Way", which also made the UK charts, and some other tracks.^[7]

Myhill has been credited on many film and TV soundtracks, including one of the themes for The Chart Show (also used in the NBA Furious Finishes video cassette),^[8] and his track "Trans Am Highway" being used as a theme for World Championship Wrestling's television shows in the late 1980s.^[9] He has also been the director of his publishing company, Mysongs Limited, since 1973.^[10] His song “Too Much” appears in Tim Burton’s movie “Dark Shadows”; starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

Albums:^[11]

• 21 Days In Soho (1975)
• Up Front (1983)
• Project (1984)

Singles & EPs:

• "Oh! Doctor" (1974)
• "It Takes Two To Tango" (1978) UK no. 17
• "We've Got Something More" (1978)
• "While London Dances"
• "She Can Can-Can" / "Oh Babe" (1979)

Soundtracks:

• The Frog Prince (composer: additional music, music arranger) (1986)
• Blockbusters (TV series) ("Run Don't Walk") (1987)
• The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck ("Don't Talk-Dance") (1988)
• Prick Up Your Ears (music arranger: song) (1987)
• Rambling Rose ("Sidewalk Stomp Rag") (1991)
• Rocko's Modern Life (TV series) (1994)
• Best Laid Plans (writer: "Faithful & True") (1999)
• Le Gout des Autres (music: "Business International") (2000)
• Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice (video) (writer: "Go Sport!") (2002)
• Spin (writer: "Let Me Baby") (2003)
• The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (video) (writer: "You Must Be An Angel") (2003)

• Richard Myhill at IMDb