Discography
Kimberley Rew’s prolific songwriting output has produced a slew of magnificent, very English, albums and singles, including the absolutely huge Katrina and the Waves hit “Walking On Sunshine”, and their Eurovision winning song “Love Shine A Light”, plus hits for The Bangles and Celine Dion. Kimberley was also guitarist in the cult band The Soft Boys and has played guitar with many other artists.
Kimberley and wife Lee Cave-Berry have several new albums in the pipeline. You can buy or stream their latest album The Krelb right here. You can buy Sunshine Walkers and their recent album Purple Kittens from their secure online store right now.
Below is a not quite complete list of Kimberley Rew recordings, most of which are available to order online. Listen and enjoy …and if you’re in the UK and are really lucky, you may catch Kim & Lee playing live!
the Krelb
The new album
OUT NOW!
Purple Kittens
Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry
BUY THE ALBUM
Sunshine Walkers
The Best Of Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry
BUY THE ALBUM
The Soft Boys
everything 1978 – 1981
Nextdoorland – 2002
Katrina and the Waves
everything 1981 – 1997
Kimberley Rew
Bible of Bop – 1982
The Bible of Bop (1981)- mini album with bonus tracks (so an album!)- features all members of the Soft Boys and Katrina and the Waves, Peter Holsapple, Gene Holder, Will Rigby, Mitch Easter.
Available from Amazon
Tunnel into Summer – 2000
Tunnel into Summer (2000)- album- features Robyn Hitchcock, Glenn Tilbrook, Julian Dawson, Dave Mattacks, Andy Metcalfe, Lee Cave-Berry, Jim Kimberley, Tom Dalpra, Mark Harding, Maria Culling.
Available from Amazon
Great Central Revisited – 2002
Great Central revisited (2002)- album- features Robyn Hitchcock, Dave Mattacks, Andy Metcalfe, Julian Dawson, Vince de la Cruz, Patch Hannan, Lee Cave-Berry, Tom Dalpra.
Available from Amazon
Essex Hideaway – 2004
Essex Hideaway (2005)- album- features Don Airey, Lee Cave-Berry, Ian Gibbons, Dave Mattacks, Alex Cooper, Lindsey Dewar, Christine Kitching.
Available from Amazon
Ridgeway – 2006
Tunnel into Summer (2000)- album- features Robyn Hitchcock, Glenn Tilbrook, Julian Dawson, Dave Mattacks, Andy Metcalfe, Lee Cave-Berry, Jim Kimberley, Tom Dalpra, Mark Harding, Maria Culling.
Available from Amazon
The Safest Place – 2010
Ridgeway (2007)- 15 track concept EP- features Lee Cave-Berry, Alex Cooper, Ian Gibbons, Patch Hannan, Mark Harding, Dave Mattacks.
Available from Amazon
Strawberry Fair – 2011
Strawberry Fair (2011)- album- features Lee Cave-Berry, Alex Cooper, Ian Gibbons, Morris Windsor, John Wright.
Available from Amazon
Technically Closer than Tooting – 2012
Technically closer than Tooting (2012)- album- features Lee Cave-Berry, Alex Cooper, Ian Gibbons, John Wright.
Available from Amazon
Healing Broadway – 2013
Healing Broadway (2013)- album- features Lee Cave-Berry, Alex Cooper, Ian Gibbons, John Wright, Tony Hill.
Available from Amazon
The Next Big Adventure – 2014
The Next Big Adventure (2014)- album- features Lee Cave-Berry, Alex Cooper, Ian Gibbons, John Wright, Terry Edwards.
Available from Amazon
Are we there yet, Daddy? – 2015
Are we there yet, Daddy? (2015)- album- features Lee Cave-Berry, Alex Cooper, Ian Gibbons.
Available from Amazon
Miles of Smiles – 2016
Miles of Smiles (2016)- album- features Lee Cave-Berry, Alex Cooper, Ian Gibbons, Christine Kitching.
Available from Amazon
Kimberley Rew and
Lee Cave-Berry
Lend me your comb – 2005
Lend me your Comb (Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry) (2005)- covers album- features Ian Gibbons, Julian Dawson, Alex Cooper, John Wright.
Available from Amazon
Return of the comb – 2008
Return of the Comb (Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry) (2008)- covers album- features Ian Gibbons, Alex Cooper, John Wright.
Available from Amazon
Tribute to the Troggs – 2015
Tribute to the Troggs (Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry) (2015)- album of Troggs covers- features Lee Cave-Berry, Alex Cooper, Ian Gibbons.
Available from Amazon
Enjoy the rest of your day – 2019
Enjoy the rest of your day, the first ever joint album of original songs from husband and wife team Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry.
Available from Amazon
Robyn Hitchcock
Black Snake Diamond Role – 1981
Jewels for Sophia – 1999
A Star for Bram – 2000
The Lonely
Rarer Gifts – 1997
Underground – 1998
Live – 2000
Julian Dawson
As real as Disneyland – 1987
Under the Sun – 1999
Lee Cave-Berry
Spring Forward – 2003
Rew also made minor contributions to:
Ashley Hutchings- As You Like It – 1988
The Lonely- Cynthia – 1991
Boo Hewerdine- Ignorance – 1992
Julian Dawson- Steal That Beat – 1996
Julian Dawson- Spark – 1999
Deni Bonet- Bigger Is Always Better – 2001
Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves – Shortly After Take-Off – 2005
Robyn Hitchcock- Ole Tarantula – 2005
Anton Barbeau- The Automatic Door – 2007
Anton Barbeau- Plastic Guitar – 2009
Allyson Seconds- Bag of Kittens – 2009
Steve Logan- signs and wonders – 2014
Stella Hensley & Chris Newman- Amigos Musicales – 2016
Gig-L – The Farewell Debut – 2018
Barefoot Doctors – Next Patient Please – 2018
Rew also wrote:
In addition to the huge hits written by Kimberley Rew
for Katrina and the Waves, Kimberley also wrote:
The Bangles’ Going down to Liverpool (Greatest hits – 1990)
Celine Dion’s That’s just the woman in me (Taking Chances – 2007)
