Colin Michael Frechter (born August 1938) is a musical director, arranger, keyboard player, and vocalist.
[citation needed] Frechter worked in Harrods before joining the music business in 1958 as a clarinet player for the RAF.
Harms & Francis, Day & Hunter, Inc. as a Musical Director for Page One Records.
[citation needed] Since 1967, he has worked with many artists, including the Four Tops, the Bay City Rollers (receiving a gold disc for the single "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)" and the L.P., Once Upon a Star),[1] Elaine Paige, Showaddywaddy,[2] Elton John,[3] Take That (including Robbie Williams), Shakin' Stevens, and Brotherhood of Man (including "Save Your Kisses for Me").
[citation needed] Frechter was the pianist for Big John's Rock 'N' Roll Circus, a rock group formed by John Goodison, active from 1974 to 1979.