Editing Cosmic Rough Riders (section)

==Recording history==
They self-released the albums ''Deliverance'' (1999) and ''Panorama'' (2000), both having been recorded in a community funded recording studio located in [[Glasgow]]'s [[Castlemilk]] housing scheme.<ref name="AMG"/> Both albums were named in Virgin's ''Encyclopaedia of the Greatest Albums of All Time''.<ref name="AMG"/>

Cosmic Rough Riders signed a one album license deal with [[Poptones Records]], the newly formed label of ex-[[Creation Records]] boss [[Alan McGee]], who released the band's third album, ''[[Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine]]'' in November 2000, actually a [[compilation album|compilation]] of songs from ''Panorama'' and ''Deliverance''.   

Single releases in 2001 earned them increasing numbers of [[fan (person)|fans]] in the [[music journalism|press]].  Their single "[[Revolution (In the Summertime?)]]" was released and went into the UK Singles Chart, scoring them their first [[Top 40]] [[hit record|hit]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> and debut on [[BBC Television]]'s ''[[Top of the Pops]]''. This was immediately followed into the [[record chart|chart]] by "The Pain Inside", giving them back-to-back Top 40 hit single success.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>

By the end of 2001, the album ''Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine'' had achieved [[music recording sales certification|silver]] status (sales of 60,000) in the UK and it was named by ''Q'' magazine as one of the 50 best albums of the year.

In March 2002, founder member of Cosmic Rough Riders, Stephen Fleming added lead vocals to his duties when original singer, Daniel Wylie, left to pursue a solo career. The release in September 2002 of the rarities and [[A-side and B-side|b-sides]] album, ''Pure Escapism'', was the closing of one chapter in the band's story.  

June 2003 saw the release of "Because You". It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 34 – becoming the band's third successive Top 40 hit and their highest entry yet.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> 

The self-written and self-produced album, ''Too Close to See Far'' was released by [[Measured Records]] in July 2003. The entire album was play-listed by [[BBC Radio 2]] and on its release, entered the UK's official independent chart at number 7. A second single from the album was released in September 2003, and "Justify the Rain" entered the UK Singles Chart, giving the band four Top 40 hits in a row.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/> 2003 ended with Cosmic Rough Riders being the recipients of the best newcomer award at the Tartan Clef Awards ceremony, an event that raised over £100,000 for the charity, Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy. The band were presented with their award by Scotland's [[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]], [[Jack McConnell]].

During 2005 the band wrote and recorded a new album, ''The Stars Look Different from Down Here'', in southern Spain. The album was released in May 2006.