Lovers Rock (The Soulful Sound Of Romantic Reggae)
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Lovers Rock (The Soulful Sound Of Romantic Reggae)
[ BMG / ADA / 3 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 27 May 2022
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The first British reggae sub-genre to achieve 'outernational' success and influence the music of Jamaica, lovers rock was a dominating force in the UK scene, from the mid-Seventies through to the close of the Eighties.
Developed largely as a counterpoint to the more militant style of roots reggae, the romantically themed genre was heavily influenced by the styles of US R&B and the predominantly soulful Jamaican rock steady sound of the Sixties.
Despite the style achieving mainstream success with a number of major UK chart hits, lovers rock received scant attention in the mainstream media until the screening of Steve's McQueen's award-winning 2020 BBC TV series, "Small Axe", the highlight of which was an aptly titled episode that paid tribute to the style and its impact upon British culture. Since then, interest in the genre has continued to grow internationally and reflecting this trend comes this handsomely packaged album.
Comprising the most popular and influential recordings in the style, the collection includes works by such legendary British performers as Janet Kay, Carroll Thompson and Louisa Mark, alongside established Jamaican reggae royalty, notably Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, John Holt and Sugar Minott.
Tracks:
[CD1] 01. Silly Games - Janet Kay / 02. Hopelessly In Love - Carroll Thompson / 03. I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks - Brown Sugar / 04. Devoted To You - Sister Stern / 05. Choose Me (7" mix) - Dennis Bovell as African Stone / 06. Just A Little Bit - Carroll Thompson / 07. Baby Love - Winston Reedy / 08. (Love Comes From The Most) Unexpected Places - Hortense Ellis / 09. Spell (7" mix) - Sylvia Tella / 10. I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) (7" mix) - The J Sisters / 11. I'm Still In Love With You - Marcia Aitken / 12. Can't Go Through With Life - Marie Pierre / 13. Keep It Like It Is - Louisa Mark / 14. African Queen - Errol Campbell / 15. Reflections Of My Life (7" mix) - Barry Biggs & Ruddy Thomas / 16. Moi Emma Ooh - Winston Reedy / 17. Cry - Angelique / 18. When I Think Of You (7" mix) - Ruddy Thomas / 19. Baby My Love - Fil Callendar & The In Crowd / 20. Caught You In A Lie - Louisa Mark
[CD2] 01. Money In My Pocket (1978 version) - Dennis Brown / 02. We've Got A Good Thing Going - Sugar Minott / 03. You Make Me Feel So Good - Ruddy Thomas & Susan Cadogan / 04. Dim The Light - Winston Reedy / 05. Someone Loves You, Honey - June 'J.C.' Lodge / 06. Taxi (7" mix) - Leroy Brown / 07. Loving Pauper - Ruddy Thomas / 08. You Will Never Find Another Love Like Mine - John Holt / 09. Sweet Man - The In Crowd / 10. Walk Away From Love (7" mix) - Ken Boothe / 11. I'm Hurtin' Inside - Marcia Griffiths / 12. Hooked On You - Delroy Wilson / 13. Groovy Situation - Keith Rowe / 14. Investigator - Cornel Campbell / 15. Baby Love (1978 mix) - The Sensations / 16. Have You Ever Been In Love - Dennis Brown / 17. People Are Doing It Every Day - Delroy Wilson / 18. I Want To Make It With You (12" mix) - Carroll Thompson & Sugar Minott / 19. Sweetie Come Brush Me - John Holt / 20. Can't Buy My Love - Dhaima
[CD3] 01. Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs / 02. I'm So Sorry - Carroll Thompson / 03. Getting Cozy (7" mix) - The In Crowd / 04. When Push Comes To Shove - Freddie McGregor / 05. Lovers Race - Sugar Minott / 06. Wildfire - Dennis Brown & John Holt / 07. Personally Speaking - Winston Reedy / 08. Just One Moment Away - Ruddy Thomas / 09. Supernatural Thing - Richard Ace / 10. Hold On To What You've Got (7" mix) - Dennis Brown / 11. Side Show (dancehall mix) - Barry Biggs / 12. My Last Date (With You) - T. T. Ross / 13. Lover's Rock In A J.A. Style - Freddie McGregor / 14. Portrait of You - Gladwin Wright / 15. I'm Still Waiting (12" mix) - Delroy Wilson / 16. Walk Away (7" mix) - Marie Pierre / 17. Love Has Found A Way - Dennis Brown / 18. Paradise (In Your Eyes) - Winston Reedy / 19. Ghetto Queen - John Holt / 20. Key To The World - Ruddy Thomas
