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Fe Real
''Fe Real'', stylized as ''fe Real'', is the fifth studio album by the English reggae vocalist Maxi Priest, released in 1992. It was nominated for a Grammy Award, in the "Best Reggae Album" category. The title character of Terry McMillan's novel ''How Stella Got Her Groove Back'' listens to the album while on vacation in Jamaica. The album peaked at No. 60 on the UK Albums Chart. It peaked at No. 191 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Production The album was recorded in Jamaica, England, and the United States. Many producers worked on the album, including Sly Dunbar. Junior Giscombe toasted on "Make My Day". Critical reception '' The Philadelphia Inquirer'' wrote: "Built on a subtle foundation of reggae dance-hall riddems, Priest rides the Caribbean groove and never allows it to become monotonous—rare for the genre." '' Rolling Stone'' considered "Hard to Get" "the best of the reggae-tinged tracks." '' The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' praised the "infectious mix of reggae an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxi Priest
Max Alfred "Maxi" Elliott (born 10 June 1961), known by his stage name Maxi Priest, is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion. He was one of the first international artists to have success in this genre, and one of the most successful reggae fusion acts of all time. Early life Maxi Priest was born in Lewisham, London, the second youngest of nine siblings. His parents had moved to England from Jamaica to provide more opportunity for their family and he grew up listening to gospel, reggae, R&B, and pop music. He first learned to sing in church, encouraged by his mother, who was a Pentecostal missionary. Priest grew up listening to Jamaican artists such as Dennis Brown, John Holt, Ken Boothe and Gregory Isaacs as well as singers like Marvin Gaye, Al Green, the Beatles, Phil Collins and Frank Sinatra. As a teenager, he lifted speaker boxes for the Jah Shaka and Negus Negast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-selling Single (music), singles in the United Kingdom, based upon physical sales, paid-for downloads and music streaming, streaming. The Official Chart, broadcast on BBC Radio 1 and MTV (Official UK Top 40), is the UK music industry's recognised official measure of singles and albums popularity because it is the most comprehensive research panel of its kind, today surveying over 15,000 retailers and digital services daily, capturing 99.9% of all singles consumed in Britain across the week, and over 98% of albums. To be eligible for the chart, a Single (music), single is currently defined by the Official Charts Company (OCC) as either a 'single bundle' having no more than four tracks and not lasting longer than 25 minutes or one digital audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxi Priest Albums
Maxi may refer to: People Given name * Maxi Biancucchi (born 1984), Argentine footballer who plays for Flamengo * Maxi López (born 1984), Argentine footballer who plays in Europe * Maxi Pereira, Uruguayan footballer who plays for SL Benfica * Maxi Rodríguez (born 1981), Argentine footballer who plays for Newell's Old Boys * Maximiliano Vallejo (born 1982), Argentine footballer who plays for Shahrdari Bandar Abbas FC * Maxi Kleber (born 1992), German basketball player Stage name or nickname * Maxi (singer) (born 1950), Irish radio disc-jockey and producer; actor, journalist, and singer * Maxi Glamour, American drag artist * Maxi Jazz (1957-2022), English musician, rapper, singer-songwriter and DJ; lead vocalist of Faithless * Maxi Priest (born 1961), British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent * Maxi, a contestant on the series '' Blush: The Search for the Next Great Makeup Artist'' * Glenn Maxwell, Australian cricketer known as "Maxi" Fictional characters * Maxi (Soulcal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dwight Pinkney
Dwight Pinkney OD (born 1945), also known as Brother Dee, is a Jamaican guitarist best known for his work as a session musician and as a member of Zap Pow and the Roots Radics, who since 1999 has recorded as a solo artist. Biography Dwight Pinkney was born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica, moving to Kingston as a youth.Larkin, Colin (1998), ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, , p. 224.Moskowitz, David V. (2006), ''Caribbean Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, , p. 236. In the mid-1960s he formed The Sharks as guitarist, the band recording for Studio One and backing The Wailers on their 1965 Jamaican hit single "Put It On", also providing backing for recordings by Ken Boothe and The Gaylads. One of Pinkney's most successful songs, written in 1967 while a member of The Sharks, is "How Could I Live", which was originally released as the b-side of Jeff Dixon and Marcia Griffiths' "Words" single, and has since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Scott (guitarist)
Andrew David Scott (born 30 June 1949) is a Welsh musician and songwriter. He is best known for being the lead guitarist and a backing vocalist in the band Sweet. Following bassist Steve Priest's death in June 2020, Scott is the last surviving member of the band's classic lineup. Career Early career Scott started out playing bass guitar. His first gig was at St Peters Hall in Wrexham with The Rasjaks in November 1963 and then with other bands in Wales such as Guitars Incorporated and 3Ds. He then progressed to guitar and played with other bands including The Saints, The ForeWinds, and The Missing Links. In 1966 he joined The Silverstone Set (later shortened to The Silverstones), who won the TV show '' Opportunity Knocks'' five weeks running, and appeared in the all-winners show for Christmas 1966, losing to Freddie Starr. One of their further highlights was to support Jimi Hendrix in Manchester in January 1967. When The Silverstones split, Scott went on to form The Elast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabel Lamb
Annabel Lamb (born 1955) is an English singer-songwriter. Career Annabel Lamb has released eight albums to date. She had a British Top 30 hit in 1983 with her cover version of The Doors song, "Riders on the Storm", her only hit record, hit in the UK Singles Chart. She appeared performing the song on ''Top of the Pops'' later that year. Her debut album, ''Once Bitten (Annabel Lamb album), Once Bitten'', included a guest appearance by Marillion vocalist, Steve Hogarth on keyboards. Her second album, ''The Flame (Annabel Lamb album), The Flame'', spent one week at Number 84 in the UK Albums Chart in April 1984. She has been diverse at times, her earlier albums showing New wave music, new wave, synthpop, experimental rock, jazz and ethnic influences. Lamb has been a session musician, session singer and musician for Toni Basil and Tina Charles (singer), Tina Charles. As well as her sound recording and reproduction, recording and touring career, Lamb has co-written songs with many oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Law
Simon Law (born 28 May 1961, in Luton, England) is a producer, keyboardist and songwriter for Soul II Soul. Career Law is an original member of Soul II Soul. The band had a #1 UK hit single with "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)", where he appeared in one of the song's two music videos, and a Top 10 hit with " Keep On Movin'". The band were awarded two Grammys for the songs "Back to Life" and the instrumental "African Dance", both of which Law co-wrote. He worked on all subsequent Soul II Soul albums apart from ''Volume III Just Right'', producing and co-writing many of the band's other UK hit singles, including "Missing You", "Love Enuff" and "Represent". He performs with the band regularly to this day and was on the Jools Holland show '' Later'' in November 2012. Law is also a record producer who has worked with artists such as Chanté Moore ("Love's Taken Over"), James "J.T." Taylor, and Maxi Priest Max Alfred "Maxi" Elliott (born 10 June 1961), known by his stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Morales
David Morales (; born August 21, 1962) is an American disc jockey (DJ) and record producer. In addition to his production and DJ work, Morales is also a remixer. David Morales has remixed and produced over 500 releases for artists including Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Spice Girls, Eric Clapton, Seal, Pet Shop Boys, U2, Donna Summer, Whitney Houston, Selena, and Jamiroquai. Morales was nominated for his first Grammy Award in 1996 as a Producer on Mariah Carey's album “Daydream” for the song “Fantasy”. He was nominated again the next year and won the 1998 Grammy Award for “Remixer of the Year”. Morales is considered to be one of the first so-called superstar DJs. He has performed at many clubs around the globe, including numerous dates at Ibiza venues such as Pacha and Space. Morales also contributed to radio shows and released DJ mix compilations. Career 1980s–1990s David Morales grew up in an influential era for dance music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikey Bennett
Mikey Bennett is a Jamaican music producer, composer, musician and singer. Early life and influences Mikey Bennett was born into a Christian family in Jamaica. Church is where Bennett realised he had musical talent. At the age of 12, Bennett was influenced greatly by guitarist Mikey Chung. He would write his lyrics and Chung would help Bennett put them to music. He attended what is now the Northern Caribbean University based in Mandeville, Jamaica. Career Bennett has been on the music scene since the 1980s. He has composed and produced music for international artists including Ziggy Marley, Maxi Priest, Dennis Brown, and UB40, Shabba Ranks, J.C. Lodge, Cocoa Tea, Home T Four, Admiral Bailey, and Johnny Osbourne Johnny Osbourne (born Errol Osbourne, 1948) is one of the most popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall singers of all time, who rose to success in the late 1970s and mid-1980s. His album '' Truths and Rights'' was a roots reggae success, and feat .... He recently d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick
Jean-Paul Maunick (born 19 February 1957, Mauritius), better known by his stage name Bluey is a British guitarist, bandleader, composer and record producer. He has led the British acid jazz band Incognito since its formation in 1979. With Incognito, he has released fifteen studio albums as well as a number of live albums, remix albums and compilation albums. Prior to forming Incognito, Bluey was an original member of the group Light of the World. His record production credits include artists such as Paul Weller, George Benson, Maxi Priest and Terry Callier; he has also collaborated with Stevie Wonder. Maunick formed STR4TA with Gilles Peterson and released the album Aspects on Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings label in March 2021. Solo career He released his solo debut album ''Leap of Faith'' in March 2013. Neil Kelly of ''PopMatters'' said of the album, "An undoubtedly listenable creation, Bluey has blended the club-infused soul-jazz sounds that made him famous with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Benson (musician)
Gary Benson (born Harry Hyams) is an English singer and songwriter. Career Benson spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1975 with his own composition, " Don't Throw It All Away". The single, released on the State Records label (State Records STAT10), reached No. 20 on the chart, leading to an appearance on BBC Television's ''Top of the Pops''. The song had originally been recorded by the Shadows, and they had performed it in the 1975 ''A Song for Europe'' contest, where it finished fourth of six entries. The song was covered in the United States by the Delfonics in 1978. There are also a number of reggae versions that include a dancehall style cut by Barrington Levy. Olivia Newton-John recorded a version of the track, including it on her 1976 album ''Come On Over''. Benson had previously written a finalist for the 1974 UK competition, finishing last with the song "Someday", one of the six shortlisted entries performed by Olivia Newton-John. Benson had further attempts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Reservations (Apache Indian Album)
''No Reservations'' is the debut studio album by British-Asian musician Apache Indian, released in January 1993 by Island Records and their subsidiary Mango. The musician and singer recorded the album primarily in Jamaica's Tuff Gong studios with producers including Simon and Diamond, Bobby Digital, Phil Chill and Sly Dunbar. It follows, and includes, Apache Indian's 1990–91 singles – "Move Over India", "Chok There" and "Don Raja" – which saw him pioneer a fusion of Jamaican ragga and Indian bhangra later known as bhangramuffin. The album showcases Apache Indian's fusion of ragga and dancehall beats and basslines with bhangra and other forms of Indian music, such as filmi, with songs delivered in a fusion of English, Punjabi and Jamaican patois that the musician called "Indian patois". He sought to write about topics that were traditionally undiscussed in Asian communities, such as alcoholism, AIDS, the caste system and arranged marriages, and the controversial nature o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
