Rose Windross originally began as a singer and songwriter in the UK

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

scene. She recorded her first album, ''Just Rose'', on the Ital Records label when she was still at school. Windross both wrote and recorded

Soul II Soul Soul II Soul are a British musical collective formed in London in 1988. They are best known for their two major hits; 1989's UK number five and US number eleven " Keep On Movin'", and its follow-up, the UK number one and US number four " Back to ...

's first single "Fairplay" for

Jazzie B Trevor Beresford Romeo OBE, (born 26 January 1963) better known as Jazzie B, is a British DJ and music producer. He is the founder of Soul II Soul. Life and career Jazzie was born in London UK to parents of Antiguan descent in Hornsey, Londo ...

, which is featured on the album, ''

Club Classics Vol. One ''Club Classics Vol. One'' (USA title: ''Keep On Movin) is the debut album by the British group Soul II Soul. Released in 1989, the album featured the group's hit singles " Keep on Movin'" and "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)", the latter o ...

''. In the US, although the single was pressed, "Fairplay" was never officially released as a single there, but it appeared on the B-side to the single "Feel Free". In 1996, she performed vocals on Dpd's (one of

Dillon & Dickins Dillon & Dickins is a dance music production group based in London, England, and one of the many aliases used by house music producers and DJs Marc Dillon and Patrick Dickins who also founded the dance record company and music publishing compa ...

's aliases)

cover version In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song release ...

Terence Trent D'Arby Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard; March 15, 1962), who started his career with the stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, ''Introducing the Hardlin ...

's "

Sign Your Name "Sign Your Name" is a song written and performed by Terence Trent D'Arby (now known as Sananda Maitreya), released as a single in December 1987. Released on his 1987 album ''Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby'', it was an ...

" which was released on

Higher State Higher State is a dance record company and music publishing company founded in 1992 by house music producers and DJs Dillon & Dickins (Marc Dillon & Patrick Dickins) which incorporates the three record labels Higher State, 99 North and 99 D ...

sublabel A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...

99 North. Windross joined her brother Norris Windross in 1999 to launch W Records through his own

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, Da Boss Entertainments.

References

External links

Rose Windross on DiscogsMyspace.com
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British reggae musicians 20th-century Black British women singers UK garage singers English people of Guyanese descent Soul II Soul members {{Soul II Soul