Ken Boothe - Say You '1997 / 2023

Tracks list

Tracklist:

01. Old Fashion Way
02. Redemption Song
03. Lady with the Starlight
04. Say You
05. Let Me Tell You
06. Give Me Your Love
07. Hard to Confess
08. Mellow Mood
09. Money in My Pocket
10. Black Rose
11. Ali Baba
12. Love Is Overdue
13. Everything I Own
14. Rivers of Babylon
15. Many Rivers to Cross
16. Kingston Town
17. Sweet Sensation
18. Stay a Little Bit Longer


 moreBoothe was born in the Denham Town area of Kingston, Jamaica, on March
22, 1948. His mother and older sister were both singers as well, and Boothe grew
up listening mostly to American soul music. He started performing in his teenage
years, forming the duo Stranger & Ken with his friend Winston "Stranger" Cole.
They cut several singles for Duke Reid and Leslie Kong before hitting their
stride on Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One label with a string of ska hits
over 1963-1965: "World's Fair," "Artibella," "Hush," "Thick in Your Love," "All
Your Friends." Dodd encouraged Boothe to record as a solo artist, and he and
Cole both embarked on solo careers.

Boothe's first solo single for Studio One was 1966's "You're No Good," and he
notched his first solo hit that year with "The Train Is Coming," a soulful
rocksteady track (with backing by the Wailers) that established him as one of
the new style's hottest new stars. He quickly solidified that position with
another smash, "Feel Good." Buoyed by his good looks and heartthrob appeal,
Boothe tore off a long string of hits over the next few years: "I Don't Want to
See You Cry," "Everybody Knows," "Just Another Girl," "Moving Away," "Come
Tomorrow," "Mustang Sally," and "Puppet on a String" among them. Some were
covers of American and British rock and soul tunes, and most were for Dodd,
although Boothe did take brief sojourns to other producers: Sonia Pottinger
(1968's "Say You"), Keith Hudson ("Old Fashioned Way"), and Phil Pratt ("I'm Not
for Sale," "Can't Fight Me Down"). Also in 1968, Boothe issued the first of
several albums for Studio One, Mr. Rock Steady, which gathered some of his
previous hits.

In 1970, Boothe moved over to Leslie Kong's Beverley's imprint, where he cut
several hits in "Freedom Street," "Why Baby Why," and "Now I Know." Following
Kong's untimely death, Boothe recorded for several other producers in quick
succession, landing the hit "Silver Words" for Winston "Niney" Holness. Boothe
truly struck gold, however, when he teamed up with producer Lloyd Charmers on
the U.K. Trojan label in 1971. The association started to bear fruit with two
albums, 1973's Black Gold and Green and 1974's Let's Get It On (after the
titular Marvin Gaye cover). Then, later in 1974, Charmers suggested that Boothe
cover the Bread hit "Everything I Own." Released as a single, Boothe's version
became a left-field pop smash in the U.K., going all the way to number one. His
1975 follow-up, "Crying Over You," nearly made the Top Ten, and the Everything I
Own album also sold well.

Unfortunately, Boothe's success wasn't enough to keep Trojan from suspending
operations due to financial difficulties. The resulting split with Charmers left
him unable to consolidate his crossover success, and he recorded only
sporadically over the next few years. When Trojan returned in 1978, Boothe and
Charmers reunited for a few more recordings (including Blood Brothers and Who
Gets Your Love), but couldn't match their earlier success, and again went their
separate ways. Boothe returned to the studio from time to time during the '80s,
releasing the occasional single and often re-recording his Studio One material.
He had a few comeback hits over 1986-1987, including the Tapper Zukie-produced
"Don't You Know." UB40 covered several of his songs on their Labour of Love
albums, and in 1995, he teamed with crossover star Shaggy for a new version of
"The Train Is Coming," which appeared on the soundtrack of Money Train. A
double-disc overview of his Trojan years, Crying Over You, was released by the
label in 2001. © Steve Huey



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