Delroy Wilson - Golden Memories of Delroy Wilson '1995 / 2023

Tracks list

Tracklist:

01. A Love I Can Feel
02. Spit in the Sky
03. When She Was My Girl
04. Golden Touch
05. Silhouettes
06. Go Away Dream
07. Baby Here I Am
08. It's Too Late Girl
09. Let's Not Fight It Anymore
10. Stand By Me Girl
11. You Must Believe Me
12. Hold Me Tight
13. Please Stop Your Lying
14. Going to a Ball
15. Closer Together
16. Joe Lies
17. I Am Yours
18. Find Yourself Another Girl
19. Happy Times Again
20. Baby, Baby
21. I'll Give the World to You
22. Baby You've Been Good to Me
23. Ungrateful Lady
24. Just Your Carelessness
25. Baby, You Got What It Takes


 moreThe vinyl battle continued across a clutch of notable singles, including
"Prince Pharaoh" and "I Shall Not Remove," the latter titling Wilson's 1966
debut album, while he also cut the proto-Rasta "Lion of Judah." Across the ska
era, the teen sensation recorded a steady stream of popular numbers for Dodd,
and even better material was to come once he hit puberty and his voice broke.
Wilson's cover of the Tams' "Dancing Mood" arrived in 1966, helping to set the
stage for the rocksteady era. The song was a smash, and remained a fan favorite,
prompting the singer to recut the song several times in later years.

A deluge of classic hits followed over the next year. "Riding for a Fall," "Once
Upon a Time," "Won't You Come Home," "Conquer Me," "True Believer," "I'm Not a
King," and "Rain from the Sky" all flooded out of Studio One and onto the
Jamaican chart, establishing Wilson as one of the label's biggest hitmakers.
Many of these seminal rocksteady masterpieces were gathered up by Dodd for the
1969 set The Best of Delroy Wilson, better known as Original Twelve. Wilson's
lesser hits were equally fabulous, and songs like "Run Run," "Ungrateful Baby,"
"It's Impossible," and "Mr. DJ" (aka "Feel the Spirit") are today considered
classics.

By his late teens, the singer was delivering the kind of emotionally nuanced and
soulful performances that would define his adult work. It was at this point, in
1967, that Wilson split from Dodd, and joined forces with producer Bunny Lee. It
turned out to be only a brief flirtation, but did result in a clutch of notable
recordings, including "This Old Heart of Mind," before the singer returned to
Studio One.

However, the following year, Wilson again departed Dodd's stable, and launched
the W&C label with fellow singer Wilburn Cole. The label was inaugurated with
Wilson's solo "Once Upon a Time" and the duo's "I Want to Love You." Both were
fabulous numbers, but they couldn't save W&C's fortunes, and like most Jamaican
artist-owned labels, the venture failed. The Links label suffered the same fate.
This was an even more extravagant venture, launched this same year by Wilson,
Ken Boothe, the Gaylads and the Melodians. It too released only a small number
of singles, including Wilson's fabulous "Give Love a Try," before folding.

Thus before the year was out, the entire Links crew had moved en masse to
producer Sonia Pottinger's stable. There Wilson unleashed another stream of
classic singles, including the major hit "Put Yourself in My Place." Even with
this success, however, the singer remained restless, and briefly joined up with
new producer Keith Hudson for a phenomenal recut of "Run Run," retitled "I'm
Gonna Get You." Afterwards he rejoined many of his old Links compatriots at
producer Leslie Kong's Beverley label. Among the superb songs Wilson cut there
was "Show Me the Way" and the effervescent "Gave You My Love."

1970 saw the artist's first tour of the U.K., where he also recorded a number of
songs for the Trojan label. Back in Jamaica, Wilson continued the studio rounds,
working with a variety of producers, including his old mentor Coxsone Dodd, but
most memorably with Bunny Lee. In 1971, Wilson and Lee unleashed "Better Must
Come," a sufferer's song whose yearning for better days was used by the People's
National Party as their campaign theme song. The number defined the times, and
helped sweep the PNP to electoral victory, while also titling Wilson's next
album. The singer followed up his smash with the equally memorable "Cool
Operator."

Wilson continued cutting excellent sides for Lee, as well as numerous other
producers. There were return engagements with Pottinger, Dodd, and Hudson; the
latter's "Addis Abada" is of particular note. There were stints with Niney
Holness, including the anthemic hit "Rascal Man" and superb "Half Way Up the
Stairs"; fabulous recordings with Joe Gibbs including "Mash Up Illiteracy" and
"Pretty Girl"; the astoundingly creative "Ain't That Peculiar" for Douglas
Williams; "Have Some Mercy," a major hit cut for A. Folder; as well as equally
excellent work with Gussie Clarke, Harry J Johnson, Phil Pratt, Vincent Chin,
and others.

1976 brought another smash, a sublime cover of Bob Marley's "I'm Still Waiting,"
cut for Lloyd Charmers. A stellar new album Sarge, and the Tony Robinson
produced Greatest Hits both arrived this same year. And the hits just kept
coming. Among them was "All in This Together" and "Come in Heaven" for Gussie
Clarke, and a stream of stellar singles for the likes of Jack Ruby and Bob Andy.

Still, Wilson's career was considerably slowed by the rise of the DJs in the
early '80s. However, he bounced back with 1987's "Don't Put the Blame on Me,"
cut for King Jammy, and the equally successful Lee produced "Ease Up" the
following year. Phil Pratt would oversee his 1986 album, Looking for Love, while
Earl "Flabba" Holt produced the following year's Which Way Is Up. In 1994,
Wilson's enduring legacy to Jamaican music was recognized by a special plaque
awarded him by the Jamaican government and presented by Prime Minister
Patterson. Although the singer continued recording sporadically during the early
'90s, by then his health was failing. Tragically, Wilson died of cirrhosis of
the liver on March 6, 1995. © Jo-Ann Greene



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