Horace Andy - Hits From Studio One And More '1995 / 2023

Tracks list

Tracklist:

01. Love of a Woman
02. Something on My Mind
03. Just Say Who
04. Skylarking
05. You Are My Angel
06. Zion Gate
07. Money Money
08. My Guiding Star
09. Ain't No Sunshine
10. No Man Is an Island
11. Bless You
12. Take My Hand
13. Forward Home
14. Beware
15. See a Man's Face
16. Fever
17. Got to Be Sure
18. Riding for a Fall
19. Rain from the Sky
20. Don't Try to Use Me (Disco Style)
21. True Love Shines Bright
22. Thank You Lord
23. Better Collie
24. My Heart Is Gone
25. Good Night My Love


 moreBorn Horace Hinds in Kingston, Jamaica in 1951, Andy came on the reggae
scene as part of the second generation of great singers who were following in
the footsteps of seminal reggae vocalists such as Ken Boothe, John Holt, and
Delroy Wilson. What separated Andy from that group and virtually all Jamaican
male vocalists of the early '70s (a notable exception being Junior Murvin) was
his clear, powerful, high tenor voice. With the ability to shift from sultry
croon to full-throated wail, as well as his delicately impeccable phrasing, Andy
could be positively stunning. By the age of 21 he was already a music-scene
veteran, having cut the hit records "Skylarking," "The Love of a Woman," and "I
Found Someone," among others. In the early '70s he was one of the most in-demand
vocalists on the island, recording great sides for Bunny Lee; the pair formed a
relationship that would last for nearly the rest of the decade and account for
some of Andy's best recorded work.

After leaving Bunny Lee, Andy went to work with New York producer Everton
DaSilva. Unlike Lee, who could sometimes be autocratic when it came to
recording, DaSilva gave Andy the latitude needed to craft his own records. It
was a great idea, leading to the recording of Andy's signature work, In the
Light (with a companion dub LP) in 1977. Andy's vocals seemed to soar higher
than ever before and the band, which included such Jamaican luminaries as
Augustus Pablo and Horsemouth Wallace, never sounded better.

Andy continued recording through the '80s, working with producers such as Lloyd
Barnes (aka Bullwackie) and the enigmatic Tappa Zukie. In 1990, Andy was asked
to contribute vocals to Massive Attack's brilliant debut Blue Lines. Ecstatic
with the results, the band asked him back for 1994's Protection (which also
featured another haunting vocalist, Tracey Thorn) as well as 1998's Mezzanine.
Andy continued to make solo records, including a tribute LP to Bob Marley, and
in 1995 the British label Blood & Fire reissued both In the Light and In the
Light Dub on one disc. Andy continued recording throughout the next few decades,
releasing albums like his 2007 collaboration with Sly & Robbie, Livin' It Up,
and 2013's Broken Beats, which wandered at times into dubstep territory. In
April of 2022, Andy worked with dub innovator Adrian Sherwood on a new album,
Midnight Rocker, which reworked some of Andy's older songs and presented them
alongside several newly written tunes. In September of the same year, Midnight
Scorchers followed, offering a classic dub revision of the album. In addition to
experimental remixes from Sherwood, Midnight Scorchers included songs from the
Midnight Rocker sessions that didn't make the album, and newly recorded guest
appearances from dancehall toasters Daddy Freddy and Lone Ranger. © John
Dougan



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