His releases provided the blueprints for the rise of the contemporary dancehall style, he was also equally influential as a producer, and his extraordinarily popular sound system helped launch numerous new djs into the limelight. Lincoln barrington sugar minott 25 may 1956 10 july 2010 was a jamaican reggae singer. Sugar minott continued to record on his black roots label, youth promotion label and for major and independent labels. Jah lyrics exists solely for the purpose of archiving all reggae lyrics and makes no profit from this website. Sugar minott recorded for his own record labels, and he worked with other top labels and producers. Key jamaican contributors to this genre were sugar minott, gregory isaacs and.
Sugar minott spent his youth hanging around the legendary studio 1 read more. Sugar minott in a rubadub side a part 1 1981 black roots music dj apr by alonzo pacheco. In the meantime, the singer released a string of seminal singles, lovers rock, a cover. Sugar minott spent his youth hanging around the legendary studio 1 listening to the artists that recorded there, such as alton ellis, ken boothe, the heptones, dennis brown. All albums by sugar minott available to download and stream in high quality. Lover s rock lyricsmy love is true lyricsnever gonna. Born lincoln barrington minott in kingston, jamaica, reggae star sugar minott got his first real career boost by apprenticing at producer coxsone dodds studio one in the.
Sugar minott listen to free radio stations accuradio. Smooth, mellow, reggae sounds with an emphasis on love and romance. Contrary to its title though, only side one of the album concerned sufferers and social commentary the flip is pure lovers rock. Forever lover, chemistry dub, in the ghetto, top tracks. Sugar minott born lincoln barrington minott, may 25, 1956 in kingston, died saturday july 10, 2010 in kingston was a jamaican reggae singer, producer and soundsystem operator known for his sweet roots dancehall style. Sugar minott in a lovers roots style full album youtube. Lover s rock lover s style backing vocals harmony max asher, sugar minott bass delroy 3 drums elroy bailey engineer john, dougie, eddie, sugar minott guitar allan yout horn mark t 6 lead vocals sugar minott percussion scotty, sugar minott piano string piano sonny binns. Lover s rock backing vocals harmony max asher, sugar minott bass delroy 3 drums elroy bailey engineer john, dougie, eddie, sugar minott guitar allan yout horn mark t 6 lead vocals sugar minott percussion scotty, sugar minott piano. Each selection is presented in its 12 disco style mix, with the dub version spliced in at the end of the original vocal track along with a couple of. The story of lovers rock marketing and communications. Dancehall vocalist sugar minott adopted a similar tactic during the 80s when he relocated from jamaica to the u. His work in the 70ies is amazing and he continued to be as passionted and creative throughout the 80ies. This bestof covers the many different stages of lovers rock reggae artist sugar minott s career, from early rhythm track reworkings like his masterful versions of the righteous brothers youve lost that loving feeling and the main ingredients just dont wanna be lonely to his later roots reggae releases like the prophet and fisher man. Equally of note was that same year was african soldier, a concept album concerned with the current state of the continent.
Hard time pressure was a big success in the uk reggae charts, which prompted minott to relocate to britain for a time. Lovers rock maintained its popularity with its core urban audience into the 90s, and while it remained a style that few artists pursued exclusively, it helped singer maxi priest score several international hit singles. In 1980, his roots lovers album found him leaning towards the more romantic, soulful sound of lovers rock. The jamaican reggae singer sugar minott, who has died unexpectedly aged 54, had a prolific solo career from the 1970s onwards. Sugar minott was one of the three founding members of the reggae group the african brohters. A versatile performer equally at home in the dancehall, dub, lovers rock, and roots reggae styles, minott has earned a respectable following abroad, most notably in england. Sugar is one of the artists who appeared on the 2006 record, radiodread, released by the easy star label. Sugar minott lyrics are by their rightful owners and jah lyrics in no way takes or claims the lyrics belong to us. Introducing lp lovers rock inna dancehall by sugar minott. Sugar minott mix the very best of sugar minott reggae and dancehall mix jet star music duration. Sugar minott, a popular jamaican singer whose joyful, lilting voice bridged four decades of transformation in reggae music, died saturday in kingston, the nations capital. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Sugar minott was born on may 25, 1956 in kingston, jamaica, british west indies as licoln barrington minott.
In my opinion, hardly anybody created a better and more soulful and wonderful sounding bridge for the old and the new sound of jamaica from the 70ies to the 80ies. Browse all accuradio genresadvertisement 2014 accuradio llc. Gregory isaacs collection 19721989 31 releases reggae. Dancehall roots reggae contemporary reggae lovers rock sound system ragga. Minott gave a host of hopefuls a crack at the big time, going on to record the. Sugar minott got his nickname in the 1970s, thanks to his sweet voice and the prodigious talent that led him to form his first group, african brothers. Listen to your favorite songs from sugar minott meets willie williams by sugar minott now. Another 1979 album, black roots, generated two of minott s biggest hits, hard time pressure and river jordan. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Lured over to the jamaican hit factory studio one, minott made his reputation there as a. Top 45 classics the very best of sugar minott by sugar. Sugar minott lovers rock tribulation from bjthedj torrent or any other torrent from mp3 category. Albums include radiodread, see mi yah, and easy stars lonely hearts dub band.
Another topranking reissue set from the moll selekta label, this time collecting a series of crucial roots and yes. Lovers rock lovers style backing vocals harmony max asher, sugar minott bass delroy 3 drums elroy bailey engineer john, dougie, eddie, sugar minott guitar allan yout horn mark t 6 lead vocals sugar minott percussion scotty, sugar minott piano string piano sonny binns. Free customizable online radio with unlimited skips. Lincoln sugar minott got his nickname the oldfashioned way. Okay people, this is lover s rock, dig it ride on remember when, when we were young when we were young, girl, yeah i watched you as you hurried by me, mmm baby on your way going to school, oh my darling and im always there to run behind you, mmm, mmm, mmm. Lincoln barrington sugar minott 12 was a jamaican reggae singer, producer. Sugar was a very dynamic, versatile artist with successful records in different styles. He became a bigger star in the uk than in jamaica, his selfproduced hard time pressure being a major uk reggae hit in 1980, leading minott to relocate to the uk, where he became a focus for uk reggae. Im a christian like his majesty emperor haile selassie i, but at the same time i will recognise each and everyones right to freedom of belief, because wherever you get your strength or your power from thats alright for me. Find sugar minott discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Sugar minott meets willie williams by sugar minott on amazon. Sugar minott lovers rock inna dancehall 1988, vinyl discogs. Johnny clarke very best 25 massive hits full album duration.
He released over 60 albums and hundreds of singles. Minott s flair for the reinterpretation of old studio one riddims is also apparent on his 1981 african girl lp with the track entitled love jah forever, which recycled the rock steady hit love me forever by carlton. Download sugar minott songs, singles and albums on mp3. Roots reggae, lovers rock cd sugar minott rare gems. Sugar minott in a lovers roots style full album duration. Lovers rock, roots, covers, dancehall style, and original written material. Few artists had the impact on jamaicas dancehall scene as sugar minott. At the time lovers rock, a distinctly british brand of soul reggae, was developing and minott contributed much to its growth. Oct 16, 2017 sugar minott lovers rock 1982 duration. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Roots reggae, dancehall, dub, lovers rock cd sugar minott.
Sugar minott reggae anthology hard time pressure 2011 cd 1 01 my love is true 02 hard time pressure. Sugar minott lovers rock 1982 by black roots records. Roots lovers 1980 saw a move towards lovers rock, which was a uk hit. Dont stop til you get enough wanna be startin something rock with you. Sugar minott leave out a babylon zenah 2003 view disc details sugar minott the roots lover moll selekta 2006 view disc details sugar minott new day stop, look and listen records 2008 view disc details sugar minott in a lovers roots style mafia and fluxy 2008 view disc details sugar minott lovers rock mafia and fluxy 2008.