Article Details

Article ID

LP-11869

Format

Artist

Alton Ellis

Title

Love To Share

Track list

Pos.	Artist	Title	Riddim
1	Alton Ellis	Give Me Your Love
2	Alton Ellis	Pain In My Heart
3	Alton Ellis	Never Before
4	Alton Ellis	I Love You True
5	Alton Ellis	Goodnight Sweetheart
6	Alton Ellis	You, I Adore
7	Alton Ellis	Love To Share
8	Alton Ellis	Let Him Try	Let Him Try
9	Alton Ellis	If You Love Me Still
10	Alton Ellis	Moments Of Sadness

Style(s)

Reggae

Label

Radiation RROO308

Producer

J Mittoo

Country

IT - Italy

Quality

m/m re

Remarks

One of Jamaica's most highly-rated vocalists, Alton Ellis made an incredible contribution to the island’s popular music. Blessed with a particularly emotive voice that brings shivers to the spine whether singing original material or cover tunes, Ellis was born and raised in Trench Town, the west Kingston ghetto area that gave rise to Bob Marley and the Wailers and countless other singers. Ellis and singing partner Eddie Parkins hit big in 1961 with the ballad ‘Muriel’ for Coxsone Dodd, and after Parkins moved to the USA, Ellis teamed briefly with John Holt, and then began fronting the Flames harmony group. He excelled in the rock steady style, christening the genre with ‘Rock Steady’ and ‘I Have Got A Date,’ bouncing between Studio One and Treasure Isle for a number of years. From 1971, he spent increasing period in London, but continued to record hits in Jamaica for various producers. The 1979 release Love To Share was arranged by the great Studio One keyboardist, Jackie Mittoo, who co-produced the album with Junior Lincoln, founder of the London-based Bamboo label; the disc straddles the line between lover’s rock and roots reggae, remaining a lesser-known classic.

Price

EUR 19.81

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