Various Artists - Born To Love You – Jamaican Love Songs [LP]

Kingston Sounds

£15.28

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: KSLP086
Barcode: 5060135762841
Release Date: 02 Dec 2022
Genre: Reggae

Jamaican love songs always came across as heartfelt poetry whether they conveyed a broken heart, unrequited love or even the message ‘it’s all over don’t bother to come back’ anecdotes. But whatever the mood the singers of these songs were so good and versatile that putting such
subject matter over in a few verses was always so moving and believable.

Jamaican love songs were a constant in the ever evolving sounds and journey’s that reggae music took us on, from ska to rocksteady to the early reggae sounds of the late 1960’s early 1970’s. We have complied a great selection of songs that all deal with that timeless subject matter. Max Romeo’s heartfelt ‘Sometimes’ opens our set in fine style, known more for his roots singing this song proves what a great singer he is. The Melodians a great Jamaican vocal group are featured here with ‘Best Girl’. The Sensations provide us with our title track ‘Born To Love You ‘and the theme for this compilation a great rocksteady tune with fantastic harmonies. Alton Ellis gives us the soulful ‘Room Full Of Tears’. Ken Boothe

provides us with his rendition of Dennis Brown’s ‘Money In My Pocket’ the ode that money cannot buy you everything. Cornell Campbell sings one of his most overlooked classic songs with his prideful `She Wears My Ring’. The great singer of love songs himself Mr John Holt tells us that we should all `Reconsider’, before giving up on love and a great lost singer Monty Morris gives us two great examples of how to find love in `Do It My Way’ and `Magic Moments’.

A great selection delivered as only Jamaica can do with style and feeling…….

Hope you enjoy the set …greetings from Jamaica… love songs for all…

Tracklisting
Track 1 Sometimes - Max Romeo
Track 2 Best Girl – Melodians
Track 3 Born To Love You - The Sensations
Track 4 Room Full Of Tears - Alton Ellis
Track 5 Do It My Way - Monty Morris
Track 6 Blue Bird - Keith Blake
Track 7 Money In My Pocket - Ken Boothe
Track 8 She Wears My Ring - Cornell Campbell
Track 9 Lover Girl - Danvan Carlos
Track 10She Don’t Care - The Melodians
Track 11 Reconsider - John Holt
Track 12 Come To Me Softly - Johnny Clarke
Track 13 Magic Moments - Monty Morris
Track 14 Baby Be True - Cornell Campbell
Track 15 Where Can You Be - Monty Morris*
Track 16 Ring Of Gold - The Melodians*
Track 17 Come Back To Me - Derrick Morgan & Hortense Ellis*
Track 18 Love Is Overdue - Ken Boothe*
*CD BONUS TRACKS