Well, I promised you some Jackie Edwards and here we go with this album, on the Island label from 1969. And it's sure to be a bit different for all you cholos and cholas out there (including our new brother Lil'cholo) because this is Soul with a Caribbean/Brit flavour. Born in Jamaica in 1938, Edwards came to the attention of Chris Blackwell in 1959 and when Blackwell set up Island records in London in 1962, Jackie travelled with him. I featured the title track on my 4th compilation some time back, but Jackie penned 9 of the other 11 tracks himself, including two that were No. 1 UK hits for the Spencer Davis Group. So, he was a talented guy and a great soul singer and reggae artist in his own right. He passed away in 1992. He does a fine rendition of the Neil Diamond classic "Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon" here. And watch out for the bonus track, a nice version of "I Do Love You" with a reggae beat. A while ago I also promised you some sweet reggae rolas, so I thought I'd include a couple of Jackie's, plus two of his duets, as bonuses for this post. Let me know what you think of this set!Track List
01 - Put Your Tears Away
02 - Come Back Girl
03 - I Feel So Bad
04 - Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon
05 - Hush06 - Come On Home
07 - Somebody Help Me
08 - Keep On Running
09 - The Same One
10 - I Don't Know
11 - Tell Me What It's All About
12 - L-O-V-E
Bonus Tracks, courtesy of RossyBoy, not on album
13 - I Do Love You
14 - with Hortense Ellis - Worried Over You
15 - with Judy Mowatt - In Paradise
16 - Come To Me Softly
Posted by RossyBoy
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