Horace Andy - Skylarking (1972)

01. Where Do the ChildrenPlay

02. Just Say Who

03. Love Of A Woman

04. Skylarking

05. Mammie Blue

06. Plase Don´t Go

08. Something´s On My Mind

09. See A Man´s Face

10. Don´t Cry

11. I´ll Be Come

12. Got To Be Sure

✓ Name: Horace Andy 
✓ Cd Name: Skilarking 
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✓ Genre: Reggae/Roots 
✓ Released: 2 Apbil 1972 
✓ Born: Jamaica 
✓ Resident: Kingston 
✓ Label: Studio One 
✓ Producer: Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Horace Andy
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The mighty Horace Andy's first LP; you could scarcely ask for a sweeter slice of roots-reggae soul.  Andy's voice is here as crystal-sharp and precise as a stream of icy springwater, and the whole affair is handled with a perfect simplicity.  Tidy trails of echo around the vocals, a crunchy exactness in the guitars, and deep soul grooves with a nascent sense of dread menace emanating from the bass.

The title track is just monstrously classic-- I mean, seriously, it does not get any better than "Skylarking," in terms of Jamaican soul-- but it's far from the only stunner.  Nearly every track is a frank stunner in fact, but the highlights include the stupendous cover of the classic French single, "Mamy Blue" (here "Mamie Blue"), the sexy come-on/break-up of "Night Owl," and the prophesying "Every Tongue Shall Tell."  The album-opener, a surprising, meandering cover of Cat Stevens' "Where Do the Children Play," is likely among the weaker selections on record, but nonetheless fascinating and really quite lovely.  You can't lose with this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Horace Andy - Prime Of Horace Andy: 20 Classic Cuts From The 70s (1997)

01. Skylarking
02. Love Of A Woman
03. Zion Gate
04. Just Say Who
05. Something On My Mind
06. You Are My Angel
07. Money Money
08. Rain From The Sky
09. My Guiding Star
10. Bless You
11. Don't Try To Use Me
12. Nice 'n' Easy
13. True Love Shines Bright
14. Collie Weed
15. Ain't No Sunshine
16. Sea Of Love
17. Love You To Want Me
18. Natural Mystic
19. Better Collie
20. Riding For A Fall

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✓ Cd Name: Prime Of Horace Andy: 20 Classics From the70s

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✓ Genre: Reggae/Roots  
✓ Released:  1997

✓ Born: Jamaica

✓ Resident: Kingston

✓ Label: Music Club

✓ Producer: Bunny Lee 

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The possessor of one of reggae's most striking voices, with its superb falsetto, Horace Andy (born Horace Hinds) hit his first peak in the 1970s - the second would come two decades later, after his rediscovery by Massive Attack.

While probably best known for "Skylarking," that was only one of many of his Jamaican hits during a decade that saw him go from strength to strength, and achieve a reputation that made him a reggae star in England, too. It's hard to argue with the cuts on this excellent mid-price compilation, whether from his own pen, or covers of Bob Marley's "Natural Mystic" or veering soulward on Ashford and Simpson's "Something on My Mind" and Bill Withers' classic "Ain't No Sunshine.
 He recorded at most of Kingston's top studios, and this spans his work for Studio One, Channel One, and the others (although "Don't Think About Me," the excellent hit he made with producer Keith Hudson, isn't included here). Although he didn't wear dreadlocks, he was a very conscious artist, as reflected on several of his albums, and "Collie Weed" (a.k.a. "Collie Herb") from In the Light is quite representative of his more militant edge. 1974's "Money Money" came from his work with Bunny Lee, and again offers a striking lyrical lesson.
But "Skylarking," that first 1972 hit of his with Clement Dodd and Studio One in 1972, remains a reggae classic that stands the time. Music Club isn't lying when they advertise "16 Massive Cuts" here -- it's just a shame it's not the 20 of the British version.