Bob Andy - Song Book (Retail LP) 1970 -
Artist.......: Bob Andy
Album........: Song Book
Encoder......: LAME
Quality......: VBRkbps / 44,1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Ripper.......: HiEM
Genre........: Reggae
Date.........: May-16-2008
Year.........: 1970
Songs........: 12
Url..........: http://www.bobandy.com/
Source.......: RETAiL LP
Track List
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01.Bob Andy - My Time [01:59]
02.Bob Andy - Desperate Lover [04:24]
03.Bob Andy - Life Could Be A Symphony [03:40]
04.Bob Andy - Too Experience [03:11]
05.Bob Andy - I've Got to Go Back Home [03:21]
06.Bob Andy - I Would Be A Fool [03:12]
07.Bob Andy - Going Home [03:34]
08.Bob Andy - Stay in My Lonely Arms [02:46]
09.Bob Andy - Let Them Say [03:01]
10.Bob Andy - Unchained [05:00]
11.Bob Andy - Feeling Soul [04:03]
12.Bob Andy - Crime Don't Pay [02:20]
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40:31 min
65,2 MB
Notes
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Bob Andy (born Keith Anderson) emerged as a
solo star in 1966 with the smash hit "I've
Got to Go Back Home", a song which has
become a much-loved anthem for Jamaicans. He
had served his singing and songwriting
apprenticeship with the legendary vocal
group THE PARAGONS, which he founded with
Tyrone (Don) Evans and Howard Barrett, later
joined by John Holt. The Paragons had
several hits for producer Coxsone Dodd
including the Number One "Love At Last",
penned by Bob.
As one of STUDIO ONE's leading lights, Bob
worked closely with Jackie Mittoo on many of
the label's seminal sounds. Besides writing
songs for himself which have become reggae
standards - "Feeling Soul", "My Time",
"Going Home", and "Too Experienced", to name
just a few - Bob contributed hits for many
of the other artists there.
In 1970, international recognition came when
Bob and Marcia Griffiths recorded Nina
Simone's "Young, Gifted and Black", which
sold 1/2 million in the UK and Europe, and
still receives frequent airplay today. BOB &
MARCIA became household names, appearing on
Top of the Pops and touring extensively.
They had another UK Top Ten single and two
albums for Trojan Records.
During the early 70s Bob continued his solo
recordings; "You Don't Know" and "Life" are
two songs from this time which hold a
special place in the hearts of his British
fans. After the duo split in 1974, Marcia
became one of Bob Marley's I-Threes, and
Bob's singles "Fire Burning" and "Check It
Out" struck a responsive chord with
Jamaicans in the new social consciousness of
the Manley era.
In the middle Seventies Bob was the Tropical
Soundtracs label's A&R manager. He and
Marcia reunited for the Kemar LP, which
remains the definitive Bob & Marcia album
and has been released as Really Together on
Bob's own label.
Bob was one of the first Jamaican artists to
establish his own publishing company,
ANDISONGS, and served as one of the prime
movers in the attempt to establish a
Caribbean Copyright Organisation.
1978 saw the release of Bob's album Lots of
Love and I, which amongst many excellent
tracks contains the classics "Ghetto Stays
in the Mind" and "Feel the Feeling." In the
same year he traveled to Cuba to perform at
the 11th World Festival of Youth and
Students. Then began a five year absence
from the music scene as Bob became
increasingly involved in acting. He took
lead roles in several theatre productions,
and in 1979 starred in the Jamaican feature
film Children of Babylon.
In 1983 Bob was welcomed back to the reggae
charts with a Number One single, "Honey",
followed by a Number One album, Friends. For
these and subsequent releases he formed his
own label, I-ANKA, in Jamaica and the UK.
During 1985 Bob toured California, appeared
at the Youth Festival in Moscow, and
headlined the first Japanese Reggae
Sunsplash. The Retrospective album was
released in 1986 (1987 on Heartbeat/Rounder
Records in North America) to widespread
critical acclaim. It provides a missing
historical link between the Studio One
masterpiece Bob Andy's Songbook and his more
recent work.
In November 1987, Bob assumed the post of
A&R and Promotions Director for Tuff Gong
(the group of companies founded by Bob
Marley). In this capacity he represented
Tuff Gong Music at many industry functions
in Jamaica and abroad. He produced music by
such artists as Nadine Sutherland, Ernest
Wilson and Tyrone Taylor, as well as new
talent. Bob's stay at Tuff Gong provided him
with many opportunities to express his
life-long desire for higher standards in
Jamaican music, both in its business
operations and in the quality of its musical
output.
Freely, released on I-Anka in late 1988,
comprised tracks recorded throughout the
middle 80s. It received rave reviews and
spent many months in the reggae charts.
Assuming once again his role of Jamaican
music pioneer, Bob spent six months in
Australia in 1989, conducting workshops and
playing with local musicians. On December
13th 1989, he joined other leading reggae
artists at Gdansk Shipyard in Poland in an
Anti-Apartheid concert sponsored by
Solidarity to celebrate the progress of the
world's liberation movements.
During the 90s Continental Records, one of
Brazil's largest record companies, issued a
Bob Andy compilation album, and several of
Bob's albums received Japanese releases. Bob
recorded the album Hanging Tough for
producer Willie Lindo at his Heavy Beat
Studios in Miami. The set was released in
1997 on VP Records and included the
inspirational singles "Love This Life" and
"Die No More."
Formal recognition of Bob?s musical
contributions has flowed in from many
sources during the last two decades. Rockers
Magazine honoured Bob with a Lifetime
Achievement Award in Kingston in 1989, as
did the Canadian Reggae Music Awards in
Toronto in 1991. Bob?s song ?Fire Burning?
received the JAMI Award for Song of the Year
in 1991. In 1997 he was named as one of the
music?s ?Living Legends? at the Reggae/Soca
Awards in Miami and was presented with a
Lifetime Achievement Award by the 1999 Bob
Marley Day Festival in Southern California.
He received the Prime Minister?s Award for
Excellence in Jamaica in 2003.
The 90s and the first decade of the new
millennium have found Bob continuing to give
stunning performances in Europe, Japan,
Jamaica, Canada and the US. In addition to
his solo performances he has taken part in a
series of special reunion concerts with
Marcia Griffiths. He has added new classics
to his repertoire, such as the well-received
singles ?Zion?, ?There Is A God? and ?Ska
Music (is Jah Music)?.
In early 2005, Bob made his first journey to
Africa. He performed at the Bob Marley 60th
birthday concert in Addis Ababa to an
audience of several hundred thousand, and
also sang at the Ethiopian President?s
Palace. During a visit to Shashemane in the
weeks following, he gave benefit concerts
for the 12 Tribes.
Jamaica conferred its Order of Distinction
in the rank of Commander (CD) on Keith ?Bob
Andy? Anderson in October 2006 for his
contributions to the development of reggae
music.
Most recently, Bob?s new compositions
include two successful singles recorded for
the Altafaan label: ?Create Our History?
with Luciano (2006), and ?Almighty Dolla?
(spring 2007).
It has often been noted that the mark of a
great artist is the continued production of
notable works throughout his lifetime. A
veritable explosion of cover versions of
Bob?s songs and rhythms has already
introduced a new generation of fans to his
music. Bob?s audience will have much to
savour as they as become familiar with his
current songs, which will only serve to
further enhance one of the most distinctive
and distinguished bodies of work in
Jamaica?s musical history.
A must have for true reggae fans. Ripped in
APX-VBR for true sound quality! This is the
Retail LP!
ENJOY!
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