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Red Rose for Gregory is an 11-track album by reggae artist, Gregory Isaacs released in 1988 by RAS Records. The album combines the style and sound of lovers rock with roots reggae and it features the hit, "Rumours".
Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010) [1] [2] [3] was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in The New York Times , described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae".
Private Beach Party is a 1985 studio album by the Jamaican reggae singer Gregory Isaacs.The album continued Isaacs' working relationship with producer Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, to whom he would return in 1988 for the hugely successful "Rumours" and Red Rose for Gregory. [1]
Bassist Martin Blunt and Burgess attributed the sound shift to them listening to Ken Boothe, Gregory Isaacs, and Studio One. Simpatico received mixed reviews from music critics, who were split on the overall songwriting, while others lambasted the reggae direction. It peaked at number 5 in Scotland, number 10 in the United Kingdom, and number ...
They backed reggae superstar Gregory Isaacs on his album Night Nurse (1982), and are often credited on releases by Prince Far I, both on his solo recording work, and as part of producer Adrian Sherwood's studio supergroup Singers and Players. Johnson went on to become half of the production duo Steely and Clevie. [1]
Night Nurse is a 1982 studio album by Gregory Isaacs. [3] Night Nurse is reggae artist Gregory Isaacs' most well-known album. It contains his biggest hit, "Night Nurse" as well as several other notable tracks. Backing came from the Roots Radics, with additional synthesizer added by Wally Badarou.
Clarke started working in the music industry by cutting dub plates. [1] He made his debut as a producer in 1972, with U-Roy's "The Higher The Mountain". [2] He established himself as the top producer of deejays in the early 1970s with albums such as Big Youth's Screaming Target, and I-Roy's Presenting I Roy, both regarded as among the best deejay albums ever produced.
The album is still considered as a classic of its genre, featuring rhythms from well-known hits by Gregory Isaacs, Leroy Smart, and Lloyd Parks, among others. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] Around this time, he also notched up some achievements in the singles chart, having seven singles in the chart at one time, and having four singles remain in the top 20 for an ...