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Lovers rock is a style of reggae music noted for its romantic sound and content. While love songs had been an important part of reggae since the late 1960s, the style was given a greater focus and a name in London in the mid-1970s.
The Story Of Lovers' Rock", Jamaica Observer, 25 September 2011, retrieved 2012-06-05 Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn. , Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4 Hebdige, Dick (1987) Cut 'n' Mix: Culture, Identity and Caribbean Music , Routledge, ISBN 978-0415058759
Eventually, Thompson embarked on a solo career, with early successes in the shape of lovers rock singles "I'm So Sorry" (produced by the now London-based Leonard Chin) and "Simply in Love" both self-written topping the reggae chart in 1981, the same year seeing the release of her independent debut album Hopelessly in Love selling over a million ...
Lovers Rock is the fifth studio album by British rapper and singer Estelle. The album was released on 7 September 2018 by Established 1980 Records. [ 1 ] The album was supported by the singles "Love Like Ours", which features Jamaican singer Tarrus Riley , and "Better".
She concentrated on lovers rock and recorded a popular version of the Alton Ellis song "I'm Still in Love With You" (as "I'm Still in Love with You Boy", recorded while still at Excelsior), [3] which was a number one hit in Jamaica and successful UK and US reggae charts, [3] and also formed the basis of Trinity's "Three Piece Suit" and Althea ...
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Lovers Rock is the fifth studio album by English band Sade, released on 13 November 2000 by Epic Records.The album was titled after a style of reggae music known as lovers rock, noted for its romantic sound and content, which frontwoman Sade Adu listened to in her youth.
Brown Sugar's first release in 1977 (and the first on the Lover's Rock label) was "I'm in Love with a Dreadlocks", written by guitarist John Kpiaye. [2] The song married a rootsy theme with the sentiments of a love song. It was a hit with sound system owners and reggae lovers, and went on to reach the top spot in the British reggae charts. [1]