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The song was a top ten hit for Bloom in the Fall of 1970 on both sides of the Atlantic. It reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, [2] No. 5 on the Canadian RPM 100 Singles Chart, [3] No. 7 on the Australian Go-Set Singles Chart and No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was co-written and produced by Jeff Barry.
"Montego Bay" (1970) "Make Me Happy" ... (1971) "Make Me Happy" is a song by Bobby Bloom, released on MGM in 1970. It was written by Bloom and Jeff Barry. It became a ...
Taking into account Bloom's current hit status with "Montego Bay", the reviewer called it a potent rocker and said gave it Hot 100 potential. [29] On January 30, 1971, the song peaked at no. 84 on the Billboard Hot 100. [30] [31] Bloom had a UK hit with "Heavy Makes You Happy". [32] It was released in the UK on Polydor 2001-122 in 1970. [33]
The group recorded their version of the Bobby Bloom hit, "Montego Bay".It was produced by P. Bellotte and released on Ariola 7716. [16] John Wishart gave the song a very good review in the August 12 issue of Record Mirror with Wishart saying that "Montego Bay" was such a good song that it could withstand any treatment.
Reggae Sunsplash was a reggae music festival held annually in Jamaica from 1978 to 1996, with additional events in 1998 and 2006. The festival expanded to include international tours in 1985 and was revived as a virtual event in 2020 by Tryone Wilson, Debbie Bissoon and Randy.
Kemp began singing in nightclubs in the Bahamas at age 13. [3] He moved to Harlem, New York in 1979 [3] with the band Kinky Fox. In the early 1980s, Kemp became a successful session musician and songwriter, singing backup for the B. B. & Q. Band on their 1982 album All Night Long (on which he co-wrote several tracks) and for Change on their 1982 album Sharing Your Love (on which he co-wrote ...
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The song was reviewed in the February 5 issue of Record World. The reviewer said that it was in essence a sea shanty type of song with the harmonies being of a CSN&Y flavor and that it couldn't help but grow on you (referring to radio DJs) and listeners. [13] The song was a Top 20 Spotlight in the February 12 issue of Billboard. Referring to it ...