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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.
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 ...
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
Louisa Lynthia Mark, also known as "Markswoman" (11 January 1960 – 17 October 2009), was a British lovers rock singer, best known for her work between the mid-1970s and early 1980s. [1] Her 1975 single "Caught You in a Lie" is regarded as the first lovers rock single.
Janet Kay Bogle MBE (born 17 January 1958 [1]) is an English actress and vocalist, best known for her 1979 lovers rock hit "Silly Games". [2] Biography
Simms was born in 1961 in Lambeth, South London, the third youngest of six children.With her Church Of God upbringing, and with the sound of everything from ska, reggae, jazz and soul emanating from the family home, Simms' love of music was enhanced, and after a brief flirtation with acting during which she attended drama school, her urge to make music began to dominate.
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Roots Lovers (1980) saw a move towards lovers rock, which was a UK hit. He became a bigger star in the UK than in Jamaica, his self-produced "Hard Time Pressure" being a major UK reggae hit in 1980, leading Minott to relocate to the UK, where he became a focus for UK reggae. [4] [6]