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Format: CD
Label: Doctor Bird
Year: 2020
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
DISC ONE: SONYA SPENCE
IN THE DARK
1. Jet Plane
2. It Hurts To Be Alone
3. I Love You So
4. Damn Him
5. Make Love To Me In The Dark
6. No Charge
7. Peace & Unity
8. When
9. Why Did You Leave Me
10. Give Thanks
SINGS LOVE
11. Where Is The Love
12. Now I Know What Love Is
13. Come With Me
14. Don't Want To Leave You Now
15. Sweet Is Your Love
16. Fantasy
17. Sweetness Of Your Love
18. Anything
19. Let Love Flow On
20. Talk Love
DISC TWO: HIGH NOTE SISTERS
1. Mellow Mood - Judy Mowatt
2. Sweet Brown Sugar - Marcia Griffiths
3. Good Woman - Lorna Bennett
4. Let's Do It Again - Cynthia Richards
5. I Want To Be Your Lover - Barbara Jones
6. How Do You Feel - Maureen Pearson
7. Way Over Yonder - Judy Mowatt
8. Una Paloma Blanca - Claudette Miller
9. Babylon You Guilty - Daughter Cherry
10. A Wonder Why - Sabrina Williams
11. Don't Ever Leave - Marcia Griffiths
12. Why Did You Use Me - Lillian Williams
13. Fire De A Town - Novelette Barnett
14. Emergency Call - Judy Mowatt
15. I Must Be Dreaming - Claudette Miller & The Ebony Sisters
16. Struggling - Sharon Black
17. Love And Harmony - Carlene Davis
18. It's My House - Lorna Bennett
19. World Wide Love - Karen Mark
20. Sugar Wooga Man - Marcia Griffiths
21. Talk Love (12" Mix) - Sonia Spence
PERSONNEL:
Alto Saxophone, Recorder – Marques
Arranged By – Rad Bryan, Sonia Pottinger
Backing Vocals – Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths
Bass – Bertram McClean
Drums – Noel Dunbar (Sly)
Guitar – Radcliffe Bryan (Dougie)
Organ, Piano – Ansel Collins
Tenor Saxophone – Tommy McCook
Trombone – Vin Gordon
Produced by Sonia Pottinger
For any female to make their mark in the male dominated music industry, prolonged success has always been a struggle, and back in the Sixties and Seventies, the challenge was even greater. Yet in this harsh environment, Sonia Pottinger proved time and again that talent and determination could overcome almost any obstacle, remaining one of Jamaica's leading record producers for two glorious decades.
Unsurprisingly, Pottinger's High Note Records became a magnet for aspiring female talent during the golden age of reggae, with almost every female artiste of note looking to record for her esteemed label. Of these performers, Sonya Spence achieved significant success from the mid-Seventies through to the dawn of the 1980s, securing a series of hit singles and two best-selling albums.
Disc One features Spence's complete LPs "In The Dark" and "Sings Love". Disc Two is an honest-to-goodness gold mine of some of the Women of Reggae's finest killer tracks from the roots era. It revives much of Heartbeat Records' venerable "Reggae Songbirds" High Note compilation, now long out of print.
Label: Doctor Bird
Year: 2020
Media Condition: New
Sleeve/Cover Condition: New
TRACKS:
DISC ONE: SONYA SPENCE
IN THE DARK
1. Jet Plane
2. It Hurts To Be Alone
3. I Love You So
4. Damn Him
5. Make Love To Me In The Dark
6. No Charge
7. Peace & Unity
8. When
9. Why Did You Leave Me
10. Give Thanks
SINGS LOVE
11. Where Is The Love
12. Now I Know What Love Is
13. Come With Me
14. Don't Want To Leave You Now
15. Sweet Is Your Love
16. Fantasy
17. Sweetness Of Your Love
18. Anything
19. Let Love Flow On
20. Talk Love
DISC TWO: HIGH NOTE SISTERS
1. Mellow Mood - Judy Mowatt
2. Sweet Brown Sugar - Marcia Griffiths
3. Good Woman - Lorna Bennett
4. Let's Do It Again - Cynthia Richards
5. I Want To Be Your Lover - Barbara Jones
6. How Do You Feel - Maureen Pearson
7. Way Over Yonder - Judy Mowatt
8. Una Paloma Blanca - Claudette Miller
9. Babylon You Guilty - Daughter Cherry
10. A Wonder Why - Sabrina Williams
11. Don't Ever Leave - Marcia Griffiths
12. Why Did You Use Me - Lillian Williams
13. Fire De A Town - Novelette Barnett
14. Emergency Call - Judy Mowatt
15. I Must Be Dreaming - Claudette Miller & The Ebony Sisters
16. Struggling - Sharon Black
17. Love And Harmony - Carlene Davis
18. It's My House - Lorna Bennett
19. World Wide Love - Karen Mark
20. Sugar Wooga Man - Marcia Griffiths
21. Talk Love (12" Mix) - Sonia Spence
PERSONNEL:
Alto Saxophone, Recorder – Marques
Arranged By – Rad Bryan, Sonia Pottinger
Backing Vocals – Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths
Bass – Bertram McClean
Drums – Noel Dunbar (Sly)
Guitar – Radcliffe Bryan (Dougie)
Organ, Piano – Ansel Collins
Tenor Saxophone – Tommy McCook
Trombone – Vin Gordon
Produced by Sonia Pottinger
For any female to make their mark in the male dominated music industry, prolonged success has always been a struggle, and back in the Sixties and Seventies, the challenge was even greater. Yet in this harsh environment, Sonia Pottinger proved time and again that talent and determination could overcome almost any obstacle, remaining one of Jamaica's leading record producers for two glorious decades.
Unsurprisingly, Pottinger's High Note Records became a magnet for aspiring female talent during the golden age of reggae, with almost every female artiste of note looking to record for her esteemed label. Of these performers, Sonya Spence achieved significant success from the mid-Seventies through to the dawn of the 1980s, securing a series of hit singles and two best-selling albums.
Disc One features Spence's complete LPs "In The Dark" and "Sings Love". Disc Two is an honest-to-goodness gold mine of some of the Women of Reggae's finest killer tracks from the roots era. It revives much of Heartbeat Records' venerable "Reggae Songbirds" High Note compilation, now long out of print.