VARIOUS – Born To Love You: Jamaican Love Songs [Repress] – LP – Vinyl [SEP 26]

LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl Repress.

Jamaican love songs always came across as heartfelt poetry, whether they conveyed a broken heart, unrequited love, or even the message its all over, dont bother to come back anecdotes. But whatever the mood, the singers of these songs were so good and versatile that putting such subject matter over in a few verses was always so moving and believable.

Jamaican love songs were a constant in the ever-evolving sounds and journeys that reggae music took us on, from ska to rocksteady to the early reggae sounds of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Kingston Sounds have complied a great selection of songs that all deal with that timeless subject matter.

Max Romeos heartfelt “Sometimes” opens the set in fine style, known more for his roots singing this song proves what a great singer he is. The Melodians, a great Jamaican vocal group, are featured here with “Best Girl“. The Sensations provide us with the title track “Born To Love You” and the theme for this compilation, a great rocksteady tune with fantastic harmonies.

Alton Ellis gives us the soulful “Room Full Of Tears“. Ken Boothe provides us with his rendition of Dennis Browns “Money In My Pocket“, the ode that money cannot buy you everything. Cornell Campbell sings one of his most overlooked classic songs with his prideful “She Wears My Ring“.

The great singer of love songs himself, Mr. John Holt, tells us that we should all “Reconsider” before giving up on love, and a great lost singer Monty Morris gives us two great examples of how to find love in “Do It My Way” and “Magic Moments“. A great selection delivered as only Jamaica can do with style and feeling.

Tracklist:

A1 Max Romeo Sometimes
A2 The Melodians Best Girl
A3 The Sensations Born to Love You
A4 Alton Ellis Room Full of Tears
A5 Eric “Monty” Morris Do It My Way
A6 Keith Blake Blue Bird
A7 Ken Boothe Money in My Pocket

B1 Cornell Campbell She Wears My Ring
B2 Danvan Carlos Lover Girl
B3 The Melodians She Don’t Care
B4 John Holt Reconsider
B5 Johnny Clarke Come to Me Softly
B6 Eric “Monty” Morris Magic Moments
B7 Cornell Campbell Baby Be True