Audrey Hall
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Hall began her career singing with Dandy LivingstoneDandy Livingstone
Dandy Livingstone is a Jamaican reggae musician and producer, best known for his 1972 hit, "Suzanne Beware of the Devil", and for his song, "Rudy, A Message to You", which was later a hit for The Specials...
in the duo Dandy & Audrey. They recorded the song "Morning Side of the Mountain" in 1969, the success of which led to an album of the same name. They released a second album on the Trojan
Trojan Records
Trojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica...
label, I Need You. Livingstone also produced Hall's early solo recordings for his Downtown label. Hall worked as a backing singer through much of the 1970s and early 1980s alongside her sister Pam, including on Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff, OM is a Jamaican musician, singer and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences...
's Give The People What They Want, and Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh
Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh , was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers , and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, an illegitimate child to a mother too young...
's Mama Africa
Mama Africa (album)
Mama Africa is an album by Peter Tosh. It was released in 1983 .-Track listing:All tracks composed by Peter Tosh; except where indicated#"Mama Africa" - 7:56#"Glass House" - 5:53#"Not Gonna Give It Up" - 5:45...
, but she made a comeback as a solo artist in 1985 with "One Dance Won't Do", an answer record to Beres Hammond
Beres Hammond
Beres Hammond is a reggae singer known in particular for his romantic lovers rock and soulful voice...
's "What One Dance Can Do", produced by Donovan Germain
Donovan Germain
Donovan Germain is a reggae producer, one of the most successful of the digital era.-Biography:Germain's entry into the music industry was via his record shop in New York City in the 1970s. He began production in 1972, visiting Jamaica for recording sessions, working in both roots reggae and...
, which took her into the UK top 20
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. This was followed up by "Smile" in 1986, which repeated her UK chart success and gave her her biggest hit, and "The Best Thing For Me". In 1986, she returned to recording duets, with "Heart Made of Stone" and the album Dynamic Duo, recorded with former Paragon
The Paragons
The Paragons were a rocksteady band from Kingston, Jamaica, active in the 1960s. Their most famous track was "The Tide Is High", written by band member, John Holt.-Career:...
Don Evans. She continued to work with Germain, recording for his Germain and Penthouse labels, and released the album Reggae Zones in 2001.
Albums
- Morning Side of the Mountain (1970) Downtown (Dandy & Audrey)
- I Need You (197?) (Dandy & Audrey)
- Eight Little Notes (1986) Germain
- Just You Just Me (1987) Germain
- Dynamic Duo TrojanTrojan RecordsTrojan Records is a British record label founded in 1968. It specialises in ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub music. The label currently operates under the Sanctuary Records Group. The name Trojan comes from the Croydon-built Trojan truck that was used as Duke Reid's sound system in Jamaica...
(Audrey Hall & Don Evans) - Collectors Series (1999) Penthouse
- Reggae Zones (2001) Super Power
Singles
- "I Second That EmotionI Second That Emotion"I Second That Emotion" is a 1967 song primarily composed by Smokey Robinson and originally released as a single from his band Smokey Robinson & the Miracles for the Motown label. The song peaked for three weeks in the United States at #4 on the Billboard pop singles chart in December 1967...
" (1968) Downtown (Audrey & The Dreamers) - "Love Me Tonight" (1969) Downtown
- "Lover's ConcertoA Lover's Concerto"A Lover's Concerto" is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell and recorded in 1965 by The Toys. Their version of the song was a major hit in both the United States and the UK during 1965. It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #2.Critic Dave Thompson wrote,...
" (1969) Downtown - "You'll Lose a Good Thing" (1969) Downtown
- "One Fine Day" (1969) Downtown (b-side of Dandy's "Games People Play")
- "You Don't Care" (1960) Downtown (Dandy with Audrey)
- "Morning Side of the Mountain" (1969) Down Town (Dandy & Audrey)
- "One Dance Just Won't Do" (1985) Germain (UKUK Singles ChartThe UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
#20) - "Smile" (1986) Germain (UK #14)
- "The Best Thing For Me" (1985) Germain (UK #93)
- "I Want To Know What Love Is" Germain
- "Heart Made of Stone" (with Don Evans)
- "All I Need to Know" (1991) Penthouse (with Beres Hammond)
- "Open Up Your Eyes" (1999)
- "Fade Away" (1999) Barry U (with Don Evans)