Judy Boucher
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Judy Boucher is a singer who moved to High Wycombe
, England
in the 1970s.
After joining her brother's
band
, ‘Judy Jack and the Beanstalk’, she became a solo
artist
and had a No 1 hit in the reggae
charts
with the song
, "Dreaming Of A Little Island", in 1985. Her debut album
, Can't Be With You Tonight followed in 1987, and the title single
from it reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart
in April 1987. A second song from the album, "You Caught My Eye", was also a top 20 hit.
"Can't Be With You Tonight" was voted second in the 25 most influential Vincentian songs, as part of their Silver Jubilee Independence Anniversary.
High Wycombe
High Wycombe , commonly known as Wycombe and formally called Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe until 1946,is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of Charing Cross in London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in the 1970s.
After joining her brother's
Sibling
Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called a brother; and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood socializing with one another...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, ‘Judy Jack and the Beanstalk’, she became a solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
artist
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
and had a No 1 hit in the reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
charts
Record chart
A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....
with the song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
, "Dreaming Of A Little Island", in 1985. Her debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Can't Be With You Tonight followed in 1987, and the title single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
from it reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart
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 ...
in April 1987. A second song from the album, "You Caught My Eye", was also a top 20 hit.
"Can't Be With You Tonight" was voted second in the 25 most influential Vincentian songs, as part of their Silver Jubilee Independence Anniversary.
Album discography
- Tears on my Pillow - 1993
- Devoted to You - 1994
- Take Me As I Am - 1996
- Can't Be With You Tonight - 2000 (CDCompact DiscThe Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
version) - New Way to Say Love - 2001
- Just the Two of Us - 2003
- Not This Time - 2003
- Sunshine and Dreams - 2007