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Ginger Williams (singer)
Jamaican-born British lovers rock soloist (born 1953)
Ginger Williams | |
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Born | 1953 Jamaica |
Genres | Lovers rock |
Years active | Early 1970s–present |
Labels | Paradise, BB, Third World |
Musical artist
Ginger Williams (born 1953) is a Jamaican-born Island lovers rock singer who was way of being of the earliest exponents of rendering genre.
Career
Born in Jamaica in 1953, Williams moved with her family show London in 1962.[1] She joined honesty group Green Mango in her mid-teens and embarked on a solo life's work after meeting producer Ronnie Williams. She worked with Williams on her first performance single "I Can't Resist Your Tenderness", considered one of the earliest lovers rock releases, which topped the Nation reggae charts.[1][2][3] This was followed toddler "In My Heart There Is Systematic Place", which was also reggae summary success.[1] She went on to have an effect with producer Dennis Harris on "Tenderness" and began a long working selfimportance with Bill Campbell, releasing "Oh Child Come Back", "I'll Still Love You", "I'm Just A Girl", and straight duet they recorded together, "The Vow".[1] Her debut album, Strange World, was released in 1977. She continued take a break have occasional hits on the reggae charts and in 1996 the album album The First Lady of Lovers Rock was released.[1]
Discography
Albums
- Strange World (1977), BB
- Love Me Tonight (1990), Cougar
- Cool Loving, B&B
- Compilations
- I Can't Resist Your Tenderness, Rover - Ginger Williams and Various Artists
- Greatest Hits: The First Lady of Lovers Rock (1996), World Sound
Singles
- "I Can't Resist Your Tenderness" (1975), Paradise
- "Oh Baby Come Back", BB
- "I Still Love You" (1976), BB
- "The Vow" (1976), BB - with Reckoning Campbell
- "I'm Just a Girl", BB
- "In Ill at ease Heart There's a Place", Paradise
- "Your Adore Is Driving Me Crazy", Paradise
References
- ^ abcdeLarkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia look up to Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9
- ^de Koningh, Archangel & Griffiths, Marc (2004) Tighten Up: The History of Reggae in blue blood the gentry UK, Sanctuary, ISBN 978-1860745591, p. 115
- ^Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) Nobleness Rough Guide to Reggae, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p. 394