‘SUN SHINES FOR ME’ FROM RICHIE SPICE SHINES ON THE WE REMEMBER BOB ANDY ALBUM
The Bob Andy catalogue is one of the most celebrated in the history of Jamaican music. His touchstone LP from Studio One is a best-selling singles compilation simply entitled Song Book, a cornerstone of the Studio One catalogue. Nine of 12 tracks recorded for this project appeared on Song Book.
Bob Andy’s works have been covered dozens of times. Tarrus Riley “Desperate Lover”; Bitty McLean “Let Them Say”; Beres Hammond “I’ve Got To Go Back Home,” Olaf Blackwood “You Don’t Know”.
“Bob Andy was without question one of our greatest songwriters,” says Tarrus Riley. “His songs will last forever. It’s always a joy to work with Dean Fraser in the studio, and the history stands for itself. You can hear what went into this version of ‘Desperate Lover’!”
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We Remember Bob Andy includes all new recordings from Beres Hammond, Luciano, Romain Virgo Nadine Sutherland, Richie Spice, Mikey Spice, Duane Stephenson and Tarrus Riley, and also includes an additional ten instrumental versions.
BOB ANDY WAS WITHOUT QUESTION ONE OF OUR GREATEST SONGWRITERS
Tarrus Riley
Born Keith Anderson, is celebrated as one of Jamaica’s greatest songwriters, with a catalog including tracks like “Too Experienced,” “My Time,” “Unchained,” “Sun Shines For Me,” “Fire Burning,” and “I’ve Got To Go Back Home,” among dozens of evergreen anthems.
His catalog has been covered or adapted hundreds of times over the decades and forms a key part of the greater Jamaican canon of original songwriting and recordings. Whether through popular interpretations like Barrington Levy’s version of “Too Experienced” or through the rhythmic framework of tracks like “Feeling Soul,” “Desperate Lover,” or “Unchained,” Bob Andy’s melodies and rhythms are woven through the entire fabric of Jamaican popular music across more than five decades.
“Great songwriting comes from the heart. It’s also the way in which the poet tells the story. Bob Andy was one of these people who told stories … he would show the kind of person he was, and how the system worked against us as a people. He would bring that out in these songs and make political statements that hit you right on.”
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