Born to Love, by Slim Smith

Born to Love

by Slim Smith

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Robert Bloemkolk Jamaica has been blessed with great singers so you might have missed him. Used to sing lead in The Techniques (check them out!) and these solo sides are more than welcome. Favorite track: Born to Love.

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1.	Born to Love 02:51	buy track
2.	I've Got Your Number 02:59	buy track
3.	You Don't Care 02:40	buy track
4.	Rougher Yet 03:14	buy track
5.	I'll Be Around 02:35	buy track
6.	I'll Never Let Go 03:15	buy track
7.	Happy Times 02:49	buy track
8.	The New Boss 02:39	buy track
9.	Keep That Light 02:53	buy track
10.	Do You Love Me 03:10	buy track

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Slim Smith was blessed with one of the most haunting voices in Jamaica -- soft, but with astounding power, yet shot through with an astonishing vulnerability that added to the emotional impact of every song he sang. He took the Techniques to fame, then did the same with the Uniques, while at the same time also recording as a solo artist (although usually backed by members of his current group).

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released October 30, 2015

1991, 1991 Jamaica Recording & Publishing Studio Ltd. t/a Studio One

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Slim Smith Jamaica

Slim Smith got his start in the early '60s with producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, working both as a solo act and as part of the vocal group the Techniques. Thanks to his already powerful and singular voice (his falsetto-capable tenor contained shades of both Sam Cooke and his hero, Curtis Mayfield), Smith soon took over the lead spot in the Techniques. ... more

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