Audrey Hall

Audrey Hall (born c.1948, Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae singer.

Career

Hall began her career singing with Dandy Livingstone in the duo Dandy & Audrey.Larkin, Colin (1998) "The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae", Virgin Books, ISBN 0 7535 0242 9] They recorded the song "Morning Side of the Mountain" in 1969, the success of which led to an album of the same name. A second album followed on Trojan, "I Need You". Livingstone also produced Hall's early solo recordings for his Downtown label.Thompson, Dave (2002) "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6] Hall worked as a backing singer through much of the 1970s and early 1980s alongside her sister Pam, including on Jimmy Cliff's "Give The People What They Want", and Peter Tosh's "Mama Africa", [ [http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3148 "Mama Africa" at Roots Archives] ] but she made a comeback as a solo artist in 1985 with "One Dance Just Won't Do", an answer record to Beres Hammond's "What One Dance Can Do", produced by Donovan Germain, which took her into the UK top 20.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.", Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4] This was followed up by "Smile" in 1986, which repeated her 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 Don Evans. She continued to work with Germain, recording for his "Germain" and "Penthouse" labels, and released the album "Reggae Zones" in 2001.

Discography

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" Trojan (Audrey Hall & Don Evans)
*"Collectors Series" (1999) Penthouse
*"Reggae Zones" (2001) Super Power

ingles

*"I Second That Emotion" (1968) Downtown (Audrey & The Dreamers)
*"Love Me Tonight" (1969) Downtown
*"Lover's Concerto" (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 (UK #20) [ [http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=4490 UK chart positions - Audrey Hall] ]
*"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)

References

External links

* [http://www.roots-archives.com/artist/395 Audrey Hall at Roots Archives]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Audrey+Hall Audrey Hall at discogs.com]