Delroy Wilson – Hit After Hit After Hit (Best of) LP

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Reissue, originally released in 1984. The soulful reggae singerBest of! Originally released on Empire (Channel One’s sub label). Hits from late ’70s to 1984, recorded at Channel One studio withSly & Robbie,Earl Chinna Smith,Dean Fraser,Deadly Headly, and many more…Delroy George Wilson(October 5, 1948 – March 6, 1995) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer. Wilson is often regarded as Jamaica’s first child star, having first found success as a teenager. His youngest son,Karl “Konan” Wilson, has found success as part of British duoKrept and Konan. His voice matured as he left his teens, around the time of ska’s transition to rocksteady and this period in the late 1960s produced many hits including one of the first rocksteady records, “Dancing Mood”, “Jerk in Time” (with theWailers), “Feel Good All Over”,I’m Not a King”, “True Believer in Love”, “Rain From the Skies”, “Conquer Me”, and “Riding for a Fall”. “Won’t You Come Home”, a duet withKen Bootheon a rhythm originally cut byThe ConquerorsforSonia Pottingerhas become one of the most-versioned Jamaican tracks ever. After leaving Studio One he recorded for other labels, with varying degrees of success, and set up his own short-lived W&C label. He enjoyed success withBunny Leein the late 1960s and early 1970s with tracks such as “This Old Heart of Mine”, “Footsteps of Another Man”, and “Better Must Come”. His double A-side “It Hurts”/”Put Yourself in My Place” was a skinhead favorite and narrowly missed UK chart success. He recorded a version of “Run Run”, a song he had originally recorded forDodd, for maverick producerKeith Hudson. Wilson toured the UK and recorded for Trojan Records in 1970. Fully remastered and licensed; edition of 500.