PAT KELLY – Better Get Ready (Reissue) – CD [MAR 21]

CD (18 tracks)

Pat Kelly, out of all the Jamaican singers, was influenced most by the voice of American soul singer, Sam Cooke. As were indeed many of the singers from that time, few however could carry out this daunting task as well as Pat Kelly. His delivery was perfect and so was his ability to carry any song that came his way. Pat Kelly, born 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica, began his singing career in 1967 when he replaced Slim Smith as lead singer of The Techniques, his voice working so well with the impeccable harmonies of Winston Riley and Bruce Ruffin. Their first hit for the mighty Duke Reid stable was a version of Curtis Mayfield’s tune “You’ll Want Me Back” retitled “You Don’t Care” which held the Number 1 slot in Jamaica for the six weeks. For this release, Kingston Sound have focused on material that Mr. Kelly had recorded with legendary Jamaican producer Bunny “Striker” Lee. A match made in heaven and one that produced some of their finest work. Tracks include “One In a Million”, “One Man Stand”, “Man Of My Word” and “I Started a Joke”. So sit back and you better get ready for an albums worth of great songs sung and delivered as only the great Pat Kelly could.

Tracklist:

1 Those Guys
2 Loving Pauper
3 Last Chance
4 You and Your Smiling Face
5 One in a Million
6 No Love
7 I Started a Joke
8 Man of My Word
9 I Can’t Explain
10 One Man Stand
11 I Wish It Would Rain
12 I Hear Them Say
13 Better Get Ready
14 Midnight Hour
15 Butterflies
16 Ebony Eyes
17 It’s You I Love
18 We Are Fighting for the Rights