Apr262024

Ken Boothe

Ken Boothe's (born 1948 in Kingston, Jamaica) is known as "Mr Rocksteady" for his prominence during the musical period 1966-1974 and was a major idol for the to-be members of UB40. Boothe started by recording a version of Sandie Shaw's "Puppet on a String" in 1967. Later the same year, Boothe and Alton Ellis had a successful U.K. tour with the group The Soul Vendors. Under new direction from record producer Lloyd Chalmers, the song "Everything I Own" surprisingly was Number One in the UK in 1974. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Everything I Own - 7%22 Mix

Album: Everything I Own

Album Details:
Album Everything I Own
Label
Release Date 1974
Total Tracks 12
Track Listing:
1Everything I Own (7'' Mix)03:44
2Evil Girl03:26
3Crying over You03:32
4Sad and Lonely02:48
5My Heart Is Like an Open Book02:45
6The Impossible Dream (aka the Quest)02:49
7Speak Softly Love (Theme from The Godfather)02:58
8My Kid03:33
9Sandie03:19
10Come and Lay Some Loving On Me03:16
11You Will Reach Your Goal03:13
12Time Passage04:59

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Everything I Own
268212
2Ain't No Sunshine
86002
3Artibella
78018
4Crying Over You
54494
5Freedom Street
51784
6Is It Because I'm Black?
49607
7Everything I Own - 7" Mix
47630
8Silver Words
33693
9Let's Get It On
26743
10The Train is Coming
24186

Other Album Releases:

Boothe Unlimited (Expanded Version)
40 Greatest Reggae Hits
Reggae Originals: Gregory Isaacs, Ken Boothe & The Heptones
Call Me
Reggae Greats: Ken Boothe, Pat Kelly & Delroy Wilson
Boothe Unlimited
Inna de Yard
Got to Get Away Showcase
Ken Boothe Sings Studio 1 Hits and More
Ken Boothe Essentials

Related Artists

Delroy Wilson
Pat Kelly
Derrick Morgan
Errol Dunkley
The Gaylads
The Techniques
The Melodians
Bob Andy
Hopeton Lewis
The Heptones