Jamaica
Big Mountain
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Much like UB40, American reggae band Big Mountain brought a very commercialized version of Jamaican music to the American mainstream when their cover of Peter Frampton's "Baby, I Love Your Way" reached the Top Ten in early 1994. To the band's credit, though, their three albums contain reggae roots music combined with only several RB-ish covers, and the lineup includes two Jamaicans with excellent credentials: rhythm guitarist Tony Chin and drummer Santa Davis -- both of whom played with the Peter Tosh band and the Soul Syndicate. Big Mountain was originally formed in San Diego as the Rainbow Warriors. After several years of dizzying lineups and two name changes -- first to Shiloh and finally to Big Mountain -- the group centralized around vocalist/guitarist Quino, with rhythm guitarist Jerome Cruz, drummers Gregory Blakney and Lance Rhodes, keyboard player Manfred Reinke, and bassist Lynn Copeland. That lineup released Wake Up on the Quality label in 1992 and charted "Touch My Light" early the following year. The single reached number 51 in America, but only one year later Big Mountain began to experiment with several different guitarists. After several changes, Tony Chin became available and joined Quino and Copeland with new additions Santa Davis, James McWhinney (percussion) and keyboard players Billy Stoll and Michael Hyde. During sessions for their second album, movie producer Ron Fair approached Big Mountain about recording a cover of "Baby, I Love Your Way" for his upcoming movie Reality Bites. Included on the soundtrack and the group's 1994 Unity album, the single reached number six in the U.S. and became a worldwide hit. Despite Big Mountain's success on the commercial pop charts, most of the reggae community remained faithful to the band; the group headlined two consecutive Reggae Sunsplash festivals in Jamaica during massive world tours that crisscrossed Europe, North and South America, Asia and Indonesia. Third album Resistance was released in 1995, followed two years later by Free Up. John Bush, All Music Guide 1800 |
Melodii / mp3
| Nume melodie | Timp | Durata | Download |
| Baby i love your way | 0:17min | 278 KB | asculta |
| All kinds of people | 0:17min | 275 KB | asculta |
| Girl i want to make you sweet | 0:17min | 278 KB | asculta |
CD / Albume
track lists
1.After Everybody2.I'll Try
3.Green Light
4.Cosas Naturales
5.Don't Save Me for Later
6.Come Out With Your Hands Up
7.In the Streets
8.Cool Breeze
9.No Bada
10.(There's) No Gettin' Over Me
11.Girl from Ipanema
12.Why Oh Why
track lists
1.New Day2.Mama
3.Tierra Indigena
4.What Do We Mean to Each Other
5.Wind
6.House
7.Straight to My Heart
8.Vibes Up Strong
9.Do Right
10.Baby Stay
track lists
1.Hooligans2.Resistance
3.Rise Rasta Rise
4.Get Together Powers
5.Caribbean Blue
6.Sweet and Deadly
7.Troddin'
8.Know Your Culture
9.Soul Teacher
10.Where Do the Children Play?
11.Retire
12.Inner City Youth
13.Wante Wante
14.Love Is the Only Way
15.Bobbin' & Weavin'
16.Hooligans Dub
track lists
1.Light'n Up2.Reggae Inna Summertime
3.Peaceful Revolution
4.Rasta Man
5.Back in the Hills
6.Once Again
7.Let You Go
8.Touch My Light
9.Beautiful Day
10.Amor de Lejos
11.Llena Mi Vida
12.Reggae Inna Summertime [Spanglish]
13.Lick It Up
