Boris Gardiner
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Boris Gardiner (born January 13, 1946 in Kingston ) is a Jamaican singer , songwriter and bassist . In 1986 he achieved a pan-European chart success with I Want to Wake Up with You .
biography
At the beginning of his musical career, Boris Gardiner played in the Carl Malcolm Band, the Dragonaires, the Aggrovators and the Crystalites. He also worked in the late 1960s for the Reggae - producer Byron Lee . In late 1969, the Jamaican made his solo debut with the instrumental single Elizabethan Reggae , a reggae version of Ronald Binge's Elizabethan serenade , which was initially released under a false name. Byron Lee was erroneously given as the interpreter. A week later a different printing appeared, this time misspelled because Gardner was printed instead of the surname Gardiner . In the sixth week after entering the chart in Great Britain, all errors were eliminated and the interpreter was honored. The song climbed to number 14 on the English charts in 1970 .
Although he continued to enjoy success in his homeland, Gardiner had no hits in the UK for over a decade . In the 1970s he was session and studio bass player in Lee Perry's Black Ark studio . In 1986 he recorded the pop single I Want to Wake Up with You , which surprisingly became number one in England in August of the same year and was in the top 10 for two months . The song also got high chart positions in Germany , Austria and Switzerland . The follow-up single You're Everything to Me reached number 11 in the UK in late 1986. Friends and Lovers , which he recorded with Gwen Guthrie , was another, albeit small, hit in 1987.
Gardiner later signed a contract with RCA Records . Up until the end of the 1990s there were songs that did not reach any chart positions. The last single so far is Melting Pot , which hit stores in 1998. A few albums were released in the 2000s, including several best-of compilations .
Discography
Albums
- 1970: Reggae happening
- 1973: Every Nigger Is a Star
- 1986: Everything to Me
- 1992: Let's Take a Holiday
- 1992: Next to You
- 1993: Reggae Happening (remastered)
- 1999: I Want to Wake Up with You
- 2002: Friends and Lovers
- 2003: The Very Best of Boris Gardiner
- 2004: I Want to Wake Up with You - The Best of Boris Gardiner
- 2007: A Soulful Experience is Happening
- 2007: Best of Boris Gardiner
- 2007: Happiness
Singles
- 1967: I Want to Be Loved by You (as Oliver St. Patrick and the Diamonds)
- 1968: Lucky Is the Boy
- 1968: Groovy Kind of Love / More Than Words Can Say
- 1968: Misty Blue
- 1969: Elizabethan Reggae / Soul Serenade
- 1969: Elizabethan Reggae / Hooked on a Feeling (with The Love People)
- 1969: Never My Love
- 1969: Love (Can Make You Happy)
- 1969: Scar Face (with The Love People)
- 1970: Memories of Love (with The Love People)
- 1970: Hot Shot (with The Love People)
- 1970: Darkness
- 1970: Hooked on a Feeling
- 1970: Commanding Wife (as Boris Gardner Happening)
- 1970: Dynamic Pressure (as Boris Gardner Happening)
- 1971: Show Your Soul (as Boris Gardner Happening)
- 1972: Happiness Is a Warm Pussin (as Boris Gardner Happening)
- 1972: The Meaning of Christmas
- 1973: Over the Mountain (as Boris Gardner Happening)
- 1973: A Thousand Teardrops
- 1973: Rats in the Ghetto (as Boris Gardner Happening)
- 1973: Deadly Sting (The Scorpion with the Boris Gardiner Happening)
- 1974: Sandra Skank (as Boris Gardiner Happening)
- 1974: Jitter Bug (as Boris Gardiner Happening)
- 1976: Guiding Light
- 1977: Oh! If I Lose Your Love / Don't Look Back
- 1979: Jamaican version
- 1983: Guilty
- 1986: I Want to Wake Up with You
- 1986: You're Everything to Me / Last Night
- 1986: You Make Me Feel Brand New
- 1986: Let's Keep It That Way
- 1986: Dub De Belly
- 1986: The Meaning of Christmas
- 1987: Friends & Lovers (with Gwen Guthrie )
- 1987: This Old House
- 1987: Wrong End of the Rainbow
- 1988: Let's Take a Holiday (Remix) / Lovers Remember
- 1988: My Commanding Wife
- 1990: Take Care of My Heart
- 1998: Melting Pot
- 2007: Melting Pot (Coldcut Re-Rub)
literature
- Frank Laufenberg , Ingrid Laufenberg: Frank Laufenberg's rock and pop lexicon. Volume 1. 5th edition. ECON-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Düsseldorf 2000, ISBN 3-612-26206-8 ( ETB 26206 ECON-Sachbuch ).
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- ↑ Chart sources: DE, AT, CH UK
- ↑ Awards: UK
Web links
- Boris Gardiner at Allmusic (English)
- Boris Gardiner at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gardiner, Boris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | St. Patrick, Oliver (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican singer, songwriter and bassist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |