Junior Reid

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Junior Reid (born June 3, 1965 in Kingston ; actually Delroy Reid ) is a Jamaican reggae musician and a supporter of the Rastafarian movement Bobo Ashanti .

biography

Junior Reid first became known in 1985 when he succeeded Michael Rose as lead singer in the reggae band Black Uhuru . He produced two albums with her, but then devoted himself to his solo career. His biggest hit to date was 1990 with One Blood . In 2006, the hit single It's Okay (One Blood) was released in collaboration with the rapper Game .

Discography

Albums

  • 1982: Mini Bus Driver (as Voice of Progress)
  • 1985: Back to Back (with Leroy Smart)
  • 1985: Face to Face Clash (with Leroy Smart)
  • 1985: Original Foreign Mind
  • 1985: Boom-Shack-a-Lack
  • 1985: Two of a Kind (with Teezy)
  • 1986: Firehouse Clash (with Don Carlos)
  • 1988: Shadow After Dark (as Voice of Progress)
  • 1989: One Blood
  • 1990: Progress
  • 1991: Long Road
  • 1993: Visa
  • 1995: Junior Reid & the Bloods
  • 1995: Showers of Blessings
  • 1996: Listen to the Voices
  • 1997: True World Order
  • 2000: Emmanuel Calling
  • 2002: Rasta Government
  • 2006: Live in Berkeley, CA (CD + DVD)

Compilations

  • 1993: Big Timer
  • 1997: RAS Portraits
  • 2000: Big Timer
  • 2002: Kings of Reggae
  • 2009: Lost Vinyl Classics: Volume 1

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1988 Stop This Crazy Thing DE28 (10 weeks)
DE 		- CH18 (7 weeks)
CH 		UK21 (7 weeks)
UK 		-
Coldcut feat. Junior Reid and
The Ahead of Our Time Orchestra
1990 I'm free - AT26 (5 weeks)
AT 		- UK5 (12 weeks)
UK 		US79 (5 weeks)
US
The Soup Dragons feat. Junior Reid
1992 Shine Eye - - - UK63 (2 weeks)
UK 		-
Ragga Twins and Junior Reid
2006 It's Okay (One Blood) DE41 (8 weeks)
DE 		AT68 (2 weeks)
AT 		- - US71 (15 weeks)
US
The Game feat. Junior Reid

More singles

  • 1979: Speak the Truth
  • 1980: Sister Dawn
  • 1981: If I
  • 1982: Jail House
  • 1983: Shacka Lack
  • 1983: Palavin Street
  • 1983: Bank Clerk
  • 1984: Sensimellia
  • 1984: Don't Stray
  • 1984: Love Affair
  • 1984: Thanks & Praise
  • 1984: Babylon Release the Chain
  • 1984: Boom-Shack-a-Lack
  • 1984: Original Foreign Mind
  • 1985: Chanting
  • 1985: Higgler Move
  • 1986: Poor Man Transportation
  • 1989: One Blood
  • 1989: Married Life
  • 1989: Party (with Big Youth )
  • 1989: Run Go a Foreign (with Obeahman)
  • 1989: How Yard a Run
  • 1989: sound
  • 1990: Mini Bus Driver
  • 1990: Good Man Scarce
  • 1990: Can't Tek the Gun Gun
  • 1990: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
  • 1991: Great Train Robbery
  • 1991: Bad Man
  • 1991: Loving Juvenile
  • 1991: Strong Survive
  • 1991: Banana Boat Man
  • 1992: Not a One Man Thing (with Dennis Brown and Gregory Isaacs )
  • 1992: Rappa Pam Pam
  • 1992: Dance Nah Keep (with Dennis Brown)
  • 1992: Mr. Talk About
  • 1992: Youthman
  • 1992: Me Have the View
  • 1992: No loafting
  • 1992: The View
  • 1992: Gun Court
  • 1992: Bouncer
  • 1992: Jah Man a Come
  • 1992: Cry Now
  • 1993: Human Nature
  • 1993: Hard Drugs
  • 1993: Rasta Present
  • 1993: Loving Juvenile (with Bajja Jedd)
  • 1993: Inna de Dance
  • 1994: Burning Down Rome (with Mykal Rose )
  • 1994: Fire (with Mykal Rose)
  • 1994: One Blood (with Terry Ganzie)
  • 1994: Si We… (Charged for Murder) / Babylon (with Snow and Ninjaman )
  • 1994: Listen to the Voices
  • 1994: No Let Me In
  • 1994: Reggae Rock
  • 1994: Rasta World Dance
  • 1994: The Lane
  • 1994: Wicked Man
  • 1994: The World's Too Haunted (with Bounty Killer )
  • 1995: Bubblers
  • 1995: Why Do the Eden Reign (with Big Youth)
  • 1995: Sign Up
  • 1995: Blood Thunder (with Ninjaman)
  • 1995: Murder the Man
  • 1995: Trod Up a Zion
  • 1995: Jah Love
  • 1996: Jah Is Everything
  • 1996: Bottomless Pit
  • 1996: Stop the Fuss and Fight (with Bounty Killer)
  • 1996: Rose Where Is Your Clothes
  • 1996: Tribulation
  • 1996: Who Steal the Money from the Bank
  • 1996: Friend Enemy
  • 1997: Up a God Yard
  • 1997: Mashing Up the Earth
  • 1997: John Law
  • 1997: New World Order
  • 1997: Victim (with Anthony B )
  • 1997: Eden Sheeden (with Bounty Killer)
  • 1997: Change Like the Weather (Remix) (with Bounty Killer and Busta Rhymes )
  • 1998: Youth Dem a Cry
  • 1998: Jah Messengers
  • 1998: Shotter (with Junior Cat)
  • 1999: Fire
  • 1999: One Blood
  • 1999: In di Dance
  • 1999: Millenium
  • 2000: Bobo Dread
  • 2000: Grammy
  • 2001: Wanted (with Buju Banton )
  • 2001: Born Inna de Fire
  • 2001: Key to the World
  • 2002: Jah Know (with Daweh Congo)
  • 2002: Survivor
  • 2002: I Want to Love You
  • 2002: Worries in the Dance
  • 2002: Rise Up
  • 2002: Rasta Government
  • 2002: Sign and Wonders
  • 2002: Your Got to Know Yourself
  • 2003: Ras from Birth
  • 2005: Forgive Them (with Capleton )
  • 2006: Stop Dip de Youths
  • 2007: People Haffi Deh Yah
  • 2008: Hot Long Time (with Jah Cure )
  • 2009: Sister Dawn
  • 2010: Murderer Superstar Mix (with Barrington Levy , Gyptian and Beenieman )
  • 2011: Swinging My Love
  • 2011: Respect ( Alborosie feat. Junior Reid)
  • 2013: Warfare (with Chuck Fenda )
  • 2014: Zacky the High Priest / Oh Happy Day (with Prince Far I )

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: Singles

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personal data
SURNAME Reid, junior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reid, Delroy (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Jamaican reggae musician
DATE OF BIRTH June 3, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Kingston , Jamaica