Pato Banton

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Pato Banton (* 5. October 1961 in London , England ; as Patrick Murray ) is a British dancehall - reggae - singer .

Career

Murray was born in London but moved to Birmingham at the age of eight . As early as the 1970s, his stepfather, Jamaican DJ Lester Daley, gave him the opportunity to practice his musical talents. He let the boy take part as an MC in his "V-Rocket Reggae Sound System ". Soon he got the nickname Pato. In a talent competition that he won, he met Roger “Ranking” Charlery, one of the jurors. In 1982 Pato produced his first recordings with his band The English Beat and had a guest appearance on their album Special Beat Service with the song Pato and Roger a Go Talk .

In 1987 his solo debut album Never Give In was released . In 1990 Wize Up! (No Compromize) , on it was a cover version of the Police song Spirits in the Material World , which was the first hit for Pato Banton. The record also featured a joint title with Steel Pulse's David Hinds . In the same year, the dub album Mad Professor Recaptures Pato Banton was created in collaboration with Mad Professor , then a live album. Universal Love came out in 1992 . In 1994 Pato Banton brought out his next album, Collections , and another cover version became a hit that exceeded previous successes. Originally by Eddy Grant , Baby Come Back , sung by Pato Banton with Robin and Ali Campbell from UB40 , was number 1 in the UK music charts and among the top 5 in 20 other countries for four weeks .

More albums came out after that in not that quick succession. Life Is a Miracle received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album in 2001 .

Discography

Albums

  • 1985: Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton (with Mad Professor )
  • 1987: Never Give In
  • 1989: Visions of the World
  • 1989: Mad Professor Recaptures Pato Banton (with Mad Professor)
  • 1990: Wize Up! (No Compromize)
  • 1991: Live & Kickin All Over America
  • 1992: Universal Love
  • 1996: Stay Positive (with The Reggae Revolution)
  • 1997: Reggae Giants
  • 1999: Live in Brazil (with The Reggae Revolution)
  • 2000: Life Is a Miracle
  • 2003: Tudo de Bom - Live in Brazil (with The Reggae Revolution)
  • 2003: Reggaecoolsexy (Vol. 2)
  • 2007: Positive Vibrations
  • 2008: Pato Banton and Friends
  • 2008: Destination Paradise
  • 2011: New Day / Dawning
  • 2011: Golden Oldies 1982–1992
  • 2012: The Words of Christ (box with 7 CDs)

Compilations

  • 1994: Collections (with The Reggae Revolution)
  • 1996: MOM Volume 1
  • 1997: MOM Volume 2
  • 1997: Ariwa Sounds - Ras Portraits
  • 1999: Andre Derizans & Friends
  • 2000: Tippa Irie & Rappa Robert - Think Twice
  • 2001: Tippa Irie - I Miss
  • 2001: Simply the Best Reggae Ever
  • 2002: Planet Womad
  • 2002: Common Sense - Common Sense
  • 2004: Step into Liquid
  • 2008: The Best of Pato Banton
  • 2008: Positive Vibrations (A Collection of Pato Banton Classics)

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
1994 Baby Come Back
Collections 		DE33 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT17 (9 weeks)
AT 		CH20 (8 weeks)
CH 		UK1
platinum
platinum

(18 weeks)UK
feat. Ali and Robin Campbell from UB40
Author: Eddy Grant , Original: The Equals , 1967
1995 Bubbling hot
collections 		- - - UK15 (7 weeks)
UK
with ranking Roger
1996 Spirits in the Material World
Stay Positive 		DE68 (6 weeks)
DE 		- - UK36 (2 weeks)
UK
with Sting (also author)
Original: The Police , 1981
Groovin '
Stay Positive 		- - - UK14 (4 weeks)
UK
with The Reggae Revolution

More singles

  • 1982: Pato & Roger (Ago Talk) (with Ranking Roger)
  • 1985: 'Allo Tosh
  • 1985: The Boss / It Ain't What You Do
  • 1985: Mash Up the Telly
  • 1986: Secret Thunderbird Drinker / Don't Sniff Coke
  • 1986: Bad Man & Woman
  • 1986: Tippa and Pato EP: Dance Hall Moves (with Tippa Irie)
  • 1987: A Dog Is a Man's Best Friend (with Bubblers Crew)
  • 1988: Pato & Roger Come Again (with ranking Roger and Steel Pulse )
  • 1991: Beams of Light
  • 1997: Cupid (Phil Joseph toasted by Pato Banton)
  • 1999: I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (Sunshine feat.Pato Banton)
  • 2003: Paid Not Played
  • 2012: Nice Up the Session (Dub Pistols Remix)

swell

  1. ↑ a b for biography on vitalspot.com, see under web links. Retrieved October 3, 2008.
  2. ↑ CNN.com - Entertainment - 43rd Grammy Awards - February 21, 2001 . Retrieved October 3, 2008.
  3. ↑ Chart sources: Singles
  4. ↑ Gold / platinum database UK

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Banton, Pato
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Murray, Patrick (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British reggae musician
DATE OF BIRTH 5th October 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH London , UK