Jesse Green (reggae musician)

Jesse Green (born Locksley Alphonso Green, 5 July 1948) is a Jamaican ska and disco musician.

He was born in the parish of St. James, Jamaica. As a young boy, Green attended Denham Town Primary School and became fascinated with music by listening to the sound systems, particularly the one belonging to Count Barrett.

Green was a member of the Pioneers and drummed with Jimmy Cliff in the 1970s, recording singles such as "Locks Lee", before launching a solo career in 1976.[1] He scored an international disco hit with a remix of his "Nice and Slow", and also scored several other minor hits in the US and the UK.[2][3]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Nice and Slow (EMI, 1976)
  • Come with Me (EMI, 1978)
  • 1, 2, 3 Let's Go (Milan, 1981)
  • Monopoly (Milan, 1982)
  • Roundtrip with Jesse Green (Rapport Music, 1991)
  • + Skazzmatic (Slinkaboo, 2009)

Singles

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Year Title Peak chart positions
US Dance
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UK
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1974 "Hurricane Woman" / "Summer Days"
1975 "Go Away Dream"
1976 "Nice and Slow" 3 17
"Flip" 17 26
1977 "Come with Me" 29
"Will You, Won't You" / "I Have Won You Baby"
"I Believe In You"
"You Came, You Saw, You Conquered"
1978 "Disco Crazy"
1980 "Do You Like It Like That"
1981 "1, 2, 3, Let's Go"
1985 "Gimmi Gimmi Your Loving"
1986 "Love & Rebound"
1992 "You Bring Out the Best in Me"
1995 "Cupid"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ "Nice and Slow - Jesse Green - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Jesse Green Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "JESSE GREEN - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 235. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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