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Frankie Paul

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Frankie Paul is often referred to as Jamaica's Stevie Wonder, and not just because of his visual impairment; like Wonder, he was a talented multi-instrumentalist with a tremendous vocal range. He was also extraordinarily prolific; part of the first wave of dancehall artists, he started his recording career in earnest during the early '80s, and has since flooded the market with product, releasing countless singles and well over 30 albums. That's made his career difficult to track for all but the most ardent fans, but it's also ensured that he's never been too far out of the spotlight on a constantly changing reggae scene.

Paul was born Paul Blake in 1965. He was blind at birth, but an operation on a hospital ship succeeded in giving him a small visual capacity; he later went to New York to obtain a pair of high-powered glasses that helped even further. He attended a Salvation Army school for the blind, where he first began singing. When Stevie Wonder visited the school, Paul sang for him, and an impressed Wonder encouraged him to go into music. Paul learned the piano, drums, and guitar while still in school, and was most influenced as a singer by Dennis Brown in his early days. As Frankie Paul, he made his first recording, "African Princess," in 1980, when he was still just 15. In 1983, he appeared on two volumes in Channel One's Showdown series, one with Sugar Minott and the other with Little John. The former LP contained Paul's first major hit, the Henry "Junjo" Lawes-produced "Worries in the Dance," which aligned him with the emerging dancehall sound. Lawes also produced 1984's Pass the Tu-Sheng-Peng, whose title cut — an ode to ganja — was a huge, star-making hit in Jamaica.

Paul reached his prime in the mid-'80s, cutting excellent albums like the George Phang-produced Tidal Wave (1985) and Alesha (1987), and the Philip "Fatis" Burrell-produced Warning (1987). His hit singles included "Tidal Wave," "Alesha," "Cassanova," "Sara," "Fire Deh a Mus Mus Tail," "Slow Down," and many others. Paul continued to record for a variety of labels in the '90s, with LP highlights including 1991's Should I and 1994's Hard Work. To keep up his prolific recording pace, he came to depend heavily on covers, whether of reggae classics or contemporary American R&B material. He continued into the new millennium as a tremendously active presence on the reggae scene.

Title: Are You Ready?

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae

Title: Hot Number

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae, Dancehall

Title: Frankie Paul

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae

Title: Heartbeat - Single

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae

Title: Blessed Be

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae

Title: I Like - Single

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae

Title: Slow Down

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae, Dancehall

Title: Loverman - Single

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae

Title: Remember the Time

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae

Title: Ruba Dub Style

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae

Title: Should I

Artist: Frankie Paul

Genre: Reggae, Dancehall

Collections

Title: Mi Love Mi Reggae

Genre: Reggae

Title: Double Up, Vol. 1

Genre: Reggae

Title: Reggae Gospel

Genre: Reggae

Title: Jah Is Worthy

Genre: Reggae

Title: Godfather

Genre: Reggae

Title: Direct Pepper 1.0

Genre: Reggae

Title: Reggae Gangsters

Genre: Reggae

Title: Pure Lovers Rock

Genre: Reggae

Title: Conscious Ragga

Genre: Reggae

Title: Sampler 8

Genre: Reggae

Title: Lover's Mood

Genre: Reggae

Title: Wonderland Riddim

Genre: Reggae

Title: Reggae, Vol. 6

Genre: Reggae, Dub

Title: Jammin' Jamaica

Genre: Reggae

Featuring albums

Title: Billion Riddim

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Reggae

Title: Tongues of Fire

Artist: Watchman

Genre: Gospel, Reggae

Title: Live Up

Artist: Meddy Ranks

Genre: Reggae

Title: Kingston Confidential

Artist: Ganglords

Genre: Reggae

Title: Burnin up

Artist: Ganglords

Genre: Reggae

Title: Turn Me On

Artist: Fragga Ranks

Genre: World Music

Title: The Stinger

Artist: Various

Genre: Reggae, World Music, Latin

Title: The Stinger

Artist: (Various)

Genre: Reggae, World Music, Latin

Title: Reggae Sun Ska

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Reggae

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