EVERTON BLENDER - LIFT UP YOUR HEAD

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EVERTON BLENDER - LIFT UP YOUR HEAD

1. Create a Sound

2. Lift up Your Head

3. Where Do the Children Play? - Everton Blender, Stevens, Cat

4. My Father's Home

5. Gwaan Natty

6. Family Man

7. If You Want to Make It

8. Sun Is Shining - Everton Blender, Marley, Bob

9. Ghetto Youths

10. Westbound Train - Everton Blender, Brown, Dennis [1]

11. Ethiopia Calling

12. Bring Di Kutchie

13. Man Is Unjust

14. Sun Is Shining [Ezy Mix] - Everton Blender, Marley, Bob

Label Heartbeat

Orig Year 1994

Release Date Nov 01, 1994

Producer Richard Bell

Personnel

Danny Thompson

David Madden

Firehouse Crew

J. Moore

D. Lara

Danny Firehouse

Everton Blender - vocals

P. Hall

D. Pinckney - guitar

J. Lara - background vocals

S. Tucker

T. Green - horns

Wrongmove Crosdale

Also: Sly Dunbar, Dean Fraser, Culture Knox

First album by this concious roots singer.

All songs written or co-written by Richard Bell except "Where Do The Children Play" (Cat Stevens), "Sun Is Shining" (Bob Marley) and "Westbound Train" (D. Brown/W. Holness).

Personnel: Everton Blender (vocals); D. Pinckney (guitar); David Madden, T. Green (horns); D. Lara, J. Moore, S. Tucker, P. Hall, J. Lara (background vocals); Wrongmove Crosdale, Mafia & Fluxy, Danny Firehouse, Firehouse Crew, Danny Thompson.

Engineers: Culture Lee (tracks 1, 9); Newton Greenfield, D. Cole, R. Browne (tracks 2-3); Scientist, Jason (track 4); Culture Lee, Jason, Backra (track 5); Backra, Culture Lee, English (track 6); M. Riley, R. Bell (track 7); Newton Greenfield, English, D. Cole (track 8); Culture Lee, Newton Greenfield, R. Brownie (track 10); Culture Lee, David Cole (track 11); Backra, Culture Lee (track 13).

BIO

One of the few Jamaican singers to bridge the gap between roots and dancehall styles of reggae, the man known as Everton "Blender" When reggae fans hear the opening notes of "Lift Up Your Head" Ghetto People Song "" Blend Dem, "etc they immediately recognize these songs as cultural anthems of our time The high number of hits Everton has accrued is most impressive for an artist who has been in business for such a seemingly short time, but like many of Jamaica's biggest musical stars The road to fame was not short or easy one

Everton Williams was born in parish of Clarendon Jamaica but grew up in Kingston 13 on Maxfield Avenue Everton worked as a painter and decorator builder but he realiseraed to the strong chemicals heworked with were not good for his voice or his health in general, with God's help and direction he chose to leave his job to pursue a singing career in 1980 he met Phyllis Thompson (who would later become his wife) and moved back to Clarendon During 1985 Everton and Phyllis' first child, Isha was born

Although Everton had recorded a handful of singles for various producers, he had yet to score with a hit on the island but it was about to change in 1991, he expressed the autobiographical "Create a Sound" song Everton describes experiences in the music business and with Rasta beliefs It was released next year on the Star Trail label, and it was Everton Blender first hit Everton continued to record Star Tjärnväg which had a distribution agreement Med Heartbeat Records, 1994's Lift Up Your Head (HB 169) was Everton's full length debut and featured "Create a Sound" along with hits "Family Man" "Bring di Kutchie" "My father's home" Gwaan Natty "and the title track, which would go on to become one of the biggest anthems of the 1990s

Everton continued to record Star Trail and other labels, scoring hits including "Blend Dem" World Corruption "" Bob Marley "" Piece of the Blender "" The Man "and "Coming Harder" all collected on the 1996 album Piece of the Blender: The Singles (HB 209) By this time, Everton decided to take care of his career ochstarta his own label which he called "Blend Dem Productions, he began to finance most of their own recordings, a move that proved to increasetension between him and many who wanted to control the music production and marketing of the island, but he persevered knew that having control of his career was the right decision and his relationship with the Heartbeat became even stronger during the 1999 Heartbeat out Everton Blender's first album Blend Dem productions Rootsman Credential (HB 227) In addition to missed shots as "Ghetto People Song" "Why do we have to war" and "False Words" was Everton's own productions including "Slick Me Slick" "These Hands" and many more strong statements of Everton faith and will to SINCE successful release of Rootsman Credential Everton has toured the USA Europe and the Caribbean, established himself as one of the best touring teams from Jamaica Live at the White River Reggae Bash (HB 242) captures Everton performtheir most popular material with Blend Dem tape

As the millennium ended Heartbeat released an album of new Blend Dem productions that includes top acts riding Everton Blender produced Rhythms Dance Hall Liberation (HB 246) features Anthony B, Tony Rebel, Louie Culture Richie Spice Everton Blender daughter Isha and Everton was also executive producer on Richie Spice's debut album Universal (HB 103) and plays a role in Spanner Banner new release Real Love (HB 249)

Blender album was released in 2001 Visionary (HB 254) consisted of his trademark conscious commitment over sizzling roots and dancehall own productions with guest appearances by Bennie Man Anthony B, Tony Rebel, and Marcia Griffiths with Everton's strong performance single best album reviewsthroughout the music press in 2001 and 2002 was also marked excellent touring year for Blender, where he headlined several major reggae events

King Man (HB 258) is the latest work of Blend Dem Productions The new album is the latest game in Blender legacy of excellent reggae music to the discerning listener Expect to see Everton Blender somewhere near you as he tours later this year to support the release