Everything I Own

Ken Boothe | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 1973
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sanctuary Trojan Us
• ASIN: B00005Q39F
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,011,842 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered edition of this classic Reggae album. Arguably the finest Jamaican Soul singer of his generation, Ken Boothe burst onto the international stage when his sublime rendering of Bread's melancholic `Everything I Own' topped the UK charts in the autumn of 1974. Soon after, the native-born Kingstonian returned to the national listings with the captivating `Crying Over You', which made #11 later that year. To coincide with the release of the latter, Trojan released the album, Everything I Own; a supremely soulful collection that featured his two international hits alongside a number of sublimely produced songs, cut in both Jamaica and the UK. Spectrum. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great best of, September 17, 2000

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Sean M. Kelly (Portland, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything I Own (Audio CD)

Yay!!

This is a great collection of Boothe's hits, spanning his WHOLE career, rather than focusing on just his 60's material alone.

Boothe had 2 great periods in his career, the mid 60's, where he was a dominant soul voice that beautifully fit in with rocksteady beats, and again in the early to mid 70's, after he hooked up with great pianist and vocalist Lloyd Chambers.

The listener can not go wrong with all 26 tracks that make up this collection- all are strong examples of Boothe's fiery, impassioned, soul stylings that made him a hit (which he still is) with audiences all over Jamaica.

With early gems like "Artibella," "Can't See You, " and "Lady With the Starlight" mixed in with powerful 70's staples "Freedom Street," "Why Baby Why," and "Everything I Own," this best of Boothe collection is just that- the BEST.

A superb addition to any rocksteady collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Ken Boothe, April 21, 2003

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J. Gosselin "jabsco" (New Haven, Connecticut USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything I Own (Audio CD)

This is a fantastic collection of Ken Boothe's greatest rocksteady tracks. Although most of his ska and reggae work appear on other albums and compilations, this is the one CD that best captures his soulful rocksteady vocals.
Highlights include "Say You", "Old Fashion Way", "Atibella", and of course "Everything I Own".
If you're a new Ken Boothe fan this is one of his best albums period. Collectors and purists will also like this CD for the excellent remixes of these classic songs.
I've actually bought this album more than once because (contrary to popular belief) CDs do wear out. It's that good.