Ken Boothe - Black, Gold & Green

180-gram vinyl

Limited edition of 500 numbered copies on orange vinyl

Black, Gold & Green was the first of three albums that Jamaican soul genius Ken Boothe would record together with producer Lloyd Charmers to take his Memphis-via-Kingston aesthetic to the next level. Some of the best soul singing of his career can be heard here on numbers such as "Out of Love," "Missing You," and the gritty ballad "Second Chance."

His singing as being in the same kind of soul groove as the late and great Otis Redding. Ken's tradition, though, is based in the powerful religious messages reflected in the native Jamaican religion. Black, Gold & Green includes some serious social-political material, and these heavy tones permeate every note of this album. It also includes his great cover version of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine."

Side A

1. Out Of Love

2. Missing You

3. Look What You Have Done To Me

4. Ain't No Sunshine

5. Hallelujah

6. Train/I Don't Want To See You Cry

Side B

1. Thinking

2. Second Chance

3. Have I Sinned

4. Black Gold & Green

5. Suzie

6. You're Feeling And Mine

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