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Jamaican ska, rocksteady and disco 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]
- 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)
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance[2] | UK[4][3] | ||
| 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. |
- ^ "Nice and Slow - Jesse Green - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Jesse Green Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b "JESSE GREEN - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 235. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- Jesse Green discography at Discogs
