Jesse Green
Jesse Green (born Locksley Alphonso Green, 5 July 1948) is a Jamaican ska and disco musician. 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. 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.
Jesse Green
Jamaican reggae and disco musician.
- Born
- 1948 · Saint James Parish.
- Nationality
- Jamaica
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter · musician · singer
In this article
Studio albums
• 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)
Singles
• Year — Title — Peak chart positions • US Dance — UK • 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.
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Saint James Parish.
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Institutional database
- MusicBrainz artist record for Jesse Green
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3808120: Jesse Green
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- 1.AllMusic. Nice and Slow - Jesse Green - Songs, Reviews, Credits.
- 2.Jesse Green Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography. Music VF.
- 3.Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. 235. 2006. 1-904994-10-5.
- 4.Official Charts Company. JESSE GREEN - full Official Chart History.
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