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{{For|the African-American girl group|The Chantels}}
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| genre = Reggae
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| past_members = Samuel Bramwell<br/>Tommy Thomas<br/>Lloyd Forrester
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'''The Chantells''' were a [[Jamaica]]n [[reggae]] group from the latter half of the 1970s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Steffens |first=Roger |date=December 1986 |title=World Beat - News and Notes |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FL-rqqrDxb8C&pg=PA18 |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]] |volume=2 |issue=9 |pages=18 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

Samuel Bramwell, Tommy Thomas and Lloyd Forrester started to [[sound recording and reproduction|record]] as a vocal [[harmony]] [[Trio (music)|trio]] in 1975, for the [[record producer|producers]] [[Duke Reid]] and [[Clive Hunt]].

Their collaboration with [[Roy Francis (musician)|Roy Francis]] on his [[record label]], Phase One, was the strongest part of their short career. The success of such singles such as "True Born African" or "Children of Jah", and their sole [[album]], ''Waiting in the Park'' (featuring Jah Berry and [[U Brown]]) in 1978, made them one of the most promising soulful bands of this [[rockers reggae]] period. The Chantells were usually backed on their records by [[The Revolutionaries]] or by [[ Lloyd Parks]] and his band Skin, Flesh and Bones, with [[ King Tubby]] and [[Scientist]] engineering and producing. Toaster [[ U Brown]] also featured on their release, ''Children of Jah.''

The single ''How Can I Get Over'', released by [[Sonia Pottinger]] on her High Note label, was a major success. The record had also been released earlier with attribution to [[ Duke Reid]], appearing on his renowned ''Treasure Isle'' label. By 1974, Sonia Pottinger had bought Duke Reid's studio and the rights to the releases on his label. The track was later released on a [[Heartbeat Records]] compilation entitled ''The Reggae Train : More Great Hits from the High Note Label''. The group disbanded in 1979.

Vocalist Sam Bramwell made a number of powerful solo recordings for producer and label owner, [[ Donovan Germain]]. One of Germain label's most well-known records on the sound system circuit in UK, especially on [[Jah Shaka]] sound, was Sam Bramwell's ''It aggo Dread Inna Babylon'', which Bramwell recorded with [[The Revolutionaries]]. ''Effort in Yourself'' and ''Ruling Time'' have also proved to be a firm favourite from that time to the present time with the roots sound systems worldwide. Bramwell was killed in 1985 during a failed attempted robbery in Kingston.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |last=Steffens |first=Roger |date=December 1986 |title=World Beat - Pato Banton and Tippa Irie Inna Deejay Style |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FL-rqqrDxb8C&pg=PA18 |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]] |volume=2 |issue=9 |pages=18 |via=Google Books}}</ref>

A number of highly regarded compilations of their work have been released in recent years, solidifying their reputation as [[roots reggae]] and [[Dub music|dub]] artists of innovation, originality and creativity : the most notable is ''The Chantells & Friends – Children of Jah 1977-1979'', released by [[Blood and Fire (record label)| Blood and Fire]] in 1999, with extensive and well-researched sleeve notes from reggae historian, archivist and collector, [[Steve Barrow]]. In 2002 ''Motion Records'' released ''The Sound of Phase One'', also focusing on Chantells rarities. The Chantells also featured on Motion Records ''[[ King Tubby ]] and Friends.''

==See also==
*[[List of reggae musicians]]
*[[Blood and Fire (record label)]]

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