Althea & Donna
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Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae vocal duo, consisting of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. They are best known for their 1977 single "Uptown Top Ranking", which was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978.[1]
Career
The Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid – then 17 and 18 years old respectively – caused a chart surprise when their reggae song "Uptown Top Ranking" became a no. 1 hit in the UK singles chart in February 1978.[2][3] They released the album of the same name in 1978, backed by The Revolutionaries, on the Virgin Records subsidiary Front Line, The album was produced by Karl Pitterson.[4] The duo recorded several more singles with little success.[5] In 2001, Caroline Records reissued the album, Uptown Top Ranking.[6]
Discography
Albums
- Uptown Top Ranking (1978), Virgin/Front Line[4]
Singles
- "Uptown Top Ranking" (1977), Lightning/Joe Gibbs/Warners (1978), Virgin[3]
- "Love One Another" (1978), Lightning/Joe Gibbs/Warners
- "Puppy Dog Song" (1978), Front Line
- "Going to Negril" (1978), Front Line
- "Top Rankin" (1995), Ice Town Music
See also
- List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart
- List of reggae musicians
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
- List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
- Caribbean music in the United Kingdom
References
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- ↑ a b Greene, Jo-Ann. Template:Trim/uptown-top-ranking-mw0000010984 Uptown Top Ranking at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
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- ↑ Prato, Greg. Template:Trim/mn0000168113/biography Althea & Donna Biography at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 July 2014.