Jamaican reggae singer
Musical artist
Pam Hall is a Jamaican reggae singer whose career began in the 1970s.
Career
Hall recorded as a solo artist from the mid-1970s as well as providing backing vocals for several other artists including Jimmy Cliff, Judy Mowatt, Beres Hammond, Dennis Brown, and Peter Tosh, sometimes along with her sister Audrey.[1] Among her earliest releases were "Creation", a duet with Orville Wood as Pam & Woody, and "You Should Never Do That", a duet with Tinga Stewart.[2][3]
Her 1986 single "Dear Boopsie" topped the reggae charts and reached number 54 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] Her first album, Perfidia, was released in 1987.[3]
She had further hits on the reggae charts in the 1990s with her version of "I Will Always Love You", "Young Hearts Run Free", and "You Are Not Alone".[1] She continued to be in demand for backing vocals, working with Toots Hibbert, and Ziggy Marley in the 1990s.[1] She went on to release a string of solo albums on VP Records.[3]
In the 1990s she filled in for Judy Mowatt in the I Threes, joining the group in the decade that followed.[3]
Discography
- Perfidia (1987), World Enterprise
- Always Love you (1993), VP
- Missing You Baby (1995), VP
- Magic (1996), VP
- Bet You Don't Know (1998), VP
- Time For Love (2001), VP
- R&B Hits Reggae Style (2001), VP
- Songs in the Key of Dancehall (2007), Jet Star
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