Jamaican reggae singer
Horace Faith |
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| Birth name | Horace Smith[1] |
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| Born | Jamaica[1] |
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| Died | (2015-03-07)7 March 2015 |
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| Genres | Reggae |
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| Occupation | Singer |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
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| Years active | 1970s |
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| Labels | B&C, Trojan, A&M, DJM |
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Musical artist
Horace Faith (born Horace Smith) was a Jamaican reggae singer. He is best known for his cover of the Checkmates, Ltd. song, "Black Pearl", which reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart in 1970.[1]
Released by Trojan Records (TR 7790),[2] "Black Pearl" spent ten weeks on the UK Singles Chart in the latter half of 1970, peaking at number 13 in October that year.[1] Coincidentally, the original version of the song by Checkmates, Ltd., peaked at number 13 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1969.[3] The track was written by Irwin Levine, Phil Spector and Toni Wine.[4] The B-side of Faith's single was "Help Me Help Myself", which was written by Johnny Arthey and Phil Swern.[2] The single was released in the United States by Bell Records.[5]
"Black Pearl" subsequently appeared on numerous compilation albums.[4]
Faith's later recordings included the self-penned "I Can't Understand It", arranged by Richard Anthony Hewson and produced by Swern.[6]
Faith died on 7 March 2015.[7]
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