Mikey Spice

Mikey Spice
Mikey Spice performing at Oracabessa Festival 2024
Background information
Born	Michael Theophilus Johnson (1965-07-21) 21 July 1965 (age 60) Kingston, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae,Roots Reggae, Lovers Rock, R&B, Dubplate
Instrument	Vocals

Michael Theophilus Johnson (born 21 July 1965), better known as Mikey Spice, is a Jamaican reggae singer. Mikey Spice has released conscious roots reggae, lovers rock, R&B and Dubplate with a number of artists and producers, amongst them Tony Rebel, Firehouse Crew, Marcia Griffiths, Saxon Studio International, Frankie Paul, Peckings Records, Hawkeye Records,Luciano (Jamaican singer), and many more. ^[1]

Biography

Spice sang in his father's church from age seven and learned to play guitar, bass, drums, trumpet, piano, saxophone, flute, and harp as a youngster. ^[2] Spice began a career as a reggae musician in 1985. One of his best-known singles was a cover of Barry White's "Practice What You Preach". ^[3]

Discography

Singles & EPs

• Tony Rebel / Mikey Spice - Who You Are / Acting Like Strangers ((12") Roof International, 1992)
• Apache Scratchie / Mikey Spice - Me No Powder / You Caught Me ((12") Roof International, 1992
• You Make Me ((12") Big Ship, 1993)
• I'll Be There ((12") Juggling Records, 1994
• Mikey Spice & Luciano - Let's Work It Out ((12") Big Ship, 1994)
• Cheat On Me ((7") Black Scorpio, 1994)
• Never Say Goodbye ((12") Big Ship,1994)
• Practice What You Preach (RAS Records, 1995)
• When Your Lonely (Digital-B, 1995)
• Smokey Joe / Mikey Spice - Smokin Hornz ((12", MP) No Smoking Records, Big Ship,1995)
• Born Again (Digital-B, 1995)
• Brotherman ((12") Juggling Records, 1995)
• Twiggy & Mickey Spice - Let's Groove ((7") Digital-B, 1995)
• I Wanna Know ((7") Digital-B, 1995)
• Give It All Up ((7") Big Yard Music Group, 1995)
• Mikey Spice / Marcia Griffiths - If Only You Know (Penthouse Records, 1996)
• Shaggy / Mikey Spice - Shake Your Boody (Big Yard Music Group, 1996)
• Jah Never Fail I ((12") Saxon Records, 1996)
• Mikey Spice Featuring Shaggy / Red Fox / Private P / Big Yard Crew - Shake Your Boody / Wicked Alfred / Woman You Look Good ((12") Greensleeves Records, 1996)
• Frankie Paul / Mikey Spice - One Last Memory ((12") Digital Eclipse, 1996)
• Karen Smith, Mikey Spice, The Taxi Gang - Make It Easy, Easy Yourself ((7") Taxi, 1997)
• Give It Up ((7") Penthouse Records, 1998)
• Yes Mi Friend ("Duppy Conqueror") ((7") Big Ship, 2000)

Albums

• Happiness (Ras Records, 1995)
• Born Again (VP Records, 1996)
• Close the Door (LP on Charm Records, 1996, CD on Jet Star Records 1998) ^[4]
• So Much Things To Say (Jet Star Records, 1996)
• All About You (Ras, 1996)
• Jah Lifted Me (VP, 1997)
• Reggae Max (Jet Star Records, 1997)
• Mikey Spice VS Garnet Silk : Toe 2 Toe (CD on Jet Star Records, 1998)
• Harder Than Before (VP, 2000)
• It's All About Time (Jet Star Records, Firehouse, 2000)
• Love By You (2 LP on Teflon Records, 2003)
• My Way (Charm Records, LP 2003, CD 2007)
• Mikey Spice (Artists Only! 2003)
• Walk A Mile (VP Records, 2008)
• Love By You (CD on Ajang Music Production, 2008)
• I Really Love You (Black Scorpio Records, 2012)
• I Am I Said (Joe Fraser Records, 2014)

Compilations

• Garnett Silk / Mikey Spice - Toe 2 Toe (LP on Charm Records, 1997)
• Spice Rack (Who Dun It Records, 1998)

References

1. "Celebrity Soccer Cultural Fest Adds Reggae Concert" South Florida Caribbean News. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
2. John Bush, Mikey Spice at Allmusic
3. Mikey Spice to Release Two Albums This Year Archived 24 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine . Jamaica Observer , 24 April 2005.
4. "Mikey Spice – Close The Door". Discogs,com. Discogs. Retrieved 21 April 2016.