Pam Hall

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Pam Hall
BornLondon, England
Genres Reggae, R&B, jazz
Years active1975–present
Labels VP
Website pamhallmusic.com

Pam Hall is a Jamaican reggae singer whose career began in the 1970s.

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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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pam Hall Biography", Allmusic. Retrieved 7 July 2014
  2. ↑ Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2014) "Hall back on the dancefloor", Jamaica Observer , 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014
  3. 1 2 3 4 Oumano, Elena (1997) "V.P. Records' Hall Bends Voice to Reggae Groove", Billboard , 12 April 1997, p. 9. Retrieved 7 July 2014
  4. ↑ "Pam Hall", Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 July 2014
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