Jesse Green (born Locksley Alphonso Green, 5 July 1948) is a Jamaican ska and disco musician.

He was born in the parish of St. James, Jamaica. As a young boy, Green attended Denham Town Primary School and became fascinated with music by listening to the sound systems, particularly the one belonging to Count Barrett.

Green was a member of the Pioneers and drummed with Jimmy Cliff in the 1970s, recording singles such as "Locks Lee", before launching a solo career in 1976.[1] He scored an international disco hit with a remix of his "Nice and Slow", and also scored several other minor hits in the US and the UK.[2][3]

Discography

Studio albums

  • Nice and Slow (EMI, 1976)
  • Come with Me (EMI, 1978)
  • 1, 2, 3 Let's Go (Milan, 1981)
  • Monopoly (Milan, 1982)
  • Roundtrip with Jesse Green (Rapport Music, 1991)
  • + Skazzmatic (Slinkaboo, 2009)

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions
US Dance
[2]
UK
[4][3]
1974 "Hurricane Woman" / "Summer Days" ― ―
1975 "Go Away Dream" ― ―
1976 "Nice and Slow" 3 17
"Flip" 17 26
1977 "Come with Me" ― 29
"Will You, Won't You" / "I Have Won You Baby" ― ―
"I Believe In You" ― ―
"You Came, You Saw, You Conquered" ― ―
1978 "Disco Crazy" ― ―
1980 "Do You Like It Like That" ― ―
1981 "1, 2, 3, Let's Go" ― ―
1985 "Gimmi Gimmi Your Loving" ― ―
1986 "Love & Rebound" ― ―
1992 "You Bring Out the Best in Me" ― ―
1995 "Cupid" ― ―
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ "Nice and Slow - Jesse Green - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Jesse Green Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. 1 2 "JESSE GREEN - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 235. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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