MR. PEACEFUL

Jackie Edwards voice can be heard on 100™s of Ska, R&B. Soul and Rocksteady records, in fact all the incarnations that evolved from Reggae. He was at the birth of Island Records and his distinctive soulful voice has rightly given him the moniker of the Original Cool Ruler. Jackie Edwards (b. Wilfred Edwards 1938, Jamaica) was a renowned singer from the early days and by 1959 had presented future Island Records owner Chris Blackwell with two outstanding tunes. The first a sentimental ballad šYour eyes are Dreaming› and a Latin beat tune šTell me Darling›. His song writing skills were much in so demand and his popularity of such importance that when Chris Blackwell went to London in1962 to set up his record company he took his top Balladeer Jackie with him. This would pay dividends when a UK group Blackwell had signed called The Spencer Davis Group went on to release two of Jackie™s compositions šKeep on Running› and šSomebody Help Me›, which topped the British charts in 1966. Hope you enjoy the set. Tracklisting Track 1 WHO TOLD YOU SO Track 2 I™M IN THE MOOD Track 3 PEACEFULMAN Track 4 WAD-ADA Track 5 I AM STILL WAITING Track 6 JOHNNY YOURE A GUN MAN Track 7 KEEP ON RUNNING Track 8 GET UP Track 9 ALI-BABA Track 10 MEAN GIRL Track 11 JULIE ON MY MIND Track 12 SO JAH SAY Track 13 ITS ALL IN THE GAME Track 14 SAD NEWS* Track 15 DO I LOVE YOU* Track 16 CARRY ON HENRY* Track 17 BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP* Track 18 ANYMORE* *CD BONUS TRACK