MY DESTINATION

(LP)
The mighty Falsetto voice of Mr Cornell Campbell is another we believe, unsung hero of the Jamaican music scene. Who in our opinion should have broke through to a wider audience, than his cult status currently provides.
Genre Caribbean | Reggae | Dub
FormatVINYL
Cat. noKSLP004
Label KINGSTON SOUND
Artist CORNELL CAMPBELL
Release Date10/11/2023
CarrierLP
Barcode5036848002505
TRACKLIST 1. HOW DOES IT FEEL 2. EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY 3. MY DESTINATION 4. POLITRICKS 5. YOU LIE, YOU CHEAT 6. FIRE, MEK IT COME 7. IT™S A MIRACLE 8. HAVE SOME MERCY 9. ALL IN THE GAME 10. RIGHTEOUS MAN 11. KEEP MY FIRE BURNING* 12. IF YOU WANT TO CRY 13. GIVE ME STRENGTH 14. LET™S MAKE UP* 15. SEND ANOTHER JOSHUA CD Bonus Tracks INFOThe mighty Falsetto voice of Mr Cornell Campbell is another we believe, unsung hero of the Jamaican music scene. Who in our opinion should have broke through to a wider audience, than his cult status currently provides. We have unearthed straight from the master tapes an album that was due for release around the mid 70™s. A few of these cuts, found their way out on limited 7›s, that were mainly for the domestic Jamaican market. But as a complete body of work, never found a release until now. We hope like us, once you have played the tracks, you will feel that this set of cuts, stands up amongst Cornell™s finest work. Cornell Campbell (born 1948, Jamaica), made his first recordings in the early 1960™s for Coxone Dodd at Studio 1. Tracks like ˜Under the Old Oak Tree™, ˜My Treasure™ and later as a duo with Roy Patton ˜Salvation™ and ˜Sweetest Girl™, were local hits on the Jamaican Sound Systems. A short spell with the Uniques was followed by his roll as lead vocalist with the Eternals, under the monicker of Don Cornell. Their finest moment being the classic ˜Stars / Queen of the Minstrels™ cuts which still stand up today as some of Jamaica™s finest. The 1970™s saw Mr Campbell move on to work with producer Bunny ˜Striker™ Lee, for whom he cut most of his big tunes. He and fellow singer Johnny Clarke, would become Bunny™s 70™s equivalent to his 1960™s stable of singers like Slim Smith, Pat Kelly and Ernest Wilson. They would provide the voice to his many hits of the day. Bunny not being called ˜Striker™ for nothing. Cornell also had a series of hits around his theme as the ˜Gorgon™. The mighty figure unbeatable at the dances in the Greenwich Town district of Kingston. ˜The Gorgon™, ˜The Conquering Gorgon™. ˜Natty Dread in a Greenwich Farm™. These were all firm favourites at the dances in Jamaica. He also worked with other notable producers around this time. Winston ˜Niney™ Holness šI Heart is Clean™, Tappa Zukie ˜Follow Instruction™ and culminating in a massive hit ˜Boxing™ in 1979 for producer Joe Gibbs. But it was his time with Bunny Lee that set the levels for his record output. This unreleased album is from this period in time, when Cornell Campbell never sounded sweeter......