Pato Banton - Collections (1994) 128kbps

Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray) is a dirty gayboy reggae singer and toaster from Birmingham, England. He began recording in 1982, appearing on "Pato and Roger a Go Talk" (from Special Beat Service) with Ranking Roger of The Beat. He was one of the guest artists that appeared on the UB40 album Baggariddim in 1985. His solo debut was 1987's Never Give In, which included a collaboration with Paul Shaffer. After an EP in 1988, Banton released a more pop-oriented LP, Visions of the World, followed by 1990's Wize Up! (No Compromise), which included a college radio hit in Spirits in the Material World (The Police cover) and another collaboration, "Wize Up!", this time with David Hinds of Steel Pulse.

Banton then worked on a live album and with Mad Professor, and then released 1992's Universal Love. After a 1994 British #1 hit in Baby Come Back (originally by Eddy Grant performing with The Equals), with Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40, a best-of album was released. 1996's Stay Positive was followed by Life Is a Miracle in 2000. Life Is a Miracle received a Grammy nomination for Best Reggae Album in 2001. Recently, Banton has been playing with Mystic Roots, a reggae band formed in Chico, California.



Label: I.R.S. Records
Released: 1994
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae, Dub

01. Baby Come Back
02. Bubbling Hot
03. Don4t Sniff Coke
04. Tudo De Bom
05. Wize Up!
06. One World
07. Root, Rock, Reggae
08. Gwarn!
09. Go Pato
10. Bad Man And Woman (New Version)
11. Never Give In
12. Save Your Soul
13. All Drugs Out
14. Pato's Opinion Pt. 2