Ernie Smith

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You Won't See Me 00:00 Tools
Pitta Patta 00:00 Tools
Bend Down Low 00:00 Tools
Duppy Gunman 00:00 Tools
Bend Down 00:00 Tools
Life Is Just For Living 00:00 Tools
All For Jesus 00:00 Tools
You Wont See Me 00:00 Tools
Duppy Gun Man 00:00 Tools
One Dream 00:00 Tools
I'd Love You to Want Me 00:00 Tools
Duppy Gun-Man 00:00 Tools
I Can't Take It 00:00 Tools
Lonely 00:00 Tools
Key Card 00:00 Tools
Jamdung 50 00:00 Tools
Ride On Sammy 00:00 Tools
Nice Time 00:00 Tools
sammy 00:00 Tools
Sunday Morning Coming Down 00:00 Tools
Thapelo Yaka (My Prayer) 00:00 Tools
Play De Music 00:00 Tools
Hail The Man 00:00 Tools
You Poured Sugar On Me 00:00 Tools
We De People/ The Power And The Glory 00:00 Tools
Love Song 00:00 Tools
Sunday Morning 00:00 Tools
I Love You To Want Me 00:00 Tools
Get Down on It 00:00 Tools
You Won´t See Me 00:00 Tools
Footprints On The Ceiling 00:00 Tools
An African Lullaby 00:00 Tools
Child of the Light 00:00 Tools
Ten Years Free 00:00 Tools
Rebel Music 00:00 Tools
I've Got To Go Back Home 00:00 Tools
Come Dance 00:00 Tools
We "Di" People 00:00 Tools
Crazy 00:00 Tools
Girl (Tell Me What To Do) 00:00 Tools
Tell Me Why 00:00 Tools
Mary Kate 00:00 Tools
To Behold Jah 00:00 Tools
By Your Side 00:00 Tools
Love Don't Hurt Me Again 00:00 Tools
Yesterday 00:00 Tools
Kansas City 00:00 Tools
Let The Good Times Roll 00:00 Tools
Pitta, Patta 00:00 Tools
Bad Woman 00:00 Tools
Thapelo Yaka 00:00 Tools
Girl 00:00 Tools
Medley 00:00 Tools
Any Kind of Love 00:00 Tools
Rock Around the Clock 00:00 Tools
If Only You Were Here 00:00 Tools
Pitti Patta 00:00 Tools
Elsaida 00:00 Tools
For the Good Times 00:00 Tools
Time 00:00 Tools
Come Back Liza 00:00 Tools
Don't Down Me Now 00:00 Tools
Stay Awhile With Me 00:00 Tools
Don't Worry Mama 00:00 Tools
Love Has Brought Me 00:00 Tools
Invitation 00:00 Tools
Kwazulu - My Hometown 00:00 Tools
Singer Man 00:00 Tools
Dance 00:00 Tools
Wentworth 00:00 Tools
I Cant Take It 00:00 Tools
As Long as You Love Me 00:00 Tools
That's The Kind Of People We Are - Feat. Pluto Shervington 00:00 Tools
Ghetto Monday 00:00 Tools
Long Time Gal 00:00 Tools
Sandile 00:00 Tools
Your Smile 00:00 Tools
I'm On Your Side 00:00 Tools
Everything About You 00:00 Tools
Do You Remember? 00:00 Tools
I Believe 00:00 Tools
Top Rankin Skankin 00:00 Tools
Pitta. Patta 00:00 Tools
Katelyn 00:00 Tools
And As We Fight One Another/ Fe De Power And The Glory 00:00 Tools
Killing Me Softly 00:00 Tools
Girl [Tell Me What To Do] 00:00 Tools
Sister 00:00 Tools
Chi Chi Bud Oh 00:00 Tools
God Is Standing By 00:00 Tools
Guava Jelly 00:00 Tools
King of Africa 00:00 Tools
No One Can Do 00:00 Tools
Day Oh 00:00 Tools
Sammy Dead 00:00 Tools
Put Your Hand in the Hand 00:00 Tools
Crazy (Intro) 00:00 Tools
Duppy Gun Man Version 00:00 Tools
Kwa Zulu - My Hometown 00:00 Tools
There's Only You 00:00 Tools
Mr. Music 00:00 Tools
New York, You're Going Crazy 00:00 Tools
Losing You 00:00 Tools
Sunday Mornin' Going Up 00:00 Tools
Judy Drownded 00:00 Tools
You Are a Lion 00:00 Tools
Evening Time 00:00 Tools
Hill an Gully 00:00 Tools
What if I 00:00 Tools
Freedom 00:00 Tools
Who I Am 00:00 Tools
We De People / The Power And The Glory 00:00 Tools
Always Love You 00:00 Tools
Rookumbine 00:00 Tools
A1 - Rock Around The Clock 00:00 Tools
One Man Sane Man 00:00 Tools
Break Away 00:00 Tools
Crazy - Intro 00:00 Tools
Let the Good Time Roll 00:00 Tools
Dont Let Me Down 00:00 Tools
Take Your Time 00:00 Tools
You Don't See Me 00:00 Tools
One Man the Same Man 00:00 Tools
Didn't Know We Were Poor (Acapella) (feat. Word) 00:00 Tools
Lovely Things 00:00 Tools
Man Peabba 00:00 Tools
WE THANK THEE 00:00 Tools
Let The Children Play 00:00 Tools
I Don't Wanna Cry 00:00 Tools
I Am I Said 00:00 Tools
Slide Mongoose 00:00 Tools
Take It Easy 00:00 Tools
Adjectives 00:00 Tools
Wash Wash 00:00 Tools
Beautiful Woman 00:00 Tools
A3 - See You Later Alligator 00:00 Tools
Somebody Here 00:00 Tools
Oh But If I 00:00 Tools
Hero's Song 00:00 Tools
Country Mile 00:00 Tools
And As We Fight One Another/Fe De Power and the Glory 00:00 Tools
Baba Nelson 00:00 Tools
Let You Go 00:00 Tools
Hill and Gully 00:00 Tools
Duppy or Gunman 00:00 Tools
I'm Dying For You 00:00 Tools
09 - You Won't See Me 00:00 Tools
Deadly Night in Kingston 00:00 Tools
De Riba Ben Come Dung 00:00 Tools
Jamdown 50 00:00 Tools
B3 - Nice Time 00:00 Tools
Me Caafee 00:00 Tools
In a Little While 00:00 Tools
Odette's Song 00:00 Tools
See You Later Alligator 00:00 Tools
We Do People / The Power And The Glory 00:00 Tools
Heal Jamaica 00:00 Tools
Duppy Gun-Man Version 00:00 Tools
B5 - Take It Easy 00:00 Tools
Ten Years Free (Feat. Kirk Whalum) 00:00 Tools
Your Word 00:00 Tools
key card version 00:00 Tools
Desiderata 00:00 Tools
Like Everything Around Me 00:00 Tools
Alone Again 00:00 Tools
WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE 00:00 Tools
Jam Dung We Deh 00:00 Tools
Woman a Hebby Load 00:00 Tools
Wenworth 00:00 Tools
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Ernie Smith (born Glenroy Anthony Michael Archangelo Smith, c.1948, Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae singer, with a deep baritone voice, who had his greatest success in the late 1960s and 1970s. Smith was born in Kingston and raised in St. Ann. He initially (unsuccessfully) sought a career as a radio announcer, but then approached Federal Studios looking for work as a songwriter, ending up recording his songs himself. Recording initially in an easy listening style, Smith's first chart success came in the late 1960s with "Bend Down", which was followed by Jamaican number one hits in "Ride On Sammy," "One Dream," and "Pitta Patta", all produced by Richard Khouri at Federal, the latter based on Lee "Scratch" Perry's "Musical Transplant" rhythm, which was voted the best song of the year in Swing magazine. In 1972, he won the Yamaha Music Festival in Japan with "Life Is Just For Living", a song originally written for a Red Stripe commercial. In 1973, he was honoured by the Jamaican government with The Badge Of Honour For Meritorious Service In The Field Of Music. An album, Life Is Just For Living followed in 1974 on Trojan Records. "Pitta Patta" was followed by further Jamaican hits with "Duppy or Gunman" and "Key Card". Smith also had success with covers of popular songs such as "Help Me Make It Through The Night" and "Everything I Own", and as a songwriter had success at the Festival Song Contest in 1974 with Tinga Stewart's "Play De Music". Smith's "Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Stand It)" topped the UK Singles Chart in 1975 when recorded by Johnny Nash. In 1976 his "The Power and the Glory" was seen by some as a criticism of Prime Minister Michael Manley's policies, and led to threats on his life, prompting him to relocate with his family to Toronto, Canada, where he recorded the albums To Behold Jah and Skareggae. In the late 1970s, Smith largely appealed to older audiences and released Gospel-influenced records such as 1978's I'll Sing For Jesus album. In 1981, Smith moved to Miami to be closer to his wife and children, later moving to Fort Lauderdale, but was beset by financial difficulties and cocaine and alcohol problems. Smith found help in the form of Bob Marley's mother, Cedella Booker, who he collaborated with as a songwriter, and in 1987, film director Perry Henzell asked Smith to write songs for his Marcus Garvey musical. Smith returned to Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Gilbert, and began recording and performing again, initially with a new band, The New Agenda. In 1996, he released the Dancehall Ernie Cleans It Up album, featuring new recordings of some of his best known songs. In 2008, Smith returned with Country Mile, an album that was preceded by the singles "That's The Kinda People We Are" (a duet with Pluto Shervington) and "Give Her a Lion" (featuring Ron Muschette). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.