Everything I Own (album)

Everything I Own
Studio album by
Ken Boothe
Released1974
Recorded1974
Chalk Farm
(London, United Kingdom)
Federal
(Kingston, Jamaica)
GenreReggae
LabelTrojan
ProducerLloyd Charmers, The Cimarons, Webster Shrowder
Ken Boothe chronology
Black Gold and Green
(1972) 		Everything I Own
(1974) 		Let's Get It On
(1974)
Singles from Everything I Own
  1. "Everything I Own"
    Released: 1974
  2. "Crying Over You"
    Released: 1974

Everything I Own is the seventh studio album by Jamaican recording artist Ken Boothe. It was released in 1974 by Trojan Records. It is not to be confused with the three Ken Boothe compilation albums, Everything I Own (1997), Everything I Own: The Best of Ken Boothe (2003) and Everything I Own: The Definitive Collection (2007).[1]

The most famous track from this album is the title track, "Everything I Own" (originally recorded by American band Bread), which was an international hit and became number one on the UK Singles Chart.[2] "Crying Over You was similarly successful in the UK, reaching #11 on the UK Singles charts in 1974.[3]

"Speak Softly Love" adapts the melody from The Godfather.[citation needed]

Track listing

# Title Songwriters Length
1. Everything I Own David Gates 3:49
2. Evil Girl Ken Boothe, Washington 3:26
3. Crying Over You Lloyd Charmers 3:23
4. Sad and Lonely Ken Boothe 2:48
5. My Heart Is Like An Open Book Ken Boothe 2:48
6. Impossible Dream Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh 2:51
7. Speak Softly Love Nino Rota 2:59
8. My Kid Franklyn Dunn
9. Sandie E. Paul Douglas
10. Come Lay Some Loving On Me Paul Kelly 3:07
11. You Will Reach Your Goal Ken Boothe 3:13
12. Time Passage Carl Levy

Personnel

Source:[4]

  • Ken Boothe – Vocals
  • Johnny Arthey & Tony King – Arrangement (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Franklyn Dunn – Bass (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Lloyd Parks – Bass (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Federal Soul Givers – Brass (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Ken Elliot – Clavinet & Synthesizer (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Maurice Ellis – Drums (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Paul Douglas a.k.a. Paul Williams – Drums (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Sid Bucknor & Vic Keary – Engineer (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Buddy Davidson & George Raymond – Mixing Engineer (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Locksley Gichie – Guitar (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Willie Lindo – Guitar (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Carl Levy – Keyboards (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Lloyd Charmers – Producer, Organ, Piano & Percussion (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • The Cimarons & Webster Shrowder – Producer (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)[5]

References

  1. ^ "Ken Boothe, Discography • United Reggae". Unitedreggae.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ^ "Discography, Catalog of CD's & Records released | Ken Boothe Music | Official Website For Reggae/Rocksteady Artist Ken Boothe, Includes: Bio, Discography, Music Samples, News, Photos' Pics, Pictures, Events, cd, cd's". Ken Boothe Music. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ^ Ken Boothe, Full Official Chart History. officialcharts.com. Web. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2016. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15130/ken-boothe/
  4. ^ Ken Boothe (1974) Everything I Own. Roots Archives. Web. Retrieved 15 October 2016. http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2481 Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Twinkledawood. "Ken Boothe – Everything i Own (1974)". Strictly-vibes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-02-15.