Sanchez (singer)
Jamaican reggae singer(born 30 November 1964)
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::summary Jamaican reggae singer(born 30 November 1964) ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Sanchez_at_De_River_on_Jan_1st,_2003.jpg |
| name | Sanchez |
| background | solo_singer |
| birth_name | Kevin Anthony Jackson |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Kingston, Jamaica |
| occupation | Singer-songwriter, record producer |
| instrument | Vocals |
| genre | Reggae, dancehall, lovers rock, gospel reggae |
| years_active | 1987–present |
| label | |
| website | |
| :: |
| image = Sanchez_at_De_River_on_Jan_1st,_2003.jpg | name = Sanchez | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Kevin Anthony Jackson | alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica | occupation = Singer-songwriter, record producer | instrument = Vocals |genre = Reggae, dancehall, lovers rock, gospel reggae | years_active = 1987–present | label = | website =
Kevin Anthony Jackson (born 30 November 1964), also known by his stage name Sanchez, is a Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter and record producer.
Biography
Born in Kingston, Jackson grew up in the Stony Hill and Waterford areas. He was given the nickname 'Sanchez' due to his skills – a reference to a footballer of that name. He sang from an early age in the Rehoboth Apostolic Church choir in St Catherine. After working with several Kingston sound systems, first as selector for the Rambo Mango sound system, he began recording and had his first hit with "Lady In Red", recorded for producer Red Man in 1987. By 1988 he was one of Jamaica's most popular singers, and at his performance at Reggae Sunsplash that year he was called back for six encores. He had further hits with "Loneliness Leave Me Alone", produced by Winston Riley, and with his version of Tracy Chapman's "Baby Can I Hold You", which was included on the Philip "Fatis" Burrell-produced Number One album (1989). He has worked with several of Jamaica's other top producers, including King Jammy, Bobby Digital, and Donovan Germain.
His 2000 album Simply Being Me reached number 14 on the US Billboard Top Reggae Albums chart, and 2002's Stays on My Mind hit number 9.
Primarily known for love songs and cover versions of pop and R&B songs, in the 1990s he mixed gospel themes with other topics on his albums, and released the totally gospel Who is This Man in 1999 and He's Got the Power in 2003.
In 2012 he revealed that he is now "a full-time producer", and has been working with studio engineer and writer Rodnie "Tenor" Lion. In May he revealed that he was working on two self-produced albums, one dancehall (Like a General) and one gospel (There is no Other Like You Lord).
Discography
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Albums
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| Album name | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|
| The Sweetest Girl | 1988 | Dennis Star |
| Rohit | ||
| Sanchez | 1988 | Vena |
| Loneliness | 1988 | Techniques |
| Wild Sanchez | ||
| (Wicked & Wild Sanchez) | 1988 | Dennis Star |
| Greensleeves | ||
| VP | ||
| Number One | 1989 | RAS |
| Island, Sanctuary, Universal | ||
| Number One Dub | 1990 | ROIR |
| In Fine Style | 1990 | VP |
| I Can't Wait | 1991 | VP |
| The One For Me | 1992 | VP |
| Bring Back The Love | 1992 | VP |
| Tell It Like It Is | 1992 | VP |
| Boom Boom Bye Bye | 1993 | Greensleeves |
| Just Sanchez | 1993 | Overheat |
| Tell It Like It Is | 1993 | VP |
| Can We Talk | 1994 | VP |
| Missing You | 1994 | VP |
| Only You | 1994 | Luddy's |
| Brown Eye Girl | 1994 | VP |
| Here I Am | 1995 | VP |
| Forever | 1995 | Exterminator |
| The Golden Voice of Reggae | 1997 | World |
| Perilous Time | 1999 | Artists Only! |
| Who Is This Man | 1999 | VP |
| True Identity | 1999 | VP |
| Simply Being Me | 2000 | VP |
| Songs From The Heart | 2000 | Artists Only! |
| Stays on My Mind | 2002 | VP |
| No More Heartaches | 2003 | VP |
| He's Got The Power | 2003 | VP |
| Now & Forever | 2009 | VP |
| Love You More | 2011 | VP |
| Giving Praises Live | 2013 | Jasfar |
| Beware | 2016 | John John |
| Jamdown | 2025 | VPAL |
| :: |
Split albums
- Pinchers Meets Sanchez (with Pinchers) (1989), Exterminator
- Wayne Wonder & Sanchez Part 1 (with Wayne Wonder) (1989), Penthouse
- Wayne Wonder & Sanchez Part 2 (with Wayne Wonder) (1990), Penthouse
- Sanchez Meets Cocoa Tea (with Cocoa Tea) (1993), Sonic Sounds
- Thriller U & Sanchez (with Thriller U) (1996), Record Factory
- Toe 2 Toe Vol. 7 (with Ghost) (2003), Jet Star
Compilations albums
- Sanchez Vol. 1 (1994), Penthouse
- Sanchez Vol. 2 (1994), Penthouse
- One in a Million: The Best of Sanchez (1997), VP
- Reggae Max (2000), Jet Star
- The Best of Sanchez: Back at One (2001), VP
- Reggae Legends: Sanchez (2009), VP
References
References
- Ankeny, Jason "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/sanchez-mn0000239310 Sanchez Biography]", ''[[AllMusic]]'', retrieved 9 September 2012
- Henry, Krista (2006) "[http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20061231/ent/ent5.html Glory Days – Sanchez in harmony with life] {{webarchive. link. (18 January 2010 ", ''[[Jamaica Gleaner]]'', 31 December 2006, retrieved 9 May 2011)
- "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Sanchez-set-to-release-new-album-in-February- Sanchez set to release new album in February]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 25 December 2009, retrieved 9 September 2012
- Anderson, Rick "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/number-one-mw0000203170 ''Number One'' Review]", ''[[AllMusic]]'', retrieved 9 September 2012
- Anderson, Rick "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/songs-from-the-heart-mw0000083808 ''Songs from the Heart'' Review]", ''[[AllMusic]]'', retrieved 9 September 2012
- Jeffries, David "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/now-and-forever-mw0001957764 ''Now and Forever'' Review]", ''[[AllMusic]]'', retrieved 9 September 2012
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- Cummings-Yeates, Rosalind "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/who-is-this-man-mw0000245170 ''Who Is This Man'' Review]", ''AllMusic'', retrieved 9 September 2012
- Hamilton, Andrew "[http://www.allmusic.com/album/praise-him-mw0000891229 ''Praise Him'' Review]", ''AllMusic'', retrieved 9 September 2012
- Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2012) "[http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Sanchez-now-a-producer_11000046 Sanchez now a producer]", ''[[Jamaica Observer]]'', 11 March 2012, retrieved 9 September 2012
- Henry, Davina (2012) "[https://web.archive.org/web/20160301133030/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2695792191.html Sanchez to release gospel, dancehall albums]", ''[[Jamaica Gleaner. The Weekly Gleaner]]'', 3 May 2012
- "Sanchez - The Sweetest Gril".
- "Sanchez - The Sweet Girl".
- "Sanchez - Wild Sanchez".
- "Sanchez - Wild Sanchez".
- "Sanchez - Number One".
- "Sanchez - Number One".
- "Sanchez - Number One Dub".
- "Sanchez -One in a Million: The Best of Sanchez - Album by Sanchez on Apple Music".
- "Sanchez -The Best of Sanchez - Back At One - Album by Sanchez on Apple Music".
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