★★★★★
Freddie McGregor is one of reggae's great veterans. A recording artist since he was seven years old (when he started at Coxson Dodd's famed Studio One), he has poured his smooth vocals over almost every style of Jamaican music since. Coming into his own during the later roots period, McGregor hit his commercial (and arguably artistic) height singing in the romantic lover's rock style during the early 80?s...
- www.afropop.org
2013-04-02
★★★★★
In the 1950s, Jamaica's love of American music saw musicians blending US R&B; and boogie to create their own easy skanking dancehall rhythms. A decade on and soul had replaced R&B; in the affections of many Carribean hearts, a whole generation of singers, musicians and MCs drawing inspiration from the emotionally intense sounds of Curtis Mayfield, James Brown, Bill Withers and the like...
- uk.launch.yahoo.com
2010-02-19
★★★★★
A sophisticated set, presumably self-produced (the album includes fulsome credits but omits production), encompassing a rich mix of themes and styles. Unfortunately, Forever My Love kicks off with a fabulous recut of the singer's roots classic "Rastaman Camp," and all else pales before it, and although it may seem prudent to start off strong, in this case it would have been wiser to save the best for last...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
R&B; has long been a major influence on reggae (just as it influenced ska and, before that, mento). In the early 1980s, different reggae artists were being influenced by different types of R&B; -- some were getting into slick, keyboard-driven urban contemporary sounds, while others maintained their devotion to 1960s and 1970s soul...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Although Freddie McGregor began recording for Studio One in the '60s, first as a member of the Clarendonians and subsequently as a solo artist throughout the next decade, producer Coxsone Dodd didn't get around to giving the singer a full-length until 1980. But it was well worth the wait, for Bobby Bobylon was a classic...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Always in good voice, here with unexceptional material.
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
This lush set is the kind of album that provides months and years of pleasure, rich and satisfying, and at 15 strong songs, one that listeners will return to again and again over time. Filled with luxurious numbers and shimmering moods and atmospheres, Signature is a stellar record, one of Freddie McGregor's best. It holds together spectacularly as a set, quite a trick considering the myriad production teams and multitude of backing musicians involved...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
★★★★★
Freddie McGregor officially introduced himself to American reggae fans with this 1983 album, the start of a fruitful relationship with the RAS label. It's a charming set, and while not quite up to the standard of masterpiece Big Ship, which arrived the previous year, it was certainly enjoyable...
- music.aol.com
2008-08-28
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