 The mass appeal of Nash is summed up very well by Charlie Gillett in the Sound Of The City where he wrote "The combination of his flawless vocal, a catchy pop song and the immaculate rhythm track overcame radio resistance to reggae". "Nash's reggae rhythms supply the pulse, the horns, keyboards and Nash's voice carry his sound far beyond the audience which would just listen to a catchy dance number".All is present on this original LP from Nash in 1975 which spawned the title tracks as a no.1 single in the US and UK in the same year, and included
three songs written for him by his protégé Bob Marley. As well as the Reggae credentials the album also boasts contributions from the musical worlds of jazz, African music, rock, soul from musicians including Herbie Hancock, Hugh Masakela, 'Rabbit' Bundrick, Bobby Womack and co-producer Bunny Sigler. Why Did You Do It / Rock It Baby (Baby We've Got A Date) / I'm Coming Home In The Morning / The Edge Of Love / Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It) / Reggae On Broadway / Mellow Mood / Let's Be Friends / Cream Puff / Say It Ain't True
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The Houston born singers singer, successor to Sam Cooke as a smooth vocalist mixing soul styles, most notably with Reggae. Already a mentor to Bob Marley, and having scored massive international crossover single hits , such as I Can See Clearly Now, Nash opened up yet further and experimented with this his inventive and adventurous1973 album My Merry-Go-Round. 