Enos McLeod

Enos McLeod

Also known as: Enos McLoud

Enos McLeod (born 1946) is a Jamaican reggae singer and music producer whose career dates to the mid-1960s.

Biography
McLeod was born in 1946 in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica, and before his career in music he trained as a cabinet-maker and a boxer. His debut release was "Mackie", which was produced by Sid Bucknor, who at the time was the resident engineer at Studio One. Under Bucknor's tutelage, McLeod learned the basics of record production, soon having success with late 1960s releases such as "Young Love" by Lloyd Clarke. His production work included recordings with some of Jamaica's top singers, including Gregory Isaacs, Ken Boothe, and The Gaylads. McLeod also produced the first recording by Michael Williams credited to Prince Far I, previous recordings being issued under the name King Cry Cry, with the new stage name given to Williams by McLeod. McLeod also produced Augustus Pablo's 1975 album Thriller. McLeod continued to work as a singer, having hits in Jamaica with singles such as "Tel Aviv", "Hi-Jacking", and "If You Love Jah", and the combination hits "Jestering" (with Shorty the President) and "Jericho" (with The Mighty Diamonds). In the mid-1970s, McLeod's boxing skills saw him employed by Joe Gibbs as a bouncer at the latter's recording studio on Retirement Crescent, also working on recording sessions with resident engineer Errol Thompson, with McLeod vocal sides from this era including "Money Worries", and his biggest hit, "By the Look", a version of the Dennis Brown hit, "Cheater". He also recorded several singles under the name Preacher including "Black Moses", "Psalms of David" and "Rhythm Bible". McLeod continued recording sporadically, and became based in Europe from the 1990s.

Discography (7)

Credits & Appearances (9)

Production
Arranger 1
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Baalgad Dennis Brown & Enos McLeod Baalgad LP Goodies 1986 1986
Producer 7
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Thriller Augustus Pablo Thriller STLP 1002 LP Echo 1975 1975
The Genius Of Enos Enos McLeod The Genius Of Enos PSCD 08 CD Pressure Sounds 197X 1996
Goodies Best Enos McLeod Goodies Best CEND 2003 CD Century 197X
Reggae Mix-Tures Enos McLeod & Friends Reggae Mix-Tures PRCD 609 CD President 197X 2003
Enos In Dub Enos McLeod Enos In Dub CEND 2004 CD Century 197X-8X 1995
Culture In Culture Culture Culture In Culture GGP 0034 LP LP Music Track 1986 1986
Baalgad Dennis Brown & Enos McLeod Baalgad LP Goodies 1986 1986
Musicians
Vocals 1
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Telaviv Enos McLeod & Friends Telaviv LP Orbit 197X 1981

Also Appears On (12)

7 albums
9 credits
8 labels
1975 - 2003