Singers & Players

Singers & Players

Singers & Players were a reggae collective made up of vocalists and musicians associated with Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound Records. They recorded five albums between 1981 and 1988. Including artists such as Bim Sherman, Style Scott, Don Campbell (musician), Roots Radics, Roydel Johnson, better known as Congo Ashanti Roy from the band The Congos and Ras Michael's Sons of Negus, George Oban, who had previously played with Burning Spear and Aswad, Errol Flabba Holt, Headley Bennett, Jah Woosh, Keith Levene, Steely of Steely & Clevie, Prince Far I and Mikey Dread they were regarded as a dub music supergroup. There was never any fixed line up to the group, and many different artists featured on each track and each album. The artwork and sleeve-designs were usually provided by noted photographer, Kishi Yamamoto. The band's third album, Staggering Heights, received a four-star rating from Record Collector.

Discography (5)

Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Revenge Of The Underdog Singers & Players Revenge Of The Underdog SITU 4 LP Situation 2 1982 1982
War Of Words Singers & Players Featuring Bim Sherman War Of Words ON-U LP 5 LP On-U Sound 1982 1982
Staggering Heights Singers & Players Staggering Heights ON-U LP 23 LP On-U Sound 1983 1983
Leaps And Bounds Singers & Players Leaps And Bounds CDBRED 58 CD Cherry Red 1984 1991
Golden Greats Vol 1 Singers & Players Golden Greats Vol 1 ON-U CD 4 CD On-U Sound 1980-83 1989

Credits & Appearances (2)

Musicians
Backing Band 2
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
War Of Words Singers & Players Featuring Bim Sherman War Of Words ON-U LP 5 LP On-U Sound 1982 1982
Leaps And Bounds Singers & Players Leaps And Bounds CDBRED 58 CD Cherry Red 1984 1991

Also Appears On (3)

5 albums
2 credits
3 labels
1982 - 1991