Cornell Campbell

Cornell Campbell

"Cornell Campbell - My Destination - Kingston Sounds - 2005

Cornell’s got great music going all the way back to the Ska era, some of his best work is without doubt Bunny Lee. The combination of Bunny’s rough and ready but very popular rhythms -and Cornell’s sweet voice - was a winner time and time again. This set fits into the late rockers era around 78. It was either released or due for release on Third World.And shows Bunny knew just where to place Cornell in the reggae market. This is a great great of reality cultural songs - with a few love songs. Titles included ‘Send Another Joshua’, ‘Politricks’, ‘Fire Mek It Come’ ‘Righteous Man’. While thelove songs include ‘Lets Make Up’. ‘Everyday Is A Holiday’, ‘Have Some Mercy’ Atruly great set. And matches up well with those released by Blood and Fire andMoll Selekta.

Cornell Campbell - Original Blue Recordings - 1970-1979 - Moll Selekta

- CD

Cornell as worked on and off for Bunny Lee since the early seventies,

at any one time

since that time there as always been an album from Cornell, available

- produced of course by Bunny Lee. So far though Cornell as not been

given the sort of release that he fully deserves. This set changes

that. Its an excellent 20 track set pulling together some but not all

of Cornell's best work with Striker Lee. The packing of this set is

superb, its a 4 cover fold out digipak set - the sort of thing Blood

and Fire would do. Really good to see other labels working to the same

standards. Really good sound quality on this as well.

Cornell Campbell with Rhythm & Sound - King In My Empire - Rhythm &

Sound 10"

Yet another great tune from the German Based production team of Rhythm

& Sound. Like Old Scratch they know that the trick to great reggae

production is to allow plenty of space for everything - even noise.

Cornell cannot go wrong on a rhythm like this, his voice is as great

as ever. The song just drifts in and out of the rhythm with ease. It

all sounds very easy but getting reggae to sound this simple isn't

that simple!

Cornell Campbell - I Shall Not Removed 1975-1980 - Blood & Fire - CD.

Cornell's work with Bunny Lee from 1975 right into the early eighties

was and is outstanding. This compilation concentrates on

cultural/reality song from this time - 'The Gorgon Era'. All the

tracks are extended with King Tubby mixes and some even include the DJ

cut to the tune. Plus of course great sleevenotes and artwork to

match. The music at it's very best.

Cornell Campbell - Magic Spell - Studio One

Cornell's made some truly great album in his career, mainly for Bunny

Lee. Yet his very long career started with Coxsone Dodd at Studio One.

So it makes a lot of sense for Dodd to finally release his Cornell

Campbell album. Full of great tunes including 'Queen Of The Minstrels,

'Stars' 'Ten To One'. In fact every tune that as made Cornell famous.

At the moment Cornell is very active again, so this sense makes a lot

of sense. It would be good to hear a new set of music from him on the

Studio One label.

Cornell Campbell - Dance In A Greenwich Farm - Grounation. - 1976.

After many years in the business Cornell Campbell really hit big in

the mid-seventies. His clear cool voice, a vocal style much loved in

the music gained massive popularity with a string of hit singles all

introduced by Bunny Lee. And 'Dance In A Greenwich Farm' was one of

them. Most, but not all are included on this set which is a very good

mixture of reggae standards, and more topical themes like 'Baldheads'

'Gorgons' 'Babylon' set to stirring Soul Syndicate Band rhythms.

Cornell Campbell - Fight Against Corruption - Kingston Sounds.

'Boxing' produced Joe Gibbs was a massive hit for Cornell, and

although he's yet to follow it, it's given him enough confidence to go

on and forward. Here we find him back with Bunny Lee with whom he must

have recorded most of his work. And Cornell's never sounded better, or

written better songs. Likewise Bunny's gives him all the rights sounds

with a bright mix. A incredible line up of musicians provide a certain

quallity giving the feeling that the talent here really worked on this

album.

Cornell Campbell - Follow Instructions - Mobiliser - 1983.

This album comes to you from Tapper Zukie. Like all of Tapper's

productions from this time it's a Dynamic Recording Studio production.

With a line up of musicians that includes Sly And Robbie, Gladdy,

Willie Lindo, Bo-Pee etc and on horns you find Dean Fraser, Nambo and

David Madden. The sound they get as the punch of Channel One and the

precision of Tuff Gong. As far as Cornell's corcerned this set is a

good blend of love songs, such as 'You Can't Be Happy' and 'As Long As

You Love Me' plus really strong reality songs.