Sanchez

Sanchez – Loneliness – Techniques – 1988

If you were looking for nickname for Sanchez it would surely be Mr.Adapted ! For 7 out of the 10 tracks on his 'Loneliness' LP produced by Winston Riley have that credit printed beside them. Lyrics are like colours to this man, to be mixed or arranged anyway he likes. Recorded at Channel One with Steely & Clevie plus Sly & Robbie, they tend to be slower and fuller than a lot of current rhythms. Then it's down to Sanchez to give us a bit of this, that and the other, if you know what I mean.

Sanchez – Wild Sanchez – Greensleeves – 1989

Dance Hall tradition is such that just to cover a song is not enough – it must be adopted/adapted (depending on how you feel about things) The current master of adaptation must be Sanchez as every song on this exciting album – a 9 track – set, belongs to someone else. Yet such is the high quality of Sanchez's voice and the goodness of Dennis & June Hayles production that you quickly forget about that and you just enjoy the album, which is always the mark of a very talented singer.

Sanchez – Number One – Mango – 1989

Sanchez worked with Fatis early on, so somewhere along the line it made sense for him to record an album for him. And this was the first. Sanchez is once again in good form vocally. Lyrically he's picked out a couple of Tracy Chapman songs in 'Baby Can I Hold You' and 'Behind The Wall'. I've yet to hear a bad reggae version of one of her songs, and Sanchez thankfully maintains that tradition. 'Mexican Divorce' is another cover done very well. Rhythms come from the Firehouse Crew, here called the Firehouse Station.