Brian and Tony Gold are a Jamaican
reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...
duo from
Portmore,
Saint Catherine.
[Johnson, Richard (2018)]
Introducing Anu Brian Gold
, ''Jamaica Gleaner
''The Gleaner'' is an English-language, morning daily newspaper founded by two brothers, Jacob and Joshua de Cordova on 13 September 1834 in Kingston, Jamaica.
It is the oldest continuously published newspaper in the Western Hemisphere. Original ...
'', 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018
History
Contrary to many beliefs, Brian and Tony Gold are not actually brothers. Born Brian Derek Thompson in Birmingham, England and Patrick Anthony Morrison in
Manchester
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, Jamaica, the duo participated in The Tastee Talent Competition held in Kingston, Jamaica in 1986. With Brian winning twice in October and again in December, while Tony placed second in the December edition. They were noted for having close and subtle harmonies, thus inviting them to join forces as a duo.
In 1987, they had their first taste of fame with the song "Ebony Eyes" on the Red Rock Label. This was quickly followed by "What's Your Name" and "Bullseye" both for King Jammy's Records and "Sweet Baby" on Bobby Digital's imprint. These songs along with the success of single "Can You" which dealt with South Africa's apartheid.
Their song "
Compliments on Your Kiss" released by Pow Wow Records under the name
Red Dragon with Brian and Tony Gold, peaked at no. 2 on the
UK Singles Chart and on the Billboard Charts in 1994. In 2002, Big Yard Music Group and producer Christopher Birch released "
Hey Sexy Lady" with
Shaggy
Shaggy may refer to:
People
*Shaggy (musician) (born 1968), Jamaican American reggae rapper and singer
*Shaggy 2 Dope, half of the hip hop, horrorcore band Insane Clown Posse
*Shaggy Flores (born 1973), Nuyorican poet, writer and African diaspora ...
featuring Brian and Tony Gold, this song peaked at no. 3 on the Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders Charts. As of August 2014, it was the 110th best selling single of the 21st century in France with 287,000 units sold.
Albums
*''Green Light'' (1991)
*''Frontline'' (1991)
*''Action'' (1991)
*''Can You'' (1992)
*''Bullseye'' (1995)
*''Compliments on Your Kiss'' (1994)
References
External links
Jamaica-gleaner.com
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Jamaican musical duos
Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica
Jamaican reggae musical groups
VP Records artists