B.B. Seaton
B.B Seaton (born Harris Lloyd Seaton in Kingston, Jamaica, on 3 September 1… Read Full Bio ↴B.B Seaton (born Harris Lloyd Seaton in Kingston, Jamaica, on 3 September 1944; died in London on 4 March 2024), also known as "Bibby", was a Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, and record producer remembered as a member of The Gaylads, The Astronauts, Conscious Minds, and The Messengers (along with Ken Boothe, Lloyd Charmers and Busty Brown), and for his long solo career dating from 1960.
Seaton started singing and writing songs from his high school days, and grew up listening to groups like The Platters, The Drifters, The Temptations and The Four Tops to name but a few. He had his first big hit in Jamaica when teaming up with Delano Stewart and Maurice Roberts to form The Gaylads. They recorded the hit single “Lady with the red Dress” on Clement Dodd’s Studio One label in 1967. A series of hits like “You Should Never Do That”, “No Good Girl”, “Chipmunk Ska”, “Stop Making Love Beside Me”, “Love Me With All Your Heart”, “Red Rose”, “You’ll Never Leave Him”, “Africa” followed including two albums “Soul Beat” and “Gaylads Sing Folks”. At Whirl Records the band recorded tracks such as “Joy In The Morning”, and “She Want It”, Tip Top Records, “Hard To Confess”. “Over The Rainbows End”, “I Need Your Loving”, “ABC Rocksteady”, Beverley’s Records, “My Jamaican Girl”, “There’s A Fire”, “Soul Sister”, “Fire & Rain”, “We Three Kings”.
After ten years of working with companies in Jamaica like Studio One, Tip Top Records, Beverley’s Records and Treasure Isle Records as either A & R, Producer, Writer, Musician and Backing Vocalist, Seaton. decided to go solo.
In 1972 he recorded his first solo single “Accept My Apology” which was an instant hit and there was no turning back from then on. His version of Bill Withers “Lean On Me”, Persuaders, “Thin Line Between Love & Hate”, “Rainbow Love”, “One Thing Leads To Another”, “God Bless Our Love”, “Can’t Hide The Feeling”, “Sweet Caroline”, “All The Best”, “Miss My Schooldays” and “My Jamaican Girl” “Everyday People”, “Born Free”, were also hits.
He recorded more than fifteen albums, including “Dancing Shoe” (Virgin), “Thin Line Between Love & Hate” (Trojan), “Colour Is Not The Answer” (Jama), “I’m Aware Of Love”, “B.B Seaton Sings The Gaylads”, “ Wish Me Luck”, “Just One Moment”, “B.B Seaton Greatest Hits”, “In Control”, on his own (Soul Beat Label), “Everyday People” (Creole), “Pleasure And Pain” (Studio One), “Reggae Country Classics”, “Rootically Yours”, “Reggae Land” and his latest “Unbeaten”.
Seaton continued to perform into the 2010s as a member of The Gaylads.
Seaton started singing and writing songs from his high school days, and grew up listening to groups like The Platters, The Drifters, The Temptations and The Four Tops to name but a few. He had his first big hit in Jamaica when teaming up with Delano Stewart and Maurice Roberts to form The Gaylads. They recorded the hit single “Lady with the red Dress” on Clement Dodd’s Studio One label in 1967. A series of hits like “You Should Never Do That”, “No Good Girl”, “Chipmunk Ska”, “Stop Making Love Beside Me”, “Love Me With All Your Heart”, “Red Rose”, “You’ll Never Leave Him”, “Africa” followed including two albums “Soul Beat” and “Gaylads Sing Folks”. At Whirl Records the band recorded tracks such as “Joy In The Morning”, and “She Want It”, Tip Top Records, “Hard To Confess”. “Over The Rainbows End”, “I Need Your Loving”, “ABC Rocksteady”, Beverley’s Records, “My Jamaican Girl”, “There’s A Fire”, “Soul Sister”, “Fire & Rain”, “We Three Kings”.
After ten years of working with companies in Jamaica like Studio One, Tip Top Records, Beverley’s Records and Treasure Isle Records as either A & R, Producer, Writer, Musician and Backing Vocalist, Seaton. decided to go solo.
In 1972 he recorded his first solo single “Accept My Apology” which was an instant hit and there was no turning back from then on. His version of Bill Withers “Lean On Me”, Persuaders, “Thin Line Between Love & Hate”, “Rainbow Love”, “One Thing Leads To Another”, “God Bless Our Love”, “Can’t Hide The Feeling”, “Sweet Caroline”, “All The Best”, “Miss My Schooldays” and “My Jamaican Girl” “Everyday People”, “Born Free”, were also hits.
He recorded more than fifteen albums, including “Dancing Shoe” (Virgin), “Thin Line Between Love & Hate” (Trojan), “Colour Is Not The Answer” (Jama), “I’m Aware Of Love”, “B.B Seaton Sings The Gaylads”, “ Wish Me Luck”, “Just One Moment”, “B.B Seaton Greatest Hits”, “In Control”, on his own (Soul Beat Label), “Everyday People” (Creole), “Pleasure And Pain” (Studio One), “Reggae Country Classics”, “Rootically Yours”, “Reggae Land” and his latest “Unbeaten”.
Seaton continued to perform into the 2010s as a member of The Gaylads.
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B.B. Seaton Lyrics
Accept My Apology Accept My Apology 1. I know that I must have hurt…
After All This Time 若すぎた感情 自分勝手も 抑えきれずに 深い海のような 長い沈黙そんな事も まるで抜け出せないスパイラル キミの声が好き…
Are We Loosing Na-nana Na-nananana Na-nananana Na-a Na-nana Na-nananana Na-…
Born Free Born Free 1. Born free as free as the wind blows As…
Brothers Stand Up Get up. Stand up. Wake up Get up get up Get up…
Can't Hide The Feeling Are you the one that I knew? Are you the one…
Colour Is Not The Answer Colour Is Not The Answer Chorus People are just people No m…
Dubbing in the rain Walking in the Rain So bad, so sad since you're gone,…
Earth People EARTH PEOPLE Written by H. L Seaton Published by Metronome M…
Eleanor Rigby Ah look at all the lonely people Ah look at all…
Everybody Loves A Winner I heard about it raining on a Georgia night Never…
Everything Is Beautiful Yeah The trill OG in this bitch Yo, Grafh I don't know if…
Freedom Fighters Freedom Fighters Now everybody heard the story yeah, yeah, …
Gimmie Little Love Some people die for hate Some die for love Some die because …
God Bless Our Love God Bless Our Love Talk.. God bless our love, even in the…
Hard To Confess Hard to Confess 1. It's hard to confess, to a love…
Have You Ever Seen the Rain Someone told me long ago There's a calm before the storm I…
Have'nt I The Right I've got a right to love my baby She treats me…
Help Me Make It Through the Night Met the girl that I want to get to know…
Hold on My screen time is gonna increase Without your pretty self ne…
Hold On To Your Culture Yeah Hold your horses Your making me nauseous I need horses …
How can I exist "How Can I Feel" How can I tell you what I'm…
I Believe It's the same old song that I always sing each…
I Feel Lost Hey, you're the greatest thing in my life, baby Oh, without…
I Want Justice I want everything I see I wanna go in every mall…
I'll Be Your Shelter I got your letter from the postman just the other…
I'm a Changed Man I'm the one you want Better if you don't Girl I'm hard…
I'm Aware Of Love I'm Aware I'm so conscious, I'm aware I'm so conscious, I'm …
I'm So Glad I said I’m so Minneapolis I swear the niggas in my…
I'm Trying My head flowing with all these bad thoughts Can't Even…
Im A Changed Man I'm the one you want Better if you don't Girl I'm hard…
In the Summertime I'm just an island boy, I'm from the 242 I rep…
Jah Jah Jah is my driver (All day all night) Always on time…
Just A Little More Time Just A Little More Time 1. Here's to you, here's to…
Life Is No Easy Game LIFE IS NO EASY GAME Chorus Life, oh life is no easy…
Mama's Advice Mama's Advice 1. Working on the hillside, I couldn't make no…
Miss My Schooldays Miss My Schooldays 1. I left school a long, long time…
Money In My Pocket All I wanted was some money in my pocket What's a…
My Jamaican Girl My Jamaican Girl 1. I've travelled all over the world Made …
My People Hold On This one's for all my people This one's for all my…
Need You Now 나를 사랑하는 너는 뭐가 되냐고 그럼 널 사랑하는 나는 뭐가 되냐고 너는…
No Eleanor Rigby Ah look at all the lonely people Ah look at all…
No more tribalism No more eatin' for them now, No more eatin' for them…
one little dub Got a sweet little angel people (thank you) I love the…
Only You Call on me Anytime you lonley All of me I'll give you yours,…
Power 너희는 귀를 막고 입을 막고 니 배 채우기 바빠 다 뺏어가는 role 데칼코마니처럼…
Proud as I Am I'll be that Lyrical narrator, social commentator Socially…
Put Your Hand in the Hand A hand in your pocket, a pistol to the neck We…
Rainbow Love Rainbow Love Cho- Let the love come shining Bright, bright a…
Riot In Soweto Riot in the 80's…
Say You Love Me モヤモヤしてるのがイヤなら フトンを噛んで考えて なんかあいつに 期待過剰なんじゃないの 人の心はどうしても 何か足りな…
Somebody to Love Somebody To Love I'm so lonely, so lonely, I need somebody,…
Someday I Will Be Free SOMEDAY I WILL BE FREE Chorus: Ah dey oh dey ah dey…
Stop Making Love Stop making excuses Won't you stop me Why don't you just do…
The Morning Sun Bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom bom Bom bom…
Thin Line Between Love & Hate "The sweetest woman in the world Could be the meanest woman…
Thin Line Between Love and Hate It's a thin line between love and hate It's a…
Thinking About You Girl you know There ain’t nothing i won’t do Just to be…
Where Did It Start As time moves on And we all know If the life we…
Who's That Lady You know, I can’t remember what we were talking about…
Why Don't You Write Me So why don't you just break me down tonight Thinking for…
Words Every day I feel it getting worse 더 이상은 anymore 싸우고 싶지…
You Can't Get Away Accept My Apology 1. I know that I must have hurt…
You've Got a Friend Ooooooooo Yeah baby When your down and troubled And you n…