Barrington Ainsworth Levy (born 30 April 1964) is a Jamaican reggae and dan… Read Full Bio ↴Barrington Ainsworth Levy (born 30 April 1964) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, as a youngster, Barrington Levy formed the Mighty Multitude with his cousin Everton Dacres. They started off playing the sound systems and cut their first single, “My Black Girl,” in 1977. All of 14, Levy broke out his own the next year and recorded his debut solo single, A Long Time Since We Don’t Have No Love.” It didn’t have much of an impact, however the teen’s appearances in the dancehalls were eagerly awaited events. It was at one of these that Levy met former singer turned producer Junjo Lawes and Mew York-based producer Hyman “Jah Life” Wright. The pair took the youth into King Tubby’s studio, accompanied by the Roots Radics, and recorded a clutch of cuts. The first fruits of this union were “Ah Yah We Deh,” quickly followed by “Looking My Love”, and “ Wedding Ring Aside.” Success was immediate, but it was the mighty “Collie Weed” that really cemented the teen’s hold of dancehall.
“Shine Eye Girl”, was a smash follow up, and the young Levy was now in great demand. A stream of singles followed “Jumpy Girl”, a lovely version of Horace Andy’s “Skylarking”, “Reggae Music”, Levy joined forces with producer Alvin Ranglin for another sting of hits—“Never Tear My Love Apart,” “Jah”, “You Made Me So Happy,” and “When You’re Young and in Love.”Levy’s rich vocals were made for duets, both with other vocalists and DJ’s , and it wasn’t long before the young star was also recording collaborative singles. Toyan was a great foil on “Call You on the Phone””, he paired with Jah Thomas on “Moonlight Lover” and “Sister Debby”, and joined forces with Trinity for “Lose Respect” and a follow-up, “I Need a Girl” in 1980. That same year, Levy made a sensational appearance at Reggae Sunsplash, then returned in 1981. During these early years, the singer seemingly spent all of his time between the recording studios and the dancehalls. Amidst the deluge of singles, four albums arrived as well between 1979 and 1980. First up was Bounty Hunter, which boosted three smash singles—“Reggae Music”, “Shine Eye Girl”, and “Looking My Love” –and a clutch of other tracks that were just about as good. In Britain, the Burning Sounds label released Shine Eye Gal, also a hits heavy package which included the title track-track, “Collie Weed”, and “Ah Yah We Deh.” It was swiftly followed by the mighty Englishman, an absolutely fabulous record which was overseen by the unbeatable studio grouping of Junjo Lawes and two of King Tubby’s protégés—Scientist and Prince Jammy. A veteran of the clubs, he brought the spontaneity of the DJ to his records while returning vocals back to the sound system scene which had been purely the realm of the Djs. Utilizing old roots rhythms revitalized by the Radics, and giving the songs a hard, but danceable edge, Lawes and Levy together helped establish a whole new dancehall sound.
1980’s Robin Hood merely affirmed that everyone in Jamaica already knew: That Levy was now the biggest star on t he island, with a talent that was unbeatable. Or more accurately, he was king of the singers, because ruling beside him was DJ Yellowman, another Lawes’ discovery, that was brought to him by Barrington Levy. Robin Hood was as big as its predecessor and was beginning to have an impact in Britain as well, where both it and Englishman had been released by the Greensleeves label. Not surprisingly, both albums heavy rhythms would provide the building blocks for the Scientist V Prince Jammy dub clash album. Unfortunately, Levy’s very popularity was now beginning to have some serious drawbacks. Even before stardom arrived, the singer had noticed with delight fans tapping his sets at the dancehalls, and these tapes were coming back to haunt him. Suddenly, the shelves were buckling under the weight of the bootlegged albums, featuring not just older pirated live material, but also unreleased outtakes and recycled older singles. In response, Levy didn’t release a new album for two years, but in the meantime, new singles more then made up for it. From 1980 came such hits as the haunting Lawes-produced “Mary Long Tongue” producer Linval Thompson’s “Too Poor,” and a string if hits cut with Karl Pitterson, including “ I Have a Problem” and “Even Tide Fire a Disaster”. And as the decade progressed, the flood hits continued. “I’m Not in Love”, “You Have It”, “Tomorrow Is Another Day”, “Robberman”, “BlackRose” “My Women”, and “Money Move” were just a small number of the hits released between 1981 and 1983, with the latter song the biggest smash of the batch. Levy even tried his hand at self-production, recording such excellent songs as “In the Dark” and “Love of Jah.” Amongst there were fabulous singles recorded for Joe Gibbs, “My Women” included. The Reggae Vibes album would bundle up Levy’s best with the producer, s well a number of cuts from fellow dancehall singer Sammy Dread.
1983 finally saw the release of Levy album “Money Move”. The latter was excellently overseen by George Phang and boasted a stupendous group of rhythms that Sly & Robbie had specifically made for the producer. In the U.K, the burning sounds label also released Hunter Man, a greatest-hits collection. But the hits were still coming on strong; in 1984 none were bigger then Levy and Jah Screw produced “Under Mi Sensi.” The pair would also record a new album that year, Here I come, whose title-track would the top 50 in the U.K The album itself took Britain by storm and ensured that Levy walked away with the best Vocalist Award at Britain’s Reggae Awards. It was also these songs that secured his spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, as the first reggae artist to hold both 1st and 2nd place slots in the charts. The same year, the singer also joined forces with another young singer who was tearing up the dance floors, Frankie Paul, for the intriguing sound clash set Barrington Levy meets Frankie Paul. 1985 brought Prison Oval Rock (the Volcano Jamaican label release, and not to be confused with the RAS label’s U.S. compilation of the same title), which found the singer joining forces with Lawes again, for another roots-fired set equal to its predecessors. It had been six years since Levy burst onto the scene with all the force of a nuclear weapon. Now in his early twenties, the singer’s output significantly began to slow. He did return to Reggae Sunsplash in 1987 and would remain a top attraction at the festival until 1985. He also released “Love the Life you Live” in 1988, a rather patchy effort compared to previous releases. It was to be his last new album until 1991.But Levy wasn’t a spent force yet. Before the 80’s were over, he scored tow more hits with “My Time” and “Too Experience”, both under the aegis of producer Jah Screw, and both covers of songs written by Bob Andy (ex-Paragons and also of Bob & Marcia fame).
Signing with MCA in t he U.S., Levy attempted to cross over into the North American market with 1983’s Barrington. Produced by Lee Jaffe, the Album featured a re-recorded “Under Mi Sensi”, and boasted strong songs as “Murderer” and “Vice Versa Love” and “Be Strong”, a major hit in the Caribbean and South America. However, the relationship with MCA was not a happy one and Levy quickly departed. Meanwhile, back in Britain, the singer was chalking up another hit with “Work”. In 1994, Levy was joined by Beenie man on the singles “Two Sounds” and “Murderer”. Both soon reappeared as fiery jungles remixes, with “Sensi”, in particular, mashing up the dance floors.
Under Jack Scorpio’s direction, the singer next paired with Mega Banton for “She’s Mine”. Jah Screw took these collaborations to the next logical step, and recorded an entire album and recorded and entire album of shared songs, Duets (this is its American title and it was released in the U.s. by RAS, and in the U.K., Levy’s relationship with Greensleeves continued, where the album there was titled Barrington Levy’s DJ Counteraction). From this set, “Living Dangerously” with Bounty Killer rocketed up the Jamaican charts and set pace at clubs around the world . Time Capsule came hot on its heels in 1996, a short album (a mere eight tracks plus five dubs), which more than made up for lack of quantity with quality.Over the next two years, his circle of friends was obviously growing, and 1998’s re-make of “Murderer” featured such diverse artists as rap master Snoop Doggy Dogg and Southern California punk-reggae heroes Long Beach Dub All-Stars. In 2003, his debut album Bounty Hunter was reordered and reissued as Moonlight Lover on the Burning Bush label. Two years later, the Sanctuary label collected his recordings with Henry Lawes and Alvin Ranglin for “Love Your Brother man: The Early Tear”. Numerous compilations have continued to appear featuring much of the singer’s greatest work.He was also featured in 2000 on rapper on Shyne’s debut album “Bad Boyz”, with two singles “Bad Boyz” which was number 1 on the hip-hop charts, and “Bonnie and Shynz.
Barrington Levy continues to tour extensively, selling out shows all over the world. He is currently working in an album which will be titled “Its About Time” and he has said it will be his last. This album will feature artist like Damion Marley, Buji Banton, Beres Hammond, Heavy D and a lot more surprises. He expresses love and appreciation to all his fans across the world, and looks forward to seeing you in future events.
Levy's son Krishane is also a musician, and is signed to Atlantic Records.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica, as a youngster, Barrington Levy formed the Mighty Multitude with his cousin Everton Dacres. They started off playing the sound systems and cut their first single, “My Black Girl,” in 1977. All of 14, Levy broke out his own the next year and recorded his debut solo single, A Long Time Since We Don’t Have No Love.” It didn’t have much of an impact, however the teen’s appearances in the dancehalls were eagerly awaited events. It was at one of these that Levy met former singer turned producer Junjo Lawes and Mew York-based producer Hyman “Jah Life” Wright. The pair took the youth into King Tubby’s studio, accompanied by the Roots Radics, and recorded a clutch of cuts. The first fruits of this union were “Ah Yah We Deh,” quickly followed by “Looking My Love”, and “ Wedding Ring Aside.” Success was immediate, but it was the mighty “Collie Weed” that really cemented the teen’s hold of dancehall.
“Shine Eye Girl”, was a smash follow up, and the young Levy was now in great demand. A stream of singles followed “Jumpy Girl”, a lovely version of Horace Andy’s “Skylarking”, “Reggae Music”, Levy joined forces with producer Alvin Ranglin for another sting of hits—“Never Tear My Love Apart,” “Jah”, “You Made Me So Happy,” and “When You’re Young and in Love.”Levy’s rich vocals were made for duets, both with other vocalists and DJ’s , and it wasn’t long before the young star was also recording collaborative singles. Toyan was a great foil on “Call You on the Phone””, he paired with Jah Thomas on “Moonlight Lover” and “Sister Debby”, and joined forces with Trinity for “Lose Respect” and a follow-up, “I Need a Girl” in 1980. That same year, Levy made a sensational appearance at Reggae Sunsplash, then returned in 1981. During these early years, the singer seemingly spent all of his time between the recording studios and the dancehalls. Amidst the deluge of singles, four albums arrived as well between 1979 and 1980. First up was Bounty Hunter, which boosted three smash singles—“Reggae Music”, “Shine Eye Girl”, and “Looking My Love” –and a clutch of other tracks that were just about as good. In Britain, the Burning Sounds label released Shine Eye Gal, also a hits heavy package which included the title track-track, “Collie Weed”, and “Ah Yah We Deh.” It was swiftly followed by the mighty Englishman, an absolutely fabulous record which was overseen by the unbeatable studio grouping of Junjo Lawes and two of King Tubby’s protégés—Scientist and Prince Jammy. A veteran of the clubs, he brought the spontaneity of the DJ to his records while returning vocals back to the sound system scene which had been purely the realm of the Djs. Utilizing old roots rhythms revitalized by the Radics, and giving the songs a hard, but danceable edge, Lawes and Levy together helped establish a whole new dancehall sound.
1980’s Robin Hood merely affirmed that everyone in Jamaica already knew: That Levy was now the biggest star on t he island, with a talent that was unbeatable. Or more accurately, he was king of the singers, because ruling beside him was DJ Yellowman, another Lawes’ discovery, that was brought to him by Barrington Levy. Robin Hood was as big as its predecessor and was beginning to have an impact in Britain as well, where both it and Englishman had been released by the Greensleeves label. Not surprisingly, both albums heavy rhythms would provide the building blocks for the Scientist V Prince Jammy dub clash album. Unfortunately, Levy’s very popularity was now beginning to have some serious drawbacks. Even before stardom arrived, the singer had noticed with delight fans tapping his sets at the dancehalls, and these tapes were coming back to haunt him. Suddenly, the shelves were buckling under the weight of the bootlegged albums, featuring not just older pirated live material, but also unreleased outtakes and recycled older singles. In response, Levy didn’t release a new album for two years, but in the meantime, new singles more then made up for it. From 1980 came such hits as the haunting Lawes-produced “Mary Long Tongue” producer Linval Thompson’s “Too Poor,” and a string if hits cut with Karl Pitterson, including “ I Have a Problem” and “Even Tide Fire a Disaster”. And as the decade progressed, the flood hits continued. “I’m Not in Love”, “You Have It”, “Tomorrow Is Another Day”, “Robberman”, “BlackRose” “My Women”, and “Money Move” were just a small number of the hits released between 1981 and 1983, with the latter song the biggest smash of the batch. Levy even tried his hand at self-production, recording such excellent songs as “In the Dark” and “Love of Jah.” Amongst there were fabulous singles recorded for Joe Gibbs, “My Women” included. The Reggae Vibes album would bundle up Levy’s best with the producer, s well a number of cuts from fellow dancehall singer Sammy Dread.
1983 finally saw the release of Levy album “Money Move”. The latter was excellently overseen by George Phang and boasted a stupendous group of rhythms that Sly & Robbie had specifically made for the producer. In the U.K, the burning sounds label also released Hunter Man, a greatest-hits collection. But the hits were still coming on strong; in 1984 none were bigger then Levy and Jah Screw produced “Under Mi Sensi.” The pair would also record a new album that year, Here I come, whose title-track would the top 50 in the U.K The album itself took Britain by storm and ensured that Levy walked away with the best Vocalist Award at Britain’s Reggae Awards. It was also these songs that secured his spot in the Guinness Book of World Records, as the first reggae artist to hold both 1st and 2nd place slots in the charts. The same year, the singer also joined forces with another young singer who was tearing up the dance floors, Frankie Paul, for the intriguing sound clash set Barrington Levy meets Frankie Paul. 1985 brought Prison Oval Rock (the Volcano Jamaican label release, and not to be confused with the RAS label’s U.S. compilation of the same title), which found the singer joining forces with Lawes again, for another roots-fired set equal to its predecessors. It had been six years since Levy burst onto the scene with all the force of a nuclear weapon. Now in his early twenties, the singer’s output significantly began to slow. He did return to Reggae Sunsplash in 1987 and would remain a top attraction at the festival until 1985. He also released “Love the Life you Live” in 1988, a rather patchy effort compared to previous releases. It was to be his last new album until 1991.But Levy wasn’t a spent force yet. Before the 80’s were over, he scored tow more hits with “My Time” and “Too Experience”, both under the aegis of producer Jah Screw, and both covers of songs written by Bob Andy (ex-Paragons and also of Bob & Marcia fame).
Signing with MCA in t he U.S., Levy attempted to cross over into the North American market with 1983’s Barrington. Produced by Lee Jaffe, the Album featured a re-recorded “Under Mi Sensi”, and boasted strong songs as “Murderer” and “Vice Versa Love” and “Be Strong”, a major hit in the Caribbean and South America. However, the relationship with MCA was not a happy one and Levy quickly departed. Meanwhile, back in Britain, the singer was chalking up another hit with “Work”. In 1994, Levy was joined by Beenie man on the singles “Two Sounds” and “Murderer”. Both soon reappeared as fiery jungles remixes, with “Sensi”, in particular, mashing up the dance floors.
Under Jack Scorpio’s direction, the singer next paired with Mega Banton for “She’s Mine”. Jah Screw took these collaborations to the next logical step, and recorded an entire album and recorded and entire album of shared songs, Duets (this is its American title and it was released in the U.s. by RAS, and in the U.K., Levy’s relationship with Greensleeves continued, where the album there was titled Barrington Levy’s DJ Counteraction). From this set, “Living Dangerously” with Bounty Killer rocketed up the Jamaican charts and set pace at clubs around the world . Time Capsule came hot on its heels in 1996, a short album (a mere eight tracks plus five dubs), which more than made up for lack of quantity with quality.Over the next two years, his circle of friends was obviously growing, and 1998’s re-make of “Murderer” featured such diverse artists as rap master Snoop Doggy Dogg and Southern California punk-reggae heroes Long Beach Dub All-Stars. In 2003, his debut album Bounty Hunter was reordered and reissued as Moonlight Lover on the Burning Bush label. Two years later, the Sanctuary label collected his recordings with Henry Lawes and Alvin Ranglin for “Love Your Brother man: The Early Tear”. Numerous compilations have continued to appear featuring much of the singer’s greatest work.He was also featured in 2000 on rapper on Shyne’s debut album “Bad Boyz”, with two singles “Bad Boyz” which was number 1 on the hip-hop charts, and “Bonnie and Shynz.
Barrington Levy continues to tour extensively, selling out shows all over the world. He is currently working in an album which will be titled “Its About Time” and he has said it will be his last. This album will feature artist like Damion Marley, Buji Banton, Beres Hammond, Heavy D and a lot more surprises. He expresses love and appreciation to all his fans across the world, and looks forward to seeing you in future events.
Levy's son Krishane is also a musician, and is signed to Atlantic Records.
Bounty Hunter
Barrington Levy Lyrics
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Adam West he was a hero to some and a villain to others and…
Aries Tally up holidays, you can't change But that don't phase me…
ENDY YDEN They saw me bleeding on the snow Chased like a fox…
FAKE TYPE 大暴れぶっかましたホンキートンク後にして 包囲網ミキサーにかけて今日もご馳走 ポークチョップ フィッシュスティック サワ…
FAKE TYPE. 大暴れぶっかましたホンキートンク後にして 包囲網ミキサーにかけて今日もご馳走 ポークチョップ フィッシュスティック サワ…
Lynyrd Skynyrd & Molly Hatchet My horse is kicking dust up off the trail I'm just…
Mike Cross Good evening to you mister The bounty hunter said You don't …
Molly Hatchet My horse is kicking dust up off the trail I'm just…
New Riders Of The Purple Sage Fuentes-Gauthier-Valentino Buckles of silver Stars made …
The Men They Couldn't Hang I stand as a witness to a jury and judge And…
Thor Daggers across the sunset As my fury rides A trail of forgot…
Tommy Tallarico Dona eis requiem, dona eis requiem Lacrymosa dies illa resur…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Barrington Levy:
Bad Boy (Shyne) Now tell me who want to fuck with us?…
Be Strong Oh, na, na, na I've tried my best, never to stop…
Better Than Gold I don't know where they go Where they go Where are the…
Black Heart Man Dreadlocks man Black Heart man Long time ago, when my ey…
Black rose In my garden Black, black roses in my garden To keep and…
Captivity Burn, the fire spreads, I can't control it fully. Die, I…
Collie Weed Hou-wooOOoo hououwehehe, hehehe-heheoh, WooOOoo weheheweheho…
Come On the intercom, Rosie tell me to come 'Cause she didn't…
Don't Fuss nor Fight You better what you say What you say You ben what you…
Don't Run Away Yeah, yeah, yeah Her beauty's crazy. I watch her from the c…
Don't Throw It All Away Here we go Breaking up what we have built Leaving out all…
Englishman Chumbawamba Miscellaneous The Englishman Abroad Mad dogs …
Fulfillment Why so many wrongs have been going on It's my desire,…
Girls I Like Girl i love your style! girl, girl... Girl i love your…
Gonna Tell Your Girlfriend Girlfriend Heavyweight Jidenna Tells How "Classic Man" App…
Good Loving Ah Woy Yo Gimme good loving, Uh Gimme good loving all…
Here I Come On the intercom, Rosie tell me to come 'Cause she didn't…
Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway) On the intercom Rosie tell me to come Said She didn't…
Here She Comes On the intercom, Rosie tell me to come 'Cause she didn't…
Hypocrites Whoaaaa I can see so many hypocritism Everyone are talking …
If You Give To Me If you give to me a ruby with diamond If you give…
Live In The Ghetto Ghetto, ghetto, ghetto, ghetto soldat Celle-là c'est pour me…
Living Dangerously Lawd a mercy Lawd a mercy Lawd a mercy (Oooh who) Man a…
Mandela free Woah yoee yoee yoeoh woah Mandela Mandela Mandela you're fr…
Many Changes In Life There are many changes in life Changes in every little thing…
Mini Bus On the telephone she hear my voice Tell me to pick…
Minibus Woah! On the telephone she hear my voice Tell me to pick…
Moonlight Lover You, You, You, You moonlight lover You, I know you were…
Murderer [Barrington Levy:] Unoheal, Unoheal (Rock a bet) Murderer [R…
Murderer (dance Hall mix) (feat. Rakim) (Barrington Levy:) Unoheal, Unoheal (Rock a b…
My Bible Whoyy My bible Only it alone can carry me truth My bible On…
My Time My resistance is getting weaker I cant stand the pressure I …
Oh Jah Can't You See? Jah jah take me away from this oh jah cant…
On The Telephone Mini Bus (On The Telephone) Barrington Levy On the telephon…
One 4 Me Ohho, ohho, ohho, ohho etc [Guru] Big up to all the Jamaica…
one and one On the intercom, Rosie tell me to come 'Cause she didn't…
Poor Man Style I open my business place To make living for my wife…
Prison Oval Dub Ooh, yeah Ooh, yeah What a cool an' deadly Some call it Spa…
Re Murder Unoheal Unoheal (Rock a bet) Murderer Murderer Murder…
Righteous Dub Yeah Wicked Bassy, I'm tellin' ya man The only love that's…
Robber Man The time is so hard The time is so hard The time…
Robberman The time is so hard The time is so hard The time…
Romantic Whoooy Whooyy Whooyy Ayyy, Whoyy My bible Only it alone can…
Run Come Dub Jabbie jabbie dohh bay zeen Shudlee boop deee woodlee diddl…
Saw Red Haahhh... Hahhhh... Hahhhh... Everyday I love her just a lit…
Sensimilla Here I come One smoke from Jah Jah Treats I bring For you,…
She Oh, loo, love, love Everyday I love her just a little…
She Is the Best Girl I meet you ′round the gate last night But still baby…
She's Mine Oh, loo, love, love Everyday I love her just a little…
Shine Eye Gal A shine eye girl, a shine eye girl A shine eye…
Shine Eye Girl Shine Eye Gal Barrington Levy feat. Jah Thomas a shine eye…
Skylarking Skylarking, skylarking That's what youth do today Skylarking…
Teach the Youth Went away to a far far land Spend some time in…
Teach The Youths Went away to a far far land, spent some time…
The Vibes Is Right In the dancehall, it's so tight But we have a happy…
Tomorrow Is Another Day Tomorrow is another day a day we like two miles…
Too Experience I can't wait 'til I get you on the floor,…
Too Experienced She doesn't want me around She's got something to hide I thi…
Trying To Rule My Life Ella era tan fina (ella era tan fina) De lejos se…
Under Me Sensi Ah, from mi stand up inna volcano sound Den mi bun…
Under Sixteen Wooooo, yeah The best dressed girl in my scene The best dres…
Vice Versa Love Big riddim (exclusive) You know it's Vybz Kartel Up 2 Di Tim…
While Your Gone Oh, na, na, na I tried my best, never to stop…
Whom Shall I Be Afraid of Ah lord is my light and my salvation, who shall…
Why Can't I Touch You If you let me make love to you Then why can't…
Work Yeah I wake up every day feeling the same way Wake up…
You´ve Made So Very Happy I lost at love before, Got mad and closed the door. But…
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@DanielSantos-nl6xh
Esse cara continua permanente ....carreira intensa até o dia de hoje.
Parabéns barrington levy..vc tem talento!!!!!
@NagChampa72
Holy moly! My dad has this record. If I remember correctly, on the back it says 'De Bounty bwoy head lick off' or something like that. Great tune! Respect due!
@TheShaveButler
Hear the bass line...Smokey and thick as molasses!! This is a gem, as Bob's "No Woman..." "I Shot...", Tosh's "Bush Doc'´" or Burning Spear "Man in the Hills". This song will never pass...As B.Spear has said..."Jah Nuh Dead" Mon' ...Peace!!
@Edwah007
I own this on vinyl and it IS one of my prized possessions so many "current" artist owe the veteran singers, but I think they cant touch them! Just my thoughts
@Finn11233
agreed
@mrtap3w0rm
Love this song
@Akirasaki542
Essa é uma pedrada !!!
@zedek49
Nice post.... I haven't heard the original in quite some time. Bless up bredren.
@dawnempress5014
Yes powerful chune yes feel it 🔈🔈🎶💯🔈blasting threw mi airwaves
@tawandajengwa1101
a great great tune from disa bredren levy, i love it so much that i can play it all night long