In Kingston, he met Henry "Raleigh" Gordon and Nathaniel "Jerry" McCarthy, forming a group whose early recordings were attributed to "The Flames" and, possibly, "The Vikings". Having renamed the group the Maytals, the vocal trio recorded their first album, "Never Grow Old - presenting the Maytals", for producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd at Studio One in 1962-63. With musical backing from Dodd's house band, the legendary Skatalites, the Maytals' close-harmony gospel singing ensured instant success for the 1964 release, overshadowing Dodd's other up-and-coming gospel trio, The Wailers. The original album augmented by studio out-takes from the Studio One sessions was re-released by Heartbeat/Rounder Records in 1997, and is essential listening for Maytals and Skatalites fans.
After staying at Studio One for about two years, the group moved on to do sessions for Prince Buster (released in 1974) before recording their second album produced by Byron Lee in 1965. However, the band's musical career was rudely interrupted in late 1966 when Hibbert was arrested and imprisoned on drugs possession charges.
Following Hibbert's release from jail towards the end of 1967, the band officially changed their name to Toots and the Maytals and began working with Chinese-Jamaican producer Leslie Kong, a collaboration which produced three classic albums and a string of hits throughout the late sixties and early seventies - "Do the Reggay", a 1968 single widely credited with coining the word reggae, "Pressure Drop", "54-46 was my number" and "Monkey Man", the group's first international hit in 1970. The group was featured in one of reggae's greatest breakthrough events - The Harder They Come, the 1972 film and soundtrack starring Jimmy Cliff.
Following Kong's death in 1971, the group continued to record with Kong's former sound engineer, Warwick Lyn; produced by Lyn and Chris Blackwell of Island Records, the group released three best-selling albums, and enjoyed international hits with "Funky Kingston" in 1973 and "Reggae Got Soul" in 1976.
The compositions of Toots & the Maytals (also known as Toots and the Maytals) would be given a second airing in 1978-80 during the reggae-punk and ska revival period in the UK, when the Specials included "Monkey Man" on their 1979 debut album and the Clash produced their version of "Pressure Drop", with other Maytals' covers being recorded by Sublime. Having toured throughout the world for many years, Toots and the Maytals disbanded in the early 1980s, but reformed in the early 90s to continue touring and recording successfully.
The band recently won the 2005 Grammy award for reggae for the album True Love, an album consisting of re-recorded versions of their classics alongside popular and legendary musicians such as Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, and Keith Richards, as well as popular artists today such as No Doubt, Ben Harper, The Roots, and Shaggy.
They also contributed to the album 'Radiodread' (a tribute to Radiohead's OK Computer).
Beautiful Woman
Toots & The Maytals Lyrics
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That's why I've got to be yours
You told me the day will never come
When you would walk out and leave
'Cause you know that
[Chorus]
True love is hard to find
True love is hard to find
Everybody knows
True love is hard to find
Hard to find
Very hard to find
I say (true love)
True love (true love)
True love (true love)
True love is hard to find
You told me that you know I would have to travel all over
You would take care of my business for me
Darlin', all I ask of you
Is to leave those business alone and save it just for me
Yes
[Chorus]
And glory fills my heart with joy from heaven
With love for you
Darlin', I always think of you
Always have my arms filled with love for you
'Cause you know that
[Chorus]
Just because I know
True love is hard to find
I believe in love
True love is hard to find
Everybody should know that
True love is hard to find
You know that
True love is hard to find
I say (true love)
True love (true love)
True love (true love)
True love is hard to find
Hard to find
True love (true love)
True love (true love)
True love is hard to find
In "Beautiful Woman," Toots and the Maytals sing about the challenges of finding and maintaining true love. The song opens with the singer recalling the promises of his partner to always be there for him, and he sings about how she pledged to stand by his side through thick and thin. He expresses that true love is difficult to come by, and many people struggle to find it. The chorus of the song reiterates this sentiment, saying that it's challenging to find someone who truly loves and supports you.
The second verse touches upon the sacrifices that the singer is willing to make for his partner, and he urges her to leave his business alone and focus solely on him. The third verse brings hope into the mix, as the singer talks about how his partner's love fills his heart with joy and glory. He always has love for her and thinks of her often.
Line by Line Meaning
You said that your love was just for me
You stated that your affection was exclusive to me
That's why I've got to be yours
That's why I must belong to you
You told me the day will never come
When you would walk out and leave
You assured me that you will never abandon me
'Cause you know that
True love is hard to find
Because you are aware that finding genuine love is a difficult task
Everybody knows
True love is hard to find
Everyone acknowledges that authentic love is elusive
Hard to find
Very hard to find
Challenging to obtain and indeed arduous to obtain
You told me that you know I would have to travel all over
You would take care of my business for me
You indicated that I would need to go on various journeys, but you would handle my affairs for me
Darlin', all I ask of you
Is to leave those business alone and save it just for me
Honey, all I beseech of you is to abandon those tasks and retain them for my sake only
And glory fills my heart with joy from heaven
With love for you
And my heart overflows with heavenly delight and love for you
Darlin', I always think of you
Always have my arms filled with love for you
Honey, I constantly ponder about you and hold lots of affection for you
Just because I know
True love is hard to find
I believe in love
Merely because I am aware that true love is hard to come by does not diminish my trust in love
True love is hard to find
Everybody should know that
True love is hard to find
Finding authentic love is not an easy feat, and everyone ought to comprehend that
You know that
True love is hard to find
You understand that locating genuine love is a challenging chore
I say (true love)
True love (true love)
True love (true love)
I proclaim (true love), genuine love (true love), sincere love (true love)
True love is hard to find
Hard to find
True love (true love)
True love (true love)
True love is hard to find
Obtaining true love is challenging, a hard-fought pursuit, but it is still beautiful, still attainable (true love)
Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: FREDERICK HIBBERT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@iamlegend6700
Yeah she's such a beautiful woman
And she has so many ugly men
And when she goes to the market place
She'd leave all character at home.
And she walks like a lady,
Acts like a lady, don't ask me why
And when she starts her conversation
Everyone of her friends would cry of shame
Beautiful woman, beautiful woman, beautiful woman
Will drive you crazy
Look here! Here come Billy
And he's one of her ugly men
He says 'hello friend'
Then I began to tell the story
About this beautiful woman that I have seen
Then Billy turns to me and says:
'Looks like every woman is the same'
Then I shake my head and say:
'No Billy, let me tell you, I can't believe
every woman could be the same'
Look here! Here comes good ole Sam
Comes to town, meets this girl, falls in love
And the girl keep driving him crazy
She just actin' like a lady for a short while
And she walks like a lady, acts like a lady
Don't ask me why
But I know that when she gets warmed up,
Then she gets started
Then she gets crazy
She'll take off every piece of her clothes in the street
Look here! Here comes good ole Sam
Comes to town, meets this girl, falls in love
And the girl keep driving him crazy
She just actin' like a lady for a short while
And she walks like a lady, acts like a lady
Don't ask me why
But I know that when she gets warmed up,
Then she gets started
Then she gets crazy
She'll take off every piece of her clothes in the street
@eddymanijean6794
Yeah, she's such a beautiful woman
And she have so many ugly men
And when she go to the market place
She'd leave all characters at home, oh
And she walk like a lady
Act like a lady, don't ask me why
But when she start her conversation
Every one of her friends just cry of shame
Sing along
Beautiful woman, beautiful woman, beautiful woman
Beautiful woman will drive you crazy
Look here and here comes Billy
And he's one of her ugly men
He says, "Hello, friend"
Then I began to tell the story
About this beautiful woman that I have seen
Then Billy turns to me and said
"She's like every woman, it's the same"
Then I shake my head and said
"No, let me tell you Billy, I can't believe
Every woman could be the same"
Sing along
A hey, beautiful woman, beautiful woman, beautiful woman
Beautiful woman will drive you crazy
Look here, here comes good ol' Sam
Come to town, met this girl, fall in love
And the girl keep driving him crazy
She just actin' like a lady for a short time
And she walk like a lady, act like a lady
Don't ask me why
I know when she get warmed up
Then she get started
Then she get crazy
She'll take off every piece of her clothes in the street
Sing along
Beautiful woman, beautiful woman
Beautiful woman, beautiful woman
Beautiful woman, beautiful woman, beautiful woman
Beautiful woman will drive you crazy
Aha, beautiful woman, beautiful woman
Beautiful woman, beautiful woman
A beautiful woman, beautiful woman, beautiful woman
Beautiful woman will drive you crazy
Aha, beautiful woman, beautiful woman
Beautiful woman
Auteurs-compositeurs : Frederick Hibbert
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@sallytautai9758
R I P Toots, awesome sound, will always remember the good memories bk in the 80s with this classis hit
@MrRed-tf7bv
RIP Toots๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ฒโค๐ถ๐ฟ
@jalenfia4evamore228
Rip even if I wasn't awear about it!
@manchestermassivepodcast518
God bless all who is listening to toots right now, hope you're in good spirits rocking with good vibes, loving life & all with it & god bless you toots for such beautiful music & good memories ๐๐๐
@12mathaba
Best song ever, thank you toots and maytals from South Africa ๐๐ถ
@marjoriedavidson356
I can listen to this beautiful song again and again. The melodious voice of Toots, with the lyrics and music puts me in a relaxing mood.
@VaviTwenty4
One of my favourite best reggae songs. Love the music over here in the South Pacific. Thank you Toots and Maytals for the melody. Jacks Bondo, Madang, Papua New Guinea, South Pacific.
@leonardantonio6111
You'll live forever through your music though you're physically gone.Until we meet again the other side continue resting in eternal peace brother Toots.You're pioneer of roots reggae music..
@Vinnie3006
Love love this Beautiful song and love this group!!! What a voice! You will be missed!! Rest in Peace!!!
@bobbyking3551
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