Maxi Priest
Maxi Priest (born
Max Alfred Elliott on
June 10,
1960) is a
reggae singer from
England.
Of
West Indian descent, and the second youngest of nine children, he was born in
Lewisham,
London. He is known as the 'King of Lovers Rock'. His music is sometimes closer to
R&B, and
pop, than to reggae music itself. His first major album was the self-titled
Maxi Priest (1988) along with his cover of
Cat Stevens'
Wild World established him as one of the British reggae top singers this internationally acclaimed vocalist, is the only
UK reggae act to score an American
Billboard Number One. That was with a track entitled "
Close To You", which was released in
1990.
In addition, a duet with Roberta Flack - "
Set The Night To Music", also reached the
U.S. Top Ten in
1991. In the latter half of his lengthy recording career, he has favoured working alongside other established, or up and coming, artistes. For example,
Maxi Priest has worked with
Sly & Robbie,
Shaggy,
Beres Hammond,
Jazzie B,
Apache Indian,
Roberta Flack and
Shabba Ranks.
He remains popular, although his hit single making days appear to be behind him.
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You're Safe (
1985)
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Intentions (
1986)
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Maxi Priest (
1988)
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Bonafide (
1990)
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Fe Real (
1992)
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Man With The Fun (
1996)
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CombiNation (
1999)
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2 The Max (
2005)
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Best of Me (
1991)
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Collection (
2000)
UK Top Twenty Singles
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Some Guys Have All The Luck (
1987)
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Wild World (
1988)
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Close To You (
1990)
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Housecall (re-mix) (
1993)
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That Girl (
1996)
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Official website
