Born in London of Jamaican parentage, Junior first began
singing in a local band at the age of 14, encouraged by the
sounds of doo-wop, early Motown, soul and reggae. As the
years passed, however, the 'hobby' became a full-time musical
career, and Junior realized that his talents lay in writing and
performing his own music. Initially signing to Phonogram
Records, 1982 saw Junior hit the chart heights with the
infectious anthem MAMA USED TO SAY which became a Top 10
transatlantic hit, prompting Junior's appearance as the first
Black British artist on Soul Train and gaining him
Billboard's 'Best Newcomer Award'. Junior's second album
spawned the US hit 'Communication Breakdown' and whilst
traveling throughout the US for promotion Junior teamed up
with renowned producer Arif Mardin, who later contributed to
Junior's third album which yielded the R & B charting
singles 'Somebody', 'Oh Louise' and 'Not Tonight'. That same
year Junior wrote 'Do You Really Want My Love?' for the multi-
platinum selling Beverley Cops Soundtrack album subsequently
enjoying success as a songwriter with his compositions
recorded by artists such as Phyllis Hyman and Sheena Easton.
In 1987 Junior had his biggest European hit 'Another Step', a
duet with Kim Wilde which reached no. 6 in the UK charts and
led to a tour with Wilde including opening for Michael Jackson on
his UK dates. Junior has penned tracks for a number of artists,
including Maxi Priest, Penny Ford, Amy Stewart, Bern, Nu
Colours, Jane Eugene, The Marvellettes and The Tramps.
Join Junior from Monday to Thursday between 16.00 & 18.00
GMT for Soul old and new plus competitions on SOLARRADIO.COM.
*UPDATE* JUNIOR's new CD 'OCEANS' is now available on CDBABY!
If I dont get this back, I understand. but I have a game for you. Once you read this letter you must send it to 15 people that you really care about, including the person that sent it to you. If you recieve at least 7 back, then you are loved. Nobody knows what they have until they lose it. Tonight, right at 12:00am, your true love is going to realize that they love you! Then something is going to happen to you between 1:00 and 2:00am. Tomorrow be ready for the greatest shock of your life. If you break this chain nothing bad will happen to you. just know i wish to dance with you... Send this to 15 people in 15 minutes.
Sometimes when i look around, all i see is misery, despair, frustration and pain...
Then, i close my eyes, take a couple deep breaths, RELAX...And ask myself, "WHAT IF all I saw was what I WANTED TO SEE?" Then, I open my eyes. I see the sun, I see the blue sky, I see my girls smiling back at me, I see life...
And then, lo and behold, I see nothing but OPPORTUNITY...
Thanks for reading. And if you enjoy these little sayings I send out, take a look at my site, http://TankJones.com and take a look at my blogs. You can also see a lot of pics of events I've done, music I've made and learn about my foundation.
Thank You so much for being my friend!! i so appreciate having you!!! Seems to me you got it going on!! It's amazing what we can accomplish with desire, hard work and believing in ourselves!! If you get a second i'd appreciate you check out my version of Etta James classic AT LAST!!!
Hi, Just to let you know there's a new Blog on the David Mensah Official My Space Page where you can find out about David's latest Newsletter and a big competition we're organizing next month. There'll be exciting prizes to be won so don't miss out.
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Had a thought while driving home and I wanted to share it. Hope you don’t mind…
When we truly let go of past hurts, hang-ups and disappointments and choose to live in the moment, in the now, in the PRESENT, life truly can be a GIFT.
Hope you liked this one. :)
Also, if you like these, shoot me comments letting me know, join me on my Facebook page and when I send you a link to my website once it gets finished next week, be sure to go it and sign up and I’ll send these to you there as well. Take care
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