Monday, January 3, 2011

ANTHONY MALVO - HAPPY BIRTHDAY


Anthony Malvo was born on January 4th in Kingston, Jamaica. He began his singing career in the early 1980's on the Legendary "Black Star" Sound System in Kingston. Later moved on to perform and record with King Jammys. Malvo recorded his first number one hit single entitled "Come Back Two Me" on the Winston Riley label, Techniques, featuring Tiger. Malvo continued with numerous hit songs like "Greatest Gal Lover" featuring Daddy Lizzard. "Can You Stop The Rain," "Ready Or Not" and "Sensi" Featuring Josie Wales.


In the early 90's Anthony Malvo teamed up singer Anthony Red Rose and started their own Music Production Label "How Yu Fi Say Dat"named after Anthony Malvo's hit song with Sly & Robbie on the Taxi label. entitled, "How Yu Fi Say Dat." Together Malvo and Redrose recorded and produced the first number one hit for Beenie Man "Wicked Man" The hits continued with number one hit songs like, "Report To We" Sean Paul, "Quarter To Twelve" feat. Simpleton, "Bag Juice on Base" featuring Fabby Dolly, "Dun Wife", featuring Cobra "Antichrist" featuring Captain Barky, "Guns and Roses" feat Bounty Killa, Malvo and Redrose. Just to name a few hit songs produced and recorded by Anthony Malvo on the "How Yu Fi Say Dat" Label.


RELEASES:
Midnight Cowboy (7", Single) Jammy's Records 1987
True Love (7") Parish 1987
Comforter (It's Me) (12") Greensleeves Records 1993
Informer (12") Greensleeves Records 1993
Heart Made Of Stone (7") Fat Eyes Records 1999
Brown Skin Girl (7") Baby G Productions 2004
Come Back To Me (12", Single) Techniques Records, VP Records
My Cord / My Sound / Guard Yu Head Back / No Heathen (12") Star Trail
Want It All (7") Love Injection Production
What A Heat (7") Reggae Vibes


PRODUCTION:
Greensleeves Sampler 10 (LP) Reminiscing Greensleeves Records 1994
Jungle & Western Cowboy Style / Build Me 3 Coffins (New Blood Crew Remixes) (12") Greensleeves Records 1995
Quarter To Twelve (LP, Comp) VP Records 1995
Ragga Ragga Ragga! 6 (CD) Nuh Watch Nuh Clock Greensleeves Records 1995
Strictly The Best 15 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) VP Records 1995
A Piece Of The Blender: The Singles (LP, Album) Live Up Heartbeat Records (2) 1996
My Xperience (2xLP, Album) Virgin, TVT Records 1996
My Xperience Chapter 1 (LP) TVT Records, VP Records 1996
Ragga Ragga Ragga! 7 (CD) Explode Gal Greensleeves Records 1996
Greensleeves Reggae Sampler 18 (LP) What Have You Done Greensleeves Records 1998
Next Millenium ◄ (2 versions) Heartbeat TVT Records 1998
Wuk Dem Fi Hours / Anytime Yu Want War (12") VP Records 1998
U Know How We Roll (2xLP) Shotta To A Shotta Greensleeves Records 2003
Vibe With Us / Angel (7") Real Music (2) 2003
Hooked On You / Gal Dem Yard (7") Real Music (2)


APPEARS ON:
Limousine (LP, Album) Echoes Of My Mind Dynamic Sounds 1989
My Xperience (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Guns & Roses TVT Records ... 1996
My Xperience Chapter 1 (LP) Guns & Roses TVT Records, VP Records 1996
A Grade One Culture Dance '98 (CD) A Grade One Culture Da... Jah Life 1998
Good Friends Better Than Pocket Money (CD) Love Is Coming At You,... 2B1 Records
Love I Want (7") Love I Want How Yu Fi Sey Dat ?


TRACKS APPEARS ON:
Superstars Hit Parade Vol. 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Bad Minded People Live And Love ... 1987
Duck Dance V/S China Town (LP) Greatest Girl Lover Jammy's Records 1988
Massive 3 (Album, Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Come Back To Me FFRR 1989
Reggae Hits Volume 7 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Take You To The Dance Jet Star Records 1989
The Best Of Reggae Dancehall Vol. 1 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Take You To The Dance Profile Records 1989
Yammie Volume Three (LP, Comp) Three Times A Lady Yammie Music 1991
Sweet Nanny Goat (LP) Bad Minded People Pickout 1992
Greensleeves Sampler 8 (CD) Informer Greensleeves Records 1993
Romantic Ragga (LP, Comp) Can't Control Sinbad Production 1993
Greensleeves Sampler 11 (CD, Comp) Never Get Greensleeves Records 1994
Conscious Ragga (LP) Jah Mercy Greensleeves Records 1995
Quarter To Twelve (LP, Comp) Rumours VP Records 1995
Smoke The Herb (LP) Sensi VP Records 1995
Late Night Lovers Rock (CD, Comp) True Love e2 (2) 1998
Rythm 2 Rythm Vol1 Sleng Teng Duck Dance (2xLP, Comp) Kill A Sound Boy Black Arrow Records 2004
Double Twin Spin Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Bad Minded People Shelly Power Record
Gangster (LP, Comp) All Fruits Ripe Sinbad Production
Strictly The Best 1 (Cass) Take You To The Dance VP Records
In 1999 Malvo decided to launch his own Production & Recording career. He started the label "Real Music Production" The First Single he produced was "My Heart Belongs to you" featuring himself. He continued to produce artists like Capleton & Glen Washington on the "Identify Rhythm". The songs were placed on Capleton's VP Grammy nominee album "Still Blazing" entitled "Jah is going to Work It Out." Anthony Malvo also recorded & produced Junior Kelly, Dawn Penn and Admiral Baily on the same rhythm "Identify." Anthony Malvo still continues to produce music on the Real Music label.

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