{"title":"Candy Mckenzie","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"remind-me","title":"Remind Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eA much needed pressing of the late Candy McKenzie's heavy boogie-funk cover of Patrice Rushen's classic Remind Me. Produced by Candy's late cousin, and seasoned session bass player, John McKenzie (and licensed from the family estate) this was originally released in 1983 - and comes with an excellent dubbed-out 'Different Style' instrumental version on the flip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandy McKenzie (1953-2003) was a North West London-based vocalist from a Guyanese family heavily steeped in musicianship . She began learning the piano at a young age, picking up vocal harmony from her father, a jazz bass player. Her brothers Bunny \u0026amp; Binky, were also celebrated bassists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandy, regularly accompanied by her brother Bunny, would find reggae vocal session work - often at the Chalk Farm Studios frequented by many key producers and acts. She found her way onto Aswad's first album and Keith Hudson's legendary \u003ci\u003eFlesh Of My Skin Blood Of My Blood\u003c\/i\u003e LP - and a little while later on a couple of sessions with Bob Marley for Island, under the supervision of Lee Perry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latter two parties took a keen interest in Candy, with Island wisking her away to Jamaica in 1977 to record an album at the legendary Black Ark. Her vocals found their way onto The Congos seminal Heart of the Congos LP, but the album she recorded with Perry was shelved - with just the Black Art holy grail 12\" Disco Fits \/ Breakfast in Bed finding it's way to release at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in London, Candy spent the early to mid 80s recording various lovers and funk\/soul 12\"s, including this fantastic cover of Patrice Rushen's Remind Me, produced by her cousin John. She went on to record singles for labels like Elite \u0026amp; Cooltempo throughout the '80s and early '90s, and appeared as backing vocalist with the likes of Leonard Cohen, Whitney Houston, Elton John and Diana Ross. She passed away in 2003, with her one and only album recorded at the Black Ark finally seeing release on Trojan in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Freestyle","offers":[{"title":"Black | 12\"","offer_id":50525272998219,"sku":"1158560","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}]},{"product_id":"lee-scratch-perry-presents-candy-mckenzie-2","title":"Lee 'Scratch' Perry Presents Candy McKenzie","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe record you have in your hands is the sound of dreams fulfilled, dashed, then fulfilledagain. Candy McKenzie, a young singer from North West London, had endured a hard life before she flew to Jamaica in pursuit of a dream that she didn’t fully understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCandy McKenzie was a young talent in need of an experienced producer. Who better than Lee Perry, who had created international hits for another raw female talent, Susan Cadogan, not to mention his brilliant work with Max Romeo, Junior Murvin and the Heptones?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll the magic of Perry’s classics are here. Candy sadly passed away in 2003, and it mightappear she was an unfulfilled talent, but she and Lee Perry left us this beautiful hidden gem of an album.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Orange LP","offer_id":51063273357643,"sku":"2238377","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Cover_f28b234c-c77c-46e7-a14e-deac10a211c0.webp_f4f2ab7b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1736371375"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/collections\/candy-mckenzie.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}