Black, Gold & Green was the first of three albums Ken Boothe would record together with producer Lloyd Charmers and takes his Memphis-via-Kingston aesthetic to the next level.
Some of the best soul singing of his career can be heard here on numbers such as "Out of Love," "Missing You," and the gritty ballad "Second Chance."
His singing as being in the same kind of soul groove as the late and great Otis Redding. Ken’s tradition, though, is based in the powerful religious messages reflected in the native Jamaican religion.
Black, Gold & Green includes some serious social-political material, and these heavy tones permeate every note of this album. It also includes his great cover version of Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine."
Black, Gold & Green is available as a limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies on orange coloured vinyl.
Tracklist
A1. Out Of Love
A2. Missing You
A3. Look What You Have Done To Me
A4. Ain't No Sunshine
A5. Hallelujah
A6 Train / I Don't Want To See You Cry
B1. Thinking
B2. Second Chance
B3. Have I Sinned
B4. Black, Gold & Green
B5. Suzie
B6. Your Feeling And Mine