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Sugar Minott
Person · male · Jamaica · Kingston · born 1956 · died 2010 · recording since 1977
Jamaican musician (1956-2010)
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Also known as Lincoln Barrington Minott · Lincoln Sugar Minott · Minott, Sugar · Sugar Minnot · Sugar Minot · Suger Minott · +1 more
Timeline
38 events▣ Album 35◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1950s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Live Loving
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography1,061 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371468256
Biography
Lincoln Barrington "Sugar" Minott (25 May 1956 – 10 July 2010) was a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer, record producer and sound-system operator.
Biography
After working as a selector on the Sound of Silence Keystone sound system, and then his own Gathering of Youth system, he began his singing career as part of The African Brothers in 1969, along with Tony Tuff and Derrick Howard. The group released several singles in the first half of the 1970s on labels such as Micron and their own Ital label, and were an early example of the Rastafari movement's influence on the Jamaican music scene, taking a clear lead from The Abyssinians. After recording "Mysterious Nature" for producer Rupie Edwards, the group recorded 1974's "No Cup No Broke" for Studio One, breaking up shortly after.
Minott then teamed up with the producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, as studio apprentice at Dodd's Studio One, working as a singer, guitarist and percussionist, and soon began recording his own singles. Minott developed a talent for writing new songs to fit over existing rhythms (which at the time was common when singers performed live, but rare in the studio), often proving more popular than the original songs, pioneering an approach that would be central to the emerging dancehall style.
After a number of moderately successful hits for Studio One, such as "VanityVanitySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAVanityBVanity Version", "Hang On Natty", "Mr. DC", and "Jah Jah Children", his debut LP Live Loving
Live LovingSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Jahoviah2:452Hang on Natty2:543Change Your Ways2:434Give a Hand2:025Come on Home3:236A House Is Not a Home3:527Live Loving4:288Love Gonna Pack Up3:179Jah Almighty4:1310Jah Jah Lead Us2:46 made his name and increased his popularity, and is regarded as pioneering the dancehall style that would dominate the early 1980s. It was followed in 1979 with a second album, Showcase
ShowcaseSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracksA1Vanity5:36A2Roof Over My Head3:47A3Guidance5:57B1Jah Jah Children4:20B2Try Love5:04B3Oh Mr. D.C.6:47, which included his singles that had been omitted from the first album.
The Bittersweet album followed, and then the third album of 1979, Ghetto-ology
Ghetto-ologySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Man HungryA2The People Got to KnowA3Walking Through the GhettoA4Dreader Than DreadA5So Many ThingsB1Never Gonna Give Jah UpB2Ghetto-ologyB3Africa Is the Black Man’s HomeB4Strange ThingsB5Free Jah Jah Children, which saw a return to roots reggae. Roots Lovers (1980) saw a move towards lovers rock, which was a UK hit. He became a bigger star in the UK than in Jamaica, his self-produced "Hard Time Pressure" being a major UK reggae hit in 1980, leading Minott to relocate to the UK, where he became a focus for UK reggae.
Singles such as "Run ComeRun ComeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksARun ComeBCome Come", "Not for Sale", "African Girl
African GirlSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1Ghetto Youths2:27A2Holy Mount Zion2:06A3African Girl2:46A4Chant a Psalms3:06A5All I Want Is Jah Jah2:19B1Come Sister Come3:52B2Jah Jah Children3:01B3Penny for My Song3:34B4Love Jah for Ever4:14B5Mind Your Motion3:27", "Lovers Rock", "In a Dis Ya Time", "Africa" and "Make It with You" (with Carroll Thompson) were hits in the years that followed. "Good Thing GoingGood Thing GoingSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1Good Thing Going3:472High Up Above4:023Never My Love3:144House on a Hill3:545My Sisters4:176Jasmine3:117Life Without Money3:448Lonely Days4:249Walk On By3:1510Family Affair3:52" (a cover of a song originally recorded by Michael Jackson in 1971) was picked up for distribution by RCA and reached Number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in March 1981, leading to an album of the same name. The Herbman Hustling album saw a return to dancehall and roots reggae.
He released an album of recordings from Channel One Studios, With Lots Of Extra
With Lots Of ExtraSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Trying Man3:342Why You Acting Like That3:313Row Fast3:524Prophecy3:355Babylon4:296People Of The World3:387Only Jah Jah3:328No Vacancy3:419Give Thanks And Praise3:2410Ja Jah Love3:3711Show Me That You Love Me Girl3:2712Love Up Love Up3:2713Time Has Changed7:57 in 1983, collecting several hits from his time working with Winston Holness.
Returning to Jamaica, his Youth Promotion sound system performed regularly in Kingston's Maxfield Park, featuring Jah Stitch and newcomers who had been nurtured by his organization such as Ranking Joe, Captain Sinbad, and Ranking Dread. His Black Roots label featured his productions of these artists plus others such as Barry Brown, Tenor Saw, Little John, Tony Tuff, Barrington Levy, Horace Andy, and one of his discoveries from England, Trevor Hartley. Minott also produced early works by Nitty Gritty, Junior Reid, Yami Bolo, Colourman, Daddy Freddy and Garnett Silk.
In 1980s he was working with producers in Jamaica including, Mikey Dread, George Phang, Sly and Robbie, Philip "Fatis" Burrell, Channel One, Prince Jammy, and Donovan Germain, as well as recording for United States–based Lloyd "Bullwackie" Barnes (the Wicked A Go feel It album from 1984). His biggest hits included "Herbman Hustling
Herbman HustlingSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracksA1So She HotA2Herbman HustlingA3Dance Hall BusinessA4All GoneA5Give Jah the KeyB1Dance Hall We DehB2Ghetto LivingB3Far AwayB4Uptown GirlB5Rock of Ages", "No Vacancy", "Jamming in the StreetJamming in the StreetSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Hi Hello2:292Got to Get Some Love4:063Jamming in the Street3:464International Herb4:415In the Ghetto2:596Happy Song3:327Jesus Loves the Little Children4:218Devil Is Dope3:309You Don't Know3:2010I Won't Cry3:4611Ten to One2:2712Who Cork the Dance3:18", "Rub A Dub Sound", "Buy Off The Bar
Buy Off the BarSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracks1Buy Off the Bar (Bar dub)2Can't Cross the Border (Border dub)3Frontline (Line dub)4Two Timer (Timer dub)5Strictly Sensi (Sensi dub)6Dread Upon Your Head (Dread dub)", "Rydim
RydimSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 8 tracksA1Feel the Rydim3:32A2Mass Mi Mass3:33A3Old King Cole3:20A4Nah Go to South Africa3:49B1Jah Is on My Side3:06B2Bubbling3:43B3If A Didn't Love You3:46B4Chatty Chatty Mouth3:42", and "Devil's Pickney".
He linked up with Sly and Robbie for 1984's "Rub a Dub Sound Style" single, which is regarded as a prototype for the ragga style that developed in the mid-1980s. Sugar Minott continued to record on his Black Roots label, Youth Promotion Label and for Major and Independent labels. His albums receive increasingly exciting reviews. He released over 100 albums and hundreds of singles. He is one of the artists who appeared on the (2006) record, Radiodread, released by the Easy Star label, providing the guest vocals on the song "Exit Music (For a Film)".
Minott's desire for independence led him to leave Studio One in 1978 and form his own Black Roots Records label and Youth Promotion organization, the latter with the aim of helping young singers from the same ghetto background as himself. Minott also ran the Youthman Promotion sound-system, giving young performers their first public exposure. Youthman Promotion has new selectors working alongside the veterans of Major Stitch, Ragga Steve and Drifter, Daddy Ants, Mr Shorty and Jimmy Knuckles. The selectors most recently added to the sound are DiGeneral Starry B in 2007, alongside Poochiny and Jr War, who were added in 2012. Ragga Steve has taken full control of the sound with Earl Simms in the UK.
Minott married music executive Maxine Stowe, niece of Clement Coxsone Dodd in 1993, she was then working at Columbia Records. They met At Coxsone’s Music City in Brooklyn, New York in 1978, where they collaborated and produced the album Roots LoversRoots LoversSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracksA1Lover's RockA2My Love Is TrueA3My DevotionB1Jah Got the HandleB2Living a Rough 'Ole LifeB3Death Trap.
Sugar has 15 children with one, Alton Barrington his first child, predeceasing him. The other children are
Tamar Pashon, Lincoln Jr., Ashanty, Rachiim, Daniel, Jahson, Kelly Ann, Andrew, Cheina, Candice, Linval,
Tamar, Osunya and Roshawn
Death
Minott died on 10 July 2010 at the University Hospital of the West Indies in St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica, after being admitted earlier that day. The cause of death remains undisclosed. He had been affected by a heart condition since early 2009, and cancelled several performances in May 2010 due to chest pains.
He is survived by his widow Maxine Stowe and 14 children, grandchildren, brothers, and sisters.
On May 25, 2012, a concert Sugar Minott Day Tribute was held by his big daughter Pashon at his former home commemorating his birthday, with Minott's children (who include daughter Tamar, aka Pashon) joined by Bounty Killer, Sizzla, Beenie Man, Junior Reid, Ken Boothe and John Holt. Proceeds went to the Youthman Promotions Music Centre and other causes helping local poor people.
In 2019, he was honoured with a Reggae Gold award by the Jamaican government for his contributions as artist and producer.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 69 | 96.2th |
| Studio albums | 35 | 98.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 38 | 97.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 33 | 71.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (69 release groups · 35 studio albums)
Albums · 35
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:23
1Jahoviah2:452Hang on Natty2:543Change Your Ways2:434Give a Hand2:025Come on Home3:236A House Is Not a Home3:527Live Loving4:288Love Gonna Pack Up3:179Jah Almighty4:1310Jah Jah Lead Us2:461977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 31:31
A1Vanity5:36A2Roof Over My Head3:47A3Guidance5:57B1Jah Jah Children4:20B2Try Love5:04B3Oh Mr. D.C.6:471979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 32:47
A1I'm Not for Sale4:07A2Give the People5:50A3Never Too Young3:53A4Be Careful2:43B1Right Track3:42B2Can't Get Over4:21B3Save the Children4:55B4This World3:161979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 32:47
A1I'm Not for Sale4:07A2Give the People5:50A3Never Too Young3:53A4Be Careful2:43B1Right Track3:42B2Can't Get Over4:21B3Save the Children4:55B4This World3:161979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Man HungryA2The People Got to KnowA3Walking Through the GhettoA4Dreader Than DreadA5So Many ThingsB1Never Gonna Give Jah UpB2Ghetto-ologyB3Africa Is the Black Man’s HomeB4Strange ThingsB5Free Jah Jah Children1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 29:12
A1Mankind2:18A2Hard Time Pressure3:24A3River Jordan3:10A4Jail House2:17A5I'm Gonna Hold On2:40B1Oppressors Oppression3:52B2Two Time Loser3:08B3Black Roots2:32B4Clean Runnings3:03B5Mr Babylon Man2:481980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks
A1Lover's RockA2My Love Is TrueA3My DevotionB1Jah Got the HandleB2Living a Rough 'Ole LifeB3Death Trap1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 30:52
A1Ghetto Youths2:27A2Holy Mount Zion2:06A3African Girl2:46A4Chant a Psalms3:06A5All I Want Is Jah Jah2:19B1Come Sister Come3:52B2Jah Jah Children3:01B3Penny for My Song3:34B4Love Jah for Ever4:14B5Mind Your Motion3:271981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Leave Dreadlocks BusinessA2Loving JahA3Get It All OverA4Ready or NotA5RoseybellB1Trade WindsB2UniteB3African PeopleB4Stop Fight RastaB5Let Your Teardrops Fall1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
1Party Time2Ghetto Funk3Wrong Doers4Please Be True5Have No Fear6Swingin My Love7Revelation8Ghetto Girl1983 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:13
1Rough Ole Life (Babylon)3:572Dress Up3:223Sufferer’s Choice4:104Uptown Ghetto3:305The Half3:186Lover’s Race2:577The Girl Is in Love3:328Have You Ever Found a Love3:329Keep On Loving You3:3210The Youth Dem Getting Bad3:231984 · studio album
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A1So Much TroubleA2Good Thing GoingA3Wicked Ago Feel ItA4Its You I LoveA5She Stays On My MindB1Don’t Take AwayB2Freedom TrainB3Think It’s OverB4Going Back to Mother Land1984 · studio album
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A1So She HotA2Herbman HustlingA3Dance Hall BusinessA4All GoneA5Give Jah the KeyB1Dance Hall We DehB2Ghetto LivingB3Far AwayB4Uptown GirlB5Rock of Ages1984 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks
1Buy Off the Bar (Bar dub)2Can't Cross the Border (Border dub)3Frontline (Line dub)4Two Timer (Timer dub)5Strictly Sensi (Sensi dub)6Dread Upon Your Head (Dread dub)1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 28:31
A1Feel the Rydim3:32A2Mass Mi Mass3:33A3Old King Cole3:20A4Nah Go to South Africa3:49B1Jah Is on My Side3:06B2Bubbling3:43B3If A Didn't Love You3:46B4Chatty Chatty Mouth3:421986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks
A1Can't Get Me OutA2Jah You Make Me SingA3It's HappeningA4I'm No SlaveB1Ease Up Mr. Custom ManB2Time Longer Than RopeB3Rockers Master1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:15
1Hi Hello2:292Got to Get Some Love4:063Jamming in the Street3:464International Herb4:415In the Ghetto2:596Happy Song3:327Jesus Loves the Little Children4:218Devil Is Dope3:309You Don't Know3:2010I Won't Cry3:4611Ten to One2:2712Who Cork the Dance3:18Sugar Minott And Youth Promotion
1987 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 43:13
A1Bad Girls Possie3:54A2Heavy & Ready2:41A3What A Lela2:46A4Gimi The Sensi2:44A5Service Man2:43A6Cease Fire3:30A7Trash The Girl Them Trash3:09B1She's My Kind Of Girl3:19B2Vex Bout That3:35B3Trinidad Mi Live3:47B4Pass Mi Blade3:45B5Someone Somewhere3:36B6No Pension3:441988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:19
1Victim Of Society3:352Nah Follow Nuh Fashion3:363Hard Time Rock3:364All Day And Night3:115Four Wheel Wheelie3:226You've Got The Love3:367War And Crime3:318Down The Line3:349Nuh Know It Like Me3:3610Run Come3:3511Rhythmatic3:3512Inna Rub A Dub3:321988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 43:10
1Mandela5:232In a Time Like This3:573Chant Them Down5:304Africa Is Calling4:575Easy Come Easy Go4:326Play Me Nah Play4:287Jah Work to Do3:188African Soldier4:149The Vibes4:1410Aparthied (That Nuh Right)2:371988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 37:40
1Good Thing Going3:472High Up Above4:023Never My Love3:144House on a Hill3:545My Sisters4:176Jasmine3:117Life Without Money3:448Lonely Days4:249Walk On By3:1510Family Affair3:521989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:14:55
1This Is Reggae3:402Dreadlocks Chalice4:043Danger Zone4:034Ghetto Child3:495Material World4:116Cool And Easy4:047Another Man's Girl4:368Sweet Jesus3:319Nowadays Girl3:1210Blessed Be The Tithes4:0811Reggae Dub3:4512Chalice Version3:5713Danger Dub5:0114Ghetto Child Dub2:4815Material World Version4:1916Cool And Easy Dub3:5917His Girl Version4:3718Sweet Jesus Dub3:3019Nowadays Version3:411989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:06
1Nice It Up3:532Level Vibes3:433Inna Dance Hall Style3:294Is It True3:205Poor Man Pickney3:226Slice of the Cake3:497No Vacancy3:408Give Thanks and Praise2:479Buy Out the Bar3:4110How Could I Let You Get Away3:5011We a fi Live3:2912Harbour Shark4:031990 · studio album
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A1Close to YouA2You Ha fi RockA3Reach Out and TouchA4A Love Like ThisA5Look Over Your ShoulderB1Our Day Will ComeB2Worries and ProblemsB3Rub a Dub MarketB4Pay You BackB5A Change Gonna Come1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:31
1Herbsman Hustling4:122Herbsman Hustling Dub3:483Devil's Pickney4:574Ain't Nobody Move Me4:045Don't Know Why I Love You4:436Rub A Dub Sound3:487Rub A Dub Dub4:018Save Your Love For Me2:239Love Of Jah4:3110Love Of Jah Dub4:041991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:22
1This Reggae Feeling4:252The Devil Is After Me4:243Happy Together4:474Hey You4:005Too Much Oppressors3:366My Girl She's Gone3:477Don't Stop Rocking4:058Come to Me3:569Nah Go Run Down Vanity3:3210Feeling the Blue3:501994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 39:32
1Heads of Conference3:472Gun Gang4:033Leave Them to Jah3:434Jah Love Is Everlasting3:495Total Injustice3:596Break Free3:577Come Again4:008Sprinter Stayer3:589Nah Bow4:0210Dancehall Fever4:141996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 53:16
1Brotherly Love5:112The Wrong Thing4:283I'll Take Care Of You4:444A Just Rasta4:005Glory Be Thy Name3:516International Herbalist5:227Raggamuffin (But Still Cool)3:528Take Care (Dub)4:449Ramdance Master3:5810Come Dance With Me5:1611Jah Jah Loving4:1112Ramdance Dub3:391997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1No Other Love2Down With Your Program3Give A Little Love4Just Can't Keep A Secret5Jah Tough6On A Mission7Dance Hall8Splurt9Living Should Be Mellow10Jah Makes Me Feel Good2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:01:59
1Easy Mr. Bush3:482Rastaman Chant5:063Why Worry4:354Jah Give His Love to Me4:395Practice What U Preach4:586Peaceful Valley4:207Jah Is With Us4:038Where Is the Love4:359African Herbsman4:4910Virtuous Woman, Spiritual Man4:0911Leave Out A Babylon4:0412Got to Find the Dub4:2913Peaceful Dub4:0914Virtuous Dub4:15Ghetto-ology / Ghetto-ology Dubwise
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:05:41
1Man Hungry3:382The People Got to Know3:223Walking Through the Ghetto3:104Dreader Than Dread3:315So Many Things3:156Never Gonna Give Jah Up3:357Ghetto-Ology3:158Africa Is the Black Man's Home4:229Strange Things4:1610Free Jah Jah Children3:3711Redder Than Red2:1012Theme From the Hungry Man1:5913Never Give Dub Up Pt 23:3214People Got to Know Things in Dub3:1715Strange Strings2:4916African Dub4:2117Ghetto Dub2:3518Dub-Ology3:0719So Many Dub2:5820Free Dubwise2:522005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:02:31
1Vanity5:322Please Be True2:353Hang On Natty2:524Never Give Up7:145Jahovia2:456Give A Hand2:047Try Love4:508Roof Over My Head2:039Jah Jah Lead Us2:4610Is It True2:4111Love Gonna Pack Up3:1512Give Me Jah Jah6:4213Jah Jah Children4:2014Party Time2:4015Change Your Ways2:4216Come On Home3:2117Jah Almighty4:092008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1No Hiding Place2Jah Jah Children3Come Back to Me4Where Must I Go5Let's Get Back6Don't Let Me Wait7Full Control8Right on Time9Do You Love Me Girl10Bless You11Look of Love12Crazy13Ah Wah Do Them2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:11
1Informer3:462Informout3:233Genuine Lover3:354Genuine Dub2:575So We Love It3:526So We Dub It3:307Dread a Mi Idren3:438Dreadlocks Rock2:399Informer5:1210Tear Down the Dancehall5:342019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 51:44
1Trying Man3:342Why You Acting Like That3:313Row Fast3:524Prophecy3:355Babylon4:296People Of The World3:387Only Jah Jah3:328No Vacancy3:419Give Thanks And Praise3:2410Ja Jah Love3:3711Show Me That You Love Me Girl3:2712Love Up Love Up3:2713Time Has Changed7:57
Single · 16
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1981 | In A Rub-A-DubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAIn A Rub-A-Dub BRub And Dub | 1981 | ||
| 1983 | Hi HelloSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 12:08AHi Hello4:41 B1Saxman Special3:25 B2Dub Special4:02 | 1983 | ||
| 1985 | All day and night / Share the nightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAAll day and night BShare the night | 1985 | ||
| 1994 | Modeling QueenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAModeling Queen BModeling Queen (Version) | 1994 | ||
| 2000 | UnificationSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAUnification BInstrumental | 2000 | ||
| 2002 | International HerbSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1International Herb 2International Dub | 2002 | ||
| 2004 | Jamming in the StreetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 13:27AJamming in the Street7:22 BJamming6:05 | 2004 | ||
| 2005 | Let Jah Love Come / Rise And PraiseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:58ALet Jah Love Come5:09 BRise And Praise3:49 | 17 January 2005 | ||
| 2007 | Time To Know / RealSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Time To Know A2Dub B1Real B2Extended | 2007 | ||
| 2014 | Scrub a Dub StyleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAScrub a Dub Style (Prince Fatty mix) AAScrub a Dub Style (Mungo's original mix) | 2014 | ||
| 2015 | RaggamuffinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 10:01ARaggamuffin5:07 BRaggamuffin (Chimpo Remix)4:54 | 2015 | ||
| 2017 | Save The Children (Dub Plate Mix)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksASave The Children (Dub Plate Mix) BSlaughterhouse Five | 2017 | ||
| 2019 | In The Ghetto / Zion LandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAIn The Ghetto BZion Land | 2019 | ||
| — | VictorySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track1Victory | — | ||
| — | You've Got The LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAYou've Got the Love BYou've Got the Love (version) | — | ||
| — | VanitySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAVanity BVanity Version | — |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Show CaseSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracksA1Allkinda People A2Dub A3You Are Always Around A4Trying to Fool I B1Fight Against Dread B2Dub B3The Love We Had B4Dub | 1983 | ||
| 1986 | Run ComeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksARun Come BCome Come | 1986 |
Album · 16
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20 Super HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:13:281Buy Off the Bar3:24 2Palavin Spree4:35 3Two Timer3:42 4Sensimilla3:56 5Dread Upon Your Head3:45 6Leave Dread Locks Business3:16 7Loving Jah3:33 8Get It All Over3:19 9Ready or Not3:20 10Rosey Bell3:38 11Trade Winds4:25 12Unite3:21 13African People3:47 14Stop Fight Rasta3:10 15Let Your Teardrops Fall3:48 16Rub a Dub Sound4:06 17Devil Pickney3:32 18Herbman Hustling4:02 19Rydim3:32 20Vanity3:17 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1995 | The Sugar Minott CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:16:191All Kind of Style4:14 2Musical Murder3:46 3Lovers Rock Medley5:14 4Power of Love3:57 5I Am a Man4:06 6Let Love Come In3:40 7Keep the Crowd Coming2:55 8Forever In Love3:20 9We Rule Rhythm4:05 10Hot fe the Riddim3:54 11Play This Rub a Dub3:53 12Gone Away3:52 13Freedom for the People3:33 14Mind What You Say2:39 15No Turning Back3:38 16The Love We Know4:16 17Teach the Youth the Truth4:14 18Got To Live in Love3:17 19Let's Make Things Right3:53 20Rocking from Dusk Till Dawn3:53 | Compilation | 1995 | |
| 1996 | Collector's CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:06:071The Dang Dang Song3:23 2Riding West4:08 3Oppressor3:35 4The People3:51 5Everything to Me3:40 6River Jordan3:03 7Rome3:00 8Nah Go Wey4:21 9Them Getting Bad3:19 10Have You Ever Found a Love4:04 11Love Grows3:20 12Close to You3:07 13Keep On Loving You3:10 14Patricia2:41 15Oppressors2:18 16I'm Gonna Hold On3:00 17Lead Us Father2:15 18Baby Love3:29 19Mary3:30 20Windows of the World2:53 | Compilation | 1996 | |
| 1997 | Jet Star Reggae Max - Sugar MinottSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:11:571African Girl2:46 2Show Me That You Love Me3:23 3Herbman Hustling4:02 4Loving Jah3:30 5Good Thing Going3:43 6Buy Out the Bar3:22 7Hard Time Pressure3:07 8Get It All Over3:17 9Run Things3:55 10Sing a Happy Song3:29 11Sandy2:58 12This Is Lovers Rock4:16 13Rub a Dub3:32 14Penny for My Song4:20 15Babylon4:06 16Vanity3:17 17Thanks & Praise3:20 18The Girl Is in Love3:31 19Lets Get Back4:10 20Just Can't Keep It a Secret3:53 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1998 | Nice It Up: The Best of Sugar MinottSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:00:581Ruff Ole Life3:54 2River Jordan3:02 3Herbsman Hustling3:39 4Never Gonna Give Up Jah3:01 5Every Little Thing3:13 6Dance Hall Stylee3:26 7Good Thing Going3:40 8Lover's Race2:55 9No Vacancy3:39 10Slice of the Cake3:46 11Nice It Up3:29 12Buy Out the Bar3:30 13Tune In3:41 14Riddim3:30 15Vanity2:53 16Give Thanks And Praise3:21 17My Love Is True2:43 18Run Things3:36 | Compilation | 1998 | |
| 2000 | Dancehall BusinessSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 53:301Dancehall Business3:00 2Nice It Up3:48 3This Reggae Feeling4:24 4Dreadlocks Chalice4:04 5Chalice Verison3:52 6My Girl She's Gone3:51 7Lover's Race2:50 8Level Vibes3:42 9Rhythmatic3:30 10River Jordan3:01 11Hard Time Pressure6:37 12The Girl Is In Love3:30 13The Vibes4:11 14Never My Love3:10 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Greatest HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1Now We Know 2Can You Remember? 3Lonely Days 4Good Thing Going 5Just Don’t Wanna Be Lonely 6Make It With You 7Missing You 8Show Me That You Love Me 9The Girl Is In Love 10A House Is Not A Home 11Lovers Rock 12Never Too Young 13You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling 14Sandy | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Ghetto-ology + DubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:05:261Man Hungry3:33 2The People Got to Know3:22 3Walking Through the Ghetto3:07 4Dreader Than Dread3:31 5So Many Things3:13 6Never Gonna Give Jah Up3:29 7Ghetto-ology3:14 8Africa Is the Black Man’s Home4:21 9Strange Things4:11 10Free Jah Jah Children3:35 11Hungry Dub2:01 12The People Got To Dub3:21 13Walking Dub3:12 14Dreader Dub2:12 15So Many Things Dub2:56 16Never Gonna Give Dub Up3:32 17Ghetto-ology Dub2:36 18Africa Dub3:51 19Strange Dub2:48 20Free Jah Jah Dub3:21 | Compilation | 23 May 2000 | |
| 2001 | Rare GemsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:12:201King of Kings3:31 2Mr. Fisherman3:28 3What a Feeling2:42 4The More We Are Together3:13 5Half a Love4:06 6My Whole World3:50 7Give My Love to You3:28 8Conscious Lover3:31 9Watch Your Back2:57 10Send Come Call Me3:22 11Not for Sale3:15 12Something Wrong2:36 13Boss Boss3:33 14It Was Good, It Was Bad2:51 15Gambling3:30 16Tears You Cry3:40 17Can't Take No Fight3:25 18Do It Sweet3:06 19All Things Bright2:32 20Mind Blowing Decisions3:48 21So Much Trouble2:40 22Chant3:16 | Compilation | 25 September 2001 | |
| 2002 | King SonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:13:471All Kinda People3:27 2Righteous Kingdom3:00 3Youths of Today2:50 4The Struggle5:06 5Evening Time3:20 6You Tried to Hurt Me3:14 7Lead Us2:26 8Fight Rasta2:05 9King Son2:38 10False Rumours2:54 11Love We Had2:40 12Sister4:15 13Life Without Money3:40 14Is It True3:26 15You're Too Bad4:38 16Be Careful2:54 17Control Me3:01 18Prophecy4:03 19Dread3:57 20You Make Me Feel So Good2:25 21Africa3:55 22Identify Yourself3:53 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2004 | Good Thing Going - The Best Of Sugar MinottSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks1Good Thing Going (We've Got A Good Thing Going) 2The People Got To Know 3Never Too Young (AKA Let Love Come In) 4I Know Them Love It (AKA Keep The Crowd Coming) 5Ghetto-ology 6I Am A Man (AKA I'm Not For Sale) 7In The Residence 8Walking Through The Ghetto 9The Right Track (AKA No Turning Back) 10It's All In The Game 11Man Hungry 12Can't Get Over (The Love We Knew) 13We Are Going (AKA Go Back Home) 14Never Gonna Give Jah Up 15Give The People What They Want (AKA Freedom For The People) 16Forever In Love 17Strange Things 18Save The Children (AKA Teach The Youth The Truth) 19I Want You To Know (Only Jah Jah) 20Africa Is The Black Man's Home 21Be Careful (AKA Mind What You Say) | Compilation | 2004 | |
| 2006 | The Roots Lover: 1978-1983Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:53:45Disc 1 1Leggo the Dread6:16 2Dance Hall Style6:46 3A Slice of the Cake5:31 4African Girl7:43 5Waiting for Your Love (feat. Sister Ester)5:00 6No Vacancy7:09 7Hold On6:01 8Love Life6:42 9In a Dis Yah Time7:07 Disc 21Rome, Rome6:40 2Superstar (Ranking Dread)5:49 3Three Wise Men6:41 4Sandy8:01 5Thirty Pieces of Silver (Yabby You)8:02 6Careless Ethiopians5:52 7Africa8:20 8Dub on the Pressure6:05 | Compilation | 21 January 2006 | |
| 2007 | Good Thing GoingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 30:571Now We Know3:17 2Can You Remember?4:23 3Lonely Days3:05 4Good Thing Going3:17 5Just Don't Wanna Be Lonely2:43 6Make It With You3:31 7Missing You2:32 8Show Me That You Love Me2:56 9The Girl Is in Love2:43 10A House Is Not a Home2:30 | Compilation | 13 April 2007 | |
| 2010 | Reggae LegendsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracks · 1:42:11Disc 1 1Buy Off The Bar 2Bar Dub 3Can't Cross The Border 4Border Dub 5Frontline 6Line Dub 7Two Timer 8Timer Dub 9Strictly Sensi 10Sensi Dub 11Dread Upon Your Head 12Dread Dub Disc 21Feel The Rydim3:32 2Mass Mi Mass3:31 3Old King Cole3:18 4Nah Go To South Africa3:47 5Jah Is On My Side3:04 6Bubbling3:38 7If I Didn't Love You3:43 8Chatty Chatty Mouth3:42 Disc 31Can't Get Me Out6:15 2Jah You Make Me Sing6:15 3It's Happening6:24 4I'm No Slave3:10 5Ease Up Mr Custom Man5:43 6Time Longer Than Rope6:03 7Rockers Master7:04 Disc 41Nah Follow No Fashion3:42 2A True3:39 3Cell Block One3:30 4Roots Rock Reggae3:46 5Girls Are Skanking3:41 6Mankind A Failure3:35 7Give Love A Try3:52 8Reggae Music3:21 9Love Life3:56 | Compilation | 2010 | |
| 2011 | Reggae Anthology: Hard Time PressureSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracks · 2:09:08Disc 1 1My Love Is True4:08 2Hard Time Pressure3:12 3River Jordan3:11 4Never Gonna Give Jah Up3:36 5Good Thing Going3:43 6Never Too Young3:58 7In The Residence2:15 8Babylon4:24 9No Vacancy3:41 10Ghetto-ology3:16 11Jah Jah Children2:44 12Man Hungry3:37 13Rome3:01 14The People Got To Know3:23 15Ghetto Youths2:27 16Loving Jah3:30 17Simple As That5:05 18Christmas Time3:44 Disc 21Lovers Rock3:13 2Sandy4:33 3Show Me That You Love Me Girl3:21 4You've Lost It2:24 5Penny For My Song3:33 6Now We Know3:18 7African Girl2:42 8All Kinda People3:26 9Easy Squeeze4:32 10Slice of The Cake3:45 11Informer3:46 12Feel The Rydim3:32 13Old King Cole3:18 14Buy Off The Bar3:17 15International Herb4:39 16Herbman Hustling3:32 17Devil's Pickney4:51 18Rub A Dub Sound4:31 | Compilation | 2011 | |
| 2018 | Frankie Paul & Sugar Minott Defending The RootsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 59:361Are You Ready4:19 2Look Of Love3:44 3Better Days3:52 4Lets Get Back4:10 5My Shining Star2:45 6No Hiding Place4:02 7Ganjaman Anthem3:40 8Come Back To Me3:52 9Lady In the Red Dress3:51 10Bless You3:45 11Let Go of the Bad Vibe3:26 12Ah Wah Do Them3:41 13Take My Breath Away4:22 14Don't Let Me Wait3:31 15You Come Running Back2:33 16Right On Time4:03 | Compilation | 11 May 2018 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Sugar Minott head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 69 | 96.2th |
| Studio albums | 35 | 98.6th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 38 | 97.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 33 | 71.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The African Brothers(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Minottbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Minott
Why this artist is in the database
- List of reggae musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: FidelAstro · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q787391 · MusicBrainz: 01d336ae-7f79-496d-94f9-211b57517b17
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