Candy McKenzie [2022] - Remind Me [Freestyle Records]

This single by Candy McKenzie popped up with the new releases on Friday which at first I thought was odd, until I discovered that it must be a digital reissue as it was put out on a UK 12" by Intense in 1983 which sell for big money. There are only three currently for sale on Discogs from £150 to £215, so it must be in-demand in certain quarters?

It is, of course, a cover of Patrice Rushen's "Remind Me" ("Straight From The Heart" (1982)) which was also covered last year by Butcher Brown & Alex Isley.

Candy McKenzie was (she died in 2003) a singer from Kilburn, London, who sang backing vocals for many reggae artists including Bob Marley. In 1977 she few to Jamaica to record an album with Lee 'Scratch' Perry ("Lee 'Scratch' Perry Presents Candy McKenzie") which was turned down by Island at the time and lay in the vaults until gaining a release on Trojan  in 2011.

Details

Rating:	7.8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	80s Soul / Cover Version / Reissue
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Freestyle Records
Cat No:	None
Date:	20/05/2022 / 1983
Key/BPM:	4B/90 / 2A/92
Price:	£1.38