Whatever Happened To Althea & Donna?
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- Kingston natives, Althea Forrest & Donna Reid burst into global superstardom in 1978 with their smash hit, Uptown Top Ranking and seemed to be headed for a long and successful career. But barely a year after breaking into the big time, they had left the music business altogether. This video traces their journey surprise celebrities to their disappearance from the spotlight
#reggae
I have lived in NYC for over thirty five years...but I am Originally from Brixton market London UK....I was a young teenager in London and I can tell you that this riddim track was everywhere... and THIS))version actually made it to,.." Top of the Pops " ,...a very big deal ,...a very big deal.
You are not lying. Good times 🫠😎🖤🫡
@@lorrainemcdonald7982,.. thank
you ' Lorraine ',..are you in London..if so what part ...are you near ' South London ',... Obviously it seems that we are of a similar age group...did you used to Go to parties and blue's dances and if so what ' Sound System ' are you familiar with...I WAS very big into music..and HAVE you seen the " Bob Marley" ,.. movie..
If so ,..what did you think of it.
✊🏿Brixton...100%accurate
Yeeeees!! TOTP - one of the rare occasions they had someone good on!! Ok i admit i only saw them on the replays in the 80s/90s 😅 Always wondered what the hell happened to them. Love from north London 💙
Which part of the market 🙌 I'm originally from Belfast, but grew up in Brixton - Moved there in 1979
I am glad they had full productive lives, unlike a lot of people in the music business.
The *"I'm Still In Love With You"* was a massive riddim in the late 70s. I would've been around 9 years old at the time but boy, it was everywhere. It was around the same time the *"Death In The Arena"* riddim made a massive comeback thanks to cuts from Johnny Clarke, Linval Thompson, Jah Buzz, etc. 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
The mere fact they remained tight friends all these years is comforting to their fans old and new.
So many times winning and beloved partnerships are broken apart by rivalry or jealousy, depriving fans of what could have been more hits and fruitful collaborations.
I remember watching them on Top of the pops 70s Fell in love with them and still am Boss tune
I watched it too, I watched it with my mum R.I.P
Marcia Aitken was the vocal piece - STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU BOY to Trinity's - THREE PIECE SUIT.
I was so happy to see this tune in the UK charts and on the Top of the Pops, could not help but learn this tune word for word, even as a young child I knew history was being made,
Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves was another cross over tune that was in the UK charts :)
Good song from back in the days 🎶🎼🇯🇲🇬🇩🇹🇹🇬🇾🇺🇸
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Still gets people on the dance floor. I had a radio show called " Uptown Top Ranking " and I still love that song. Side note Alton had to sue the record company to get paid for Sean Paul's cover.
I have a very large reggae collection and this record has a very special place in it. As you say they weren’t the best singers but their attitude and vibe comes through in spades, it’s well recorded and the basslines are killer. Would love to catch them live
I loved this as a youngster. Still do.
I'm so happy for this video, never saw those girls again from high school days . Donna was my classmate from the Queens School in Kingston. I have to share this video!
'Gimme Lickle Bass Mek Me WIne Up Mi Waist, Uptown Top Rankin !'
Love is all i bring inna mi kyaarki suit and ting !!! Cho !!
This record was an is still BIG..🎵💯💯🎶🔥🔥🆒😎🙏
Thank Jacop Miller for thus amazing 2 Queen s
You should have given us a little bit of the song itself. Very interesting. Thank you.
He’d get a strike from RUclips
That tune brings back great memories as I was living in flatbush Nyc in them days 👍🏽
Wow ! Mrs. Althea was a neighbor of mine in the Bronx ! She was the cool Jamaican lady from the “alley “ a big building on Anderson avenue in the Bronx, right across the street from the building where they filmed the …Joker ! Glad to see them still on the scene.
Big Up Ms. Althea and Ms.Donna .
Umm I think you have the wrong person, my mother never lived on Anderson, but we definitely did live in the BX
This was great information. Thanks for sharing. I remember them when I was a child in Jamaica and often wondered what happened to them.
Killer Miller!!!!!! There is a few other solid tracks on that album too. In my collection of course 🔥
Interesting and respectful tribute. I was 13 when 'Uptown too ranking' released here in the UK. I've still got my 7" vinyl copy and it sounds as exciting now as it did then. Thanks for the update.
Good content bro...but add audio samples if possible. It brings the story to life
Wonderful One Hit Wonder...
The ladies went uptown
The good old days 🇯🇲
Thank you so much RAS! Insightful look into the history and effect of Althea & Donna and their brief but significant rule of the pop charts. Glad to see them still in good vibes and giving positive energy to the people decades later, salutes.
I grew up listening to this 😊 in the uk
Same. Grew up in Hackney, listening to this. Think my mum might still have the original 7", not sure. Didn't appreciate it then, but I do now.
Give Thanks for Your Works Ras,,, Blessed Love,,, Rastafari,,🇱🇨👊🏽🇯🇲❤️
Yes spun there disk many moons ago. So glad they still smiling and living good bless.
What a long detailed explanation of the rise a fall of these one time wonders good to see their enjoying life still 👀🇬🇧🇯🇲🏝️😎🤗
They look like the group floetry (marsha ambrosious and natalie stewart )30 years prior to them coming out. Funny, they were born the year this group came out with their smash hit.
Wow...I thought it was just me who thought this!!!
Fascinating story.... thanks for your research and passion for reggae and the people making it
Not truly factual
Very interesting! Always wondered what happened to them. Thanks for sharing 😊
Give thanks 🌻 lots of interesting news to learn, as always ✌🏻😎
Thank You!
Uptown Ranking 💚🖤💛❣️❣️❣️💥💥💥🇯🇲
Absolute classic
Thank you for this VIDEO
Great documentary - thank you (medasi)
I love this group.
I’ve always wondered what happened to this duo so was pleased to see such an informative video. Your appreciation of reggae music is evident. Thank you for this🙏🏾. You’ve gained a new follower who looking forward to watching all your videos once I’ve gone back and seen the previous ones🥰
Im off to listen to Puppy Dog Song because I'd never heard of it before this video.
Thanks for this piece. Always wondered what happened. Love those ladies. 💙
Promising artists, they jus disappear as they were really uptown girls,,,
What it is, is what it is!!
They're worth their weight in gold and more. They came out with a blast and were an attractive pair then, and still is now!! Long life to them both and continual health, strength and successes for every good things they ventures. P.S.
In their earlier heyday, I heard that Jacob Miller was in a relationship with one of them but maybe wasn't completely approved because of his rebel affiliation. So I've heard.
Respect brethren good works
Good job
Well done!
🌟👑💯❤️💃💃💃💃🇬🇧🎤🔥were they goooo
Great video! They even look like sisters!
I remember singing this song at one of my dad's shows in like 1996. RIP dad #ZionWave #757
Blessed
One hit wonders
Salute!
Loved them❤❤❤
What's the tune in the background?
Stellar
How come you talk about one great hit but doesnt play it in the video.?
Wow...what an achievement!
Oh yeah, I recall the popularity of the song. Even Rank Group Plc, a British Gambling Company, got some free publicity due to the name.
Everyone loved the girls.
Powerful! ✊🏾🇯🇲❤
They were not “hanging out on the street” 😂😂😂😂 they knew Jacob VERY well prior to…
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On the soundtrack of my life.... this is 1978.
Know them before they started singing
Much more to this story.... the true story
@Reggae Appreciation could u please at least play the song msybe ar the intri of ur vids next time, had to search for the song..😂 BIG CHUNE, grew up on these songs, Kgn 13 early 1980's great good memories.
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@@angieD9674khaki suit,gabbadene, corduroy, charlie hat, cho dem days
Oh ya
Donna ♥️♥️♥️🙏🏽
what about Debbie defrie I heard she wrote it
In my khaki suit and thing
happy black history my peeps originally
Often wondered what an alterback is. Is in dungarees?
Halter back … a halter top lol
One hit wonders.l.
You should listen to their album 🔥🔥
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I'm at a want to actually identify another great track from these girls. One album and one notable hit, not enough to be genuine superstars much like another female Reggae ensemble, Brown Sugar from the UK...Credit to them though for making the best out of Alton Ellis' riddim and contributions in promoting Reggae internationally.
They did have another hit called “uptown ranking business and incidentally the punk group the members who had hit with sound of the suburbs did a parody of Althea and donna’s uptown ranking business and called it offshore banking business.
😹.."A sign of the times!" to achieve, what they accomplished is 100%! Genuine Superstars!💥..
There's plenty artist/groups with just "one hit" & only! one album released!🤣
Joe Gibbs Record Globe
Uptown top ranking not 'too ranking!!
They were both hot..right guys..
There was 3 girls
All them veins about to buss
Clarks
They were never serious about music
What are you saying 😂😂
Very funny!
Now performing as Alton an Don, maybe.
What a deeply stupid comment.
😅😅behave yourself
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