Pato Banton
Birmingham, England reggae singer/toaster Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray) made his debut on the English Beat's third album, 1982's Special Beat Service, helping out Ranking Roger on the track "Pato and Roger a Go Talk." Five years later, Banton returned with his debut solo release, Never Give In, which featured backing by Birmingham's Studio Two house band and a guest appearance by Paul Shaffer; the album was enlivened by Banton's comic vocal characterizations. An EP featuring several versions of the Never Give In track "Pato and Roger Come Again" (another duet with Ranking Roger) appeared in 1988, followed the next year by the full-length Visions of the World, which found Banton moving towards a poppier soul/reggae approach. 1990's Wize Up! (No Compromize) contained Banton's first American college radio hit, a cover of the Police's "Spirits in the Material World," as well as a duet with Steel Pulse's David Hinds on the title track. After a dub collaboration with the Mad Professor (Mad Professor Recaptures Pato Banton) and a live album (Live and Kickin' All Over America), Banton recorded Universal Love in 1992. It took him a while to come up with brand new material afterwards; he finally resurfaced in 1994 with a version of Eddy Grant's "Baby Come Back" performed with Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40, which hit the British charts and prompted the best-of Collections. Banton finally delivered a full album of new material in 1996 with Stay Positive. Life Is a Miracle followed in the spring of 2000.
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Discography
21 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Best Of Pato Banton
Reggae - Released by Virgin Records on 1 Jan 2008
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Mad Professor Captures Pato Banton
Reggae - Released by Ariwa Sounds on 26 Apr 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Universal Love
Reggae - Released by I.R.S. Records on 1 Jan 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Collections (Domestic Only)
Robin Campbell, Pato Banton, Ali Campbell
Pop - Released by I.R.S. Records on 1 Jan 1994
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Never Give In
Reggae - Released by Greensleeves Records on 1 Jun 1987
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The Words of Rastafari
Reggae - Released by GWARN International on 3 Nov 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Life Is a Miracle
Reggae - Released by Surfdog Records on 4 Apr 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ao vivo no Brasil (Ao Vivo)
Reggae - Released by Indie Records Ltda on 18 Dec 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Visions Of The World
Alternative & Indie - Released by I.R.S. Records on 1 Jan 1989
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Wize Up! (Wize Up! (No Compromize) Studio Version)
Alternative & Indie - Released by I.R.S. Records on 1 Jan 1990
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Destination Paradise
Reggae - Released by GWARN International on 7 Jul 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live And Kickin All Over America (Live)
World - Released by I.R.S. Records on 1 Jan 1991
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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The Words of Christ
Pop - Released by GWARN International on 7 Jul 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Baseball Reggae
Reggae - Released by GWARN International on 12 Dec 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stay Positive - Single
Reggae - Released by Heron Bay on 9 Feb 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love Is the Greatest!
Reggae - Released by GWARN International on 3 Nov 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Kyon Bhatke - Guiding Star (Sabr)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Songdew on 27 Nov 2021
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Zion Way
Reggae - Released by Rebel Sound Records on 19 Feb 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo