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A counterpoint to the explosion of punk and ska in the UK in the late 70's was the emergence of
Lovers Rock. Short lived UK reggae girl trio 15-16-17, so named after their ages at the time, cut a
sweet sounding 'lovers rock' album called "Magic Touch" in 1978 under the watchful production eye
of Dennis Brown. Brown relocated to London from Jamaica and while there he linked up with
Castro Brown (no relation) and started the DEB label. This occurred right at the same time a new
style of Reggae called Lover's Rock was being popularized in the UK. Dennis and Castro smelled a
good thing (along with other producers like Lloyd Coxsone and Dennis Bovell) and put together three
teenage girls from London, Sonia Williams (15), Christine McNabb (16), and Wraydene McNabb (17)
and had them record 10 tracks (including a number of covers) that ended up on the "Magic Touch"
Tracks
01. Girls Imagination 4:17
02. Funny Feeling 4:08
03. I'm Hurt 4:45
04. The Weather 4:02
05. Emotion 4:03
06. Magic Touch 3:35
07. Someone Special 4:41
08. Baby Love 3:13
09. I've Been Watching You 3:51
10. Black Skin Boys 1:57
Bass Guitar – Lloyd Parks, Robby Shakespeare
Drums – N. Grant, Sly Dumbar
Horns – Cedric Brooks, Lennox Brown, N. Hines
Lead Guitar – Bingy Bunny, Bo-Pe, Dennis Brown
Organ – Ansel Collins
Percussion – Flick Wilson, Sticky
Performer – Christine McNab, Sonia Williams, Wraydene McNab
Piano – Ernest Wilson, Tarzan, Winston Wright
Produced by Castro Brown between 1977 and 1978
Engineer – Dennis Bovell
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