. . . . . . . . . Click here to make Falling Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Born in London, Calton came to Kingston, Jamaica, at the age
of five, when his parents returned to their native country. There he
learned the Jamaican style made popular by Eric Monty Morris and Bob
Marley, and the R & B from the likes of Sam Cooke, Otis Redding,
Curtis Mayfield, Chuck Jackson and Marvin Gaye, although his first singing inspiration came from Paul Anka. Coffie came to the
United States in 1973. He served eight years in the U.S. Army before
leaving it to pursue his dream of a professional music career.
During the next two decades, he recorded eight albums, earned
numerous gold and platinum albums and singles, and set international
chart records. Following his 1993 Grammy Award for "Bad Boys," he
was again nominated for the album "Reggae Dancer" in 1994. He
currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife Sharon and travel
between Jamaica and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Those interested in more information should contact Debbie Allen at
(954)562-2135 or by e-mail at reggaerhythmsnow@ aol.com for press kit,
digital images, Music and/or to arrange an interview. Further album
and career details, and song previews may also be found on the
internet: www.caltoncoffie. com & http://myspace. com/caltoncoffie ... .. ..CALTON COFFIE CAREER HIGHLIGHTSBorn in London and raised in Kingston, Jamaica; immigrated to the
United States in 1973.
Wrote and recorded his first song, "Freedom," in 1975. It has been
rerecorded for his new album, "Hot Cup of Calton Coffie."
Won the 1976 New York Reggae Festival song competition with his
song "World Festivity."
Lead vocalist, writer, co-writer, percussionist, keyboard and/or
producer on 10 albums:
"One Way" 1987"Identified" 1989"Black Roses" 1990"Bad to the Bone" 1992"Bad Boys" 1993 (Atlantic)"Reggae Dancer" 1994 (Big Beat Records)"Scandal" 1998 (Gator Records)"Reggae Xmas on the Beach" 1999 (Gator Records)"Bad Boys 2000""Hot Cup of Calton Coffie" 2003 (Studio A Records)Signed with Atlantic Records in 1992 as part of Inner Circle.
Recorded "Bad Boys" in 1993, selling more than six million copies
worldwide.
Appeared on Billboard charts with "Bad Boys" for more than 140 weeks.
Co-writer and lead vocalist on the 1993 Grammy Award-winning Best
Reggae Album, "Bad Boys."
Co-writer and lead vocalist on the 1994 Grammy Award-nominated
Album, "Reggae Dancer," which sold 500,000 copies in Japan the first
week following its release.
Lead vocalist on the internationally syndicated television
show, "Cops."
Provided lead vocals on the 2002 box office hit, "Minority Report,"
starring Tom Cruise.
Lead vocalist on the 1995 box office hit, "Bad Boys," starring Will
Smith and Martin Lawrence.
Lead vocalist of the song, "Summer Jammin'" featured in the 1994
movie Beverly Hills Cop III, starring Eddie Murphy.
Lead vocalist, percussionist and keyboard on six hit albums for the
Reggae group, Inner Circle.
Recipient of four stars from Billboard Magazine for composing and co-
producing the song, "Black Roses," which was very successful in Latin
America, reaching No. 5 on the Brazilian charts.
Lead vocalist on the No. 8 Billboard hit, "Sweat A La La La Long."
Lead vocalist on four Platinum and 15 Gold albums, and six Platinum
and nine Gold singles worldwide.
Set record for the most-played single ever in Germany.
Co-wrote and provided vocals for the song "Amor Mio," for Latin
artist Mangu's album "Calle Luna Calle Sol."
Recording and mixing engineer for Dr. Paul Productions to include mixing Dr. Paul's "Snowflakes Christmas CD, Diana King, Beenie Man, Elephantman, Bounty Killer, Alleycat and others. Photo credits to my lovely photographer Suki Finnerty for performance photos. Thanks Suki
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