Prince Lincoln Thompson & The Royal Rasses - Humanity (Love The Way It Should Be)

Prince Lincoln Thompson, known as Sax, singer, musician and songwriter with the band the Royal Rasses, was born June 18, 1949 in the west side of Kingston, Jamaica and died of cancer in London on January 23, 1999.




With his soaring falsetto voice and great song writing abilities he was another groomed for crossover success after the death of Bob Marley but that success eluded him and he never achieved the success of many of his better known contemporaries.

He started as a singer in rocksteady group The Tartans with friend and collaborator Cedric Myton and recorded a few tracks for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd. But on becoming a Rastafarian in the mid 70s he formed the vocal group The Royal Rasses, with Myton and a range of other harmony singers including Clinton Hall, Keith Peterkin and Jennifer Lara

In 1974 he recorded the Humanity album with Cedric Myton, Clinton Hall and Keith Peterkin, and set up the God Sent label in order to sell it. He had two hit singles including "Love the way it should be".
His chance at the big time came when signed to the United Artists offshoot Ballistic Records, in 1979. He recorded the short but classic "Humanity" LP which didn't achieve commercial success, toured Europe extensively to support the follow up "Experience" but after "Ride With The Rasses" (another classic) was also unsuccessful he was then persuaded to collaborate with Joe Jackson on "Natural Wild".

This costly commercial failure essentially sent Ballistic bankrupt and Prince Lincoln returned to Jamaica and withdrew from the music business.

In the 80s he returned to London to open The Rasses Fish & Grocery Store in Tottenham and recorded one final album, "21st Century" in 1997.

Check out my other post with a different version.

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[MrMrSlick]

We shouldn't judge when someone as big as John Legend covers a song that we chose to be part of our lives over thirty years ago. We should take the positive, which is the reinforcement of the choices we made when we were teenagers.

It feesl so good now, to have been right back then.

Love!!

[browningbbw]

@MrMrSlick Absolutely! The fact that we were there and are still here to listen to a new version is an achievement in itself when so many others have fallen along the way.

[kevster3000]

@browningbbw + Young fans of John Legend look up the old songs and hear real music like me ;D

[browningbbw]

@kevster3000 I think thats fantastic and can bring young people to the fold of our beloved reggae music.

[MsBlackRiver]

What a fantastic channel!  Thank you so much. I don't need to go out! All my memories are right here!

[browningbbw]

Yes sis, let me an yu chill and hold a vibe

[bigdaddykurt]

this was just re done by John Legend his rendition is very good

[galamotshaku]

you manati, you manati, you manati

[kevster3000]

Free Replay buttons!! F5, 0:00

[tlatkc]

@MrMrSlick exactly cause both versions are awesome. Both amazing musicians. Lincolns got him on the falsetto though hahah

[casper123]

Wow, so much heart in Reggae songs. They all sounds the same yet so different. Also love how the pitch changes. Magnificent. RIP.