Syn ciemnoskórego trębacza z Gujany. W końcu lat sześćdziesiątych odniósł w Wielkiej Brytanii sukces z zespołem Equals (Baby Come Back, Viva Bobby Joe, Black Skin Blue-Ęyed Boys). Na początku lat siedemdziesiątych otworzył w Londynie studio nagrań Coach House oraz założył firmę płytową Ice. Zaopiekował się jako producent m.in. grupami The Pioneers, 96 Degrees i Indusive.
Zaczął też z wielkim powodzeniem nagrywać płyty autorskie. Przedstawił
nowoczesny repertuar taneczny, inspirowany rock'n'rollem, soulem, a
przede wszystkim muzyką karaibską. Śpiewał o miłości (np. Do You Feel My Love?, Can't Get Enough Of You, I Don't Wanna Dance, Dance Party, Come Along To My Place), ale też o problemach, cierpieniach i upokorzeniach kolorowej społeczności krajów Europy Zachodniej (np. Living On The Front Line, Police On My Back, Electric Avenue, Blood Money).
W latach osiemdziesiątych osiadł w St. Philip na Barbados. Otworzył tam studio nagrań Blue Wave, a wkrótce stanął na czele firmy fonograficznej o tej samej nazwie. W 1985 zaprezentował się polskiej publiczności.
Tytu³ | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [UK] |
Komentarz |
Walking on Sunshine | Eddy Grant | 11.1979 | - | - | Epic 50 766 [US] | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant][86[3].R&B Chart] |
Living on the Frontline / Frontline Symphony | Eddy Grant | 06.1979 | 11[11] | - | Ensign ENY 26 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Do You Feel My Love? / Symphony for Michael Opus 2 | Eddy Grant | 11.1980 | 8[11] | - | Ensign ENY 45 | [silver-UK][written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Can't Get Enough of You/Neighbour, Neighbour | Eddy Grant | 04.1981 | 13[10] | - | Ensign ENY 207 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
I Love You Yes, I Love You | Eddy Grant | 07.1981 | 37[6] | - | Ensign ENY 216 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
I Don't Wanna Dance | Eddy Grant | 10.1982 | 1[3][15] | 53[7][08.83] | Ice ICE 57 | [gold-UK][written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Electric Avenue / Time Warp | Eddy Grant | 01.1983 | 2[9] | 2[23] | Ensign ENY 26 | [platinum-US][silver-UK][written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant][18[28].R&B Chart][6[20].Hot Disco/Dance;Portrait 03574 12"] |
Living on the Front Line/Do You Feel My Love | Eddy Grant | 03.1983 | 47[4] | - | Mercury MER 135 | - |
War Party / Say I Love You | Eddy Grant | 04.1983 | 42[4] | - | Ice ICE T 58 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Till I Can't Take Love No More / California Style | Eddy Grant | 10.1983 | 42[7] | - | Ice ICE 60 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Romancing the Stone/ Boys in the Street | Eddy Grant | 05.1984 | 52[3];B:78[3] | 26[17] | Ice ICE 61 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant][68[8].R&B Chart][12[10].Hot Disco/Dance;Portrait 04993 |
Gimme Hope Jo'anna / Say Hello to Fidel | Eddy Grant | 01.1988 | 7[12] | - | Ice ICE 12 8701 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Harmless Piece of Fun | Eddy Grant | 04.1988 | 90[3] | - | Parlophone CDR 6180 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Put a Hold on It | Eddy Grant | 10.1988 | 79[2] | - | Blue Wave R 6191 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Walking On Sunshine / California Style | Eddy Grant | 05.1989 | 63[2] | - | Blue Wave R 6217 | [written by Eddy Grant][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Electric Avenue [remix] | Eddy Grant | 06.2001 | 5[12] | - | EastWest EW 232T | [16[10].Hot Disco/Dance;Strictly Rhythm 12 610 12"] |
Walking on Sunshine [remix] | Eddy Grant | 05.2001 | 57[2] | - | East West EW 242CD | - |
Tytu³ | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [UK] |
Komentarz |
Can't Get Enough | Eddy Grant | 05.1981 | 41[6] | - | Ice ICEL 21 | [produced by Eddy Grant] |
Killer on the Rampage | Eddy Grant | 11.1982 | 7[23] | 10[30] | Ice ICELP 3023 | [gold-US][silver-UK][produced by Eddy Grant] |
Going for Broke | Eddy Grant | 06.1984 | - | 64[17] | Ice ICELP 6001 | [produced by Eddy Grant] |
All The Hits | Eddy Grant | 11.1984 | 23[10] | - | K-Tel NE 1284 | - |
Walking on Sunshine (The Best of Eddy Grant) | Eddy Grant | 07.1989 | 20[8] | - | Parlophone PCSD 108 | [silver-UK] |
The Greatest Hits | Eddy Grant | 05.2001 | 3[17] | - | East West 8573885972 | - |
Greatest Hits Collection-Eddy Grant | Eddy Grant | 06.2001 | 94[3] | - | Sequel NED CD 449 | [produced by Eddy Grant] |
The Very Best of Eddy Grant Road To Reparation | Eddy Grant | 07.2008 | 14[7] | - | Mercury/UMTV 1775167 | [silver-UK] |
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