Everything I Own (album)

Everything I Own
Studio album by
Ken Boothe
Released1974
Recorded1974
Chalk Farm
(London, United Kingdom)
Federal
(Kingston, Jamaica)
GenreReggae
Length40:50
LabelTrojan
ProducerLloyd Charmers, The Cimarons, Webster Shrowder
Ken Boothe chronology
Black Gold and Green
(1972) 		Everything I Own
(1974) 		Let's Get It On
(1974)
Singles from Everything I Own
  1. "Everything I Own"
    Released: 1974
  2. "Crying Over You"
    Released: 1974

Everything I Own is the seventh studio album by Jamaican recording artist Ken Boothe. It was released in 1974 by Trojan Records. It is not to be confused with the three Ken Boothe compilation albums, Everything I Own (1997), Everything I Own: The Best of Ken Boothe (2003) and Everything I Own: The Definitive Collection (2007).[1]

The most famous track from this album is the title track, "Everything I Own" (originally recorded by American band Bread), which was an international hit and became number one on the UK Singles Chart.[2] "Crying Over You was similarly successful in the UK, reaching #11 on the UK Singles charts in 1974.[3]

"Speak Softly Love" adapts the melody from The Godfather.

Track listing

# Title[4] Songwriters[4] Length[5]
1. Everything I Own David Gates 3:45
2. Evil Girl D. Washington 3:26
3. Crying Over You Lloyd Charmers 3:33
4. Sad and Lonely Ken Boothe 2:48
5. My Heart Is Like An Open Book Ken Boothe 2:46
6. The Impossible Dream[a] Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh 2:49
7. Speak Softly Love[b] Nino Rota, Larry Kusik 2:59
8. My Kid Franklyn Dunn 3:34
9. Sandie Paul Douglas 3:20
10. Come Lay Some Loving On Me[c] Buddy Kellen, Paul Kelly 3:17
11. You Will Reach Your Goal Ken Boothe 3:14
12. Time Passage Carl Levy 4:59

Personnel

Source:[7]

  • Ken Boothe – Vocals
  • Johnny Arthey & Tony King – Arrangement (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Franklyn Dunn – Bass (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Lloyd Parks – Bass (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Federal Soul Givers – Brass (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Ken Elliot – Clavinet & Synthesizer (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Maurice Ellis – Drums (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Paul Douglas a.k.a. Paul Williams – Drums (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Sid Bucknor & Vic Keary – Engineer (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Buddy Davidson & George Raymond – Mixing Engineer (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Locksley Gichie – Guitar (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Willie Lindo – Guitar (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Carl Levy – Keyboards (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • Lloyd Charmers – Producer, Organ, Piano & Percussion (Tracks 1, 3, 6, 9)
  • The Cimarons & Webster Shrowder – Producer (All tracks except 1, 3, 6, 9)[8]

Release history

Release history of Everything I Own
Year Country Label Catalog No. Format
1974 United Kingdom Trojan Records TRLS 95 LP
Netherlands Philips 6370 675 LP
1975 Japan Trojan Records RJ-7004 LP
1977 West Germany Trojan Records 6.23052 LP
1978 France Trojan Records 2C 068 61.825 LP
2010 Europe Trojan Records/Spectrum Music SPECORIG1008 CD
2015 Europe Trojan Records/BMG TJCD503 CD
2017 Europe Trojan Records/Music on Vinyl MOVLP1943 LP

Notes

  1. ^ Also known simply as "Impossible Dream" on some pressings of the album.[6]
  2. ^ Also known as "Godfather" on some pressings of the album.[6]
  3. ^ Also known as "Lay Some Loving" on some pressings of the album.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Ken Boothe, Discography • United Reggae". Unitedreggae.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. ^ "Discography, Catalog of CD's & Records released | Ken Boothe Music | Official Website For Reggae/Rocksteady Artist Ken Boothe, Includes: Bio, Discography, Music Samples, News, Photos' Pics, Pictures, Events, cd, cd's". Ken Boothe Music. Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. ^ Ken Boothe, Full Official Chart History. officialcharts.com. Web. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2016. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15130/ken-boothe/
  4. ^ a b Everything I Own (liner notes). Ken Boothe. Trojan Records. 1974. TRLS 95.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Everything I Own by Ken Boothe". Amazon. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Everything I Own (liner notes). Ken Boothe. Philips. 6370 675.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Ken Boothe (1974) Everything I Own. Roots Archives. Web. Retrieved 15 October 2016. http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2481 Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Twinkledawood. "Ken Boothe – Everything i Own (1974)". Strictly-vibes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
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