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Kelly was born in Kingston in 1949. After leaving school, he spent a year studying electronics in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States during 1966, before returning to Jamaica. In 1967, when "Slim" Smith left The Techniques, Kelly was brought in to replace him, recording for Duke Reid in the rocksteady era when Reid's Treasure Isle studio/label was dominating Jamaican music. Kelly's falsetto voice, strongly influenced by the American Soul singer Sam Cooke, in combination with Winston Riley and Bruce Ruffin, maintained the success that The Techniques had enjoyed with Smith. The Techniques first record with Kelly, "You Don't Care", adapted from Curtis Mayfield's "You'll Want Me Back", spent six weeks at number one in the Jamaican singles chart, and was followed by further hits with "Queen Majesty", "My Girl", "Love Is Not a Gamble", "It's You I Love", and "Run Come Celebrate". In 1968, Kelly went solo, moving from Reid to Bunny Lee, and debuting with another Mayfield cover, "Little Boy Blue". Kelly's "How Long Will It Take" was the biggest-selling Jamaican single of 1969, and was the first Jamaican record to feature a string arrangement, which was overdubbed when it was released in the United Kingdom on the Palmer Brothers' Unity label. An album, the Lee "Scratch" Perry-engineered Pat Kelley Sings (sic) followed, and Kelly was offered a £25,000 contract by Apple Records, which he was unable to accept due to existing contractual commitments. Kelly continued to record, having a big hits for producer Phil Pratt in 1972 with "Soulful Love" and "Talk About Love", and returning to record with Duke Reid, having another hit with a cover of John Denver's "Sunshine". He fell back on his earlier training, working as an engineer at Channel One Studios. He also moved into production, producing his own Youth and Youth album in 1978, and co-producing (with Holt) John Holt's The Impressable John Holt (Disco Mix) album in 1979. The late 1970s and early 1980s saw Kelly recording more regularly again, and he continued to record occasionally in the years that followed.
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Rude Boy Scorchers [2017]
Song | Duration |
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How Long | 3:11 |
The Treasure Isle Story: The Soul of Jamaica [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Sunshine (On My Shoulders) | 2:40 |
Dread Prophecy: The Strange and Wonderful Story of Yabby You [2015]
Song | Duration |
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How Long | 3:26 |
Trojan Presents Boss Reggae: 40 Reggae Scorchers [2015]
Song | Duration |
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How Long (Will It Take) | 3:10 |
Listen Up: Rock Steady [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Daddy's Home | 3:00 |
Jamaica: Island in the Sun [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love |
The Trojan Lovers Collection [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Soulful Love | 3:22 |
Trojan Lovers Collection [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Soulful Love | 3:23 |
Mums and Dads Reggae Favourites [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Angel of the Morning | 4:30 |
Rocksteady Fever [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Daddy's Home | 3:00 |
Trojan Box Set: Motor City Reggae [2008]
Song | Duration |
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The Tracks of My Tears | 2:47 |
I Wish It Would Rain | 2:49 |
Trojan Motor City Reggae [Box Set] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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The Tracks of My Tears | 2:47 |
I Wish It Would Rain | 2:48 |
Best Of Reggae [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Soulful Love |
Pure Dynamite Reggae [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love | 3:40 |
Sound System Rockers: Kingston Town 1969-1975 [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Everybody Needs Love | 2:22 |
Trojan Beatles Tribute [Box Set] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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A Hard Day's Night | 3:46 |
Trojan Box Set: The Beatles [2004]
Song | Duration |
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A Hard Day's Night | 3:46 |
One Love [Disky] [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Angel of the Morning | 4:35 |
One Love: Reggae Love Songs, Vol. 3 [2003]
Song | Duration |
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Angel of the Morning | 4:35 |
Songs of the Beatles: Reggae Style [2003]
Song | Duration |
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A Hard Day's Night | 3:47 |
The Trojan Reggae Brothers [2003]
Song | Duration |
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The Twelfth of Never | 2:32 |
Good Times Skank Complied By Joey Jay (Good Times Sound System) [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love | 2:43 |
She-Boom She-Boom 1963-1973: The African-American [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Daddy's Home | 3:00 |
Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Daddy's Home | 3:00 |
Soulful Love | 3:24 |
Talk About Love | 2:43 |
I Wish It Would Rain | 2:49 |
Sir Lee's Rock Steady Party, Vol. 1: At Buckingham Palace [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Daddy's Home | 3:26 |
The Music Got Soul: The Soul of Young Jamaica: 1968 [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Soulful Love | 3:09 |
The Vintage Series [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I've Been Trying | 3:44 |
Talk About Love | 2:56 |
How Long | 3:35 |
Trojan Box Set: Jamaican Hits [2000]
Song | Duration |
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How Long | 3:10 |
Vintage Series: Pat Kelly [2000]
Song | Duration |
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I've Been Trying | 3:43 |
Talk About Love | 2:56 |
How Long | 3:34 |
Raw Roots, Vol. 1 [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love | 2:26 |
Stars of Reggae Sunsplash [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love | 3:42 |
Trojan Box Set: Jamaican Superstars [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Soulful Love | 3:23 |
Talk About Love | 2:43 |
I Wish It Would Rain | 2:49 |
Trojan Box Set: Lovers [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Daddy's Home | 3:00 |
Soulful Love | 3:24 |
The Best of Sunshot [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Soulful Love | 3:26 |
Talk About Love | 2:28 |
I'm So Proud: A Jamaican Tribute to Curtis Mayfield [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Soulful Love | 3:10 |
Soulful Love: The Best of Pat Kelly: 1967 to 1974 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Daddy's Home | 2:59 |
You're My Everything | 3:09 |
How Long (Will It Take) | 3:10 |
Talk About Love | 2:43 |
Soulful Love | 3:24 |
I Wish It Would Rain | 2:49 |
Burning Up, Vol. 2 [1996]
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love | 3:36 |
Reggae Up! 40 Classic Reggae Cuts [1996]
Song | Duration |
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How Long |
Burning Up [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love | 3:36 |
Butterflies [1995]
Song | Duration |
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How Long | 3:08 |
Angel of the Morning | 3:41 |
Talk About Love | 2:33 |
Classic Hits [1995]
Song | Duration |
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You're the One |
Reggae Legend [1995]
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love | 2:56 |
The Story of Jamaican Music: Tougher Than Tough [1993]
Song | Duration |
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How Long | 3:54 |
Hits Oldies Ja. Style [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love | 2:32 |
Come Back Darling [1969]
Song | Duration |
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You're My Everything | 3:09 |
You're My Everything [*] | 3:09 |
Jamaican Soul
Song | Duration |
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How Long (Will I Love You) | 3:10 |
Talk About Love | 2:59 |
No Further Fears
Song | Duration |
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How Long | 3:46 |
Reggae Music 1968-1975
Song | Duration |
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How Long | 3:41 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Talk About Love | 2:32 |
Angel of the Morning | 3:41 |
You're My Everything | 3:09 |
How Long | 3:10 |
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