Carlene Davis
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Biography
Carlene Davis, born circa 1953 in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica, is a singer known for her contributions to reggae and gospel music. At age fourteen, she moved to England with her parents and began performing professionally the following year. She initially gained fame as a reggae artist, recording her version of "Leaving on a Jet Plane" in Toronto and achieving local success with a cover of Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They Come". In 1980, Davis returned to Jamaica and performed at the Reggae Sunsplash festival in 1981. She released several albums throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, including Taking Control (1987), Reggae Songbird (1990), and No Bias (1991). In 1996, Davis was diagnosed with breast cancer, which led her to focus on gospel music. She released the album Vessel in 1998 and achieved significant success with the single "This Island Needs Jesus" in several Caribbean countries.
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Albums
Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Winnie Mandela
- Your Name Is Like An Ointment
- Mary Don't You Weep
- Healing Rain
- Healing Is The Children's Bread
- Rivers Of Babylon/ I Shall Not Be Moved
- Medley: God Is Truly Amazing/ Love In Your Heart/ Somewhere Over The Rainbow
- I Remember
- Blue Waters
- True Worship Medley: Only You Are Holy / To Worship You I Live / Alpha and Omega
- Triumph
- Love and Harmony
- Give Them All To Jesus
- None A God Children Don't Cry
- At Your Feet
- Ambassador For Christ
- Agnus Dei
- Boy I'm Gonna Miss You
- Bodyguard
- Baby Be True
- Burning Up
- Bright Christmas-Medley
- Breathe On Me
- Caught Up To Meet Him
