They produced the mainstream Chaka Demus & Pliers hits “Murder She Wrote,” “Tease Me” and “Bam Bam” and produced songs for Simply Red, Shabba Ranks, Beanie Man, the Fugees and Madonna. Sly and Robbie continued to refine their sound and innovated dancehall music in the early 1990s fusing it with digital instrumentation, Latin music and hip-hop. The collective produced records for a host of A-list acts including Joe Cocker, Gwen Guthrie, Mick Jagger, Ian Dury, the Tom Tom Club and several albums for Grace Jones. Island Records boss Chris Blackwell put Sly and Robbie together with Mikey Chung, Uziah “Sticky” Thompson and Barry Reynolds to form the Compass Point All Stars production group based at the famed Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas. Sly and Robbie’s early production work with the likes of Jimmy Cliff, Gregory Isaac, Peter Tosh and the Mighty Diamonds cemented their reputation in Jamaica and also opened doors for them to work with international acts.īy the 1980s, Sly and Robbie had started to encompass digital processes into their production and had innovated the “Rockers” beat in reggae music. He was involved in the music scene in Kingston in the mid-70s, playing in various bands before linking up with drummer Sly Dunbar to form the production duo Sly and Robbie, with the pair creating the indie label and production shop Taxi Records in 1974. Tease Me: Chaka Demus & Pliers Jamaica: 48: Night of the Wolverine: Dave Graney 'n' the Coral Snakes Australia: 49: Bi: Living Colour United States: 50: Adam's Ribs: You Am I Australia: 51: Would Alice in Chains United States: 52: Runaway Train: Soul Asylum United States: 53: Taillights Fade: Buffalo Tom United States: 54: Holy Grail: Hunters. Complete your Chaka Demus & Pliers collection. 27, 1953, in Kingston, Jamaica, Shakespeare grew up in a musical family. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Chaka Demus & Pliers - Tease Me at Discogs. Waiting In Vain Bob Marley: A sweet passionate and subtle love song 33. Tempted To Touch Beres Hammond And Cutty Ranks: Beres at his best with a sweet melody and Cutty handling the deejay business 32. This item: Tease Me by Chaka Demus & Pliers Audio CD £11.19. Tease Me Chaka Demus And Pliers: This song exudes the sexuality and energy of regae music. Judi Dench's Reaction to Kenneth Branagh Asking Her to Play His Grandmother in 'Belfast': "Good Grief, I'm Not Old Enough!"īorn on Sept. These items are dispatched from and sold by different sellers.