5/31/2023 0 Comments Gregory isaacs y.o.u. rar![]() It was also used in adverts for an over the counter cold & flu remedy of the same name. Although 'Night Nurse' was not a chart hit in either the UK or US, it was hugely popular in clubs and received heavy radio play, and the album reached number 32 in the UK. He signed to Island Records and released the record that finally saw him break through to a wider audience, 'Night Nurse', the title track from his first album for the label ( Night Nurse (1982)). ![]() In 1981, he made his first appearance at the Reggae Sunsplash festival (returning annually until 1991), and he moved on to the Charisma Records offshoot Pre, who released his The Lonely Lover (another nickname that stuck) and More Gregory albums along with a string of increasingly successful singles including 'Tune In', 'Permanent Lover', 'Wailing Rudy' and 'Tribute to Waddy'. ![]() The Cool Ruler (which became one of his nicknames) and Soon Forward albums, however, failed to sell as well as expected, although they are now considered among his best work. International stardom seemed assured in 1978 when Isaacs signed to the Virgin Records offshoot Front Line Records, and appeared in the film Rockers, in which he performed 'Slavemaster'.
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