    horace andy (born horace hinds on 19 february 1951)thompson, dave (2002) "reggae & caribbean music", backbeat books, isbn 0-87930-655-6 is a roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as "government land" also "angel" & "five man army" with english trip hop trio massive attack. he is also famous for a cover version of "ain't no sunshine". ==biography== ===early days=== born in kingston, jamaica, hinds recorded his first single in 1967 for producer phil pratt. "this is a black man's country" failed to make an impact, and it wouldn't be until 1970 that he achieved a breakthrough. after unsuccessfully auditioning at coxsone dodd's studio one as a duo along with frank melody, he successfully auditioned on his own a few days later. dodd decided hinds should record as horace andy, partly to capitalise on the popularity of bob andy, and partly to avoid comparisons with his cousin, justin hinds, with whom his singing style at the time showed a resemblance. "got to be sure", the song he had auditioned with, became his first release for studio one. the following two years saw the release of further singles such as "see a man's face", "night owl", "fever", and "mr. bassie". one of andy's most enduring songs, "skylarking", first appeared on dodd's jamaica today compilation album, but after proving a sound system success, it was released as a single, going on to top the jamaican chart. the next few years saw andy regularly in the reggae charts with further singles for dodd such as "something on my mind", "love of a woman", "just say who", and "every tongue shall tell", as well as singles for other producers such as "lonely woman" (for derrick harriott), "girl i love you" (ernest and joseph hoo kim), "love you to want me" and "delilah" (gussie clarke), and "get wise", "feel good", and "money money" for phil pratt. andy had a second jamaican number one single in 1973 with "children of israel". andy's most successful association with a producer, however, was with bunny lee in the middle part of 
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