Jack Radics

Jack Radics (real name: Balfour Bailey, born in Kingston, Jamaica on 31 December 1957) is a singer and songwriter who was commercially successful in Europe in the 1990s.
At the beginning of his career, Balfour Bailey came to New York. There he worked for Sound System New World in 1975. For his first record recording, he chose Get Down on It, a song by Kool & The Gang. In the early 1980s, the Jamaican moved to London, where he sang a duet with Debbie Ryvers and recorded his first solo single (Walk on By) as Jack Radics in 1985. After returning home in 1988, he had his first national hits there with Dream Merchant and Conversation. The debut album Jack was released in 1991. From then on, working with other artists, including Sly & Robbie, Freddie McGregor, Ali Campbell, Mr. President and Big Youth, was part of everyday life.
Jack Radics used the classics of reggae for his music and mixed the sound with Motown and Stax soul, calypso and pop. Twist and Shout, the feature with Chaka Demus & Pliers, gave the singer his first number-one hit in the UK at the end of 1993. The single was awarded gold in the UK and received an entry in the Guinness Book of Records. His 1994 album Open Rebuke was voted the best reggae album of the year by Black Music magazine Echoes.
The 1998 World Cup won the title Go for Jamaica! in the record stores. The collaboration with the German producer Rüdiger Nieschmidt, whom Radics had met a few years earlier in Jamaica, resulted in new songs and the 1999 album Love & Laughter. The single No Matter was not only successful in German-speaking countries, but also a radio hit in South Africa. With the producers Grant Michael B. and Pomez di Lorenzo, songs were created for the 2001 longplayer Always Around.
==Links to Peel==
According to available tracklistings on this site, Peel seemed to have first started playing Jack Radics' material in the early 90's, and would play further songsl from the singer until the early 00's. There is no evidence currently of Peel playing any songs from the singer before the 90's.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1992
*15 May 1992: Loves On Fire (7") Penthouse
*24 May 1992 (BFBS): Loves On Fire (7") Penthouse 
;1993
*20 August 1993: Do Good (7") Roof International
*27 August 1993 (BFBS): Do Good (7") Roof International
;1995
*07 January 1995: Please Don't Go (7 inch) Green Island
;1996
*15 March 1996: Go Tell It To The Mountain (7") X-Rated Record Int.
;1998
*09 April 1998: Dancing (7") Greensleeves
*21 April 1998: Dancing (7") Greensleeves
;2003
*12 March 2003: Legalize It (7") Diamond Rush Promotion International
==External Links==
*Wikipedia (in German)
*Discogs
Category:Artists