Biography:
b. Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. A smooth reggae artist, and ex-member of Skin, Flesh And Bones, whose first recording was for Coxsone Dodd, Brown subsequently teamed up with the Volcanoes, but enjoyed a UK solo hit with his version of Al Green's "Here I Am Baby" for Trojan Records. Later singles included "Caribbean Queen" and "No Soul Today", but he proved unable to repeat the success, despite working with the Seventh Extension band and others.
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TITLE: Ain't No Love In The Heart Of the City
ARTIST: Al Brown
ALBUM: Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown 1973 - 1980 (2001)
Al Brown reggae version of Bobby Blue Band's song. Different lyrics and very different subject.
From a love song to a political song.
Original in Ab
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of this town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
[VERSE]
Am C
When guns were down
C F
Oh, we were doing so good
F G
Spreading lots of love
G Am
In this neighbourhood
[BRIDGE]
Am C
But now that they're here
C F
The peace can't reign
F G F C
From the ghetto walls to the wealthy plains
C
That's why I said
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of this town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity (it's a pity)
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Am D Am
F G Am
Am D Am
F D Am
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of this town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity (it's a pity)
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
[BRIDGE]
Am C
But now that they're here
C F
The peace can't reign
F G F C
From the ghetto walls to the wealthy plains
C
That's why I said
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of this town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity (it's a pity)
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
Am
Let me tell you that...
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
We need some love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity (it's a pity)
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
[REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE]
ARTIST: Al Brown
ALBUM: Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown 1973 - 1980 (2001)
Al Brown reggae version of Bobby Blue Band's song. Different lyrics and very different subject.
From a love song to a political song.
Original in Ab
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of this town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
[VERSE]
Am C
When guns were down
C F
Oh, we were doing so good
F G
Spreading lots of love
G Am
In this neighbourhood
[BRIDGE]
Am C
But now that they're here
C F
The peace can't reign
F G F C
From the ghetto walls to the wealthy plains
C
That's why I said
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of this town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity (it's a pity)
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
[INSTRUMENTAL]
Am D Am
F G Am
Am D Am
F D Am
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of this town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity (it's a pity)
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
[BRIDGE]
Am C
But now that they're here
C F
The peace can't reign
F G F C
From the ghetto walls to the wealthy plains
C
That's why I said
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
Ain't no love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of this town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity (it's a pity)
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
Am
Let me tell you that...
[CHORUS]
Am D Am
We need some love in the heart of the city
F G Am
Ain't no love in the heart of town
Am D Am
Ain't no love ain't it a pity (it's a pity)
F D Am
Ain't no love too much guns around
[REPEAT CHORUS AND FADE]
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