Ernie Smith (singer)

Smith was born as Glenroy Anthony Michael Archangelo Smith in Kingston, Jamaica on 1 May 1945. He was raised in St. Ann and May Pen. His father played guitar and bought him an instrument when he was twelve. His first recordings were not a success and Smith spent time working in life insurance before returning to the studio. In 1972, he won the Yamaha Music Festival in Japan with "Life Is Just For Living", a song originally written for a Red Stripe commercial. ==Albums==

• Greatest Hits (1971) London • Ernie...Smith, That Is (1972) (aka Pitta Patta) Federal • For The Good Times (1974) Federal • Life Is Just For Living (1974) Trojan • Ernie Smith (Test Pressing, Unreleased Album Produced By Van McCoy) (1974) Warner Bros • Pure Gold Rock & Roll And Rocksteady (1975) Wildflower • ''I'll Sing For Jesus'' (1978) Wildflower • To Behold Jah (1979) Generation/Tuff Gong • Skareggae (1981) Generation • ''Mr. Smith's Classics'' (1982) KR • On The Road (Live 1989) Ernie Smith Music • Folk Songs of Jamaica (1992) Ernie Smith Music • Greatest Hits (1995) Musicrama • Dancehall Ernie Cleans It Up (1996) Ernie Smith Music • Step Up (1996) (same as Ernie Cleans It Up with extra tracks) Ernie Smith Music • After 30 Years Life Is Just For Living (1997) Ernie Smith Music/VP • The Very Best of Ernie Smith (1998) Rhino • Greatest Hits (1999) K&K • Country Mile (2008) VP • The Best of Ernie Smith – Original Masters (2010) VP ==References==