Althea & Donna
| Industry | Music |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founder | Althea Rose Forrest, Donna Marie Reid |
| Defunct | 2001 |
| Products | Reggae music, albums, singles |
Althea & Donna were a reggae vocal pair from Jamaica, composed of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. Their most notable achievement was the 1977 hit single "Uptown Top Ranking", which climbed to the top position on the United Kingdom charts in 1978.
Career
As teenagers, Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, then 17 and 18 years old respectively, attained surprising commercial acclaim when their track "Uptown Top Ranking" reached number one on the UK singles chart in February 1978. That same year, they issued an album titled Uptown Top Ranking, supported by The Revolutionaries, under Virgin Records’ subsidiary label Front Line. The production of the album was handled by Karl Pitterson. Although they put out several additional singles afterward, none matched the success of their breakthrough hit. In 2001, the Uptown Top Ranking album was re-released by Caroline Records.
Albums
- Uptown Top Ranking (1978), Virgin/Front Line
Singles
- "Uptown Top Ranking" (1977), Lightning/Joe Gibbs/Warners; (1978), Virgin
- "Love One Another" (1978), Lightning/Joe Gibbs/Warners
- "Puppy Dog Song" (1978), Front Line
- "Going to Negril" (1978), Front Line
- "Top Rankin" (1995), Ice Town Music
See also
- List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart
- List of reggae musicians
- List of performers on Top of the Pops
- List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
- Caribbean music in the United Kingdom