Mike Anthony (singer)
{{Short description|British lovers rock singer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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Mike Anthony is a British lovers rock singer, who began his career in the late 1980s.
History
He was born in Lewisham, London, England.{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=Virgin Books|date=2000|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0427-8}}
Anthony's early recordings were produced by Barry Boom, and he had a reggae top ten hit with "Crash Crash", which was followed by further successes with "Glide Gently", "Cruising in Love", and "Open Your Heart".Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}} He moved on to Fashion Records and had another hit with "Still Your Number One", before topping the reggae chart for several weeks with a cover of David Ruffin's "Walk Away From Love". Further hits in the UK reggae chart followed throughout the 1990s and 2000s with songs such as "No Halfway Love", "Spread Love", "Sexy Eyes", "How Long", "Don't Play Games", and "Call Me".Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, Rough Guides, {{ISBN|1-84353-329-4}}"[http://www.zobbel.de/reg/REG95_S.HTM Top 100 Singles of 1995]", Echoes, Zobbel.de Along with Peter Hunnigale, Anthony has achieved virtual superstar status among lovers rock followers, and has appeared at Jamaica's Reggae Sunsplash festival.Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, {{ISBN|0-87930-655-6}}"[http://www.myninjaplease.com/music/?page_id=2300 MNP Interviews: Peter Hunnigale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922165242/http://www.myninjaplease.com/music/?page_id=2300 |date=2008-09-22 }}", musicMNP
Album discography
- The Album, Juggling
- Short of Nothing (1992), Merger
- Back 4 More (1996), Gussie P
- Natural (2000), Gussie P
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Category:20th-century Black British male singers
Category:20th-century British male singers
Category:20th-century English male singers
Category:British reggae singers
Category:Lovers rock musicians
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