Althea & Donna
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| Origin | Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Years active | 1977–2001 |
| Labels | Virgin, Lightning, Front Line |
| Past members | Althea Forrest Donna Reid |
Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae vocal duo, consisting of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. They are best known for their 1977 single "Uptown Top Ranking", which was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978.[1]
The Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid – then 17 and 18 years old respectively – caused a chart surprise when their reggae song "Uptown Top Ranking" became a no. 1 hit in the UK in February 1978.[2][3] They released the album of the same name in 1978, backed by The Revolutionaries, on the Virgin Records subsidiary Front Line, The album was produced by Karl Pitterson.[4] The duo recorded several more singles with little success.[5] In 2001, Caroline Records reissued the full-length Uptown Top Ranking.[6]
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