Conrad Crystal & Suga Roy 'Love Overdue' (2004)

The energetic force of Suga Roy & Conrad Crystal has been powerfully impacting the international reggae scene ever since they joined forces.
Remaining consistent hitmakers, the duo has left an indelible mark and
are indeed two exceptional artists who have decided to unify their voices in their message-filled songs geared towards the past, present, and future generations.
In 2002, Suga Roy, then a talented DJ and producer, was so impressed
with Conrad Crystal’s 1986 release, ‘True Love’, he sought out the singer and requested that both of them record a remake of the hit single. The remake was a success and both found that they had natural chemistry. More combinations followed: a cover of the Pat Kelly original ‘Talk About Love’, followed by a cover of Gregory Isaacs’ ‘Love Overdue’.
Their successful recordings continued, yielding the originals ‘Man Can’t
Walk-In Peace’ on the Yellow Moon label, ‘Mek Dem A Gwaan Suh’ on Stone Love’s Real Rock rhythm, ‘Tired A It’ and ‘Education Wise’.
All-powerful, thought-provoking tracks that enjoyed success on the local
and international charts, as well as getting heavy rotation in the dancehalls and airwaves.
‘Education Wise’, an anthem in schools, held the number one spot on the
Mega Jamz chart for three weeks, ‘Love Overdue’ peaked at number four on the RJR chart and both tunes rode Richie B’s Hot Mix chart.
A double music video featuring ‘Man Can’t Walk In Peace’ and ‘Tired A It’
followed, along with the ‘Education Wise’ video that was a massive success.
Other singles from the duo were just as potent, including ‘Johnny Too
Bad’, ‘Piece Of The Action’, ‘Trace’, "Don’t Stop The Music", ‘Righteous Train’, "Down In Jamaica", and ‘So Many Persons’.
Suga Roy & Conrad Crystal are also Grammy-nominated artists
on Sly & Robbie's Grammy-nominated Album The Riddim Doubles
with the song Party Hot featuring Yellow Man in 2007.
In 2008 Suga Roy & Conrad Crystal teamed up with singer Gyptian and
dropped the Culture classic ‘Jah Jah See Dem A Come’. The single was an
instant success, getting heavy airplay and chart action across the globe. ‘Jah Jah See Dem A Come’ hit the number one slot on the Jamaica Music Countdown chart and the New Style Radio chart in Birmingham, England. The single climbed the TPN Radio chart in Italy, the Caribbean Vibes Radio chart in the USA, and the Stampede Street Vibes in Jamaica.

Before fate brought them together, however, each artist was already
heading for stardom. DJ SUGA ROY, born Leroy Moore on October 17, hails from Racecourse, Clarendon. A product of Racecourse Primary and Kemps Hill Secondary, Suga started deejaying while at secondary school, performing at school concerts, fetes, and around the turntables of Black Lion Sound System.
After leaving school in 1990, Suga and longtime friend, Jahmali, moved to
the music capital of Kingston hoping to get a break in the music business. It was rough going, but Suga persevered, and in 1993 he recorded his first single for Xterminator’s Fun Time label titled ‘Woman Mi Proud A Yuh’. His first big hit came in 1996 on the True Friends label titled ‘Postman’, for producer Kenroy Fisher. That single earned him a stint on the Sting stage that same year. He then moved to Bobby Digital studio and he and Jahmali recorded ‘Yuh Can’t Fool Jah’. On the Bobby Digital label, he also did ‘Love How Mi Flex’ and a combination with Lukie D titled ‘Rope Dem Een’. Suga went on his own in 2001 and set up his own Fireball Records label. His very own production, ‘Dancehall Nice Again’ on the Wanga Gut rhythm, came that same year. The success of ‘Dancehall Nice Again’ earned him another Sting performance in 2001, followed by the release of his debut album of the same name for the Miami-based Brickwall Records.

Singer CONRAD CRYSTAL was born Conrad Constantine Hunter on May 22, A product of Kingston 11, he was schooled at Rusea’s Primary and Norman Manley Secondary. His interest in music developed from his primary school days when he used to perform at class parties and school concerts. He honed his craft around area sound systems Romantic and Papa Jaro. Crystal’s first recording and big hit came in 1986 titled ‘True Love’ for the Sonic Sounds and Legal Light labels, produced by Michael Jeffreys. That was followed by ‘Red Eye’ for Black Scorpio, ‘Health, Strength & Power’ for Bobby Digital and She Keep Me Warm’ for Xterminator.
That same year, Crystal also released his debut album ‘True Love’ on the
Legal Light label, produced by Michael Jeffreys and distributed by Sonic Sounds.
After fate brought Suga and Conrad together, their hard-hitting releases
earned them stints on Sting, Reggae Jam Jam, Island Xplosion, Spring Break, Spectrum, Mountain Dew Stunt Festival, and a number of other events. The DJ and singer duo continue to join the forces of the generations while stamping their class on a music industry that craves positive role models.

[curtispratt]

Conrad crystal " The ORIGINAL Wayne Wonder"!!

[papajahko]

Love Overdue by Gregory still a firm favourite of mine……nice to hear this take on it & not just a slavish copy………video fully complements the sound !….nice work Big L
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