Hey Gene, Bitty is a new singer..singing over the old tracks...relative to Sugar Minott?...has the same smooth, soulful delivery..but Bitty has more of a range and absolutely kills on the falsetto (which Sugar does not do)..he is probably closer to a straight RnB singer in his delivery than a reggae singer... hope this helps.. here is a review of he single..Walk Away From Love (the old motown song) http://www.reggaezine.co.uk/walkaway.html Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 03:00:08 +0000 From: "Gene Good" To: audities@smoe.org Subject: Re: Recommendation for Pop Massive - Reggae Pick - Bitty Mclean Message-ID: Question: Is this an old recording,or a current one using older backing tracks.I only ask because I haven't heard of Bitty. The singing style you describe reminds me of my favorite reggae singer,Sugar Minnot.Am I on the right track? Gene >From: "G FUENTES" >Reply-To: audities@smoe.org >To: audities@smoe.org >Subject: Recommendation for Pop Massive - Reggae Pick - Bitty Mclean >Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 03:25:07 +0000 > > >"Peckings Presents Bitty Mclean and the Supersonics on Bond St" > >Why is this record so special? Well I recommend this record to you for two >reasons. The first, is the voice of Bitty Mclean. All I can say is that >Bitty has one of the sweetest voices in music - Full Stop! If Bitty sang >standard soul songs or RnB, he would be a star, however, since he sings >reggae he is criminally ignored. Bitty's voice is not a gruff soul voice >but instead he has one of those "sweet as a bird" qualities to his voice. >While Bitty's voice is enough to make one purchase any of his recordings, >the second reason why one should buy this record is that Bitty is singing >over the original Treasure Isle backing tracks. Yes, those same backing >tracks laid down by Tommy McCook and the Supersonics years ago. What a >combination! Bitty on Treasure Isle riddims -ska and rocksteady >FORWARD!.and..because they are the original riddims..the warmth of the >sound I mentioned earlier just pours out of the speakers and heats up the >room you are in - just like a warm blanket over your body on those cold >Minnesota nights. > >Anway, if you buy one reggae record this year, this is the one you should >buy. While this "type" of reggae may be considered a bit soft by Rastaman >standards, even the Bongo Dreads can appreciate the sound of Bitty on Bond >St..you should visit as well > >The Ark Angel > >