Moving Up (album)

Moving Up is a 1993 album by Luciano.
Track listing
# "Wandering Woman"
# "Moving Up"
# "I Believe In Music"
# "Samfie Lover"
# "Poor & Simple"
# "Come On Over"
# "Mister Man"
# "Chant Out"
# "Do Me Baby"
# "Sitting In Limbo"
# "Show You How To Love"
Career
Born in Davyton, Manchester Parish, and raised as the seventh of nine children in a strict Adventist family, Luciano began recording in 1992, with his first single "Ebony & Ivory" (on which he was credited as 'Stepper John') on the Aquarius Record label, followed by a split album with DJ Presley (now credited as 'Luciana') for producer Sky High. His first releases as Luciano included the hit single "Give My Love a Try", produced at Castro Brown's New Name Studio, followed by others produced by Brown, Freddie McGregor, Blacka Dread, and Sly and Robbie, including the 1993 no. 1 UK reggae hit "Shake It Up Tonight".
He started working with Philip "Fatis" Burrell, releasing the singles "Chant Out" and "Poor and Simple", with the album Moving Up following in late 1993. The renewal of Rastafarian influence into dancehall music in the early 1990s had begun with artists such as Tony Rebel and Garnett Silk. After Silk's death in late 1994, many looked to Luciano to continue consciousness in reggae music. Of Garnett Silk, he stated "Garnett was more like a brother, a father, a tutor, a forerunner. When he moved on I knew the work for me became harder still."
The following year brought the smash hit album Where There Is Life for label Island Jamaica. It contained such hits as "It's Me Again Jah" (a no. 1 single in Jamaica), "Who Could It Be", as well as the title track.
The majority of his recording in the mid-to-late 1990s was for Burrell and the Xterminator label, which by that time included such artists as Sizzla, Mikey General and Firehouse Crew,
By 2001, Luciano had released two live albums as well as two compilation albums alongside Sizzla and Anthony B after the split with Xterminator. That year saw the release of two new albums of material, Great Controversy on Jet Star and A New Day on VP Records. The latter received a nomination for Best Reggae Album at the 2002 Grammy Awards, and was executive produced by longtime saxophonist and touring partner Dean Fraser. The album received additional production from Sly & Robbie and was backed by Fraser and the Firehouse Crew.
Fraser continued to produce many of Luciano's albums throughout the decade, including 2008's Jah Is My Navigator. In 2010, he released United States of Africa. While the previous album had focused mostly on God, Africa dealt with global events. Of this, Luciano stated, "We're not just singing about Zion and all those glorious dreams. We're also dealing with issues that affect the people, their very minds."
He was awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer on 15 October 2007, in recognition of his contribution to reggae music.
In July 2009, Luciano paid his respects to fellow musician Michael Jackson by releasing a reggae tribute (on Lioni Records) of Jackson's iconic USA for Africa charity song, "We are the World".
His album, Zion Awake was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album in 2016.
Other Albums
*Moving Up, (1993)
*One Way Ticket, (1994)
*After All, (1995)
*Where There Is Life, (1995)
*Messenger, (1997)
*Sweep Over My Soul, (1999)
*Live, (2000)
*A New Day, (2001)
*Great Controversy, (2001)
*Serve Jah, (2003)
*Visions, (2003)
*Serious Times, (2004)
*Jah Words, (2005)
*Child of a King, (2006)
*God Is Greater than Man, (2007)
*Jah Is My Navigator, (2008)
*United States of Africa, (2010)
*Write My Name, (2010)
*Rub-A-Dub Market, (2011)
*The Qabalah Man (2013), VPAL
*Zion Awake (2014)

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