Neville Staple has announced that he is set to release his new solo album entitled From The Specials & Beyond. Staple’s new album title alone details, what can be expected from the album which contains twelve songs and also features collaborations. The musician’s announcement follows his recent announcement that he is also set to perform at The Forum in Tunbridge Wells on December 16th.
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16 December 2021. A fun, stomping, singalong party show. Don’t miss it! pic.twitter.com/El3qZl2p7e— From THE SPECIALS Neville Staple (@NevilleStaple) November 15, 2021
Neville Eugenton Staple is a Jamaican-born English singer and is known as a co-vocalist from the 2 tone Ska group The Specials, as well as group Fun Boy Three and for his group the Neville Staple Band. Staple’s musical journey began as a co-vocalist with the band The Specials originally called the Coventry Automatics who were formed in 1977.
Staple’s joined the band in 1978 and Tim Strickland (Vocalist and guitarist) was replaced, by vocalist Terri Hall.
The band lineup also included co-vocalsit Lynval Golding, who also also played the guitar, guitarist Roddy (Radiation) Byers, bassist Horace Panter, keyboardist Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury (Replaced drummer Silverton Hutchinson), as well as Dick Cuthell and Rico Rodriguez both on horns.
The band are famed for their single “A Message to You Rudy” their 1980 UK number 1 single “Too Much Too Young” and single “Ghost Town” which also reached number 1 in the UK Official Charts.
The musician left the band in 2013 due to personal issues and ill health, he then kick started his solo career in 2014 with solo album Ska Crazy. The musicians follow up album Return of Judge Roughneck & Dub Specials was released in 2017 and his last album was Rude Rebels in 2018 with his wife Christine (Surgary) Staple and former bandmate Byers.
The musician is joined by his wife again for his new album. Staple’s revisits his musical career past on his new album and also teams up with reggae artist Clint Eastwood, actor Gary Shail, Derrick Morgan and founding Selector member Neol Davies for his new album From The Specials & Beyond.
Staple’s said of his collaborators “The special guests were amazing to work with too, especially Derrick Morgan, one of my early inspirations” The musician also said “This is set to be a real ‘stand out’ one, that makes me proud of my career to date” The singer is set to release his new album The Specials & Beyond for his followers via Cleopatra Records, on December 10th and his followers can also enjoy seeing him perform at Tunbridge Wells on, December 16th.
See the tracklist for Neville Staple’s new album The Specials & Beyond below and pre-order the album here
Right from Wrong
Celebrate with You
Can’t Take No More
Don’t Let It Pass You By
Stand By Me
Something’s Wrong
Housewives Choice (Featuring Derrick Morgan)
Please Don’t Leave Me Lonely
What’s Really Going On (Featuring Gary Shail)
Miss Dis N Dat (DJ Mix) (Featuring Clint Eastwood)
Way of Life (Pandemic Mix) (Featuring Neol Davies)
World Turned Upside Down
See the details for Neville Staple’s upcoming concert date below and purchase tickets here
16/12/21 The Forum- Royal Tunbridge Wells- London
