Birmingham, England reggae singer/toaster Pato Banton (born Patrick Murray) made his debut on the English Beats third album, 1982s Special Beat Service, helping out Ranking Roger on the track Pato and Roger a Go Talk. Five years later, Banton returned with his debut solo release, Never Give In, which featured backing by Birminghams Studio Two house band and a guest appearance by Paul Shaffer; the album was enlivened by Bantons comic vocal characterizations. An EP featuring several versions of the Never Give In track Pato and Roger Come Again (another duet with Ranking Roger) appeared in 1988, followed the next year by the full-length Visions of the World, which found Banton moving towards a poppier soul/reggae approach. 1990s Wize Up! (No Compromize) contained Bantons first American college radio hit, a cover of the Polices Spirits in the Material World, as well as a duet with Steel Pulses David Hinds on the title track. After a dub collaboration with the Mad Professor (Mad Professor Recaptures Pato Banton) and a live album (Live and Kickin All Over America), Banton recorded Universal Love in 1992. It took him a while to come up with brand new material afterwards; he finally resurfaced in 1994 with a version of Eddy Grants Baby Come Back performed with Robin and Ali Campbell of UB40, which hit the British charts and prompted the best-of Collections. Banton finally delivered a full album of new material in 1996 with Stay Positive. Life Is a Miracle followed in the spring of 2000.
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