Audrey Hall "One Dance (Just Won't Do)

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This 80's reggae tune holds fond memories for me. Although this song was released in 1985 by Audrey Hall with pop chart success I was familiar with it when it was an underground dancehall 'choon'. For my 10^th birthday I was given my first personal cassette player by my father, and back then cassette players weren't the kind that you could clip onto the side of your jeans. No! This one was like a mini stereo with a strap to go over the shoulder and it took C cell batteries. My father presented this to me with a tape he'd recorded some reggae music on. “One Dance” sticks to the mind as there was about five different mixes recorded on this particular tape (dubhall/dancehall) and as I didn't own any cassettes of my own at the time, it's fair to say this song was played out until the batteries went dead.
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Although Audrey remained popular amongst the reggae/lovers rock scene, this song was her only major UK chart success and as one commenter on Youtube said, this was a “...wallpaper rub off choon” referring to the grinding of couples “dirty” dancing against the walls for that “added touch”. The song is the female reply to Beres Hammond's “What One Dance Can Do”. Audrey sings that it takes much more than on dance to go out with her and the spin is

“...That man's standing in your way

He's my man and he don't play...

I just wanted to see what he would do if I danced with another man...”

Yes! Very flirty is Audrey and her suggestion is not very advisable to women in a relationship unless they want a slap in the face for 'frontin'. However, this old skool tune was one that had young and old members of the West Indian community singing back in the 80's and will remain an unforgettable classic. Check out the video here and feel the vibe.