Lovers Rock

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For the Sade album, see Lovers Rock. "Lover's Rock" is also the title of a song by The Clash, that appeared on their 1979 album London Calling.

Lovers Rock is the United Kingdom's main contribution to reggae. The term originated with Dennis Lascelles Harris' south-London record label of the same name.

A style which developed in England in the 1970s, Lovers Rock represented an apolitical counterpoint to the conscious Rastafarian sound dominant in Jamaica. Rooted in the Sound systems of South London, the style had particular appeal amongst women and produced many female stars including Caroll Thompson, Louisa Marks and Janet Kay, who went on to reach Number 2 in the UK pop charts with "Silly Games" in 1979. Lovers rock derived from reggae by the slowing down of the reggae beat.