I Can't Stand The Rain (Extended Edited Version)

Hortense again giving a Reggae flavour to a song composed and made famous by Ann Peebles.

Hortense Ellis - Where The Boys Are

Jamaica's Hortense Ellis with a song originally done and a big hit for Connie Francis in 1961. Beautiful clear voice.

Piece Of My Heart

Hortense Ellis was born in 1941 in Trenchtown Jamaica. At 18 she won a singing talent contest and by 23 was voted Jamaica's best female artist. She repeated this 5 years late. She often sang with her older brother Alton and the two toured Canada in 1970. After marrying and having 5 children in quick succession, she became very popular on the British scene ( Lover's Rock) as well as in Jamaica still. She also lived in New York and Miami during the 80s but returned to her belov… See more