5. Maxi Priest, “Strollin On”
Not only is Maxi Priest the best known artist to emerge from the British lovers rock scene, he actually was the first reggae artist to make it to the No. 1 slot on the US Billboard charts, with “Close to You.” “Strollin On,” recorded half a decade earlier, is purebred British lovers at it’s finest. You can hear the mentorship of Paul “Barry Boom” Robinson and Roger Robin. The video was really really corny but we still have the track in rotation…