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Eddy Grant (born Edmond Montague Grant, 5 March 1948 ), is a Plaisance , Guyana born Musician . When he was still a young boy, his parents emigrated to the UK , where he settled. He had his first Number One hit in 1968 , when he was the lead Guitarist and main Songwriter of the Multiracial Group The Equals , with his self-penned song " Baby Come Back ". The tune also later topped the UK Singles Chart again when covered by Pato Banton . Notably, he openly used his songwriting for political purposes, especially against the then-current Apartheid regime of South Africa . MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
::''"Well Joanna she runs a country, she runs in Durban and the Transvaal.'' ::''She makes a few of her people happy, she don't care about the rest at all.'' ::''She got a system they call apartheid, it keeps a brother in subjection.'' ::''But maybe pressure will make Joanna see, how everybody could live as one."'' This song was later adapted for use on a commercial for Yop , a commercially available yogurt-based drink, with the altered lyrics "give me Yop (me mama?) when the morning come".
ICE RECORDS Grant set up his own recording company, Ice Records , but more recently has returned to the West Indies from London , choosing Barbados as a more realistic venue for a recording company, rather than his country of origin. He has also produced for the likes of Sting , Mick Jagger and Elvis Costello . UK CHART SINGLE DISCOGRAPHY
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