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3:23. Label. Asylum Records. Songwriter (s) Jackson Browne. Producer (s) Richard Sanford Orshoff. " Jamaica Say You Will " (alternately "Jamaica, Say You Will" [citation needed]) is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. It is the first song on his 1972 self-titled debut album .
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Apr 23, 2024 · In fact, a version of “Jamaica Say You Will” came out on a Byrds album that was released a year before Browne’s self-titled debut arrived in 1972. He had recorded a demo of the song back in ...
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This song about a lost love finds Jackson Browne in love with Jamaica, the daughter of a ship's captain. However, his beloved sweetheart is a restless spirit and she leaves him to travel the seas with her father. For Browne, his songs have often hidden sources of personal discovery. He wrote "Jamaica Say You Will" as a fable, inspired by a girl ...
Jamaica Say You Will Lyrics: Jamaica was the lovely one, I played her well / As we lay in the tall grass where the shadows fell / Hiding from the children so they would not tell / We would stay ...