Everything I Own (Ken Boothe)

Originally written by David Gates for Bread as a gentle soft-rock ballad, this song was completely reinvented by Ken Boothe and producer Lloyd Charmers in 1974. Riding a galloping one-drop reggae groove and lush strings, Boothe delivers an impassioned, gravel-flecked vocal performance that turns bittersweet pop melancholy into irresistible Jamaican soul.