Reggae Versions
Norma Frazer became known through her hit Jamaican recording of "The First Cut Is The Deepest", completed in 1967 for producer Sir Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd. Marcia Griffiths achieved a Jamaican hit with her version in 1973, a version that also found success in the UK. A much covered song in the reggae genre other versions include those by: The Sixth Revelation, Barbara Jones, Joy White, Dawn Penn, Hortense Ellis, I-Roy who provides an unsual rapping version, Myrna Hague who adds jazz inflections and Judy Mowatt who renames the song "First Cut" and features it on her album "Mellow Mood".
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