Roof International would posthumously bundle up these early singles and other material recorded at this time for the Nothing Can Divide Us album, which the label picked up for the USBy 1992, Silk was in in the studio with producer, recording his debut album It's Growing. Silk would record a plethora of songs at the producer's studio, amongst them were the hits 'Mama,' 'Seven Spanish Angels,' and a cover of the classic 'I Can See Clearly Now'. Only one of the tracks recorded during this period, 'We Can Be Together,' a duet with, was actually released at the time, and discouraged by this, he returned to Manchester and threw himself into songwriting, often in partnership with an old friend, Anthony 'Fire' Rochester.Another encounter with Tony Rebel brought an introduction to Courtney Cole, owner of the Roof International label. It was the production duo who decided to change his name to Garnet Silk, in reference to his smooth voice. The success of this session led him to continue as a singer, going on to work with producers, and, before signing a two-year contract with in 1990, recording an album's worth of songs for them. The label's compiles these early Morgan-overseen recordings.
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