Career
2 in the United Kingdom Chart in April 1987. After being in her brother"s band Judy Jack and the Beanstalk, she later became a solo artist. Her music career took a giant step circa 1970.
1 slot in the reggae charts and was subsequently used as the Jamaica Tourist Board"s theme tune.
An album was released, entitled Can"t Be With You Tonight which would change the "ordinary country girl" into an international entertainer by the end of 1987. The title track was released as a single and became a worldwide hit in 1987, also peaking at Number.
2 in the United Kingdom. Lizzie Webb, television"s exercise queen at the time, heard the song while driving home and decided to use it as her exercise tune. The United Kingdom public began enquiring about lieutenant
Boucher"s producer released it to satisfy the demand which gave Boucher her first national entry into the charts.
The song hit Number. 1 during mid-week, but then remained at Number. 2 for four weeks in the United Kingdom and was also a hit in the Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland, France, Greece, Spain and the Philippines.
Her Belgian tour remains one of the highlights of her career.
lieutenant was quite momentous. At an appearance at one stadium, there were 40,000 people with lighted candles chanting "Judy Boucher" as she sang. A surprise call also came from South Africa informing her of being a massive hit there.
She took up the invitation to visit but due to the boycott at the time, was unable to perform.
However, she was asked to tour Swaziland, Namibia and several other African countries, appearing on television, radio and in clubs. The response was overwhelming, with people turning up with gifts of all descriptions - animals, gold, clothes et cetera
Her follow-up single, "You Caught My Eye" gave Boucher another national hit, peaking at Number. 18 in the United Kingdom. She did a tour of the Middle East, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirates. In 1988-1989, Boucher decided to take a break, returning in late 1989 with a change of record company and producer.
Boucher has had a northern
Her debut album, Can"t Be With You Tonight followed in 1986, and the title single from it reached Number. 2 in the United Kingdom Chart in April 1987. A second song from the album, "You Caught My Eye", was also a Top 20 hit.
"Can"t Be With You Tonight" was voted second in the 25 most influential Vincentian songs, as part of their Silver Jubilee Independence Anniversary.
She holds the record for being the first female from the Caribbean to have the longest stay in the national charts with fourteen weeks in 1987.
