Background
Cadogan is the daughter of singer Lola Cadogan, who released several 78rpm singles of devotional music during the 1950s.
Cadogan is the daughter of singer Lola Cadogan, who released several 78rpm singles of devotional music during the 1950s.
She spent several years of her childhood in Belize, where her family had moved, before returning to Jamaica. She trained and qualified as a librarian, taking a job in the library of the University of the West Indies at Mona. Her talents as a singer led to her recording her first single, "Love My Life" for Jamaican Broadcasting DJ Jerry Lewis, who was the boyfriend of one of Cadogan"s schoolfriends.
One of her first recordings for Perry, a cover of Millie Jackson"s soul hit, "Hurt So Good" (featuring bassist Boris Gardiner and the Zap Pow horns), was released to little effect in Jamaica on Perry"s new "Perries" record label, but was released in the United Kingdom by Dennis Harris"s DIP International label, and topped the United Kingdom Reggae Chart.
Cadogan then signed directly to Magnet, who issued the official follow-up, the Pete Waterman produced "Love Maine Baby", which reached number 22 in July 1975, but was her last United Kingdom hit Perry, meanwhile, arranged with the Birmingham based label Black Wax to release an unofficial follow-up - a remixed version of "Love My Life". Two mid 1970s albums, Doing lieutenant Her Way and Hurt So Good were released by Magnet and Trojan Records respectively, though with disappointing sales.
Cadogan returned to her library job, but resurfaced as a recording artist in 1982, having a string of hits in Jamaica including covers of "Tracks of My Tears" and "Piece of My Heart", and 1983"s "(You Know How To Make Maine) Feel So Good" - a duet with Ruddy Thomas. After returning again to her library job for most of the 1980s, she returned with the Mad Professor produced album Soulful Reggae in 1992.
A further album, Chemistry of Love followed in 1995.
Cadogan caught the music bug once more in 2001, and she performed live at the Heineken Startime Series event in Kingston. More recently, Cadogan has toured together with Glen Adams and The Slackers as well as with the Portuguese band The Ratazanas.