Long Lost Lover

Love Joys recorded Long Lost Lover for Lloyd Barnes' Wackie's label in New York, with Sonia Abel and Claudette Brown singing in the duo's close-harmony style. The track appeared on the 1983 album Lovers Rock Reggae Style, released on Wackie's with extended vocal-and-dub showcase arrangements. The track helped define Love Joys' second Wackie's album, placing female lovers-rock vocals inside the label's deep Bronx roots-and-dub sound. It stood out within the early-1980s Wackie's catalogue as part of a rare female-led reggae showcase set. Long Lost Lover remains one of the central cuts from Lovers Rock Reggae Style and continued to circulate through Wackie's, Basic Channel, and later reissues. Its long-form showcase structure keeps Love Joys' short catalogue visible to roots, dub, and lovers-rock collectors.