Singer Althea Hewitt has done a powerful rendition of Lulu’s 1967 classic To Sir With Love, which was produced by singer Richie Stephens for his Pot Of Gold label.
Hewitt, who is a well-established solo singer and whose credits include harmony in studio and on stage for Beres Hammond, Boris Gardiner, Dwight Pinkney, John Holt, Garnet Silk, Norris Man, Bush Man, Chaka Demus and Pliers, Richie Spice, Colin Levy and Chrisinti, has put a lot of passion in her adaptation. The daughter of a musician, in whose band she made her singing debut, Hewitt says her father has shaped her life immensely and added that he was the one who took she and her siblings to the beach, Coconut Park and the movies.
To Sir With Love has already garnered heavy rotation on several radio stations’ playlists, at home and abroad. And Hewitt, a founding member of all-girl group 4th Street Sista, noted that To Sir with Love is very special to her.
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“It’s one of my favorite songs to do when I perform on stage as it brings back memories for so many people. I remember my high school days [and] it reminds me of my math teacher, Mr. Derby. So, yes it touches me in that way.”
In 2021, Hewitt entered the Jamaica Festival Song Competition with the song Jamaica Nice, and was selected as one of the 10 finalists.
Stephens and Hewitt are expecting great things from To Sir with Love, which would be Hewitt’s first major hit in quite a few years .
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