Maxi Priest

Maxi Priest performs July 21 alongside UB40 and Inner Circle at Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma.

English pop/reggae singer Maxi Priest released his fourth studio album 'Bonafide' in 1990. The success of the album's lead single, #1 hit "Close to You" - a gold single - drove the album to gold status. "Close to You" Video! youtu.be

"Easy to Love" sampled the vocals from Zapp's "Computer Love." -- Max Alfred "Maxi" Elliott, known by his stage name Maxi Priest, is a British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent. He is best known for singing reggae music with an R&B influence, otherwise known as reggae fusion.