Gimme Hope Jo'anna
Eddy Grant
1988
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About Eddy Grant
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Eddy Grant's work extends across performing, producing and running music businesses. Born in Guyana, he moved to London and formed the Equals, a band whose members came from different racial backgrounds. After stepping away from touring with the group, he continued writing songs. His Coach House Studios in Stamford Hill supported African and Caribbean music in Britain, while Ice Records and a pressing operation gave him an active role in recording and distributing music as well as making it.
Artist background sources
Eddy Grant - Hackney Museum biography
Read museum biography for origin, Equals, continuing writing, Coach House Studios, Ice Records and pressing operation. Omit the unsupported car-accident/medical causal sequence and first-ever business comparison. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Gimme Hope Jo'anna by Eddy Grant is included for 1988 on the basis of the cited chart-associated source. This establishes the annual connection, not the circumstances in which the song was written. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
UK top-ten singles in 1988 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
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UK top-ten singles in 1988 (Wikipedia chart transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed: title, artist and presence in the UK top ten during this year. Supplemental annual selection, not an original release date or a U.S. year-end rank.
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