[5] 1980 was a prolific year for Pablo had a string of hits such as "Gun Fever", "Nursery Rhyme", "Oh Jah", "Fly Away Home" and "Hard Time".
The single "Hard Time" was inspired by a visit back "home" to Jamaica where Pablo noticed that there was a different type of suffering experienced.
The band's Ras Elroy played bass on "Hard Time" with Keith and Tony Douglas on harmonies and Mark Lusardi as engineer.
[3] The records helped him win two gold discs for best album and best male vocalist in the Black Echoes magazine readers poll in 1980.
The "Best of Pablo Gad" compilation album on the Reggae On Top label in 1993 featured his early singles.