100 Huge Hits of Reggae

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Israelites
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
Israelites
writer:
Desmond Dacres and Leslie Kong
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. and Sparta Music (publisher) (in 1978)
Desmond Dekker42:36
2Sweet Sensation
The Melodians3:54
3Longshot Kick De Bucket
The Pioneers2:50
4Double Barrel
producer:
Winston Riley
bass:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
guitar:
Ranchie McLean
keyboard:
Ansel Collins (JM reggae keyboardist & producer)
membranophone:
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
lead vocals:
Dave Barker (reggae artist)
performer:
The Techniques All Stars
recording of:
Double Barrel
lyricist and composer:
Dave Barker (reggae artist), Ansel Collins (JM reggae keyboardist & producer) and Winston Riley
Dave & Ansel Collins52:48
5Help Me Make It Through the Night
cover recording of:
Help Me Make It Through the Night
lyricist and composer:
Kris Kristofferson
publisher:
BMG Songs Ltd., Combine Music Corp., EMI Songs Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
John Holt3:07
6Rudy, a Message to YouDandy52:35
7Suzanne Beware of the DevilDandy Livingstone2:37
8Lively Up Yourself
recording of:
Lively Up Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Odnil Music Ltd. (from 1974 to present), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974) and Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974)
Bob Marley & The Wailers2:53
9Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
recording of:
Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
The Pioneers3:10
10Skinhead MoonstompSymarip53:02
11Rivers of BabylonThe Melodians3:27
1254‐46 Was My Number
recording of:
54‒46 (That’s My Number)
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
Toots & The Maytals3:25
13Return of Django
recording of:
Return to Django
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
The Upsetters2:32
14007
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker52:32
15Moon River
Greyhound3:30
16Big Six
Judge Dread3:02
17Carry Go Bring Come
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:53
18Liquidator
recording of:
Liquidator (Ain't No-One Greater)
composer:
Harry Johnson
publisher:
Cari-Blue Music
Harry J. All Stars2:54
19You Don’t Love Me (No, No, No)Dawn Penn3:18
20Elizabethan Reggae
Boris Gardiner2:39
21Jamaica Ska
Byron Lee & the Dragonaires2:30
22What One Dance Will Do
Beres Hammond6:07
23When I Needed You Most
Barbara Jones4:17
24Side Show
Barry Biggs3:18
25Killing Me Softly
cover recording of:
Killing Me Softly With His Song
lyricist:
Norman Gimbel
composer:
Charles Fox (film/TV composer, also Latin pianist)
publisher:
Fox-Gimbel Productions Inc., Platz Music Publishng and Rodali Music
John Holt3:54
CD 2
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1I’m in the Mood for Love
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963)
Lord Tanamo2:34
2It Keeps Raining (Tears From My Eyes)Bitty McLean3:49
3The Tide Is High
producer:
Duke Reid
background vocals:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
vocals:
John Holt
performer:
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics and The Paragons (Jamaican rocksteady band)
recording of:
The Tide Is High
additional writer:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
writer:
John Holt
publisher:
B & C Music Corp., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Embassy Music Corporation, Gemrod Music Inc., Sparta Florida Music Group and Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.
lyrics quoted on:
Numba 1 (Tide Is High) (Rihanna feature)
lyrics quoted on:
Numba 1 (Tide Is High) (Keri Hilson feature)
The Paragons52:45
4Johnny Too Bad
recording of:
Johnny Too Bad
lyricist and composer:
Delroy Wilson
writer:
Winston Bailey, Hylton Beckford and Derrick Leapold Crooks (reggae artist aka "Crooks", founder of "The Slickers")
The Slickers3:12
5You Can Get It If You Really Want
Desmond Dekker2:40
6Sun Is Shining
recording of:
Sun Is Shining (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Bob Marley Music and Bronjo Music
Bob Marley vs. Funkstar De Luxe6:00
7I Wanna Wake Up With You
recording of:
I Want to Wake Up With You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Ben Peters Music and IQ Music
Boris Gardiner2:58
8Pied Piper
Bob & Marcia2:46
9Money in My Pocket
Dennis Brown3:53
10Let’s Do Rocksteady
recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
Dandy2:50
11Ire Feelings (Skanga)
Rupie Edwards3:47
12Monkey Spanner
recording of:
Monkey Spanner
writer:
Dave Barker (reggae artist), Ansel Collins (JM reggae keyboardist & producer) and Winston Riley
Dave & Ansel Collins2:32
13Crying Over You
Ken Boothe3:26
14Rain
Bruce Ruffin2:26
15Gal Wine
Chaka Demus & Pliers3:29
16Big Seven
Judge Dread3:19
17What’s Your Sign, Girl
Barry Biggs4:06
18Baby Come Back
Desmond Dekker3:44
19Ram Goat Liver
Pluto Shervington3:05
20Give and Take
The Pioneers2:23
21Here I Stand
Bitty McLean3:39
22Leggo Skanga
Rupie Edwards2:52
23Love of the Common People
Nicky Thomas2:21
24Brown Girl in the Ring
The Maytones2:42
25Angel (of the Morning)
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music (publisher), EMI Blackwood (1989-07-24–present), EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
Joya Landis3:02
CD 3
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1Red Red Wine
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Bang Records (US disco) (in 1968)
lyrics quoted on:
Jiggle Jiggle
Tony Tribe52:57
2Cherry Oh Baby
producer:
Bunny Lee
recording of:
Cherry Oh Baby
lyricist and composer:
Eric Donaldson
Eric Donaldson43:04
3Reggae in Your Jeggae
Dandy2:59
4OK Fred
Errol Dunkley3:54
5It Mek
Desmond Dekker2:22
6Train to Skaville
recording of:
Train to Skaville
lyricist and composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
The Ethiopians52:53
7Dedicated to the One I LoveBitty McLean13:44
8Dat
recording of:
DAT
lyricist and composer:
Pluto Shervington (Leighton Keith Shervington aka Pluto (Reggae Musician))
Pluto Shervington3:53
9Trench Town Rock
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recording of:
Trenchtown Rock (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
Bob Marley & The Wailers3.93:00
10You’re My Life
Barry Biggs3:23
11One More Chance
Wayne Wonder3:47
12Wet Dream
Max Romeo2:49
13Oh Carolina
Mabrak2:15
14Think About That
Dandy Livingstone2:54
15Three Ring Circus
Barry Biggs4:04
16Big Eight
Judge Dread3:24
17In the Summertime
cover recording of:
In the Summertime
lyricist and composer:
Ray Dorset
publisher:
Associated Music International Ltd., Bovina Music Inc., Broadley Music (International) Ltd. (PRS), EMI April Music Inc., Our Music Ltd. (possibly aka Our Music Ltd., associated mostly with Mungo Jerry), Satellite Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC and Universal Music Publishing (use ONLY if no country-specific information is available)
Ken Boothe2:35
18Hang ’Em High
Richard Ace3:05
19Bounty Hunter
Barrington Levy3:09
20Cocaine in My Brain
recording of:
Cokane in My Brain
lyricist and composer:
Lester Randal Bullock
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Rykomusic Ltd
Dillinger3:51
21You’re Everything to Me
Boris Gardiner3:40
22Mad About You
Bruce Ruffin3:31
23Pickney Gal
Desmond Dekker2:56
24Sun Is Shining
recording of:
Sun Is Shining (original version)
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, Bob Marley Music and Bronjo Music
Bob Marley2:17
25No Mama No Cry
Beenie Man3:49
CD 4
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1Young, Gifted and Black
producer:
Harry Johnson
cover recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone (US singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist)
Bob & Marcia3:11
2I Am What I Am
Greyhound2:46
3Everything I Own
cover recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Ken Boothe3:46
4Hurt So Good
recording of:
It Hurts So Good
lyricist and composer:
Phillip Mitchell
Susan Cadogan3:03
5Montego Bay
Freddie Notes & The Rudies2:24
6Reggae for It Now
Bill Lovelady3:23
7Snoopy vs. The Red Baron
The Hot Shots3:08
8Small Axe
recording of:
Small Axe
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road
Bob Marley & The Wailers3:54
9Black Pearl
cover recording of:
Black Pearl
composer:
Irwin Levine, Phil Spector and Toni Wine
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Irving Music (BMI), Mother Bertha Music Inc., R2M Music (BMI) and Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated)
Horace Faith2:39
10Here I Stand
Bitty McLean3:11
11Girlie Girlie
recording of:
Girlie Girlie
publisher:
Lloyd Douglas ("Girlie Girlie") and Steve Golding
writer:
Anthony Davis, Lloyd Douglas ("Girlie Girlie") and Steve Golding
publisher:
Sangie Davis Music
Sophia George3:07
12Dollar in the Teeth
The Upsetters2:33
13Monkey Man
recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
Toots & The Maytals3:45
14Black and White
Greyhound2:51
15Midnight Rider
cover recording of:
Midnight Rider
lyricist:
Gregg Allman and Robert Kim Payne
composer:
Gregg Allman
publisher:
Elijah Blue Music, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Paul Davidson3:16
16Sing a Little Song
Desmond Dekker3:01
17Your Honour
Pluto Shervington3:42
18Big City
Dandy Livingstone2:40
19Rainbow Country
remixer:
Funkstar De Luxe
cover recording of:
Rainbow Country
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry
Bob Marley vs. Funkstar De Luxe3:33
20Kingston Town
recording of:
Kingston Town
lyricist and composer:
Kentrick Patrick
Lord Creator3:11
21Stop That Train
Keith & Tex3:16
22Wide Awake in a Dream
Barry Biggs3:57
23Sit Down & Cry
Errol Dunkley3:17
24Be Thankful for What You’ve Got
cover recording of:
Be Thankful for What You Got
lyricist and composer:
William DeVaughn
publisher:
Delicious Apple Music Corp., EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., H&R Lastrada Music, Melomega Music, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Sony/ATV Tunes, LLC
Bunny Ruggs3:22
25Please Don’t Make Me Cry
Winston Groovy3:25

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