This Is Trojan Rock Steady: The Sweet Soulful Sounds of Jamaica

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1007 (Shanty Town)
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:34
2Return of Django
recording of:
Return to Django
composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
The Upsetters2:32
3Rock Steady
Alton Ellis & the Flames2:38
454‐46 That’s My Number
The Maytals3:30
5Walk the Streets (aka You Might as Well Forget Him)
Derrick Harriott3:25
6Take 5 (The Russians Are Coming)
cover recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond), Valentine Music Group Ltd., Valentine Music Verlag and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Val Bennett3:41
7I Will Get Along
The Melodians3:03
8Hold Them
Roy Shirley2:49
9Engine 54
The Ethiopians2:36
10Only a Smile
The Paragons2:56
11Intensified ’68
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:43
12It’s Hard to Confess
The Gaylads2:28
13Things You Say You Love
The Jamaicans2:49
14Stop That Train
Keith & Tex3:17
15Once Upon a Time
Delroy Wilson3:02
16Don’t Stay Away
Phyllis Dillon2:34
17A Long Story
Rudy Mills3:13
18Do It Right
The Three Tops2:30
19Long Shot
The Pioneers2:46
20The Whip
The Ethiopians3:01
21Queen Majesty
The Techniques3:33
22Let Me Go Girl
The Uniques2:24
23On the Beach
The Paragons2:36
24Fu Man Chu
producer:
Leslie Kong
Desmond Dekker & the Aces23:20
25Rudy, a Message to You
recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
Dandy52:33
2▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Tide Is High
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
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 (in 1967)
additional writer:
Howard Barrett (in 1967) and Tyrone Evans (in 1967)
writer:
John Holt (in 1967)
publisher:
B & C Music Corp., Campbell Connelly (Australia) P/L, 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.
The Paragons52:44
2It Miek
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
It Mek
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker & the Aces52:21
3Train to Skaville
recording of:
Train to Skaville
lyricist and composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
The Ethiopians52:56
4You Have Caught Me
The Melodians3:15
5Bim Today (Bam Tomorrow)
The Maytals2:53
6Down the Trainline
Stranger & Patsy2:45
7My Willow Tree
Alton Ellis2:43
8Over the Rainbow’s End
The Gaylads2:51
9I Am the Upsetter
Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry3:06
10You Don’t Care (aka You’ll Want Me Back)
The Techniques2:40
11Mother’s Young Gal
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:56
12The Loser
recording of:
The Loser
lyricist and composer:
Derrick Harriott
Derrick Harriott3:38
13Happy Go Lucky Girl
The Paragons3:11
14Ride Your Donkey
recording of:
Ride Your Donkey
writer:
Lloyd Campbell (reggae singer & producer, aka Spiderman, Matador, Joe Frasier) and The Tennors
The Tennors2:01
15My Conversation
The Uniques3:28
16Girl I’ve Got a Date
Alton Ellis & the Flames2:51
17Lady With the Starlight
Ken Boothe2:44
18Winey Winey
The Kingstonians2:54
19Perfidia
cover recording of:
Perfidia (English version)
lyricist:
Milton Leeds
composer:
Alberto Domínguez
is based on:
Perfidia
Phyllis Dillon2:46
20Just Like a River
Stranger & Gladdy2:38
21Penny for Your Song
The Federals2:59
22You’ll Never Get Away (aka You Don’t Need Me)
The Melodians3:09
23Unity
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:14
24Ba Ba Boom
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
vocals:
Tommy Cowan and Norris Weir
performer:
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
arranger:
Tommy McCook
recording of:
Ba Ba Boom
writer:
Norris Weir and Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
The Jamaicans3:20
25Let’s Do Rock Steady
Dandy2:48