Absolute Reggae

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Everything I Own
cover recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Ken Boothe3:47
2Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
The Pioneers3:00
3You Make Me Feel Brand New
Boris Gardiner4:34
4Eighteen With a Bullet
Derrick Harriott3:44
5Return of Django
recording of:
Return to Django
composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
The Upsetters2:27
6Love of the Common People
Nicky Thomas2:28
7Cherry Oh Baby
producer:
Bunny Lee
recording of:
Cherry Oh Baby
lyricist and composer:
Eric Donaldson
Eric Donaldson43:03
8Black and White
recording of:
Black and White
lyricist:
David Arkin
composer:
Earl Robinson (40s US folk artist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Greyhound2:33
9Reggae Man
George Dekker3:02
10Walk Away
Marie Pierre3:14
11Rain
Bruce Ruffin2:22
12Young, Gifted & Black
producer:
Harry Johnson
cover recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone
Bob & Marcia3:09
13Israelites
recording of:
Israelites
writer:
Desmond Dacres and Leslie Kong
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Gambi Music, Twenty Nine Black Music (BMI) and Sparta Music (publisher) (in 1978)
Desmond Dekker & the Aces2:39
14Oh What a Feeling
Tito Simon2:53
15Hurt So Good
Susan Cadogan3:18
16Rivers of Babylon
recording of:
Rivers of Babylon
lyricist:
Brent Dowe
writer:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, BMG Music, Far Musikverlag GmbH and Polygram Music
version of:
Rivers of Babylon (Sinead O'Connor version with additional lyrics)
The Melodians3:26
17The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
cover recording of:
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
lyricist and composer:
Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Essex Music Publishing, Harmony Music Publishing (subsidiary of Viva Entertainment), MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Stormking Music Inc. and Westbury Music Ltd.
Marcia Griffiths3:59
18Help 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 Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and KPM (music publisher)
sub-publisher:
Air Music Scandinavia AB
John Holt3:08
19Suzanne Beware of the Devil
recording of:
Suzanne Beware of the Devil
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
Dandy Livingstone2:34
20Lively Up Yourself
engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-08)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-08)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-08)
organ:
Tyrone Downie (in 1971-08)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1971-08)
piano:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-08)
tenor saxophone:
Tommy McCook (in 1971-08)
trombone:
Vin Gordon (in 1971-08)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-08)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-08) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-08)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1971-08)
recording of:
Lively Up Yourself (in 1971-08)
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 Wailers32:53
21Then He Kissed Me
Tha Marvels2:58
22Heart Made of Stone
Audrey Hall3:47
23Johnny Too Bad
producer:
Byron Lee
publisher:
EMI Songs Ltd. and Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
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")
publisher:
EMI Songs and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
The Slickers43:03
24Many Rivers to Cross
recording of:
Many Rivers to Cross
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Polygram Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Island Music Ltd. (from 1992 to present)
Jimmy Cliff2:36