The Reggae Box: The Routes of Jamaican Music

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Tracklist

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1Trench Town Rock
producer:
The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
bass guitar:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett
guitar:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Peter Tosh
membranophone:
Carlton “Carly” Barrett
percussion:
Bunny Wailer
background vocals:
Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
recording of:
Trenchtown Rock (in 1971-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
The Wailers3:28
2Blood and Fire
producer:
Winston Holness
performer:
Soul Syndicate (Jamaican dub/reggae group)
Niney the Observer3:06
3Cherry Oh Baby
producer:
Bunny Lee
recording of:
Cherry Oh Baby
lyricist and composer:
Eric Donaldson
Eric Donaldson43:01
4Better Must Come
producer:
Bunny Lee
Delroy Wilson2:44
5Book of Rules
producer:
Harry Johnson
background vocals:
Earl Morgan and Leroy Sibbles (Jamaican reggae)
lead vocals:
Barry Llewellyn
performer:
Harry J. All Stars
The Heptones3:28
6Westbound Train
producer:
Winston Holness
performer:
Soul Syndicate (Jamaican dub/reggae group)
recording of:
Westbound Train
Dennis Brown3:01
7Baby I Love You So
producer:
Augustus Pablo
performer:
Rockers All Stars
recording of:
Baby I Love You So
lyricist and composer:
Horace Swaby
publisher:
Pablo Music (Jamaican publishing)
Jacob Miller2:31
8No. 1 in the World
producer:
Glen Brown (reggae artist and producer)
U‐Roy2:40
9King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown
producer:
Horace Swaby
mixer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer) and King Tubby (dub/reggae producer Osbourne Ruddock)
performer:
Rockers All Stars
mixed at:
King Tubby's Studio in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 266)
Augustus Pablo42:32
10All Nations Bow
producer:
Winston Riley
performer:
Techniques All Stars
Big Youth2:53
11Marcus Garvey
producer:
Lawrence "Jack Ruby" Lindo
background vocals:
Delroy Hines and Rupert Wellington
lead vocals:
Winston Rodney
performer:
The Black Disciples
recording of:
Marcus Garvey
writer:
Phillip Fullwood and Winston Rodney
Burning Spear53:25
12Don't Trouble Trouble
producer:
Bunny Lee
performer:
The Aggrovators (dub/reggae backing band)
Johnny Clarke3:43
13War & Friction
producer:
Bunny Lee
performer:
The Aggrovators (dub/reggae backing band)
I Roy3:21
14Ballistic Affair
producer:
Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim
performer:
The Revolutionaries (Jamaican reggae band)
Leroy Smart3:09
15War Ina Babylon
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
background vocals:
Barry Llewellyn and Earl Morgan
lead vocals:
Max Romeo
performer:
The Upsetters (Lee Perry's reggae house band)
Max Romeo4:50
16Roots, Rock, Reggae
engineer:
Jack Nuber, Alex Sadkin, Syl Morris and Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley & The Wailers
mixer:
Aston Barrett and Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
bass guitar:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett
guitar:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Earl “Chinna” Smith
keyboard:
Tyrone Downie
membranophone:
Carlton “Carly” Barrett
percussion:
Alvin “Seeco” Patterson
background vocals:
I Threes
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records, Inc. (US, Island holding) (in 1979) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 2001)
mixed at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
recording of:
Roots, Rock, Reggae
lyricist and composer:
Vincent Ford
publisher:
Bob Marley Music, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Tuff Gong Music, Blue Mountain Music (in 1976), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1976), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1976) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1976)
Bob Marley & The Wailers3.73:39
171865 (96º in the Shade)
producer:
Third World (Jamaican reggae fusion band)
bass guitar and guitar:
Richie Daley
electronic instruments and lead vocals:
Bunny “Rugs” Clarke (Jamaican reggae artist William Clarke)
guitar:
Cat Coore
keyboard, marimba and percussion:
Michael “Ibo” Cooper (Jamaican reggae musician and musical educator)
percussion:
Irvin “Carrot” Jarrett
vocals:
Michael “Ibo” Cooper (Jamaican reggae musician and musical educator) and Cat Coore
Third World4:06
18At the Feast
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
baritone vocals:
Watty Burnett
other vocals:
Cedric Myton
tenor vocals:
Roydel Johnson
performer:
The Upsetters (Lee Perry's reggae house band)
The Congos3:40
19My Number One
producer:
Alvin Ranglin (Jamaican reggae singer & producer)
performer:
The Revolutionaries (Jamaican reggae band)
Gregory Isaacs3:44
20Police & Thieves
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
performer:
The Upsetters (Lee Perry's reggae house band)
recording of:
Police and Thieves
writer:
Junior Murvin and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
Junior Murvin4:12
21Black Roots
producer:
Sugar Minott
arranger:
Sugar Minott
recording of:
Black Roots
composer:
Sugar Minott
Sugar Minott2:32
22Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
producer:
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar and Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
background vocals:
Sandra “Puma” Jones and Derek “Duckie” Simpson (reggae musician)
lead vocals:
Michael Rose (Jamaican reggae singer)
performer:
The Revolutionaries (Jamaican reggae band)
Black Uhuru6:01
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Credits

Release

art direction and design:Mathieu Bitton
executive producer:Pat Lawrence
producer:Dana G. Smart
assistant mastering:Josh Florian (Mastering)
mastering:Gavin Lurssen (American mastering engineer)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/7983649 [info]
ASIN:US: B00005RIN8 [info]