The Reggae Box: The Routes of Jamaican Music

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Forward March
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
Forward March
composer:
Derrick Morgan
Derrick Morgan2:51
2My Boy Lollipop
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
cover recording of:
My Boy Lollipop
writer:
Morris Levy, Johnny Roberts (US songwriter, "My Boy Lollipop") and Robert Spencer (English lutenist, guitarist & musicologist)
recording of:
My Boy Lollipop
writer:
Morris Levy, Johnny Roberts (US songwriter, "My Boy Lollipop") and Robert Spencer (English lutenist, guitarist & musicologist)
Millie Small4.652:02
3Bank to Bank, Part 1
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
Baba Brooks Band2:07
4Count Ossie Special
producer:
Harry Mudie
arranger:
Harry Mudie
Count Ossie2:43
5Broadway Jungle
producer:
Prince Buster
The Maytals2:50
6Carry Go Bring Come
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:51
7Eastern Standard Time
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
recording of:
Eastern Standard Time
Don Drummond3:14
8Hard Man Fe Dead
producer:
Prince Buster
Prince Buster3:22
9Confucius
producer:
Justin Yap (Reggae Producer)
alto saxophone:
Lester Sterling
bass:
Lloyd Brevett
guitar:
Jerome “Jah Jerry” Haynes
membranophone:
Lloyd Knibb
piano:
Jackie Mittoo
tenor saxophone:
Roland Alphonso and Tommy McCook
trombone:
Don Drummond
trumpet:
Johnny “Dizzy” Moore (reggae trumpeter)
recording of:
Confucius
writer:
Don Drummond
The Skatalites2:54
10Tide 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
11Take It Easy
producer:
Winston Blake
Hopeton Lewis2:50
12Baba 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
13Tougher Than Tough
producer:
Leslie Kong
background vocals:
Desmond Dekker and George Dekker
lead vocals:
Derrick Morgan
Derrick Morgan2:27
14Queen Majesty
producer:
Duke Reid (Jamaican producer and label owner)
arranger:
Tommy McCook
The Techniques3:32
15Long Shot
producer:
Joe Gibbs
vocals:
Sidney "Luddy" Crooks and Jackie Robinson (reggae singer, member of The Pioneers)
The Pioneers2:45
16Israelites
producer:
Leslie Kong
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1968)
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 Aces42:36
1754-46 Was My Number
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
54‐46 (That’s My Number)
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
Toots & The Maytals3:12
18Reggae Hit the Town
The Ethiopians2:24
19My Conversation
producer:
Bunny Lee
background vocals:
Lloyd Charmers and Jimmy Riley (reggae vocalist)
lead vocals:
Slim Smith (Jamaican singer)
performer:
Bobby Aitken & The Carib Beats
The Uniques2:39
20Rivers of Babylon
producer:
Leslie Kong
background vocals:
Tony Brevett and Trevor McNaughton
lead vocals:
Brent Dowe
performer:
Beverley’s All Stars
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
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 Melodians4.354:16
21Double 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:
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 Collins52:50
22Everything I Own
producer:
Lloyd Charmers
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 Boothe3:45
23The Harder They Come
producer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
The Harder They Come
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff (Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician)
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Island Music Ltd., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
Jimmy Cliff43:07
24Stalag 17
producer:
Winston Riley
alto saxophone:
Mark West (Jamaican saxophonist/trumpeter)
bass:
George “Fully” Fullwood
guitar:
Tony “Valentine” Chin and Earl “Chinna” Smith
membranophone:
Carlton “Santa” Davis
organ:
Ansel Collins (JM reggae keyboardist & producer)
percussion:
Winston Riley
piano:
Ossie “Bongo” Hibbert
tenor saxophone:
Tommy McCook
trumpet:
Bobby Ellis
The Techniques All Stars2:58
25Satta Massagana
producer:
Bernard Collins
background vocals:
Donald Manning and Linford Manning
lead vocals:
Bernard Collins
recording of:
Satta Massagana
composer:
Bernard Collins, Donald Manning and Linford Manning
The Abyssinians3:39
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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]