People Funny Boy: The Upsetter Singles 1968-1969

~ Release by Lee “Scratch” Perry & Friends (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Manufactured in the EU.

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1People Funny Boy
recording of:
People Funny Boy
composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
Lee Perry2:37
2Stranger on the Shore
Val Bennett3:32
3Non Such (Busted Me Bet)
The Mellotones2:28
4Handy Cap
recording of:
Handy Cap
composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
The Upsetters2:25
5Honey Love
cover recording of:
Honey Love
writer:
Clyde McPhatter and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
P.M.P.C. Inc.
Burt Walters2:17
6Evol Yenoh
Burt Walters2:29
7Blowing in the Wind
cover recording of:
Blowin’ in the Wind
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (in 1962-04)
publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) (from 1962 until 1990) and Special Rider Music (from 1990 to present)
Burt Walters2:57
8Uncle Charley
The Mellotones3:01
9Not Taking Any Sentence
Danny & Lee2:48
10Farmer's in the Den
The Bleechers2:12
11What a Botheration
cover recording of:
What a Botheration
composer:
Lee Perry (aka The Upsetter)
The Mellotones2:40
12Tighten Up
The Inspirations2:43
13A Place in the Sun
cover recording of:
A Place in the Sun
writer:
Ron Miller (Motown songwriter Ronald Norman Miller) and Bryan Wells
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc., Stone Diamond Music Corporation, イーエムアイ音楽出版 C・F事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan C.F. division) (until 2021-06-30), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
David Isaacs2:47
14Uncle Desmond
The Mellotones2:36
15Mad House
Lee Perry2:43
16Prison Sentence
The Upsetters2:18
17Stand by Me
recording of:
Stand by Me
composer:
Lee Perry (aka The Upsetter)
The Inspirations1:46
18Return of Django
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
recording of:
Return to Django
composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
The Upsetters42:32
19Mini Dress
The Righteous Flames2:31
20Good Father
David Isaacs2:44
21I'll Be Waiting
The Inspirations2:53
22What a Situation
recording of:
What a Situation
composer:
Lee Perry (aka The Upsetter)
Slim Smith2:42
23What a Botheration
recording of:
What a Botheration
composer:
Lee Perry (aka The Upsetter)
Lee Perry3:02
24Eight for Eight
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
recording of:
Eight for Eight
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
The Upsetters3:06
25Django aka Bronco
Lord Comic and The Upsetters2:43
26What a Botheration (alt. take)
The Mellotones2:40
27Dollar in the Teeth (alt. take)
The Upsetters2:40
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Credits

Release

liner notes:David Katz (music journalist/author)
producer:Laurence Cane-Honeysett (task: compilation producer)
compiler:Laurence Cane-Honeysett
copyrighted (©) by:Doctor Bird Records (not a label, used for company credits associated with label Doctor Bird)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/31844777 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0006405107 [info]