Absolute Reggae Classics

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sweat (A La La La La Long)
additional producer:
Per Adebratt and Tommy Ekman
producer:
Bernard “Touter” Harvey (Jamaican keyboard player and engineer), Ian Lewis (Inner Circle) and Roger Lewis (founder and member of Inner Circle)
remixer:
Per Adebratt and Tommy Ekman
arranger:
Bernard “Touter” Harvey (Jamaican keyboard player and engineer), Ian Lewis (Inner Circle) and Roger Lewis (founder and member of Inner Circle)
recording of:
Sweat (A La La La La Long)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Lewis (Inner Circle) and Roger Lewis (founder and member of Inner Circle)
Inner Circle3.353:46
2Raising My Family
recording of:
Raising My Family (in 1980)
lyricist and composer:
Mally Watson and Tom Vuma
Steve Kekana3:48
3One More Reggae for the Road
Bill Lovelady3:50
4Lady
cover recording of:
Lady
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie, Jr.
publisher:
Brockman Music
Wayne Wade3:45
5Red Red Wine
producer:
Ray “Pablo” Falconer and UB40
arranger:
UB40
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for company relationships only) (in 1982, in 1983) and DEP International (UB40) (in 1983)
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Bang Records (Bert Berns label) (in 1968)
UB403.83:00
6Wild World
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
10 Records Ltd. (company and copyright holder for 10 Records) (in 1988)
cover recording of:
Wild World
lyricist and composer:
Cat Stevens (now known as Yusuf Islam)
publisher:
Sony Tunes, Inc. (ended), Island Music Ltd., Island Music, Inc. (work publisher – NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG), Salafa Ltd., Freshwater Music Ltd. (from 1970 to present) and Irving Music, Inc. (from 1970 to present)
Maxi Priest3.53:35
7Baby I Love Your Way
recording engineer and producer:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
additional programming:
Erik Hansen
programming:
Aaron Zigman (American score composer)
executive producer:
Jeff Aldrich (A&R)
assistant mixer:
Dave Betancourt (engineer)
mixer:
Tom Lord Alge
acoustic guitar:
John Goux
bass guitar:
Abraham Laboriel
drums (drum set):
Abraham Laboriel Jr. and John Robinson (session drummer)
flute and tenor saxophone:
Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
guitar [“Duane Eddy” guitar]:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter)
guitar [skank guitar]:
Tony Chin
keyboard:
Aaron Zigman (American score composer)
percussion:
Steve Forman (US percussionist)
solo alto saxophone:
Warren Hill
trombone:
Bill Reichenbach (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
background vocals:
James McWhinney
background vocals and lead vocals:
Quino (of Big Mountain)
arranger:
Ron Fair (veteran A&R executive, record producer arranger, recording engineer and songwriter) and Aaron Zigman (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Giant Records ("a division of Warner Music Sweden AB", not for release label use! use “Giant”) (in 1994)
mixed at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States
cover recording of:
Baby, I Love Your Way
lyricist and composer:
Peter Frampton
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Nuages Artists Music Ltd., Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music EH(CM)
Big Mountain4:22
8A Jamaican in New York
Shinehead3:49
9Don’t Turn Around
producer:
Aswad (British reggae group)
cover recording of:
Don’t Turn Around
lyricist and composer:
Albert Hammond and Diane Warren (US songwriter)
publisher:
Albert Hammond Music, BMG Music, Edition Sunset Publishing, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Empire Music Ltd., Intersong Music Ltd., Realsongs and Warner Chappell
Aswad43:39
10Just When I Needed You Most
Barbara Jones3:25
11Girlie Girlie
recording of:
Girlie Girlie
publisher:
Lloyd Douglas ("Girlie Girlie") and Steve Golding
writer:
Anthony Davis, Lloyd Douglas ("Girlie Girlie") and Steve Golding
publisher:
Sangie Davis Music
Sophia George3:03
12I Wanna Wake Up With You
recording of:
I Want to Wake Up With You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Ben Peters Music (BMI) and IQ Music
Boris Gardiner2:54
13You Can Wake Up With Me
June Powell3:03
14E la Luna Bussò
recording of:
E la luna bussó
writer:
Oscar Avogadro, Mario Lavezzi and Daniele Pace (Italian lyricist & songwriter)
Loredana Bertè4:02
15Sunshine Reggae
recording of:
Sunshine Reggae
lyricist and composer:
John Guldberg and Tim Stahl
Laid Back3.354:15
16The Tide Is High
recording of:
The Tide Is High
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.
John Holt2:58
17Absolute Reggae Medley
mixer:
Denniz Pop
Denniz Pop6:45
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