Reggae Riddim: The 36 Greatest Reggae Tunes Ever

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1African Herbsman (remixed by Sen Dog of Cypress Hill)
remixer:
Sen Dog
recording of:
African Herbsman
additional lyricist:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens, Joe Price (Richie Havens collaborator) and Mark Roth
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
version of:
Indian Rope Man
Bob Marley4:52
2Heat of the Night
Mr. Gentleman feat. Richie Stephens & Mighty Tolga3:43
3Mr. Loverman
guest vocals and guest performer:
Chevelle Franklyn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
Mr. Loverman
writer:
Mikey Bennett, Hopeton Lindo and Shabba Ranks
publisher:
Greensleeves Publishing Ltd.
Shabba Ranks2.53:36
4Rainbow Country
cover recording of:
Rainbow Country
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd.
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers3:25
5Louis Gone a Foreign
performer:
H.P. Setter
Dr. Ring-Ding & H.P. Setter5:04
6Down Under
additional engineer:
Paul Ray (70s/80s US engineer)
engineer:
Jim Barbour and Peter McIan
producer:
Peter McIan
bass:
John Rees
drums (drum set):
Jerry Speiser (drummer for Men at Work)
guitar:
Ron Strykert
keyboard and woodwind:
Greg Ham (member of Men at Work)
vocals:
Colin Hay
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Australia Limited (do not use as a release label! for copyrights use only) (in 1981), Columbia Records (EMI‐owned 1931–1990, worldwide except US, CA, MX, ES, & JP; largely defunct since Jan 1973) (in 1981), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty Limited (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SBME 2004–2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Entertainment (Australia) Pty. Ltd. (not for release label use! AU subsidiary of SME since 2009) (in 1981), Sony Music Productions Pty. Ltd. (for copyrights use only) (in 1981, in 1982), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1982), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1982) and Diski CBS AEBE (Greek CBS affiliate, preceded by CBS Records of Greece S.A.) (in 1986)
recorded at:
Richmond Recorders in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
part of:
triple j’s Hottest 100 of Australian Songs (number: 21) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 96)
recording of:
Down Under (Men at Work song, “Do you come from a land down under?”)
lyricist:
Colin Hay
composer:
Colin Hay and Ron Strykert
publisher:
April Music Pty. Ltd., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), EMI Songs, EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., EMI Songs Ltd., フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Men at Work3.953:43
7Dance Hall
Sly & Robbie6:44
8Sunshine Reggae
recording of:
Sunshine Reggae
lyricist and composer:
John Guldberg and Tim Stahl
Laid Back3.354:11
9Let It Be (video mix)
cover recording of:
Let It Be
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Jamaica Soundsystem3:35
10It’s an Illusion
assistant engineer:
Clive Paletz
engineer and mixer:
Bobby Summerfield
producer:
Hilton Rosenthal
mixed at and engineered at:
Plus 4 Studios in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
It’s an Illusion
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Clegg
Johnny Clegg & Savuka4:41
11Slave Driver
Dennis Brown3:31
12Police & Thieves
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
recorded at:
The Black Ark in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica
recording of:
Police and Thieves
writer:
Junior Murvin and Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
Junior Murvin4:07
13Can I
Supa. T4:25
14Sie macht mich glücklich
D‐Flame43:50
15Tabula Rasa PT. II
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Freundeskreis (in 1999)
arranger:
Freundeskreis (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
NoSé Studio in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1999)
produced at:
NoSé Studio in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1999)
arranged at:
NoSé Studio in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1999)
recording of:
Tabula Rasa, Part II
Freundeskreis feat. Sekou the Ambassador, Gentleman and Stress4:54
16Doppel X Chromosom (Sillywalks Movement remix)
Nina3:51
17Wo denn?
Raggabund3:34
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