Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music – 50th Anniversary

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

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Easy Snapping
Theophilus Beckford2:32
2Dumplins
Byron Lee & the Dragonaires2:43
3Many Oh a.k.a. Oh Many Oh
Higgs and Wilson2:27
4Oh Carolina
recording of:
Oh Carolina
lyricist and composer:
John Folkes
Folkes Brothers2:38
5They Got to Go
Prince Buster and the Allstars2:26
6Independent Jamaica
Lord Creator2:50
7Blackhead Chinaman
Prince Buster2:51
8Blazing Fire
Derrick Morgan2:46
9Wash Wash a.k.a. That Lucky Old Sun
Prince Buster3:22
10Sammy Dead
recording of:
Sammy Dead
composer:
Byron Lee and Eric “Monty” Morris (ska)
Monty Morris2:08
11My 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)
Millie4.652:00
12Carry Go Bring Come
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds and the Dominos2:51
13Occupation
Don Drummond and The Skatalites2:36
14Little Did You Know
Techniques2:14
15Dancing Mood
Delroy Wilson2:22
16Rough and Tough
Stranger Cole2:57
17Take It Easy
Hopeton Lewis2:40
18Every Night
recording of:
Every Night
lyricist and composer:
Joe White (Jamaican reggae singer/pianist/melodica)
publisher:
Woodwater Music Ltd.
Chuck & Joe White2:45
19Rock Steady
Alton Ellis2:43
20Tougher Than Tough
Derrick Morgan and Desmond Dekker and the Aces2:17
21No More Heartaches
recording of:
No More Heartaches
composer:
Harry Johnson
The Beltones2:28
22The Tide 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 Paragons52:38
23Trench Town Rock
recording of:
Trenchtown Rock
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
Bob Marley and The Wailers2:50
24Israelites
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 and the Aces2:45
25Sweet and Dandy
recording of:
Sweet and Dandy
lyricist and composer:
Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert
The Maytals3:00
26Everything Crash
Ethiopians2:30
27Satta Massa Gana
Abyssinians3:17
28Fire Corner
King Stitt2:38
29Java Dub
Impact All-Stars2:38
30Hypocrite
The Heptones2:45
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