007: The Best of Desmond Dekker

~ Release by Desmond Dekker (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Previously unreleased tracks: Disc 1 track 10, disk 1 track 23, disk 2 track 2, disk 2 track 4, disk 2 track 7, disk 2 track 9, disk 2 track 11, disk 2 track 16, disk 2 track 18, disk 2 track 19, disk 2 track 20, disk 2 track 21.

Annotation last modified on 2020-09-30 01:21 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: Intensified Sounds The Hits
#TitleRatingLength
1Israelites
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)
42:37
20.0.7. (Shanty Town)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
52:33
3You Can Get It If You Really Want
recording of:
You Can Get It If You Really Want
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Island Music Ltd. and Polygram Music
2:38
4It Mek (UK mix)
2:21
5Sing a Little Song
3:02
6Pickney Gal (alternate version)
2:47
7Intensified '68 (aka Music Like Dirt)
2:45
8Honour Your Mother And Father
2:28
9Licking Stick
producer:
Leslie Kong
2:15
10It Pays (alternate version)
3:04
11The More You Live (aka Live And Learn)
3:18
12Mother's Young Gal
2:58
13Mother Nature
3:36
14Sabotage
2:52
15The Song We Used To Sing (Where Did It Go)
3:07
16Wiseman
recording of:
Wise Man
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
2:16
17Jeserine
2:40
18It Gotta Be So
2:48
19Rude Boy Train
recording of:
Rude Boy Train
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
2:26
20Get Up, Edina
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
Get Up Edina
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dekker
2:40
21Beautiful and Dangerous
2:50
22Busted Lad
3:20
23Bongo Gal (alternate version)
2:33
24Mother Pepper
2:22
25Everybody Join Hands
4:02
2▼CD: First Time For a Long Time Rarities & Unreleased Gems
#TitleRatingLength
1A It Mek (original version)
producer:
Leslie Kong
recording of:
It Mek
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
52:21
2Unity (alternate version)
2:27
3King Of Ska
2:45
4Rudy Got Soul (alternate version)
2:58
5Sentimental Reason
2:46
6Problems
2:45
7Personal Possession (alternate version)
3:01
8First Time For A Long Time
2:29
9Young Generation (alternate version)
2:09
10Generosity
2:59
11Keep a Cool Head (alternate version)
recording of:
Keep a Cool Head
2:00
12Get Up Little Suzie
3:12
13Pretty Africa
2:31
14Dancing Time
2:32
15Mount Zion
2:45
16Hanging Tree (alternate version)
2:53
17Perseverance
2:45
18Sweet Music (alternate version)
2:32
19Fu Manchu (alternate version)
3:06
20Mother Long Tongue (alternate version)
2:17
21Call on Me, Baby
2:33
22Sugar And Spice
2:31
23This Woman
2:32
24Shing A Ling
2:16
25Israelites (live version)
live 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)
4:51