The Best Reggae Album in the World… Ever!

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Tracklist

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1It Keeps Rainin’ (Tears From My Eyes)
recording of:
It Keeps Rainin’
writer:
Antoine Dominique Domino (Fats Domino), Dave Bartholomew and Robert Guidry
Bitty McLean3:46
2All That She Wants
engineer:
Denniz PoP
producer:
Jonas Berggren, Ulf Ekberg and Denniz PoP
additional vocals:
Jonas Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
vocals:
Jonas Berggren, Malin Berggren and Ulf Ekberg
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Playground Music Sweden (in 1992), Mega Records (Danish euro house) (in 1993) and Metronome Musik GmbH (marketing & distribution dept. spun off from Metronome Records GmbH — do not use as a release label) (in 1993)
recorded at:
SweMix Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
part of:
The Downloader’s Music Source Book (number: 122)
recording of:
All That She Wants
lyricist and composer:
J. Berggren and Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg
publisher:
Megasong Publishing A/S, PolyGram Songs and Warner Music (global imprint of Warner Music Group, ‘W’ logo either with “Warner Music” or no text)
Ace of Base3.853:30
3Dub be Good to Me
producer:
Norman Cook
guest lead vocals and lead vocals:
Lindy Layton
recording of:
Dub Be Good to Me
composer:
Norman Cook, James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis) and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
version of:
Just Be Good to Me
Beats International feat. Lindy45:20
4On a Ragga Tip
recording of:
On a Ragga Tip
composer:
DJ Lime and Slipmatt
SL25:09
5Too Much Too Young
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials36:05
6One Step Beyond
cover recording of:
One Step Beyond…
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell
publisher:
Melodisc Music Ltd.
Madness43:32
7Shout (It Out)
producer:
The A-Class Crew
performer:
Michie One
recording of:
Shout (It Out)
writer:
Michelle Charles, O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley (a.k.a. Mr. Biggs), Rudolph Isley and Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
is based on:
Shout
Louchie Lou & Michie One23:29
8Lip Up Fatty
producer:
Roger Lomas
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Magnet Records Ltd.
recording of:
Lip Up Fatty
writer:
Louis Cook, Douglas Trendle, David Farren, Paul Hyman, Chris Kane (saxophone player), Andrew Marson, Alan Sayag, Martin Stewart (member of Bad Manners, The Selecter) and Brian Tuitt
publisher:
Magnet Music Ltd. (publisher)
Bad Manners42:45
9On My Radio
recording of:
On My Radio
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
The Selecter4.23:07
10The Bed’s Too Big Without You
engineer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer)
producer:
Nigel Gray (UK producer) and The Police (British rock band)
arranger:
The Police (British rock band)
recorded at:
Surrey Sound Studios in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Bed’s Too Big Without You
lyricist and composer:
Sting (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Virgin Music, Inc. (US arm of Virgin’s publishing company)
The Police3.24:28
11Silly Games
Lindy Layton feat. Janet Kay4:09
12Good Thing Going
recording of:
We’ve Got a Good Thing Going
writer:
The Corporation (Motown songwriters), Berry Gordy, Fonce Mizell, Freddie Perren and Deke Richards (American songwriter and record producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd.
Sugar Minott33:32
13I Don’t Wanna Dance
recording of:
I Don’t Wanna Dance
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Grant
Eddy Grant33:38
14Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely
Freddie McGregor3:11
15I Can See Clearly Now
producer:
Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 165)
recording of:
I Can See Clearly Now (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Cayman Music, CP Masters B V, Dovan Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Artemis Music Limited, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Johnny Nash42:44
16Up Town Top Ranking
recording of:
Uptown Top Ranking
writer:
Althea Forrest, Joe Gibbs, Donna Reid and Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
publisher:
Carlin Music and EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Althea and Donna3.53:46
17Amigo
recording of:
Amigo
writer:
Elroy Bailey, Anthony Brightly, Keith Drummond (reggae, ex black slate), Chris Hansen (Black Slate), Desmond Mahoney and Cledwyn Rogers (reggae, ex black slate)
Black Slate4:07
18(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back
lead vocals:
Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh
cover recording of:
Don’t Look Back
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Peter Tosh3:44
19Tomorrow People
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1988)
recording of:
Tomorrow People
lyricist and composer:
Ziggy Marley
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers43:38
20Jamaican in New York
cover recording of:
Englishman in New York
lyricist and writer:
Gordon Matthew Sumner (singer, songwriter & member of The Police)
publisher:
Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Shinehead44:27
21I Want to 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 Gardiner4:01