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

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