Young Gifted and Black: 50 Classic Reggae Hits!

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Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh Carolina
recording of:
Oh Carolina
lyricist and composer:
John Folkes
Folkes Brothers2:44
2Madness
recording of:
Madness
lyricist and composer:
Cecil Bustamente Campbell (until 1962)
Prince Buster2:43
3My Boy Lollipop
cover recording of:
My Boy Lollipop
writer:
Morris Levy, Johnny Roberts (US songwriter, "My Boy Lollipop") and Robert Spencer (English lutenist, guitarist & musicologist)
Millie2:01
4Guns of Navarone
cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Skatalites2:29
5I’m in the Mood for Ska
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
Lord Tanamo2:32
6Al Capone
Prince Buster's All Stars2:58
70.0.7 (Shanty Town)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker & the Aces52:31
8Rudy, a Message to You
recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
lyricist and composer:
Dandy Livingstone
Dandy Livingstone52:34
9The 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
additional writer:
Howard Barrett and Tyrone Evans
writer:
John Holt
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 Paragons52:44
10Train to Skaville
recording of:
Train to Skaville
lyricist and composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
The Ethiopians52:51
11Hold Me Tight
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1968)
recording of:
Hold Me Tight
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music)
Johnny Nash2:44
12Angel of the Morning
cover recording of:
Angel of the Morning
lyricist and composer:
Chip Taylor (US singer/songwriter)
publisher:
April Music, EMI Blackwood, EMI Songs Ltd. and Unichappell Music
Joya Landis3:05
13Wet Dream
Max Romeo2:48
14Israelites
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)
Desmond Dekker & the Aces42:35
15Return of Django
recording of:
Return to Django
composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
publisher:
B & C Music Publishing
The Upsetters2:31
16Red Red Wine
cover recording of:
Red Red Wine
lyricist and composer:
Neil Diamond (in 1967)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Bang Records (Bert Berns label) (in 1968)
Tony Tribe52:57
17Wonderful World, Beautiful People
recording of:
Wonderful World, Beautiful People
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff53:13
18Long Shot Kick de Bucket
recording of:
Long Shot (Kick the Bucket)
writer:
George Agard (Jamaican reggae artist, aka "George Dekker", "Johhny Melody"), Sidney "Luddy" Crooks and Jackie Robinson (reggae singer, member of The Pioneers)
The Pioneers2:49
19Liquidator
recording of:
Liquidator (Ain't No-One Greater)
composer:
Harry Johnson
publisher:
Cari-Blue Music
Harry J. All Stars2:53
20Monkey Man
recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
The Maytals3:44
21Elizabethan Reggae
Boris Gardiner2:38
22Many Rivers to Cross
recording of:
Many Rivers to Cross
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc., Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Polygram Music, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Island Music Ltd. (from 1992 to present)
Jimmy Cliff2:43
23Rivers of Babylon
recording of:
Rivers of Babylon
lyricist:
Brent Dowe
writer:
Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music, BMG Music, Far Musikverlag GmbH and Polygram Music
version of:
Rivers of Babylon (Sinead O'Connor version with additional lyrics)
The Melodians3:26
24Kingston Town
recording of:
Kingston Town
lyricist and composer:
Kenrick Patrick
Lord Creator3:12
25Young, Gifted and Black
producer:
Harry Johnson
cover recording of:
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
lyricist:
Weldon Irvine
composer:
Nina Simone
Bob & Marcia3:10
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