Description
DESCRIPTION
Two CDs. Long before Bob Marley's rise to pre-eminence, the title of the world's leading reggae performer rested firmly with another young singer from Kingston, Jamaica: Desmond Dekker. Between 1967 and 1970, Desmond enjoyed a succession of international hit singles, breaking new ground with singles such as '007', the first Jamaican-produced single to break into the UK top twenty, and 'Israelites', the first reggae single to reach the Number One spot in Britain and to breach the US chart. Further triumphs followed thereafter, with major chart hits including 'It Mek', 'Pickney Gal', 'You Can Get It If You Really Want' and 'Sing A Little Song', all of which cemented his place in history as Jamaica's first global superstar. All these works, along with the best of his remaining recordings from the ska, rock steady and reggae eras are featured on this compilation, featuring extensive liner notes and imagery, the set pays due respect to the original King of Reggae and superbly demonstrates the immense talent that set Desmond Dekker apart from his peers during the Golden Age of Jamaican music.
TracksCredits
- Disc 1 -
1 (Poor Mi) Israelites - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
2 It Mek (UK Mix) - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
3 Fu Man Chu - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
4 (Where Did It Go) the Song We Used to Sing
5 Beautiful and Dangerous - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
6 King of Ska - By Desmond Dekker & the Cherry Pies
7 Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt) - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
8 Sabotage - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
9 Sugar Dumpling
10 Don't Blame Me - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
11 Perseverance
12 It's a Shame - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
13 Jeserine - By Desmond Dekker & the Cherry Pies
14 Bongo Gal - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
15 Pick Up the Phone
16 Mother's Young Gal - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
17 This Woman - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
18 Shing a Ling - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
19 You Can Get It If You Really Want
20 Unity - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
21 Live and Learn (The More You Live)
22 Rudy Got Soul - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
23 Get Up Adina - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
24 Generosity
25 Pretty Africa - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
- Disc 2 -
1 007 (Shanty Town)
2 First Time for a Long Time
3 Rude Boy Train - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
4 Honour Your Mother and Father
5 It Pays - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
6 Problems - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
7 Wise Man - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
8 Mother Nature
9 It Gotta Be So
10 Beware
11 Coconut Water
12 Soldering
13 Sweet Music - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
14 Labour for Learning
15 No Place Like Home
16 Writing on the Wall - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
17 Parents
18 Sing a Little Song
19 Mother Pepper - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
20 Mount Zion - By Desmond Dekker & the Four Aces
21 Licking Stick - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
22 Young Generation - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
23 Pickney Gal - By Desmond Dekker & the Aces
24 Jamaica Ska - By Desmond Dekker & the Specials
