Description
DESCRIPTION
2012 four CD set containing 100 of the most significant hit songs to emerge from the first 50 years of Jamaican independence, handpicked by former Jamaican Prime Minister, the Honorable Edward Seaga. Mr. Seaga played a key role in the birth and development of the Jamaican music industry while serving as minister of finance. Mr. Seaga selected the tracks for the package, wrote the liner notes and contributed to the track by track notations. Historical insights and personal vision are at the heart of this commemorative package. Includes tracks from Prince Buster, Derrick Morgan, Delroy Wilson, Bob Marley, Desmond Dekker, the Ethiopians, Peter Tosh, Junior Murvin, Toots & the Maytals and many others.
TracksCredits
- Disc 1 -
1 Easy Snapping [Version]
2 Dumplings
3 Manny Oh
4 Oh Carolina
5 They Got to Go
6 Independent Jamaica
7 Black Head Chinaman
8 Blazing Fire
9 Wash Wash
10 Sammy Dead
11 My Boy Lollipop
12 Carry Go Bring Come
13 Occupation
14 Little Did You Know
15 Dancing Mood
16 Rough and Tough
17 Take It Easy
18 Every Night
19 Rock Steady
20 Tougher Than Tough (Rudie in Court)
21 No More Heartaches
22 The Tide Is High
23 Trench Town Rock
24 Israelites (A.K.A. Poor Me Israelites)
25 Sweet and Dandy
26 Everything Crash
27 Satta Massa Gana
28 Fire Corner
29 Java Dub
30 Hypocrite
- Disc 2 -
1 Wear You to the Ball
2 Cherry Oh Baby
3 54-46 Was My Number (Stick It Up Mister)
4 Them a Fi Get a Beatin
5 Many Rivers to Cross
6 The Sun Shines for Me
7 Marcus Garvey
8 Fade Away
9 Lady with the Star Light
10 Right Time
11 Police and Thieves
12 Ram Goat Liver
13 We de People/The Power and the Glory
14 Two Sevens Clash
15 It's Alright
16 Forward Ever
17 My Number One
18 Money in My Pocket
19 Kaya
20 Rub-A-Dub Style
21 Uptown Top Ranking
22 Land of My Birth
23 Silly Games
24 Someone Loves You Honey
25 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
26 Arlene
- Disc 3 -
1 Over Me
2 One Two
3 Pass the Dutchie
4 I'm Getting Married in the Morning
5 Try Jah Love
6 Push Comes to Shove
7 Love Has Found It's Way
8 Cottage in Negril
9 Every Time a Ear de Soun
10 Electric Boogie
11 Under Me Sleng Teng
12 Greetings
13 No Way Better Than Yard
14 Wild World
15 Cover Me
16 Wild Gilbert
17 Pocomania Day
18 Good Thing Going
19 One Blood
20 Twice My Age
21 Hello Africa
22 Murder She Wrote
- Disc 4 -
1 Putting Up a Resistance
2 You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)
3 Murderer
4 Tour
5 Lord Give Me Strength
6 Untold Stories
7 Fed Up
8 Sycamore Tree
9 Black Woman & Child
10 Who Am I (Sim Simma)
11 Down By the River
12 Virtuous Woman
13 Gimme the Light
14 Pon de River, Pon de Bank
15 Welcome to Jamrock
16 She's Royal
17 True Reflections
18 Roots
19 Boombastic
20 Lioness on the Rise
21 On the Rock
22 The Harder They Come
