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    The Great Sound of Jamaica

    04/15/2000 | Goldies Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    This budget line three-disc set devotes a disc each to vintage ska, rocksteady and roots reggae sides, and either by design or due to the vagaries of Jamaican licensing policies, it avoids including the standard stuff that usually pops up on these kinds of collections. That's a plus, because while there are some familiar cuts here like the Ethiopians' "Engine 54" and Eric Donaldson's "Cherry Oh Baby," there are also relatively rare selections like Eric Morris' "Oil in My Lamp," Freddie McKay's "Rome" and an early Jimmy Cliff ska tune, "You're the One I Need," making this anthology a very affordable jewel in the rough. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

    The Great Sound of Jamaica Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Bonanza Ska
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Bonanza Ska from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 2
  • Wings of a Dove
  • Blues Busters [2]
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for Wings of a Dove from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 3
  • Occupation
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Occupation from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 4
  • Oil in My Lamp
  • Morris, Eric "Monty"
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Oil in My Lamp from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 5
  • Jamaica Ska
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for Jamaica Ska from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 6
  • You're the One I Need
  • Cliff, Jimmy
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for You're the One I Need from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 7
  • Rough and Tough
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Rough and Tough from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 8
  • Green Island
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Green Island from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 9
  • My New Name
  • Maytals
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for My New Name from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 10
  • Easy Snappin'
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Easy Snappin' from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 11
  • Shame and Scandal
  • Blues Busters
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Shame and Scandal from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 12
  • Choo-Choo Ska
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Choo-Choo Ska from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 13
  • It's You
  • Maytals
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for It's You from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 14
  • Boller Man
  • Beckford, Theophilius
  • 2:05
  • Sound Clip for Boller Man from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 15 (2)
  • Hot Pops
  • White, Joe
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Hot Pops from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 16 (2)
  • Bend Down Low
  • 3:47
  • Sound Clip for Bend Down Low from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 17 (2)
  • Engine 54
  • Ethiopians
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for Engine 54 from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 18 (2)
  • Glendevon Special
  • Soul, Junior
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Glendevon Special from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 19 (2)
  • Hypnotizing Eyes
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Hypnotizing Eyes from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 20 (2)
  • Sock It to Me
  • Harriott, Derrick
  • 4:05
  • Sound Clip for Sock It to Me from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 21 (2)
  • Give to Get
  • Williams, Winston [Drums]
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Give to Get from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 22 (2)
  • Darling Don't Do That
  • Eccles, Clancy
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Darling Don't Do That from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 23 (2)
  • Ba Ba Boom
  • Jamaicans
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Ba Ba Boom from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 24 (2)
  • Just Like a River
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for Just Like a River from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 25 (2)
  • Walk into the Dawn
  • Romeo, Max
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Walk into the Dawn from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 26 (2)
  • Things You Say You Love
  • Jamaicans
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Things You Say You Love from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 27 (2)
  • What Will Your Mama Say
  • Eccles, Clancy
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for What Will Your Mama Say from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 28 (2)
  • Nice Time
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Nice Time from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 29 (3)
  • Grooving Out on Life
  • Lewis, Hopeton
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Grooving Out on Life from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 30 (3)
  • Too Experienced
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Too Experienced from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 31 (3)
  • Reggae Me Dis, Reggae Me Dat
  • Gardiner, Boris
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Reggae Me Dis, Reggae Me Dat from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 32 (3)
  • Cherry Oh Baby
  • Donaldson, Eric
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Cherry Oh Baby from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 33 (3)
  • Stoned in Love With You
  • Biggs, Barry
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Stoned in Love With You from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 34 (3)
  • Johnny Too Bad
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Johnny Too Bad from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 35 (3)
  • Baby Don't Do It
  • Brown, Dennis
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Baby Don't Do It from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 36 (3)
  • Dreamland
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Dreamland from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 37 (3)
  • Black Equality
  • Romeo, Max
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Black Equality from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 38 (3)
  • (3 O'Clock) Road Block
  • Bradshaw, Sonny 7
  • 3:47
  • Sound Clip for (3 O'Clock) Road Block from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 39 (3)
  • Let Me Be Your Special Guest
  • Isaacs, Gregory
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Let Me Be Your Special Guest from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 40 (3)
  • Heart and Soul
  • Prince Mohammed
  • 3:52
  • Sound Clip for Heart and Soul from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 41 (3)
  • Rome
  • McKay, Freddie
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for Rome from The Great Sound of Jamaica


  • 42 (3)
  • Let the Wicked Run Away
  • Holt, John
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Let the Wicked Run Away from The Great Sound of Jamaica


    • Credits of The Great Sound of Jamaica



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