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    The Reggae Box

    11/13/2001 | Hip-o Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    It's hard not to think that Hip-O's The Reggae Box will be the definitive word on the genre, not just because it spans four discs, but because Hip-O has open access to the Island vaults, and Island is to reggae as Sun is to rockabilly, meaning it's the defining force and leading light. With that as a base and with cross-licensing as a secret weapon, this could have been a stunner, but instead it just is a very good history that tends to lean toward the contemporary instead of the classic. At first, this doesn't seem to be a problem, particularly because the first disc runs through pre-reggae and early-reggae classics at an engaging clip, something that continues through the second disc. Then, things begin to bog down with good, but not classic songs, and it becomes easy to notice that some big, big songs by the likes of Bob Marley, Black Uhuru, Lee "Scratch" Perry, and Peter Tosh are missing, among many others. What here is hardly bad -- and as a rough history, it's pretty terrific -- but it's hard not to be slightly disappointed that it isn't definitive, given its ambitions and possibilities, especially when compared to the tremendous 1992 set The Story of Jamaican Music: Tougher Than Tough. Still, this is a good, even educational listen, and few sets come as close as this to being truly comprehensive. Still, it's not as comprehensive as it could have been, and it's hard not to wish that it was more sweeping than it is. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

    The Reggae Box Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Forward March
  • Morgan, Derrick
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Forward March from The Reggae Box


  • 2
  • My Boy Lollipop
  • Small, Millie
  • 2:01
  • Sound Clip for My Boy Lollipop from The Reggae Box


  • 3
  • Bank to Bank, Pt. 1
  • Baba Brooks Band
  • 2:07
  • Sound Clip for Bank to Bank, Pt. 1 from The Reggae Box


  • 4
  • Count Ossie Special
  • Count Ossie
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Count Ossie Special from The Reggae Box


  • 5
  • Broadway Jungle
  • Maytals
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Broadway Jungle from The Reggae Box


  • 6
  • Carry Go Bring Come
  • Hinds, Justin & The Dominoes
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Carry Go Bring Come from The Reggae Box


  • 7
  • Eastern Standard Time
  • Drummond, Don
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Eastern Standard Time from The Reggae Box


  • 8
  • Hard Man Fe Dead
  • Prince Buster
  • 3:22
  • Sound Clip for Hard Man Fe Dead from The Reggae Box


  • 9
  • Confucius
  • Skatalites
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Confucius from The Reggae Box


  • 10
  • Tide Is High
  • Paragons
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Tide Is High from The Reggae Box


  • 11
  • Take It Easy
  • Lewis, Hopeton
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Take It Easy from The Reggae Box


  • 12
  • Ba Ba Boom
  • Jamaicans
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Ba Ba Boom from The Reggae Box


  • 13
  • Tougher Than Tough
  • Morgan, Derrick
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Tougher Than Tough from The Reggae Box


  • 14
  • Queen Majesty
  • Techniques
  • 3:31
  • Sound Clip for Queen Majesty from The Reggae Box


  • 15
  • Long Shot
  • Pioneers
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Long Shot from The Reggae Box


  • 16
  • Israelites
  • Dekker, Desmond & The Aces
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Israelites from The Reggae Box


  • 17
  • 54-46 Was My Number
  • Toots & Maytals
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for 54-46 Was My Number from The Reggae Box


  • 18
  • Reggae Hit the Town
  • Ethiopians
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Reggae Hit the Town from The Reggae Box


  • 19
  • My Conversation
  • Uniques
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for My Conversation from The Reggae Box


  • 20
  • Rivers of Babylon
  • Melodians
  • 4:16
  • Sound Clip for Rivers of Babylon from The Reggae Box


  • 21
  • Double Barrel
  • Collins, Dave and Ansel
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Double Barrel from The Reggae Box


  • 22
  • Everything I Own
  • Boothe, Ken
  • 3:44
  • Sound Clip for Everything I Own from The Reggae Box


  • 23
  • The Harder They Come
  • Cliff, Jimmy
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for The Harder They Come from The Reggae Box


  • 24
  • Stalag 17
  • Techniques All Stars
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Stalag 17 from The Reggae Box


  • 25
  • Satta Massagana
  • Abyssinians
  • 3:39
  • Sound Clip for Satta Massagana from The Reggae Box


  • 26 (2)
  • Trench Town Rock
  • Wailers
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Trench Town Rock from The Reggae Box


  • 27 (2)
  • Blood and Fire
  • Niney
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for Blood and Fire from The Reggae Box


  • 28 (2)
  • Cherry Oh Baby
  • Donaldson, Eric
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Cherry Oh Baby from The Reggae Box


  • 29 (2)
  • Better Must Come
  • Wilson, Delroy
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Better Must Come from The Reggae Box


  • 30 (2)
  • Book of Rules
  • Heptones
  • 3:27
  • Sound Clip for Book of Rules from The Reggae Box


  • 31 (2)
  • Westbound Train
  • Brown, Dennis
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Westbound Train from The Reggae Box


  • 32 (2)
  • Baby I Love You So
  • Miller, Jacob
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for Baby I Love You So from The Reggae Box


  • 33 (2)
  • No. 1 in the World
  • U Roy
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for No. 1 in the World from The Reggae Box


  • 34 (2)
  • King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown
  • Pablo, Augustus
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown from The Reggae Box


  • 35 (2)
  • All Nations Bow
  • Big Youth
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for All Nations Bow from The Reggae Box


  • 36 (2)
  • Marcus Garvey
  • Burning Spear
  • 3:25
  • Sound Clip for Marcus Garvey from The Reggae Box


  • 37 (2)
  • Don't Trouble Trouble
  • Clarke, Johnny
  • 3:43
  • Sound Clip for Don't Trouble Trouble from The Reggae Box


  • 38 (2)
  • War and Friction
  • I. Roy
  • 3:21
  • Sound Clip for War and Friction from The Reggae Box


  • 39 (2)
  • Ballistic Affair
  • Smart, Leroy
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Ballistic Affair from The Reggae Box


  • 40 (2)
  • War Ina Babylon
  • Romeo, Max
  • 4:50
  • Sound Clip for War Ina Babylon from The Reggae Box


  • 41 (2)
  • Roots, Rock, Reggae
  • Marley, Bob & The Wailers
  • 3:38
  • Sound Clip for Roots, Rock, Reggae from The Reggae Box


  • 42 (2)
  • 1865 (96° in the Shade)
  • Third World
  • 4:06
  • Sound Clip for 1865 (96° in the Shade) from The Reggae Box


  • 43 (2)
  • At the Feast
  • Congos
  • 3:40
  • Sound Clip for At the Feast from The Reggae Box


  • 44 (2)
  • My Number One
  • Isaacs, Gregory
  • 3:44
  • Sound Clip for My Number One from The Reggae Box


  • 45 (2)
  • Police and Thieves
  • Murvin, Junior
  • 4:12
  • Sound Clip for Police and Thieves from The Reggae Box


  • 46 (2)
  • Black Roots
  • Minott, Sugar
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Black Roots from The Reggae Box


  • 47 (2)
  • Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  • Black Uhuru
  • 6:01
  • Sound Clip for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner from The Reggae Box


  • 48 (3)
  • One Love Jam Down
  • Papa Michigan & General Smiley
  • 4:00
  • Sound Clip for One Love Jam Down from The Reggae Box


  • 49 (3)
  • Entertainment
  • Palmer, Triston
  • 3:26
  • Sound Clip for Entertainment from The Reggae Box


  • 50 (3)
  • Sitting and Watching
  • Brown, Dennis
  • 3:18
  • Sound Clip for Sitting and Watching from The Reggae Box


  • 51 (3)
  • Ganja Smuggling
  • Eek a Mouse
  • 3:51
  • Sound Clip for Ganja Smuggling from The Reggae Box


  • 52 (3)
  • Pass the Kouchie
  • Mighty Diamonds
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Pass the Kouchie from The Reggae Box


  • 53 (3)
  • Night Nurse
  • Isaacs, Gregory
  • 4:02
  • Sound Clip for Night Nurse from The Reggae Box


  • 54 (3)
  • Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
  • Yellowman
  • 4:09
  • Sound Clip for Zungguzungguguzungguzeng from The Reggae Box


  • 55 (3)
  • Water Pumping
  • Osbourne, Johnny
  • 3:07
  • Sound Clip for Water Pumping from The Reggae Box


  • 56 (3)
  • Pass the Tu-Sheng-Peng
  • Paul, Frankie
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Pass the Tu-Sheng-Peng from The Reggae Box


  • 57 (3)
  • Here I Come
  • Levy, Barrington
  • 3:46
  • Sound Clip for Here I Come from The Reggae Box


  • 58 (3)
  • Under Me Sleng Teng
  • Smith, Wayne
  • 4:09
  • Sound Clip for Under Me Sleng Teng from The Reggae Box


  • 59 (3)
  • Ring the Alarm
  • Tenor Saw
  • 3:13
  • Sound Clip for Ring the Alarm from The Reggae Box


  • 60 (3)
  • Tempo
  • Red Rose, Anthony
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Tempo from The Reggae Box


  • 61 (3)
  • Greetings
  • Half Pint
  • 3:35
  • Sound Clip for Greetings from The Reggae Box


  • 62 (3)
  • Boops
  • Super Cat
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for Boops from The Reggae Box


  • 63 (3)
  • Punanny
  • Admiral Bailey
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Punanny from The Reggae Box


  • 64 (3)
  • Hol' a Fresh
  • Red Dragon
  • 3:54
  • Sound Clip for Hol' a Fresh from The Reggae Box


  • 65 (3)
  • Rumours
  • Isaacs, Gregory
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Rumours from The Reggae Box


  • 66 (3)
  • Telephone Love
  • Lodge, J.C.
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Telephone Love from The Reggae Box


  • 67 (3)
  • Bandolero
  • Pinchers
  • 3:31
  • Sound Clip for Bandolero from The Reggae Box


  • 68 (3)
  • Strive
  • Shinehead
  • 4:13
  • Sound Clip for Strive from The Reggae Box


  • 69 (4)
  • Murder She Wrote
  • Demus, Chaka & Pliers
  • 4:04
  • Sound Clip for Murder She Wrote from The Reggae Box


  • 70 (4)
  • Mr. Loveman
  • 5:40
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Loveman from The Reggae Box


  • 71 (4)
  • Flex
  • Mad Cobra
  • 4:01
  • Sound Clip for Flex from The Reggae Box


  • 72 (4)
  • Dancehall Queen (Delano Renaissance Mix)
  • 4:34
  • Sound Clip for Dancehall Queen (Delano Renaissance Mix) from The Reggae Box


  • 73 (4)
  • Down in the Ghetto
  • Bounty Killer
  • 3:30
  • Sound Clip for Down in the Ghetto from The Reggae Box


  • 74 (4)
  • Tour
  • Capleton
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for Tour from The Reggae Box


  • 75 (4)
  • It's Me Again Jah
  • Luciano
  • 3:59
  • Sound Clip for It's Me Again Jah from The Reggae Box


  • 76 (4)
  • Untold Stories
  • Banton, Buju
  • 4:34
  • Sound Clip for Untold Stories from The Reggae Box


  • 77 (4)
  • Fire Pon Rome
  • Anthony B.
  • 3:52
  • Sound Clip for Fire Pon Rome from The Reggae Box


  • 78 (4)
  • I and I Saw Them Coming
  • Banton, Starkey
  • 4:10
  • Sound Clip for I and I Saw Them Coming from The Reggae Box


  • 79 (4)
  • Rough Inna Town
  • 3:56
  • Sound Clip for Rough Inna Town from The Reggae Box


  • 80 (4)
  • Armagideon Time
  • Doctor Israel
  • 4:04
  • Sound Clip for Armagideon Time from The Reggae Box


  • 81 (4)
  • Warning
  • Rebel, Tony
  • 3:37
  • Sound Clip for Warning from The Reggae Box


  • 82 (4)
  • Set Yourself Free
  • Morgan Heritage
  • 3:45
  • Sound Clip for Set Yourself Free from The Reggae Box


  • 83 (4)
  • Ghetto People Song
  • Blender, Everton
  • 3:47
  • Sound Clip for Ghetto People Song from The Reggae Box


  • 84 (4)
  • Party in Session (Main Mix)
  • 3:46
  • Sound Clip for Party in Session (Main Mix) from The Reggae Box


  • 85 (4)
  • What's the Matter With the World
  • Bushman
  • 3:50
  • Sound Clip for What's the Matter With the World from The Reggae Box


  • 86 (4)
  • I Love Jah
  • 3:47
  • Sound Clip for I Love Jah from The Reggae Box


  • 87 (4)
  • Taking Over
  • Sizzla
  • 4:04
  • Sound Clip for Taking Over from The Reggae Box


    • Credits of The Reggae Box



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