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    Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968

    Desmond Dekker - Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968

    08/19/2003 | Sanctuary Records 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968 chronicles Desmond Dekker's first single from 1963, "Honour Your Father and Mother," through his enormously successful Jamaican hits recorded in the mid- to late '60s with the Aces. The disc highlights the outset of rocksteady with the tracks "Hey Grandma," "Music Like Dirt," "Rudie Got Soul," "Sabotage," "Rude Boy Train," and the James Bond-inspired "007." These are the tracks that initially made him a star in Jamaica, then the U.K., and finally emerging as an internationally celebrated artist who hit it big in the U.S. with the Israelites in 1969. Highly recommended. ~ Al Campbell, All Music Guide

    Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968 Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Honour Your Mother and Father
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Honour Your Mother and Father from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 2
  • Madgie
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Madgie from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 3
  • Parents
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for Parents from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 4
  • Dracula
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Dracula from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 5
  • Labour for Learning
  • 2:39
  • Sound Clip for Labour for Learning from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 6
  • Jeserine
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Jeserine from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 7
  • King of Ska
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for King of Ska from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 8
  • It Was Only a Dream
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for It Was Only a Dream from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 9
  • Get Up Edina
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Get Up Edina from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 10
  • This Woman
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for This Woman from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 11
  • Mount Zion
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Mount Zion from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 12
  • It's a Shame
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for It's a Shame from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 13
  • 007 (Shanty Town)
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for 007 (Shanty Town) from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 14
  • Wise Man
  • 2:16
  • Sound Clip for Wise Man from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 15
  • Rudy Got Soul
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Rudy Got Soul from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 16
  • Rude Boy Train
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for Rude Boy Train from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 17
  • Mother's Young Gal
  • 2:58
  • Sound Clip for Mother's Young Gal from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 18
  • You've Got Your Troubles
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for You've Got Your Troubles from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 19
  • Keep a Cool Head
  • 2:03
  • Sound Clip for Keep a Cool Head from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 20
  • Personal Possession
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Personal Possession from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 21
  • Unity
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Unity from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 22
  • Sweet Music
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Sweet Music from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 23
  • Mother Long Tongue
  • 2:09
  • Sound Clip for Mother Long Tongue from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 24 (2)
  • Pretty Africa
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Pretty Africa from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 25 (2)
  • Sabotage
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Sabotage from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 26 (2)
  • Shing a Ling
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for Shing a Ling from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 27 (2)
  • It Pays
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for It Pays from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 28 (2)
  • Young Generation
  • 2:10
  • Sound Clip for Young Generation from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 29 (2)
  • Beautiful and Dangerous
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Beautiful and Dangerous from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 30 (2)
  • I've Got the Blues
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for I've Got the Blues from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 31 (2)
  • Hanging Tree
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Hanging Tree from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 32 (2)
  • Bongo Gal
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for Bongo Gal from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 33 (2)
  • Fu Man Chu
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Fu Man Chu from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 34 (2)
  • To Sir With Love (aka My Lonely World)
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for To Sir With Love (aka My Lonely World) from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 35 (2)
  • Mother Pepper
  • 2:22
  • Sound Clip for Mother Pepper from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 36 (2)
  • Don't Blame Me
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Don't Blame Me from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 37 (2)
  • Hey Grandma
  • 2:49
  • Sound Clip for Hey Grandma from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 38 (2)
  • A It Mek
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for A It Mek from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 39 (2)
  • Writing on the Wall
  • 2:20
  • Sound Clip for Writing on the Wall from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 40 (2)
  • Intensified (aka Music Like Dirt)
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for Intensified (aka Music Like Dirt) from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 41 (2)
  • Coconut Water
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Coconut Water from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 42 (2)
  • Nincompoop
  • 2:12
  • Sound Clip for Nincompoop from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 43 (2)
  • Tips of My Fingers
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Tips of My Fingers from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 44 (2)
  • It's Not Easy
  • 2:12
  • Sound Clip for It's Not Easy from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 45 (2)
  • Gimme Gimme
  • 2:15
  • Sound Clip for Gimme Gimme from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


  • 46 (2)
  • My Precious Love (aka A Woman's World)
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for My Precious Love (aka A Woman's World) from Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968


    • Credits of Rudy Got Soul: The Complete Early Years 1963-1968

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