Simply the Best Reggae Album

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1No Woman, No Cry
Fugees4:35
2Amigo
Black Slate4:07
3(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back
lead vocals:
Mick Jagger and Peter Tosh
cover recording of:
Don’t Look Back
writer:
Smokey Robinson and Ronald White (soul singer, founding member of The Miracles)
publisher:
Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.) and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Peter Tosh3:44
4Jamaican in New York
Shinehead3:50
5I Want to Wake Up With You
recording of:
I Want to Wake Up With You
lyricist and composer:
Ben Peters (country music songwriter)
publisher:
Ben Peters Music (BMI) and IQ Music
Boris Gardiner3:56
6I Shot the Sheriff
assistant engineer:
Steve Klein (Engineer)
engineer:
Karl Richardson
producer:
Tom Dowd
drums (drum set):
Jamie Oldaker (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
electric bass guitar [Bass]:
Carl Radle (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
electronic organ:
Dick Sims (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10) and George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's) (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
piano:
Albhy Galuten (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
background vocals:
Yvonne Elliman (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10) and George Terry (guitar player with Clapton in 70's) (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
lead vocals:
Eric Clapton (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RSO Records, Inc. (US company that owned the RSO label, not the label itself.) (in 1974) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1974)
recorded at:
Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
cover recording of:
I Shot the Sheriff (from 1974-04-18 until 1974-05-10)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Blackwell Fuller Music Publishing LLC, Cayman Music, PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974), Cayman Music Inc (in 1974), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1974)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Eric Clapton44:24
7To Love Somebody
producer:
Stephen Hague
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
FFRR Records Ltd. (company name, NOT a label!) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
To Love Somebody
written in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1967)
writer:
Barry Gibb (in 1967) and Robin Gibb (in 1967)
publisher:
Abigail Music, BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Publishing Ltd., Careers Music, Inc., Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Crompton Songs, Gibb Brothers Music, Nemperor, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Universal Music Careers
part of:
50/50
Jimmy Somerville14:15
8Shy Guy (Dancehall mix)
recording of:
Shy Guy
writer:
Kingsley Gardner, Diana King (Jamaican-American singer-songwriter) and Andy Marvel
publisher:
Diana King Music, Kinsley Gardner Nation of Soul Music, W'nR Music and World of Andy Music
Diana King3:41
9Sweat (A La La La La Long)
additional producer:
Per Adebratt and Tommy Ekman
producer:
Bernard “Touter” Harvey (Jamaican keyboard player and engineer), Ian Lewis (Inner Circle) and Roger Lewis (founder and member of Inner Circle)
remixer:
Per Adebratt and Tommy Ekman
arranger:
Bernard “Touter” Harvey (Jamaican keyboard player and engineer), Ian Lewis (Inner Circle) and Roger Lewis (founder and member of Inner Circle)
recording of:
Sweat (A La La La La Long)
lyricist and composer:
Ian Lewis (Inner Circle) and Roger Lewis (founder and member of Inner Circle)
Inner Circle3.353:48
10Electric Avenue (Ringbang remix by Peter Black)
Eddy Grant3:11
11Informer
recording of:
Informer
lyricist:
Darrin Kenneth O’Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
writer:
Darrin O'Brien (Canadian reggae artist Darrin O’Brien; single: “Informer”), Edmond Leary and Shawn Moltke (old-school US rapper Shawn Moltke)
Snow4:04
12What's the Time Mr. Wolf?
Southside of Bombay3:32
13Walking on Sunshine
The Mighty Asterix3:23
14Simmer Down
producer:
Clement “Sir Coxsone” Dodd
recording of:
Simmer Down (on 1964-07-06)
writer:
Bob Marley & The Wailers
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Shakat Music Publishing
Bob Marley & The Wailers2:23
15Long Ago
Herbs4:19
16Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Black Uhuru6:00
17Stir It Up
cover recording of:
Stir It Up
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Cayman Music, Odnil Music, PolyGram, Blue Mountain Music (in 1972), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1972) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1972)
Johnny Nash52:59
18Liquidator
recording of:
Liquidator (Ain't No-One Greater)
composer:
Harry Johnson
publisher:
Cari-Blue Music
Harry J. All Stars3:07
19007 (Shanty Town)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker2:34
20Bounce
Katchafire3:22
2▶CD