Various Artists - Uptown Top Ranking: Reggae Chartbusters 2CD/2LP
Featuring performances by an array of Jamaican legends, both the 2LP and CD includes 4 unforgettable UK chart-toppers, with many of the remaining recordings making the country’s Top 20!
Overflowing with positive vibes, memorable melodies, and irresistible rhythms, this essential feel-good collection is guaranteed to get feet moving, fill dancefloors and spread joy any time of the year.
Tracklist:
- 2CD -
1. Uptown Top Ranking [Althea & Donna]
2. Israelites [Desmond Dekker & The Aces]
3. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah [The Pioneers]
4. Hurt So Good [Susan Cadogan]
5. 54-46 Was My Number [The Maytals]
6. Moon River [Greyhound]
7. Monkey Spanner [Dave & Ansel Collins]
8. (To Be) Young Gifted and Black [Bob & Marcia]
9. You Can Get It If You Really Want [Desmond Dekker]
10. Love of the Common People [Nicky Thomas]
11. Black and White [Greyhound]
12. Black Pearl [Horace Faith]
13. Rain [Bruce Ruffin]
14. Man Next Door [Dennis Brown]
15. Crying Over You [Ken Boothe]
16. Let's Do the Rock Steady [Dandy]
17. Monkey Man [The Maytals]
18. Train to Skaville [The Ethiopians]
19. Moon Hop [Derrick Morgan]
20. Dollar In the Teeth [The Upsetters]
21. This Monday Morning Feeling [Tito Simon]
22. Think About That [Dandy Livingstone]
23. The Tide Is High [John Holt]
24. Halfway Up, Halfway Down [Dennis Brown]
25. You Don't Love Me (No, No, No,) [Dawn Penn]
26. Everything I Own [Ken Boothe]
27. Help Me Make It Through the Night [John Holt]
28. OK Fred [Errol Dunkley]
29. Girlie Girlie [Sophia George]
30. Money In My Pocket [Dennis Brown]
31. Pied Piper [Bob & Marcia]
32. It Miek [Desmond Dekker & The Aces]
33. Suzanne Beware of the Devil [Dandy Livingstone]
34. Rivers of Babylon [The Melodians]
35. Double Barrel [Dave & Ansel Collins]
36. 007 (Shanty Town) [Desmond Dekker & The Aces]
37. Return of Django [The Upsetters]
38. Long Shot Kick the Bucket [The Pioneers]
39. Red Red Wine [Tony Tribe]
40. Liquidator [Harry J All Stars]
41. Rudy, a Message to You [Dandy]
42. Sing a Little Song [Desmond Dekker]
43. Love Has Found Its Way [Dennis Brown]
44. Sit Down and Cry [Errol Dunkley]
45. I Am What I Am [Greyhound]
46. Give and Take (Give a Little, Take a Little) [The Pioneers]
47. Pickney Gal [Desmond Dekker & The Aces]
48. Sweet Sensation [The Melodians]
49. Snoopy Versus the Red Baron [The Hot Shots]
50. Mad About You [Bruce Ruffin]
- 2LP -
1. Uptown Top Ranking [Althea & Donna]
2. Israelites [Desmond Dekker & The Aces]
3. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah [The Pioneers]
4. Hurt So Good [Susan Cadogan]
5. 54-46 Was My Number [The Maytals]
6. Moon River [Greyhound]
7. Monkey Spanner [Dave & Ansel Collins]
8. (To Be) Young Gifted and Black [Bob & Marcia]
9. You Can Get It If You Really Want [Desmond Dekker]
10. Love of the Common People [Nicky Thomas]
11. Black and White [Greyhound]
12. Black Pearl [Horace Faith]
13. Rain [Bruce Ruffin]
14. Crying Over You [Ken Boothe]
15. Everything I Own [Ken Boothe]
16. Help Me Make It Through the Night [John Holt]
17. OK Fred [Errol Dunkley]
18. Girlie Girlie [Sophia George]
19. Money In My Pocket [Dennis Brown]
20. Pied Piper [Bob & Marcia]
21. It Miek [Desmond Dekker & The Aces]
22. Double Barrell [Dave & Ansel Collins]
23. 007 (Shanty Town) [Desmond Dekker & The Aces]
24. Return of Django [The Upsetters]
25. Red Red Wine [Tony Tribe]
26. Long Shot Kick the Bucket [The Pioneers]
27. Liquidator [Harry J All Stars]
28. Rudy, a Message to You [Dandy]
About this product: this release is available on 2CD and 2LP formats.
The 2LP is pressed on black vinyl.