Various Artists - Studio One: Lovers 2LP

Lovingly compiled, this album features only the finest Lovers from Jamaica’s finest label. From Blues parties in London, Birmingham, Bristol etc Lovers Rock quickly became one of the UK’s finest-ever musical movements.

Sweet harmonies, soulful reggae, love songs – the key ingredients of Lovers Rock - were all based on the revival of many of the classic Rocksteady harmony groups of the late 60s and early 70s, such as The Heptones, Carlton and The Shoes, Larry and Alvin, The Paragons, that Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd’s Studio One and rival Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle label produced hit after hit with as they fought for dominance in the dancehalls of Kingston.

As well as these classic harmony groups, this album also features fine contributions from many of the reggae greats – Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Delroy Wilson – All artists who became stars at the legendary Studio One Records which Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, describes as "The University of Reggae".

Tracklist:

1. I Don't Know Why [Delroy Wilson]
2. Hold Me Baby [Basil Daley]
3. Touch Me Baby [Myrna Hague]
4. Darling, I Need Your Loving [John Holt and The Paragons]
5. How Could I Live [The Sharks]
6. Ten to One [The Mad Lads]
7. Reggae Magic [Jackie Mittoo]
8. Your Love [Larry and Alvin]
9. Too Long Will Be Too Late [Freddy and Jenny]
10. Let Him Try [Alton Ellis]
11. Don't Wait for Me [Albert Tomlinson]
12. Got to Be Sure [Horace Andy]
13. Never Give Your Heart Away [Carlton and His Shoes]
14. Ready to Learn [The Heptones]
15. Really Together [Bob and Marcia]
16. Undying Love [Ernest Wilson]
17. I'm Still Waiting [Bob Marley and the Wailers]
18. We're All Alone [Doreen Schaefer]

About this product: this reissue is pressed on 2x black vinyl.