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Reggae Golden Jubilee (official album title: Reggae Golden Jubilee - Origins of Jamaican Popular Music) is a compilation album that commemorates Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence.[1] It was released on 6 November 2012.[1] Reggae Golden Jubilee included four CDs featuring Jamaica's top 100 hit songs and a 64-page booklet of notation with iconic photographs.[2]
| Reggae Golden Jubilee - Origins of Jamaican Music | |
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| Compilation album | |
| Released | 6 November 2012 |
| Genre | Reggae, lovers rock, ska, rocksteady, roots, dancehall |
| Label | VP Records |
The album featured ska, rocksteady, reggae, roots reggae and dancehall with established musicians and younger artists, such as Millie Small, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Eric Donaldson, Dawn Penn, Buju Banton, Sizzla, Beenie Man, Sean Paul, Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, Shaggy, and Mavado among others.[3]
The tracks were selected by Edward Seaga, a former Prime Minister of Jamaica, who also wrote the liner notes and the track notations. Seaga is also well known as the founder of the music label West Indies Records Limited (WIRL), and was associated in the development of the Jamaican music industry at large.[4]
Executive producers edit
Edward Seaga, Chris Chin
Track listing edit
Disc 1 edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Easy Snapping" – Theophilus Beckford" | Theophilus Beckford | Clement Seymour Dodd | |
| 2. | "Dumplins" – Byron Lee & The Dragonaires" | Doc Bagby / Irving Nahan | Byron Lee | |
| 3. | "Manny Oh aka Oh Manny Oh" – Higgs & Wilson" | Joe Higgs / Ron Wilson | Edward Seaga | |
| 4. | "Oh Carolina" – Folkes Brothers" | John Folkes | Prince Buster | |
| 5. | "They Got To Go" – Prince Buster & The All Stars" | Cecil Eustace Campbell | Prince Buster | |
| 6. | "Independent Jamaica" – Lord Creator" | Kenrick Randolph Patrick | Vincent "Randy" Chin | |
| 7. | "Blackhead Chinaman" – Prince Buster & The All Stars" | Cecil Eustace Campbell | Prince Buster | |
| 8. | "Blazing Fire" – Derrick Morgan" | Derrick S. Morgan | Leslie Kong | |
| 9. | "Wash Wash" – Prince Buster & The All Stars" | Haven Gillespie / Beasley Smith | Prince Buster | |
| 10. | "Sammy Dead" – Eric "Monty" Morris" | Byron A. Lee / Eric Lloyd Morris | Byron Lee | |
| 11. | "My Boy Lollipop" – Millie Small" | Morris Levy / Johnnie B Roberts / Robert Spencer | Chris Blackwell | |
| 12. | "Carry Go Bring Come" – Justin Hinds & The Dominoes" | Justin Hinds | Arthur "Duke" Reid | |
| 13. | "Occupation" – Don Drummond & The Skatalites" | Don Drummond | Arthur "Duke" Reid | |
| 14. | "Little Did You Know" – The Techniques" | Winston Delano Riley | Winston Riley & Arthur "Duke" Reid | |
| 15. | "Dancing Mood" (Alternate Mix) – Delroy Wilson" | Ray Whitley | Clement Seymour Dodd | |
| 16. | "Rough and Tough" – Strange Cole" | Wilburn T. Cole | Arthur "Duke" Reid | |
| 17. | "Take It Easy" – Hopeton Lewis" | Hopeton Lewis Jr | S. Mitchell & K. Scott | |
| 18. | "Every Night" – Chuck & Joe White" | Joe White / Chuck White | Sonia Pottinger | |
| 19. | "Rock Steady" – Alton Ellis" | Alton N. Ellis / Brian A. B. Atkinson | Arthur "Duke" Reid | |
| 20. | "Tougher Than Tough" – Derrick Morgan" | Derrick S. Morgan | Leslie Kong | |
| 21. | "No More Heartaches" – The Beltones" | Harry Johnson | Arthur "Duke" Reid | |
| 22. | "The Tide is High" – The Paragons" | John K Holt / Tyrone Evans / Howard A. Barrett | Arthur "Duke" Reid | |
| 23. | "Trenchtown Rock" – Bob Marley & The Wailers" | Bob Marley | Bob Marley & Lee Perry | |
| 24. | "Israelites" – Desmond Dekker & The Aces" | Brian Atkinson / Desmond A. Dacres | Leslie Kong | |
| 25. | "Sweet & Dandy" – Toots & The Maytals" | Frederick Hibbert | Leslie Kong | |
| 26. | "Everything Crash" – The Ethiopians" | Leonard W. Dillon | Carl "JJ" Johnson | |
| 27. | "Satta Massagana" – Abyssinians" | Carlton C. Manning | Lynford Manning | |
| 28. | "Fire Corner" – King Stitt" | Clancy Eccles | Clansy Eccles | |
| 29. | "Java Dub" – Impact All Stars" | Clive Chin | Clive Chin | |
| 30. | "Hypocrite" – The Heptones" | Earl Morgan / Leroy Sibbles / Barry Llewellyn | Joe Gibbs |
Disc 2 edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wear You To The Ball" – U Roy & The Paragons" | Euwart A. Beckford / John K. Holt / Howard A. Barrett / Tyrone Evans | Arthur "Duke" Reid | |
| 2. | "Cherry Oh Baby" – Eric Donaldson" | Eric E. Donaldson | Edward "Bunny" Lee | |
| 3. | "54-46 That's My Number" – Toots & The Maytals" | Frederick Hibbert | Leslie Kong | |
| 4. | "Them A Fi Get A Beatin'" – Peter Tosh" | Peter Tosh | Joe Gibbs | |
| 5. | "Many Rivers to Cross" – Jimmy Cliff" | James E. Chamber | Leslie Kong | |
| 6. | "The Sun Shines For Me" – Bob Andy" | Keith Anderson | Richard Khouri | |
| 7. | "Marcus Garvey" – Burning Spear" | Phillip J. Fullwood / Winston G. Rodney | Lawrence Lindo | |
| 8. | "Fade Away" – Junior Byles" | Earl S. Chinna Smith | Joseph "Jo Jo" Hookim | |
| 9. | "Lady With That Starlight" – Ken Boothe" | Harris L. Seaton / Pottinger / Seaton | Sonia Pottinger | |
| 10. | "Right Time" – The Mighty Diamonds" | Lloyd A. Ferguson / Donald O. Shaw / Fitzroy O. Simpson / Joseph Hoo Kim | Joseph "Jo Jo" Hookim | |
| 11. | "Police and Thieves" – Junior Murvin" | Junior Murvin / Lee Perry | Lee "Scratch" Perry | |
| 12. | "Ramgoat Liver" – Pluto Shervington" | Pluto Shervington | Paul Khouri | |
| 13. | "We De People / The Power And The Glory" – Ernie Smith" | Glenroy A. Smith | Ernie Smith | |
| 14. | "Two Sevens Clash" – Culture" | Ralph Walker / Joseph C. Hill / Roy S. Dayes | Joe Gibbs | |
| 15. | "It's Alright" – Bob Marley & The Wailers" | Bob Marley | Lee Perry | |
| 16. | "Forward Ever" – Jacob Miller" | Ian Lewis / Roger Lewis | Inner Circle INC. | |
| 17. | "My Number One" – Gregory Isaacs" | Gregory Isaacs | Alvin "GG" Ranglin | |
| 18. | "Money in My Pocket" – Dennis Brown" | Dennis Brown / Joe Gibbs | Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson | |
| 19. | "Kaya" – Bob Marley & The Wailers" | Bob Marley | Lee Perry | |
| 20. | "Rub A Dub Style" – Michigan & Smiley" | Errol L. Bennett / Clement S. Dodd / Anthony E. Fairclough | Clement Seymour Dodd | |
| 21. | "Uptown Top Ranking" – Althea & Donna" | Donna M. Reid / Althea R. Forrest / Joe Gibbs / Errol F. Thompson | Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson | |
| 22. | "Land of My Birth" – Eric Donaldson" | Winston A. Wallace | Byron Lee & Winston Wallace | |
| 23. | "Silly Games" – Janet Kay" | John L Myatt / Diana M Bovell | Dennis Bovell | |
| 24. | "Someone Loves You Honey" – J. C. Lodge" | Don Devaney | Joe Gibbs, Errol Thompson & Willie Lindo | |
| 25. | "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" – Black Uhuru" | Michael Rose / Winston Holness | Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare | |
| 26. | "Arleen" – General Echo" | Earl Robinson / Winston D. Riley | Winston Riley |
Disc 3 edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over Me" – Yellowman" | Winston Foster | Lloyd Campbell | |
| 2. | "One Two" – Sister Nancy" | Winston Riley | Winston Riley | |
| 3. | "Pass The Dutchie" – Musical Youth" | Headley G Bennett / Jackie Mittoo / U Brown / Lloyd A. Ferguson / Robert B. Lyn / Leroy Sibbles | Peter Collins | |
| 4. | "I'm Getting Married In The Morning" – Yellowman" | Winston Foster | Henry "Junjo" Lawes | |
| 5. | "Try Jah Love" – Third World" | Stevie Wonder / Melody A. McCully | Stevie Wonder | |
| 6. | "Push Comes To Shove" – Freddie McGregor" | Freddie McGregor | Freddie McGregor | |
| 7. | "Love Has Found Its Way" – Dennis Brown" | Dennis E. Brown / Yvonne Brown | Joe Gibbs, Errol Thompson & Willie Lindo | |
| 8. | "Cottage In Negril" – Tyrone Taylor" | Tyrone G. Taylor / Duane A Stephenson | Tyrone Taylor | |
| 9. | "Every Time A Ear De Soun'" – Mutabaruka" | Allan R. Hope | Mutabaruka | |
| 10. | "Electric Boogie" – Marcia Griffiths" | Neville Livingston | The Jerks | |
| 11. | "Under Me Sleng Teng" – Wayne Smith" | Ian F. Smith / Noel E. Davey / Lloyd W. James | Lloyd "Prince Jammy" James | |
| 12. | "Greetings" – Half Pint" | Lindon A Roberts | George Phang | |
| 13. | "No Way No Better Than Yard" – Admiral Bailey" | Joseph A. Sterling | Lloyd "Prince Jammy" James | |
| 14. | "Wild World" – Maxi Priest" | Cat Stevens | Willie Lindo, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare | |
| 15. | "Cover Me" – Tinga Stewart & Ninjaman" | Marlin R. Greene / Eddie Hinton | Lloyd Dennis | |
| 16. | "Wild Gilbert" – Lovindeer" | Lloyd Lovindeer | Lloyd Lovindeer | |
| 17. | "Pocomania Day" – Lovindeer & Chalice" | Lloyd Lovindeer | Lloyd Lovindeer | |
| 18. | "Good Thing Going" – Sugar Minott" | Berry Gordy / Alphonso J. Mizell / Frederick J. Perren / Deke Richards | D. A. Forbes | |
| 19. | "One Blood" – Junior Reid" | Delroy Reid | Junior Reid | |
| 20. | "Twice My Age" – Shabba Ranks & Krystal Rexton Gordon / Cherylle Ann E. Ramdeen" | Rexton Gordon / Cherylle Ann E. Ramdeen | Augustus "Gussie" Clarke | |
| 21. | "Hello Africa" – Garnet Silk" | Garnett Silk | Richard Bell | |
| 22. | "Murder She Wrote" – Chaka Demus & Pliers" | Sly Dunbar / Lloyd O. Willis / Everton Bonner / John C. Taylor | Sly Dunbar, Herbie Harris, Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis, Robbie Shakespeare |
Disc 4 edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Putting Up Resistance" – Beres Hammond" | Beresford H. Hammond / David W. Sinclair | Tappa Zukie | |
| 2. | "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" – Dawn Penn" | Willie C Cobbs / Dawn Penn | Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson & Cleveland "Clevie" Browne | |
| 3. | "Murderer" – Buju Banton" | Clement Dodd / Mark A Myrie | Donovan Germain | |
| 4. | "Tour" – Capleton" | Clifton G. Bailey / Stuart Brown / Sly Dunbar | Stuart Brown | |
| 5. | "Lord Give Me Strength" – Luciano" | Philip Burrell / Jepther W. McClymont | Phillip "Fattis" Burrell | |
| 6. | "Untold Stories" – Buju Banton" | Glenroy Browne / Donovan Germain / Mark Myrie / Handel W. A. Tucker | Donovan Germain | |
| 7. | "Fed Up" – Bounty Killer" | Rodney B Price / Lowell Dunbar | Sly Dunbar & Robbie Shakespeare | |
| 8. | "Sycamore Tree" – Lady Saw" | Dave W. A. Kelly | Dave Kelly | |
| 9. | "Black Woman & Child" – Sizzla" | Bobby Dixon / Migel O Collins / Oscar B. O'Hare | Bobby "Digital" Dixon | |
| 10. | "Who Am I" – Beenie Man" | Moses A. Davis / Jeremy A Harding | Jeremy Harding | |
| 11. | "Down By The River" – Morgan Heritage" | Memmalatel Morgan / Nakhamyah Morgan / Peter A Morgan / Denroy Morgan / Clement Dodd / Keble F. Drummond / Una Iyarn Morgan | Dean "Cannon" Fraser | |
| 12. | "Virtuous Woman" – Warrior King" | Clement S Dodd / John Holt / Mark A. Dyer / Unknown Composer Author | Ian Williams & Michael Johnson | |
| 13. | "Gimme Di Light" – Sean Paul" | Sean Henriques / Troy Rami | Troyton Rami & Roger Mackenzie | |
| 14. | "Pon De River Pon De Bank" – Elephant Man" | Donovan Bennett / Craig Jomo Parks / Oneil Norman H Bryan | Donocan 'Don Corleon' Bennett | |
| 15. | "Welcome To Jamrock" – Damian Marley" | Ini Kamoze / Stephen Marley / Damian R. N. Marley | Stephen Marley | |
| 16. | "She's Royal" – Tarrus Riley" | Omar R. Riley / Robbie Lyn / Lowell Dunbar / Robert Shakespeare / Mitchum Chin | Dean "Cannon" Fraser | |
| 17. | "True Reflections" – Jah Cure" | Gladstone Wright / Duane Stephenson / Sonita Walker | Andrew Prendergast & Joseph Bogdanovich | |
| 18. | "Roots" – Etana" | Steven Stanley / Omar R. Riley / Shauna G M McKenzie | Steven Stanley | |
| 19. | "Boombastic" – Shaggy" | Orville Burrell / Floyd King / Robert Livingston | Rober Livingston & Shaun "Sting Int'l " Pizzonia | |
| 20. | "Lioness On The Rise" – Queen Ifrica" | Patrick Barrett / Ventrice L. Morgan | Donovan Germain | |
| 21. | "I'm On The Rock" – Mavado" | Collin D. Edwards / David C Brooks / Trevor W. James | Trevor "Baby G" James | |
| 22. | "The Harder They Come" – Jimmy Cliff" | Jimmy Cliff | Jimmy Cliff |
References edit
- ^ a b "Reggae Golden Jubilee Release Date". VPreggae. October 31, 2012.
- ^ "Reggae Golden Jubilee 50th anniversary". Reggaeville. 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Seaga's box set". JamaicaObserver. 31 October 2012.
- ^ "Edward Seaga Biography". AllMusic. 31 October 2012.