Band Name: Alton Ellis
Music Album: Collectorama - Story Of Mister Soul
Album Release Date: January 2025
Music Genre: Reggae Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Jahslams
Album Release Country: France
Music Record Type: 20 Tracks CD
King of Rocksteady
Born: 1st September 1938 Kingston, Jamaica
Died: 10th October 2008 London, England
Jamaican singer, songwriter, producer and promoter.
Alton Ellis was born in down town Kingston into a musical family and raised in Trenchtown, Kingston. He was the older brother of reggae singer Hortense Ellis and at the end of his life father of 20 children including Noel Ellis.
He grew up being a good dancer and winning some dance contests at Vere Johns' Opportunity Hour. His first musical steps happened in 1959 when he started with Eddie Parkins as Alton & Eddy. He first recorded for Blue Beat, Vincent "Randy" Chin's Randy's later like nearly everyone at that time for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One< (...)
| 1 | Girl I've Got A Date |
| 2 | All My Tears |
| 3 | La La Means I Love You |
| 4 | Chatty, Chatty People |
| 5 | If I Could Rule This World |
| 6 | You Made Me So Happy |
| 7 | What Does It Take To Win Your Love |
| 8 | Why Did You Leave |
| 9 | Give Me Your Love |
| 10 | Remember That Sunday |
| 11 | Baby I Love You |
| 12 | Breaking Up |
| 13 | How Can I |
| 14 | Willow Tree |
| 15 | Get Ready, Rocksteady |
| 16 | Aint That Lovin You |
| 17 | I Cant Stop Now |
| 18 | Why Birds Follow Spring |
| 19 | I Cant Stand It |
| 20 | Dance Crasher |
Digipak.
Liner notes in french and english.
"Réédition réalisée à partir des 45 tours originaux - Reissue made with originals 7"-"
(P) Culture Press & (C) 2009 Musique & Associés.
Produced by Alexandre Ignaczak and Frantz Steinbach for Jahslams - M&A
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