Band Name: Lord Tanamo
Music Album: I'm In The Mood For Ska (The Best Of Lord Tanamo)
Album Release Date: November 2024
Music Genre: Reggae Ska
Record Label: Sanctuary
Album Release Country: Europe
Music Record Type: 26 Tracks CD Reissue
Lord Tanamo (born Joseph Abraham Gordon, 2 October 1934, Kingston, Jamaica - died 19 April 2016) is best known as a mento and ska performer and songwriter.
Lord Tanamo was raised in Denham Town in Kingston.
He began singing mento on the street and then in hotels with Cecil Lawes, a rhumba box player.
| 1 | I Had A Dream | 2:37 |
| 2 | Come Down | 2:18 |
| 3 | I Am Holding On | 2:16 |
| 4 | You Belong To My Heart | 2:28 |
| 5 | Taller Than You Are | 2:25 |
| 6 | Mother's Choice | 2:40 |
| 7 | I Love You Truly | 2:50 |
| 8 | If You Were Only Mine | 3:02 |
| 9 | (Let Me) Dance With You | 2:29 |
| 10 | Iron Bar | 2:16 |
| 11 | Mattie Rag (Aka Ol' Matilda) | 2:34 |
| 12 | A Mother's Love | 2:40 |
| 13 | Downtown Gal | 2:45 |
| 14 | You'll Never Know | 2:58 |
| 15 | I'm In The Mood For Ska (Aka I'm In The Mood For Love) | 2:32 |
| 16 | A Dash Of The Sunshine (Calypso) | 3:54 |
| 17 | Got To Have You Baby (Gordon) | 4:09 |
| 18 | China Man (From Montego Bay) | 3:52 |
| 19 | Yellow Bird | 3:49 |
| 20 | Island In The Sun | 3:02 |
| 21 | Jamaica Farewell | 3:08 |
| 22 | Shame And Scandal (In The Family) | 2:50 |
| 23 | Rainy Night In Georgia | 5:15 |
| 24 | Friends Will Let You Down | 3:05 |
| 25 | Ol' Fowl | 3:25 |
| 26 | My Sweet Jamaica (A Dash Of The Sunshine) | 3:27 |
Recordings from 1963 to 1965 (tracks 1 to 15) and 1974 to 1978 (tracks 16 to 26).
℗ 2007 The copyright in this compilation is owned by Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company, under exclusive licence to [PIAS].
© 2007 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company, under exclusive licence to [PIAS].
Made in the E.U.
Jewel case with fold-out insert.
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