Band Name: Alton Ellis
Music Album: Be True To Yourself Anthology 1965-1970
Album Release Date: November 2024
Music Genre: Reggae Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Earmark
Album Release Country: Italy
Music Record Type: 36 Tracks Vinyl LP
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< (...)
| A1 | Something You've Got | 2:34 |
| A2 | Dance Crasher | 2:39 |
| A3 | Don't Trouble People | 3:01 |
| A4 | The Preacher | 2:15 |
| A5 | Blessings Of Love | 2:26 |
| A6 | Shake It | 2:47 |
| A7 | (Girl) I've Got A Date | 2:29 |
| A8 | How Can I | 2:55 |
| A9 | Cry Tough | 2:16 |
| B1 | Rocksteady | 2:40 |
| B2 | Duke Of Earl | 3:22 |
| B3 | All My Tears (Come Rolling) | 2:43 |
| B4 | Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One) | 2:49 |
| B5 | Why Birds Follow Spring | 2:24 |
| B6 | If I Could Rule The World | 2:27 |
| B7 | Oowee Baby (Baby I Love You) | 2:17 |
| B8 | My Willow Tree | 2:44 |
| B9 | I Can't Stop Now | 3:22 |
| C1 | Why Did You Leave Me | 2:39 |
| C2 | I Can't Stand It | 2:21 |
| C3 | My Time Is The Right Time | 2:48 |
| C4 | Bye Bye Love | 2:09 |
| C5 | Tonight (aka Feeling Inside) | 3:11 |
| C6 | Give Me Your Love | 1:53 |
| C7 | La La Means I Love You | 3:05 |
| C8 | If I Had The Right | 3:04 |
| C9 | Breaking Up | 2:59 |
| D1 | Diana | 2:08 |
| D2 | Remember That Sunday | 2:34 |
| D3 | What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) | 3:19 |
| D4 | You Made Me So Very Happy | 2:53 |
| D5 | Black Man's World (aka Black Man, White Man) | 2:51 |
| D6 | I'll Be Waiting | 3:19 |
| D7 | It's Your Thing | 2:57 |
| D8 | (Lord) Deliver Us | 3:04 |
| D9 | Back To Africa | 2:25 |
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