Band Name: Desmond Dekker
Music Album: Rockin' Steady: The Best Of Desmond Dekker
Album Release Date: November 1992
Music Genre: Reggae Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Rhino Records (2)
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 20 Tracks CD Remastered
Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, leader of Desmond Dekker & The Aces.
Born : July 16, 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Died : May 25, 2006 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England.
Often cited as the first superstar of reggae. He made his recording debut in 1963 (with a single titled "Honour Your Mother And Father") and made his international breakthrough with "007 (Shanty Town)" in 1967.
1 | Honour Your Mother And Your Father | 2:26 |
2 | This Woman | 2:34 |
3 | 007 (Shanty Town) | 2:48 |
4 | Keep A Cool Head | 2:09 |
5 | Unity | 2:15 |
6 | Wise Man | 2:07 |
7 | Mother Long Tongue | 2:19 |
8 | Fu Manchu | 3:12 |
9 | Israelites | 2:39 |
10 | It Is Not Easy | 2:13 |
11 | Intensified Festival 68 | 2:44 |
12 | A It Mek | 2:28 |
13 | My Precious World (The Man) | 2:58 |
14 | Rude Boy Train | 2:20 |
15 | Mother Pepper | 2:18 |
16 | Pickney Gal | 2:56 |
17 | You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:30 |
18 | Licking Stick | 2:15 |
19 | Reggae Recipe | 3:05 |
20 | Warlock | 3:54 |
All selections licensed from Trojan Records, Ltd.
Tracks 4, 6, 14, 15, 18, and 19 are listed as CD bonus tracks.
Track 1: Beverley's [Jamaica] single [unnumbered], 1963
Track 2: Beverley's single #?, 1965
Track 3: Beverley's single" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.discogs.com/release/783637">single #002, 1967
Track 4: Beverley's single #?, 1967
Track 5: Beverley's single #020, 1967
Track 6: Beverley's single #006, 1967
Track 7: Beverley's single #028, 1967
Track 8: Beverley's single #?, 1968
Track 9: Beverley's single #069, 1968
Track 10: Beverley's single #?, 1968
Track 11: Beverley's single #051, 1968
Track 12: Beverley's single" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.discogs.com/release/694662">single #050, 1968
Track 13: Beverley's single #?, 1968
Track 14: Beverley's single #?, 1968
Track 15: Beverley's single #?, 1968
Track 16: Beverley's single #145, 1970
Track 17: Beverley's single #134, 1970
Track 18: Beverley's single #?, 1970
Track 19: Jamaican release unknown; included on the album Double Dekker, Trojan [UK] #72, 1973
Track 20: Jamaican release unknown; included on Double Dekker
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