Reggae UK Hits
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- The Basics
Ska, dub, rocksteady, dancehall . . . reggae pulls together all the musical threads from one lynchpin Caribbean island: Jamaica. From political protest to steamy hedonism, reggae runs a lyrical gamut as wide as the Caribbean Sea, and these Essentials all struck a chord in the U.K. Mash it up for starters with the likes of Desmond Dekker ("Israelites"), before taking your Next Steps.
£19.59 The Basics
Name Artist Time Price 1 Three Little Birds Bob Marley 3:00 £0.99 View In iTunes 2 Israelites Desmond Dekker & The Aces 2:33 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Uptown Top Ranking Althea & Donna 3:49 £0.99 View In iTunes 4 No Woman, No Cry (1975 / Live At the Lyceum, London) Bob Marley & The Wailers 7:10 £0.99 View In iTunes 5 It Wasn't Me (Radio Edit) Shaggy 3:51 £0.79 View In iTunes 6 You Can Get It If You Really Want Desmond Dekker 2:35 £0.99 View In iTunes 7 I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash 2:46 £0.99 View In iTunes 8 My Boy Lollipop Millie 1:58 £0.99 View In iTunes 9 Movie Show Dubwise (Edit) Wackies 4:06 £0.79 View In iTunes 10 Oh Carolina Shaggy 3:04 £0.99 View In iTunes 11 Don't Turn Around Aswad 3:20 £0.99 View In iTunes 12 Return of Django The Upsetters 2:31 £0.79 View In iTunes 13 Is This Love Bob Marley 3:50 £0.99 View In iTunes 14 007 (Shanty Town) Desmond Dekker 2:43 £0.99 View In iTunes 15 You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) [Extended Mix] Dawn Penn 3:17 £0.79 View In iTunes 16 Mr. Loverman (feat. Chevelle Franklin) Shabba Ranks 5:37 £0.99 View In iTunes 17 Tease Me Chaka Demus & Pliers 4:06 £0.99 View In iTunes 18 Love of the Common People Nicky Thomas 2:18 £0.79 View In iTunes 19 Silly Games Janet Kay 3:56 £0.99 View In iTunes 20 Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It) Johnny Nash 3:18 £0.99 View In iTunes 21 Now That We've Found Love Third World 4:17 £0.99 View In iTunes Total: 21 Songs - Next Steps
No doubt about it — we like our reggae in all its crossover splendour, whether that means Sean Paul's highly infectious mainstream dancehall ("Like Glue"), or UB40 teaming up with Chrissie Hynde for a cover of Sonny & Cher's "I Got You Babe", or even Jimmy Cliff lending his island vibe to Cat Stevens' "Wild World". And we didn't mention Eddy Grant yet. Too late, it's time to sample our Deep Cuts . . .
£18.00 Next Steps
Parental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 Wonderful World, Beautiful People (Single Version) Jimmy Cliff 3:14 £0.99 View In iTunes 2 It Mek Desmond Dekker 2:45 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Rudy, a Message to You Dandy Livingstone 2:42 £0.99 View In iTunes 4 Train to Skaville The Ethiopians 2:55 £0.79 View In iTunes 5 I Don't Wanna Dance Eddy Grant 3:38 £0.99 View In iTunes 6 Guns of Navarone Skatalites 6:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 7 Red Red Wine Tony Tribe 2:54 £0.79 View In iTunes 8 Jammin' Bob Marley & The Wailers 3:34 £0.99 View In iTunes 9 Like Glue Sean Paul 3:52 £0.59 View In iTunes 10 Boombastic Shaggy 4:06 £0.99 View In iTunes 11 Welcome to Jamrock Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley 3:33 £0.79 View In iTunes 12 Suzanne Beware of the Devil Dandy Livingstone 2:37 £0.99 View In iTunes 13 Many Rivers to Cross Jimmy Cliff 3:02 £0.99 View In iTunes 14 Night Nurse Gregory Isaacs 4:09 £0.99 View In iTunes 15 Sun Is Shining (Bob Marley vs. Funkstar de Luxe Extended Club Mix) Bob Marley 3:58 £0.79 View In iTunes 16 Prodigal Son Steel Pulse 5:06 £0.99 View In iTunes 17 I'm In the Mood for Ska Lord Tanamo 2:29 £0.99 View In iTunes 18 Police & Thieves Junior Murvin 4:04 £0.99 View In iTunes 19 Monkey Spanner Ansell Collins & Dave Barker 2:28 £0.99 View In iTunes 20 Sideshow Barry Biggs 3:50 £0.79 View In iTunes Total: 20 Songs - Deep Cuts
No Jamaican experience of London seems complete without a blast of Junior Murvin's "Police & Thieves", given reggae's effectiveness as a social mirror and barometer; perhaps no track better represents a summer afternoon in Brixton or Camden Town than Bob Marley's "Jammin'"; and the words "Tomorrow People" suggest more than just a cult '70s sci-fi TV series, thanks to Ziggy Marley.
£19.19 Deep Cuts
Name Artist Time Price 1 Money In My Pocket Dennis Brown 3:40 £0.99 View In iTunes 2 Electric Avenue Eddy Grant 3:47 £0.99 View In iTunes 3 Twist and Shout Chaka Demus & Pliers 3:57 £0.99 View In iTunes 4 Wild World Jimmy Cliff 3:52 £0.99 View In iTunes 5 Shine Aswad 3:38 £0.79 View In iTunes 6 I Am What I Am Greyhound 2:46 £0.79 View In iTunes 7 Baby Come Back Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution 3:50 £0.99 View In iTunes 8 The Bed's Too Big Without You Sheila Hylton 3:55 £0.79 View In iTunes 9 Montego Bay Freddie Notes & The Rudies 2:24 £0.79 View In iTunes 10 Just Don't Want to Be Lonely Freddie McGregor 3:37 £0.79 View In iTunes 11 Cool Meditation Third World 3:35 £0.99 View In iTunes 12 Do You Feel My Love Eddy Grant 3:01 £0.99 View In iTunes 13 I'm Still In Love With You Sean Paul 4:34 £0.99 View In iTunes 14 Close to You Maxi Priest 5:25 £0.99 View In iTunes 15 Big Seven Judge Dread 3:15 £0.79 View In iTunes 16 Tommorow People Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers 3:37 £0.99 View In iTunes 17 Slow and Sexy Shabba Ranks 5:19 £0.99 View In iTunes 18 She Don't Let Nobody Chaka Demus & Pliers 4:06 £0.99 View In iTunes 19 Here I Come Barrington Levy 3:39 £0.79 View In iTunes 20 Jamaican In New York (LP Version) Shinehead 4:27 £0.79 View In iTunes 21 Boops (Here to Go) [Edit] Sly & Robbie & Shinehead 3:36 £0.99 View In iTunes Total: 21 Songs - Complete Set
Reggae is one of the richest genres in all of popular music: as soon as you hear those guitars chopping on the backbeat (the bedrock rhythm they call skank), or the electronic flourishes of dub and dancehall, you're instantly transported to Jamaica, and immersed in its political and spiritual history. These tracks, alongside those of native artists, not only transform a feel-good island vibe into something that captures the joy and pain of being human; they also impart a special resonance to British listeners.
£56.78 Complete Set
Parental AdvisoryName Artist Time Price 1 Three Little Birds Bob Marley 3:00 £0.99 View In iTunes 2 Israelites Desmond Dekker & The Aces 2:33 £0.79 View In iTunes 3 Uptown Top Ranking Althea & Donna 3:49 £0.99 View In iTunes 4 No Woman, No Cry (1975 / Live At the Lyceum, London) Bob Marley & The Wailers 7:10 £0.99 View In iTunes 5 It Wasn't Me (Radio Edit) Shaggy 3:51 £0.79 View In iTunes 6 You Can Get It If You Really Want Desmond Dekker 2:35 £0.99 View In iTunes 7 I Can See Clearly Now Johnny Nash 2:46 £0.99 View In iTunes 8 My Boy Lollipop Millie 1:58 £0.99 View In iTunes 9 Movie Show Dubwise (Edit) Wackies 4:06 £0.79 View In iTunes 10 Oh Carolina Shaggy 3:04 £0.99 View In iTunes 11 Don't Turn Around Aswad 3:20 £0.99 View In iTunes 12 Return of Django The Upsetters 2:31 £0.79 View In iTunes 13 Is This Love Bob Marley 3:50 £0.99 View In iTunes 14 007 (Shanty Town) Desmond Dekker 2:43 £0.99 View In iTunes 15 You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) [Extended Mix] Dawn Penn 3:17 £0.79 View In iTunes 16 Mr. Loverman (feat. Chevelle Franklin) Shabba Ranks 5:37 £0.99 View In iTunes 17 Tease Me Chaka Demus & Pliers 4:06 £0.99 View In iTunes 18 Love of the Common People Nicky Thomas 2:18 £0.79 View In iTunes 19 Silly Games Janet Kay 3:56 £0.99 View In iTunes 20 Tears On My Pillow (I Can't Take It) Johnny Nash 3:18 £0.99 View In iTunes 21 Now That We've Found Love Third World 4:17 £0.99 View In iTunes 22 Wonderful World, Beautiful People (Single Version) Jimmy Cliff 3:14 £0.99 View In iTunes 23 It Mek Desmond Dekker 2:45 £0.79 View In iTunes 24 Rudy, a Message to You Dandy Livingstone 2:42 £0.99 View In iTunes 25 Train to Skaville The Ethiopians 2:55 £0.79 View In iTunes 26 I Don't Wanna Dance Eddy Grant 3:38 £0.99 View In iTunes 27 Guns of Navarone Skatalites 6:23 £0.79 View In iTunes 28 Red Red Wine Tony Tribe 2:54 £0.79 View In iTunes 29 Jammin' Bob Marley & The Wailers 3:34 £0.99 View In iTunes 30 Like Glue Sean Paul 3:52 £0.59 View In iTunes 31 Boombastic Shaggy 4:06 £0.99 View In iTunes 32 Welcome to Jamrock Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley 3:33 £0.79 View In iTunes 33 Suzanne Beware of the Devil Dandy Livingstone 2:37 £0.99 View In iTunes 34 Many Rivers to Cross Jimmy Cliff 3:02 £0.99 View In iTunes 35 Night Nurse Gregory Isaacs 4:09 £0.99 View In iTunes 36 Sun Is Shining (Bob Marley vs. Funkstar de Luxe Extended Club Mix) Bob Marley 3:58 £0.79 View In iTunes 37 Prodigal Son Steel Pulse 5:06 £0.99 View In iTunes 38 I'm In the Mood for Ska Lord Tanamo 2:29 £0.99 View In iTunes 39 Police & Thieves Junior Murvin 4:04 £0.99 View In iTunes 40 Monkey Spanner Ansell Collins & Dave Barker 2:28 £0.99 View In iTunes 41 Sideshow Barry Biggs 3:50 £0.79 View In iTunes 42 Money In My Pocket Dennis Brown 3:40 £0.99 View In iTunes 43 Electric Avenue Eddy Grant 3:47 £0.99 View In iTunes 44 Twist and Shout Chaka Demus & Pliers 3:57 £0.99 View In iTunes 45 Wild World Jimmy Cliff 3:52 £0.99 View In iTunes 46 Shine Aswad 3:38 £0.79 View In iTunes 47 I Am What I Am Greyhound 2:46 £0.79 View In iTunes 48 Baby Come Back Pato Banton & The Reggae Revolution 3:50 £0.99 View In iTunes 49 The Bed's Too Big Without You Sheila Hylton 3:55 £0.79 View In iTunes 50 Montego Bay Freddie Notes & The Rudies 2:24 £0.79 View In iTunes 51 Just Don't Want to Be Lonely Freddie McGregor 3:37 £0.79 View In iTunes 52 Cool Meditation Third World 3:35 £0.99 View In iTunes 53 Do You Feel My Love Eddy Grant 3:01 £0.99 View In iTunes 54 I'm Still In Love With You Sean Paul 4:34 £0.99 View In iTunes 55 Close to You Maxi Priest 5:25 £0.99 View In iTunes 56 Big Seven Judge Dread 3:15 £0.79 View In iTunes 57 Tommorow People Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers 3:37 £0.99 View In iTunes 58 Slow and Sexy Shabba Ranks 5:19 £0.99 View In iTunes 59 She Don't Let Nobody Chaka Demus & Pliers 4:06 £0.99 View In iTunes 60 Here I Come Barrington Levy 3:39 £0.79 View In iTunes 61 Jamaican In New York (LP Version) Shinehead 4:27 £0.79 View In iTunes 62 Boops (Here to Go) [Edit] Sly & Robbie & Shinehead 3:36 £0.99 View In iTunes Total: 62 Songs
Customer Reviews
Check the albums!!
This is a great mix of classic and more modern reggae BUT don't be ripped off - at least 20 of the songs on this list are on the album Massive Reggae.
