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- Genre: International
- Style: Soul, Roots Reggae
- Label: Blood And Fire / Virtual
A dazzling display of Jamaica's longstanding love affair with African-American pop.
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We Say...
Don't let the title fool you: while there is plenty of soul here, and all the productions fall into this eight-year window, the actual years covered and genre reach is far greater. While Soul Jazz's similar overviews of soul stay within Coxsone Dodd's Studio One confines, the net is cast wider here, allowing producers like Sly & Robbie and Lee Perry to slip into the mix. The set ultimately showcases Jamaica's longstanding love affair with African-American pop music: from Blue Note to Motown, Stax to Curtom, on up to Sugarhill.
The opening "Ghetto Funk" harkens back to Jimmy Smith's Hammond-fueled bop while Welton Irie's closer "Hotter Reggae Music" jumps off from "Rapper's Delight." Strutting island instrumentals readily assimilate '70s funk icons like Kool & the Gang and War. In between, there is indeed lots of soul to be had: three Curtis Mayfield compositions get interpreted by the likes of Junior Murvin, and it's a treat to hear legendary vocalist Alton Ellis croon a Stevie Wonder obscurity ("It's a Shame"). Ken Boothe steals the show though — his lustrous voice scuffed with tears, his versions of powerful soul staples like "Is It Because I'm Black?" and "Ain't No Sunshine" stand right alongside the originals.
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| 01. |  |
Ghetto Funk - The Boris Gardiner Happening Feat. Leslie Butler |
3:09 |
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| 02. | |
Collie Stuff - The Chosen Few |
2:52 |
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| 03. | |
Slipping Into Darkness - Carl Bradney |
3:05 |
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| 04. | |
Is It Because I'm Black? - Ken Boothe |
3:28 |
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| 05. | |
Get Involved
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3:34 |
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| 06. | |
Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City - Al Brown |
3:26 |
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| 07. | |
Mango Walk - In-Crowd |
3:22 |
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| 08. | |
Ain't No Sunshine - Ken Boothe |
2:15 |
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| 09. | |
Gypsy Woman - Milton Henry |
3:01 |
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| 10. | |
Give Me Your Love - Junior Marvin |
2:07 |
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| 11. | |
For The Love Of You - John Holt |
3:39 |
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| 12. | |
It's A Shame - Alton Ellis |
2:48 |
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| 13. | |
I'm Your Puppet - Jimmy London |
3:38 |
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| 14. | |
Get Ready (12" Mix)
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5:40 |
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| 15. | |
Darker Than Blue - Lloyd Charmers |
2:58 |
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| 16. | |
Why Can't We Live Together? (Extended) - Tinga Stewart |
6:59 |
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| 17. | |
Baltimore - The Tamlins |
4:01 |
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| 18. | |
Hotter Reggae Music - Welton Irie |
3:52 |
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18 Total Tracks, 63:54 Total Length
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