Vocal Superstars At King Jammys

VOCAL SUPER STARS AT KING JAMMYS (4CD BOX SET) / KING JAMMYS

The success of Prince Jammy as a producer saw the superstars of reggae music form a line to record at his Waterhouse stronghold to be a part of the Waterhouse hit machine.

1979’s Sugar Minott’s Bitter Sweet found the Black Roots star voicing classic after classic including ‘Give The People’, ‘Never Too Young’ & I’m Not For Sale’ to deliver one of 1979’s stand out albums. 1985 saw a return to creative form for Dennis Brown in the recording of two fine albums for Jammy, The Exit, the first of those acclaimed sets yielded the hit single ‘Material Girl’ and overall this is solid set from the crown prince of reggae that is long overdue re-evaluation.

Gregory Isaacs’s Come Along from ‘88 is another example of Jammy’s skill at getting the best out of his artists for this is acknowledged as one of the Cool Rulers finest later period albums with the mellow mood set by Gregory’s fine vocal performance and well thought out song selection including the hits ‘Give Love A Try’ & ‘Bits And Pieces’.

Horace Andy’s global superstardom brought about by his team-ups with Massive Attack was just around the corner but Horace’s work with Studio One & Bunny Lee had already sealed his rightful place in the Reggae hall of fame. Haul & Pull Up recorded in 1987 for King Jammy and featuring ‘Sleepy’ on fine form on songs like ‘Come In A Dis’ & ‘Must Have Fe Get It” was another stepping stone on his path to future glory.
 

TRACKLIST

CD 1 * DENNIS BROWN – THE EXIT
01. History
02. We Should Make Love
03. Too Late
04. Up Full One
05. Tracks Of Life
06. Material Girl
07. The Exit
08. Dance Dance All Night
09. I'll Be Waiting There

CD 2 * GREGORY ISAACS – COME ALONG
01. Take A Look
02. You’re Like An Angel
03. Do Your Own Thing
04. Kinky Lady
05. Sip Of Wine
06. Curfew
07. First Class Lover
08. Give Love A Try
09. Bits And Pieces
10. No Good Girl

CD 3 * SUGAR MINOTT – BITTER SWEET
01. I’m Not For Sale
02. Give The People
03. Never Too Young
04. Be Careful
05. Right Track
06. Can't Get Over
07. Save The Children
08. This World

CD 4 * HORACE ANDY – HAUL AND JACK UP
01. Girl Of My Dreams
02. Haul And Jack Up
03. Sweet Reggae Music
04. Give Me Some Money
05. Live And Save Life
06. One Side Love Affair
07. Love Light Of Mine
08. Babylon A Come
09. Come In A This
10. Must Have Fe Get It