The King Of Ska: The Indispensable Desmond Dekker

Desmond Dekker

• Released on 29/09/2014 by Sanctuary Records
• Main artists: Desmond Dekker
• Genre: Reggae

1 Honour Your Mother and Father

00:02:24

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Leslie Kong, Producer - Beverley's All Stars, MainArtist

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2 Madgie

00:02:40

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Beverley's All Stars, MainArtist

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3 Parents

00:02:31

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer

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4 Labour for Learning

00:02:38

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer

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5 Dracula

00:02:54

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer

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6 Jeserine

00:02:41

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Cherry Pies, Backing Vocals, MainArtist

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7 King of Ska

00:02:44

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Cherry Pies, MainArtist

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8 It Was Only a Dream

00:02:58

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer

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9 Get Up Adina

00:02:40

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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10 This Woman

00:02:33

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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11 Mount Zion

00:02:44

The Four Aces, Instruments, MainArtist - Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer

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12 Soldering

00:02:32

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer

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13 Wise Man

00:02:13

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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14 007 (Shanty Town)

00:02:31

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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15 It's a Shame

00:02:22

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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16 Rudy Got Soul

00:02:46

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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17 Rude Boy Train

00:02:26

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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18 Mother's Young Gal

00:02:57

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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19 Unity

00:02:23

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer

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20 Sweet Music

00:02:30

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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DISC 2

1 Pretty Africa

00:02:37

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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2 Sabotage

00:02:43

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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3 It Pays

00:02:56

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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4 Young Generation

00:02:18

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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5 Keep a Cool Head

00:02:04

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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6 Mother Long Tongue

00:02:11

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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7 Beautiful and Dangerous

00:02:49

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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8 I've Got the Blues

00:03:01

Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Performance - Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - The Aces, MainArtist

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9 Shing a Ling

00:02:27

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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10 Bongo Gal

00:02:29

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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11 Fu Man Chu

00:03:18

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - The Aces, MainArtist - Graeme Goodall, Producer

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12 To Sir With Love

00:03:09

Mark London, Composer - Don Black, Composer - Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Graeme Goodall, Producer

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13 Mother Pepper

00:02:20

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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14 Don't Blame Me

00:02:24

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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15 Hey Grandma

00:02:49

Desmond Dekker, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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16 Music Like Dirt

00:02:44

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Leslie Kong, Producer

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17 Coconut Water

00:03:28

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer

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18 A It Mek

00:02:22

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer

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19 Writing On the Wall

00:02:15

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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20 Hanging Tree

00:03:01

Desmond Dekker, Composer, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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DISC 3

1 Gimme Gimme

00:02:15

Bob Marley, Composer - Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - The Aces, MainArtist

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2 Israelites

00:02:33

Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Composer - Desmond Dekker, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, Composer

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3 It Mek

00:02:32

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - The Aces, MainArtist

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4 Problems

00:02:44

Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - The Aces, Performance, MainArtist

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5 Pickney Gal

00:02:54

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer, Writer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer - Warwick Lyn, Producer

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6 Generosity

00:02:59

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - A Philligree Production, Producer

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7 You Can Get It If You Really Want

00:02:42

Jimmy Cliff, Composer, Lyricist - JOHN KELLY, Producer - Desmond Dekker, Composer, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer - Warwick Lyn, Producer

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8 Perseverance

00:02:44

Warrick Lyn, Producer - Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Producer

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9 (Where Did It Go) The Song We Used to Sing

00:03:02

Warrick Lyn, Producer - Desmond Dekker, Performance, MainArtist - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Composer, Producer

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10 Get Up Little Suzie

00:03:13

Desmond Dekker, MainArtist - Warwick Lynn, Co- Producer - Desmond Dacres, Composer - Leslie Kong, Co- Producer - Warwick Lyn, Co- Producer

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About the album

• 3 disc(s) - 60 track(s)
• Total length: 02:43:48

• Main artists: Desmond Dekker
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Sanctuary Records
• Genre: Reggae
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

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