Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68

Various Artists

• Released on 11-02-2008 by Trojan Records
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Reggae

1 Cry Tough

Alton Ellis 00:02:16

Alton Ellis, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - Edgar Clinton Gordon, Composer - Winston Jarrett, Composer

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2 Don't Stay Away

Phyllis Dillon 00:02:31

Tommy McCook, Composer - Phyllis Dillon, Composer, Performance, MainArtist

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3 Down By the Train Line

Stranger Cole 00:02:44

Stranger Cole, Composer, MainArtist - Patsy Todd, Writer, MainArtist - Stranger and Patsy, Performance

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4 On the Beach

The Paragons 00:02:33

The Paragons, Composer, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Composer - The Supersonics, Composer - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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5 Girl I've Got a Date

Alton Ellis & The Flames 00:02:28

The Flames, Composer, Performance - Alton Ellis, Composer, Performance - Alton Ellis & The Flames, Composer, MainArtist

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6 Wear You to the Ball

The Paragons 00:02:36

The Paragons, Performance, MainArtist - John Holt, Composer - Howard Barrett, Composer - Tyrone Evans, Composer

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7 Hold Them

Roy Shirley 00:02:46

Joe Gibbs, Producer - Roy Shirley, Composer, MainArtist

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8 Save a Bread

Justin Hinds & The Dominoes 00:02:43

Tommy McCook, Composer - Justin Hinds, Composer - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, MainArtist - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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9 Take It Easy

Hopeton Lewis 00:02:52

Hopeton Lewis, Performance, MainArtist

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10 Rock Steady

Alton Ellis 00:02:38

Alton Ellis, Composer - Brian Atkinson, Composer - Duke Reid, Producer - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer - Alton Ellis & The Flames, MainArtist

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11 The Tide Is High (Stereo Version)

The Paragons 00:02:41

The Paragons, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - John Holt, Composer, Lyricist - Howard Barrett, Composer, Lyricist - Tyrone Evans, Composer, Lyricist - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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12 You Don't Care (a.k.a. You'll Want Me Back)

The Techniques 00:02:33

Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Tommy McCook, Composer - The Techniques, MainArtist - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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13 Do It Right

The Three Tops 00:02:28

Duke Reid, Composer, Producer - The Three Tops, Performance, MainArtist

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14 Ba Ba Boom

The Jamaicans 00:03:19

The Jamaicans, Composer, MainArtist - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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15 Unity

Desmond Dekker 00:02:23

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

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16 Queen Majesty

The Techniques 00:03:30

Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Tommy McCook, Composer - The Techniques, Performance, MainArtist - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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17 Please Stop Your Lying

Errol Dunkley 00:02:47

Joe Gibbs, Producer - Errol Dunkley, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - Trevor Shaw, Composer

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18 Only a Smile

The Paragons 00:02:55

The Paragons, MainArtist - Tommy McCook, Composer - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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19 Winey Winey

The Kingstonians 00:02:52

Cebert Bernard, Composer - The Kingstonians, Composer, Performance, MainArtist

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20 You Have Caught Me

The Melodians 00:03:12

Tommy McCook, Composer - The Melodians, MainArtist - Duke Reid, Producer - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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21 Things You Say You Love

The Jamaicans 00:02:47

Tommy McCook, Composer - The Jamaicans, MainArtist - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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22 Tonight

Keith Rowe 00:02:38

Derrick Harriott, Producer - Keith Rowe, Performance, MainArtist - Texas Dixon, Performance, MainArtist

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23 I Will Get Along Without You

The Melodians 00:03:00

Milton Kellem, Composer - Tommy McCook, Composer - The Melodians, Composer, MainArtist - The Supersonics, Composer - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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24 Train to Skaville

The Ethiopians 00:02:50

The Ethiopians, Composer, MainArtist - Leonard Dillon, Producer - Leonard Winston Dillon, Composer

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25 Walk the Streets (You Might as Well Forget Him)

Derrick Harriott 00:03:21

Derrick Harriott, Composer, Performance, MainArtist

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26 Gypsy Woman

The Uniques 00:03:09

Bunny Lee, Producer - Edward "Bunny" Lee, Producer - The Uniques, Composer, MainArtist

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27 What Will Your Mama Say

Clancy Eccles 00:03:21

Clancy Eccles, Composer, Producer, MainArtist

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DISC 2

1 The Loser

Derrick Harriott 00:03:37

Derrick Harriott, Composer, Producer, MainArtist

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2 My Conversation

The Uniques 00:03:27

Edward O-Sullivan Lee, Composer - Lloyd Charmers, Producer - Martin Riley, Composer - Lloyd Tyrell, Composer - The Uniques, Composer, Performance, MainArtist

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3 Stop That Train

Keith Rowe 00:03:14

Keith Rowe, Composer, MainArtist - Texas Dixon, Writer, MainArtist - Keith & Tex, Performance

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4 Just Like a River

Stranger Cole 00:02:37

Gladstone Anderson, Performance - Stranger Cole, Composer, MainArtist - Wilburn Cole, Composer, Performance - Joel A. Gibson, Producer - Gladdy Anderson, Composer, MainArtist

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5 Long Story

Rudy Mills 00:03:11

Derrick Harriott, Producer - Rudy Mills, Composer, MainArtist

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6 It's Hard to Confess

The Gaylads 00:02:26

The Gaylads, Composer, MainArtist - Sonia Pottinger, Producer

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7 The Upsetter

Lee "Scratch" Perry 00:03:05

Lee "Scratch" Perry, Performance, MainArtist

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8 Engine 54

The Ethiopians 00:02:37

The Ethiopians, MainArtist - Leonard Dillon, Producer

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9 Napoleon Solo

Lynn Taitt & The Jets 00:02:27

The Jets, Performance - Lynn Taitt, Performance - LYNN TAITT & THE JETS, MainArtist

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10 54-46 Was My Number

Toots and The Maytals 00:03:21

Frederick Hibbert, Composer - Byron Lee, ExecutiveProducer - Neville Hinds, Producer - Toots & The Maytals, MainArtist - Warwick Lynn, Producer - Brian Atkinson, Composer - Carlton Lee, Producer

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11 Long Shot Bus Me Bet

The Pioneers 00:02:43

The Pioneers, Composer, Performance, MainArtist

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12 Lady with the Starlight

Ken Boothe 00:02:44

KEN BOOTHE, Composer, MainArtist - Sonia Pottinger, Producer - Harris Seaton, Composer

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13 Intensified (aka Music Like Dirt)

Desmond Dekker 00:02:43

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

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14 Silent River (Runs Deep)

The Gaylettes 00:02:40

The Gaylettes, MainArtist - Federal Records Productions, Producer

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15 Little Nut Tree

The Melodians 00:02:23

The Melodians, Performance, MainArtist - Sonia Pottinger, Producer - Tony Brevett, Composer

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16 It Mek

Desmond Dekker 00:02:32

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

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17 Travelling Man

The Techniques 00:02:32

Winston Riley, Composer - Tommy McCook, Composer, Trombone - The Techniques, MainArtist - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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18 Illya Kuryakin

Ike Bennett & The Crystalites 00:03:21

Derrick Harriott, Producer - Ike Bennett, MainArtist - The Crystalites, MainArtist

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19 Over the Rainbow's End

The Gaylads 00:02:49

The Gaylads, Composer, MainArtist - Sonia Pottinger, Producer

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20 Ride Your Donkey

The Tennors 00:02:03

The Tennors, Composer, MainArtist - A.G. Murphy, Producer

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21 Memories by the Score

The Paragons 00:02:37

The Paragons, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - John Holt, Composer, Writer - Howard Barrett, Composer, Writer - Tyrone Evans, Composer, Writer - A Paragons Production, Producer

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22 It Comes and Goes

The Melodians 00:02:36

The Melodians, MainArtist - Harris Seaton, Producer

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23 Willow Tree

Alton Ellis 00:02:42

Kay Rogers, Composer - Luther Dixon, Composer - Bob Elgin, Composer - Alton Ellis, Performance, MainArtist - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Producer

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About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 54 track(s)
• Total length: 02:30:32

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Trojan Records
• Genre: Reggae
Available in
16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

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