War Ina Babylon/An I - The Island Reggae Anthology: War Inna Babylon [CD]
The Island Reggae Anthology: War Inna Babylon
War Ina Babylon/An I
CD Rel Date: 2009-08-11
2009 three CD collection of Reggae greats released on the Island Records label. Charting Island's rise from it's very origins to the modern age, War Inna Babylon not only provides a fascinating insight into the changing sound of Jamaican music over the past 40 years, but also brings together some of the greatest Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae recordings of all time. In doing so, the collection tells the story of both Reggae and the celebrated label itself, through the 64 essential tracks and the fascinating narrative in the accompanying booklet. Includes tracks from Black Uhuru, Laurel Aitken, Third World, Lee Scratch Perry, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Aswad, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs and many others. Universal.
Tracklist:
- Boogie in My Bones
- We're Gonna Love
- Darling Patricia - Owen Gray
- Forward March - Derrick Morgan
- Housewives Choice - Derrick Morgan
- Honour Your Mother and Father - Desmond Dekker
- King of Kings - Jimmy Cliff
- Exodus - Ernest Ranglin
- Eastern Standard Time - Don Drummond/The Skatalites
- My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small
- Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hinds
- Bonanza Ska
- Sweet Williams - Millie Small
- Dance Crasher - Alton Ellis
- Guns Fever
- Take It Easy - Hopeton Lewis
- On the Beach
- You Don't Care (You'll Want Me Back)
- Stop That Train - Keith & Tex
- Rock Steady
- My Conversation
- Ride Your Donkey
- Take Five - Val Bennett
- Hold You Jack - Derrick Morgan
- Harder They Come, The - Jimmy Cliff
- Breakfast in Bed - Lorna Bennett
- This Is Reggae Music - Zap Pow
- Books of Rules - The Heptones
- Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear
- King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown - Augustus Pablo
- Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hinds
- Reggae Got Soul - The Maytals
- Police and Thieves - Junior Murvin
- Soldier and Police War - Jah Lion
- War Inna Babylon - Max Romeo
- Back to Africa - Aswad
- Roast Fish and Corn Bread
- Cokane in My Brain
- Ballistic Affair
- Party Time - The Heptones
- 96 Degrees in the Shade
- Ska Wars
- Prodigal Son - Steel Pulse
- Want Fi Goh Rave - Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Love and Devotion - Jimmy Riley
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Black Uhuru
- (Stalk Of) Sensimilla - Black Uhuru
- Warrior Charge - Aswad
- Bed's Too Big Without You, The - Sheila Hylton
- Fort Augustus - Junior Delgado
- One Love Jamdown - General Smiley
- Sitting and Watching
- Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
- Pass the Kouchie
- What Is Life - Black Uhuru
- Revolution
- Trouble You a Trouble Me - Ini Kamoze
- Oh What a Feeling - Gregory Isaacs
- Don't Turn Arond - Aswad
- Tease Me
- Boom Shack a Lack - Apache Indian
- Murder She Wrote - Chaka Demus
- Whine and Grine
- Welcome to Jamrock - Damian "Junior Gong" Marley