Reggae Chartbusters [Metro]

• Artist: Various Artists
• Release Date: April 25, 2000
• Total Time: 44:22
• Type: Collection (various artists), Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Reggae

Review

Sure, the cover smacks of tropical ghetto chic, sporting as it does a strange mix of blaxploitation, soca-sexual, and Day-Glo elements, but while the music within ranges as far and wide -- from ska and rocksteady to early reggae -- the quality is consistently excellent. Save for the unit-shifting likes of "007 (Shanty Town)" and Tony Tribe's original reggae version of Neil Diamond's "Red, Red Wine," the disc spotlights Jamaican and English chart-toppers like Ken Boothe's "Everything I Own," Harry J.'s "The Liquidator," and the Heptones' "Hypocrite." There are also fine contributions by the Techniques, Dave and Ansel Collins, the Maytals, and Nicky Thomas. A nicely put together collection, perfect for vintage reggae fans. ~ Stephen Cook, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
007 (Shanty Town)	Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong	Desmond Dekker	(2:31)
The Liquidator	Harry Johnson	Harry J	(2:48)
Come Into My Parlour	Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Bleechers	(3:08)
Young, Gifted and Black	Nina Simone	Bob Andy	(3:07)
Red Red Wine	Neil Diamond	Tony Tribe	(2:56)
You Don't Care	Arthur Reid	The Techniques	(2:35)
Don't Trouble Trouble	Nathaniel Jerry Mathias, Toots Hibbert, Ralph Gordon	Toots & the Maytals	(2:49)
True, True, True	Ken Parker	Ken Parker	(2:01)
Everything Crash	Leonard Dillon	The Ethiopians	(2:34)
True Confession		The Silvertones	(2:43)
Everything I Own (Lyrics)	David Gates	Ken Boothe	(3:18)
Double Barrel (Lyrics)	Winston Riley	Dave & Ansel Collins	(2:30)
Suzanne Beware of the Devil		Dandy Livingstone	(2:31)
Love of the Common People	John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins	Nicky Thomas	(2:19)
Hypocrite	Leroy Sibbles, Earl Morgan, Barry Llewellyn	The Heptones	(3:07)
Rivers of Babylon (Lyrics)	Trevor McNaughton, Brenton Dowe	The Melodians	(3:25)

Credits

The Melodians (Performer), Dandy Livingstone (Performer), Toots & the Maytals (Performer), The Ethiopians (Performer), Nicky Thomas (Performer), The Heptones (Performer), Tony Tribe (Performer), Ian McCann (Liner Notes), The Silvertones (Performer), Bob Andy (Performer), Ken Boothe (Performer), The Bleechers (Performer), Desmond Dekker (Performer), The Techniques (Performer), Ken Parker (Performer)