The Best of Studio One, Vol. 1

• Artist: Various Artists
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1987
• Total Time: 46:39
• Type: Collection (various artists)
• Genre: Reggae

Review

Clement "Coxsone" Dodd ran Studio One, one of the best and most influential Jamaican recording studios in the 1960s and 1970s. From its production booth he essentially presided over the transition from rock steady to reggae, and artists as famous as Bob Marley, Burning Spear, and Dennis Brown recorded some of their earliest work under his supervision. This excellent collection of singles makes a solid case for Dodd's primacy among reggae producers of the period: "Melody Life" by Marcia Griffiths and "Party Time" by the Heptones remain two of the reggae's most loved standards; other highlights on this album include Larry Marshall's immortal "Throw Me Corn," "Row Fisherman Row" by the Wailing Souls (presented here in an extended version), and Dennis Brown's excellent version of "Impossible." Best of all may be the Termites' slightly eerie take on the aching "My Last Love." ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Baby Why		The Cables	(2:49)
My Last Love		The Termites	(3:05)
Melody Life	Bob Andy, Clement "Coxsone" Dodd	Marcia Griffiths	(2:55)
Can I Change My Mind	Carl Wolfolk, Barry Despenza	Marcia Griffiths	(2:59)
Jah Promise	Clement "Coxsone" Dodd	Johnny Osbourne	(3:51)
Rub a Dub Style		Smiley, Michigan	(3:11)
Impossible		Dennis Brown	(3:19)
Party Time	Leroy Sibbles	The Heptones	(2:44)
Throw Me Corn	Larry Marshall	Larry Marshall	(2:33)
Born to Love		Slim Smith	(2:45)
Roots Natty	A. Griffiths	The Gladiators	(2:55)
Oh Mr. D.C.		Sugar Minott	(2:16)
Rastafari Tell You		Judah Tafari Eskender	(2:24)
Row Fisherman Row	Winston "Pipe" Matthews	Wailing Souls	(8:53)

Credits

Dennis Brown (Performer), Alton Ellis (Performer), The Heptones (Performer), Johnny Osbourne (Performer), Slim Smith (Performer), Wailing Souls (Performer), Smiley (Performer), The Cables (Performer), The Gladiators (Performer), Larry Marshall (Performer), Michigan & Smiley (Performer), The Termites (Performer), Clement "Coxsone" Dodd (Producer), Marcia Griffiths (Performer), Sugar Minott (Performer), Bill Nowlin (Photography), Chris Wilson (Compilation), Chris Wilson (Editing)