This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960 to 1975

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Train to Skaville: Mento, R&B and Ska, 1960–1968
2▶CD: Do the Reggay: Rocksteady to Reggae, 1968–1970
3▶CD: Black and White: Reggae Rising, 1970–1971
4▼CD: The Time Has Come: Birth of Roots, 1972–1975
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Better Must Come
Delroy Wilson2:44
2Know Fari
Bongo Herman & Eric “Bingy Bunny” Lamont2:39
3A Place Called Africa
Junior Byles2:42
4Trenchtown Rock
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Trojan Records
edit of:
Trench Town Rock by The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
recording of:
Trenchtown Rock (in 1971-07)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc
Bob Marley & The Wailers3.553:00
5One Love, One Heart
The Righteous Flames2:47
6I Can See Clearly Now
producer:
Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Limited (not for release label use! UK subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainment) (in 1972) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1972)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 165)
recording of:
I Can See Clearly Now (in 1972)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Nash (US reggae/pop singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Cayman Music, CP Masters B V, Dovan Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Artemis Music Limited, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Johnny Nash4.152:45
7This Is Reggae Music
Zap Pow3:07
8Brand New Second Hand
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry (aka The Upsetter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sanctuary Records Group Ltd. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1972)
edit of:
Brand New Second Hand (alternate vocals) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
recording of:
Second Hand (in 1971-01)
lyricist and composer:
Peter Tosh
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Peter Tosh3.553:14
9Lively Up Yourself
engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
bass:
Aston “Family Man” Barrett (in 1971-08)
drums (drum set):
Carlton “Carly” Barrett (in 1971-08)
guitar:
Alva “Reggie” Lewis (in 1971-08)
organ:
Tyrone Downie (in 1971-08)
percussion:
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson (in 1971-08)
piano:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-08)
tenor saxophone:
Tommy McCook (in 1971-08)
trombone:
Vin Gordon (in 1971-08)
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) (in 1971-08)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Peter Tosh (in 1971-08) and Bunny Wailer (in 1971-08)
publisher:
Trojan Records
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Denham Town, Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (in 1971-08)
recording of:
Lively Up Yourself (in 1971-08)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Cayman Music Inc, Odnil Music Ltd. (from 1974 to present), Blue Mountain Music (in 1974) and Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1974)
Bob Marley & The Wailers32:53
10Stir It Up
cover recording of:
Stir It Up
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Because Éditions, Cayman Music, Odnil Music, PolyGram, Blue Mountain Music (in 1972), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1972) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1972)
Johnny Nash53:06
11Money in My Pocket
Dennis Brown2:33
12Funky Kingston
Toots & The Maytals54:56
13The Time Has Come
recording of:
The Time Has Come
writer:
Bunny Lee
composer:
Slim Smith (Jamaican singer)
publisher:
Roynet Music
Slim Smith4:24
14Everything I Own
cover recording of:
Everything I Own
lyricist and composer:
David Gates (singer/songwriter, lead singer of Bread)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Laetrec Music, Screen Gems, Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. and Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Ken Boothe3:45
15Westbound Train
Dennis Brown3:02
16Cool Iron
The Willows2:26
17Justice to the People
The Upsetters3:16
18S90 Skank
Big Youth2:52
19Black Man Time
I Roy & The Upsetters3:41
20Bad Da
Gregory Isaacs3:12
21Run Come (Throw Away Your Stoney Heart)
Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus3:34
22Marcus Garvey
producer:
Lawrence "Jack Ruby" Lindo
background vocals:
Delroy Hines and Rupert Wellington
lead vocals:
Winston Rodney
performer:
The Black Disciples
recording of:
Marcus Garvey
writer:
Phillip Fullwood and Winston Rodney
Burning Spear53:28