The World of Reggae Music Collection: Reggae inna Golden Oldies Version

GOLDEN OLDIES VERSION

In this edition of the World of Reggae Music Collection the selector uncovers some of the greatest reggae cover songs. This particular edition focuses on the Golden Oldies. Form pop sensations Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Bobby Darin, and Fats Domino to the singer/songwriters Bob Dylan and James Taylor to  the rock and roll greats like the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and the Animals, to the soul crooners like Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Otis Redding, and Bill Withers this compilation of tracks explores the greatest reggae versions of pop hits.

Groups like Three Dog Night, The Association, and The Archies dominated American and British pop charts. And many Jamaicans took these tunes and transformed them into Jamaican reggae hits. One of my favorites in this edition is Bob Marley’s cover of the Archies tune “Sugar Sugar.”  Some of the greatest reggae performers including Gregory Isaacs, Jimmy Cliff,Toots & The Maytals, Dennis Brown, and John Holt took on these rock and roll legends and covered excellent pop songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.  And of course, Ub40 made an entire career at the art of the reggae oldies cover, making smash top 40 hits out of Sonny And Cher‘s “I Got You Babe” and Elvis Presley’s “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You.”

Gregory Isaacs – House Of The Rising Sun

Derrick Morgan – Stand By Me

Desmond Dekker – Yakety Yak

Toots & the Maytals – Louie, Louie

Alton Ellis – Duke Of Earl

Big Youth – Hit the Road Jack

Anonymously Yours – Get Back

Chaka Demus & Pliers – Twist And Shout

UB40 – (I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You

Joy White – My Guy

The Gaylads – It’s All in the Game

Susan Cadogan – Fever

Slightly Stoopid – Leaving On A Jet Plane

Ken Boothe – Ain’t No Sunshine

B.B. Seaton – Summertime

Dennis Brown – (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay

Glen Adams – I Wanna Hold Your Hand

Toots & The Maytals – Let the Four Winds Blow

UB40 & Chrissie Hynde – I Got You Babe

The Heptones – Our Day Will Come

Morgan Heritage – The Lion Sleeps Tonight

John Holt – Hey Jude

Sugar Minott – Never My Love

Judy Mowatt – Joy to the World

Bob Marley & The Wailers – How Many Times

Stephen Marley – Pale Moonlight (How Many Times)

Busy Signal – Dream Dream

Alton Ellis – Bye Bye Love

Bruce Ruffin – Candida

Honeyboy Martin – Have You Ever Seen the Rain

Shaggy & Samira – Never Knew What I Missed (Till I Kissed You)

Jackie Edwards – Take Me As I Am

The Gaylads – Fire and Rain

Bruce Ruffin – Cecilia

The Heptones – (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction

Horace Andy – Dream Lover

Irving Brown – Listen to the Music

Dennis Brown – Good Lovin’

C.J. Lewis – Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Cornell Campbell – Wonderful World

Sizzla – Subterranean Homesick Blues

Sizzla – Subterranean Homesick Blues Dub

Wayne Armond – Maggie May

John Holt – I’d Love You To Want Me

The Wailing Souls – My Generation

Judy Mowatt & the Gaylettes – Son Of A Preacher Man

Yami Bolo – Johnny B. Goode

Steel Pulse & Juki Rank – We Can Work It Out

Tenor Fly – Bright Side Of Life

Cynthia Richards & Irving Brown – You’ve Got a Friend

Susan Cadogan – As Tears Go By

Bunny Rugs, U-Roy, & the Easy Star All Stars – Lovely Rita

John Holt – Touch Me In The Morning

Brent Dowe – Knock Three Times

B.B. Seaton – Everything Is Beautiful

Max Romeo – Cracklin’ Rosie

Steel Pulse – Brown Eyed Girl

Alton Ellis & Hortense Ellis – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Ben Harper & The Skatalites – Be My Guest

Bob Marley & the Wailers – Sugar Sugar

Big Youth – Sugar Sugar

The Wailing Souls – My Sweet Lord

Maxi Priest – Some Guys Have All The Luck

Johnny Clarke – Soul and Inspiration

Bob Marley & the Wailers – And I Love Her

Yellowman – Blueberry Hill

Bushman – Downtown

Stevie Face – In The Living Years

Cornell Campbell – Just My Imagination

John Holt – Girl from Ipanema

Devo – Whip It (Techno Remix)

Ken Boothe – Yesterday

Delroy Wilson – Do That To Me One More Time

Freddie McGregor – Starting All Over

Derrick Harriot – Eighteen with a Bullet

Alton Ellis – Diana

The Now Generation – Alone Again, Naturally

Ken Boothe – Help Me Make It Through The Night

John Holt – Baby I’m A Want You

Tessanne – I Want To Know What Love Is

Bruce Ruffin – Candida

Eric Donaldson – Candle in the Wind (Goodbye Norma Jean)

Yvonne – Close to You

Cornell Campbell – My Baby Just Cares For Me

Jackie Edwards – The Last Farewell

Bitty McClean – Dedicated To The One I Love

Lascelles Perkins – Pledging My Love

Taxi Gang – Mission Impossible

Marcia Griffiths – Play Me

Slim Smith – Love Me Tender

Jackie Edwards – High School Dance

Adina Edwards – Why Don’t You Write Me

Lascells Perkins – Mood For Love

Diana King – I Say A Little Prayer For You

Dave Barker & The Wailers – Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying

Jackie Edwards – It’s All In the Game

Ali Campbell – Devoted To You

UB40 – I Wanna Be Like You

NEED

Susan Cadogan – In the Ghetto

The Gaylettes – Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday

Don Carlos – Hello Goodbye

Chosen Few – Drift Away

Pat Kelly – A Hard Day’s Night

The Cables – Bridge Over Troubled Water

Horace Andy – Mother and Child Reunion

B.B. Seaton – Eleanor Rigby

Boris Gardiner – Hooked On A Feeling

The Uniques – Crimson And Clover

Hopeton Lewis – Mighty Quinn

Ken Lazarus – Sugar Sugar

Bob Andy – Baby I Need Your Loving

Delroy Wilson – Get Ready

Alton Ellis – And I Love Her

Peter Tosh – Here Comes The Sun

Freddie McGregor – Sweet Caroline

Joe White – Yesterday

Judy Mowatt – Rescue Me

Ben Harper – Michelle

Horace Andy & Massive Attack – Light My Fire (Live)

Singing Sweet – Donna

Derrick Morgan – Ain’t That a Shame

Tommy McCook & the Supersonics – Ode To Billie Joe

Sister Carol – Wild Thing

Boris Gardiner & the Happening – Spooky

Horace Andy – Sea of Love

Ernie Smith – Kansas City

Denzil Dennis – (All I Have to Do Is) Dream

Chaka Demus – Don’t Be Cruel

John Holt – Soul & Inspiration

Joya Landis – Kansas City