Tougher Than Tough: The Story of Jamaican Music

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

Tracklist

CD 1: Forward March 1958-1967
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Oh Carolina
recording of:
Oh Carolina
lyricist and composer:
John Folkes
Folkes Brothers2:41
2Boogie in My Bones
Laurel Aitken2:48
3Midnight Track
Owen Gray2:27
4Easy Snappin’
Theophilus Beckford2:51
5Housewives Choice
recording of:
Housewife's Choice
composer:
Derrick Morgan
Derrick & Patsy2:41
6Forward March
recording of:
Forward March
composer:
Derrick Morgan
Derrick Morgan2:51
7Miss Jamaica
recording of:
Miss Jamaica
composer:
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff2:26
8My Boy Lollipop
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records)
cover recording of:
My Boy Lollipop
writer:
Morris Levy, Johnny Roberts (US songwriter, "My Boy Lollipop") and Robert Spencer (English lutenist, guitarist & musicologist)
recording of:
My Boy Lollipop
writer:
Morris Levy, Johnny Roberts (US songwriter, "My Boy Lollipop") and Robert Spencer (English lutenist, guitarist & musicologist)
Millie52:01
9Six and Seven Books of Moses
The Maytals2:25
10Simmer Down
engineer and producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
baritone saxophone:
Dennis “Ska” Campbell
bass:
Lloyd Brevett
piano:
Jackie Mittoo
tenor saxophone:
Roland Alphonso and Tommy McCook
trombone:
Don Drummond
trumpet:
Johnny “Dizzy” Moore (reggae trumpeter)
background vocals:
The Skatalites
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
tenor vocals [harmony vocals]:
Junior Braithwaite, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer
horn arranger:
Tommy McCook
recorded at:
Studio One in Kingston (Kingston Parish), Jamaica (on 1964-07-06)
recording of:
Simmer Down (on 1964-07-06)
writer:
Bob Marley & The Wailers
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Shakat Music Publishing
The Wailers2:48
11Man in the Street
recording of:
Man in the Street
writer:
Don Drummond
Don Drummond3:24
12Carry Go Bring Come
producer:
Duke Reid
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes2:51
13Guns of Navarone
cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Skatalites2:29
14Al Capone
recording of:
Al Capone
composer:
Prince Buster
Prince Buster2:57
15Hard Man fe Dead
Prince Buster3:22
16Tougher Than Tough
Derrick Morgan2:26
17Girl I’ve Got a Date
Alton Ellis2:25
18Happy Go Lucky Girl
The Paragons3:06
19Dancing Mood
Delroy Wilson2:52
20The Train Is Coming
Ken Boothe3:20
21Take It Easy
Hopeton Lewis2:50
22Ba Ba BoomThe Jamaicans3:20
23007 (Shanty Town)
producer:
Leslie Kong
publisher:
Island Music (Island Music Ltd.)
recording of:
007 (Shanty Town)
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker42:42
24I’ve Got to Go Back Home
Bob Andy3:05
25Queen Majesty
The Techniques3:31
26Loving Pauper
recording of:
Loving Pauper
Dobby Dobson3:15
27Don’t Stay Away
Phyllis Dillon2:32
CD 2: Reggae Hit the Town 1968-1974
CD 3: Natty Sing Hit Songs 1975-1981
CD 4: Dance Hall Good to We 1982-1993