80s Reggae Dancehall Classics CD

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Wreck A Pum Pum - Yellow Man ~ Various Artists

2. Zungu Zeng - Yellow Man ~ Various Artists

3. Leggo Mi Hand - Josey Wales ~ Various Artists

4. Diseases - Michigan & Smiley ~ Various Artists

5. Cry Fi De Youth - Supercat ~ Various Artists

6. Leave People Business Alone - Admiral Tibet ~ Various Artists

7. Kushung Peng - Frankie Paul ~ Various Artists

8. Minibus - General Trees ~ Various Artists

9. Agony - Red Dragon ~ Various Artists

10. Leave The Glamity - Sister Charmaine ~ Various Artists

11. Slow Down - Dennis Brown ~ Various Artists

12. Big Ship - Freddie McGreggor ~ Various Artists

13. Police In Helicopter - John Holt ~ Various Artists

14. A Wha Do Dem - Eek-A-Mouse ~ Various Artists

15. Arleen - General Echo ~ Various Artists

16. Bad Boy - Courtney Melody ~ Various Artists

17. Sorry - Foxy Brown ~ Various Artists

18. Drum Pan Sound - Reggie Stepper ~ Various Artists

19. Cassandra - Frankie Paul ~ Various Artists

20. Murder Dem - Ninja Man ~ Various Artists

21. Stammina Daddy - Buju Banton ~ Various Artists

22. No One In The World - Chevelle Franklyn ~ Various Artists

23. When - Tiger ~ Various Artists

24. Caan Dun (X-Rated) - Shabba Ranks ~ Various Artists

Notes & Personnel Info
	Compilation producers: Sherman Escoffery, Randall Grass.
	Composer: Randall Grass.
	Audio Mixer: DJ Yonnie.
	Reggae fans nostalgic for the early days of dancehall will get a kick out of this compilation, which features 24 hits from the early to late 1980s, the period during which dancehall was emerging as a distinct reggae subgenre but well before the ascendancy of the computerized rhythms and ragga. Most of these songs are strictly old school: "Zungu Zeng" by Yellowman, "Kushung Peng" and "Cassandra" by Frankie Paul, "Wa Do Dem" by Eek-A-Mouse, and so on. The most recent hitmaker represented is Shabba Ranks, whose "Caan Dun" closes the program. The tracks are strung together end-to-end in "megamix" style, which is fine, but too often it seems like that format was used as an excuse to trim the songs excessively -- the average track length is just over two minutes, and in some cases the editing is blatant and distracting. That doesn't stop 24 Karat Gold from being very enjoyable, but it's an annoyance. ~ Rick Anderson

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80's Reggae Dancehall Classics (2000)