Toots & The Maytals - Pressure Drop: The Definitive Collection (+2 Bonus Tracks) *

Artist:

Toots & The Maytals

See Also:

Maytals (The)

Description:

Import version with two bonus tracks.
With their heavy soul influence, Toots & the Maytals--consisting of vocalists Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, Nathaniel "Jerry" Mathias, and Henry "Raleigh" Gordon--were reggae pioneers. They melded American R&B harmonies to shuffling Jamaican rhythms in the 1960s and expanded the genre`s parameters with unusual cover tunes in the `70s. PRESSURE DROP: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION, is a two-disc set that presents 49 Maytals tracks primarily recorded between `64 and `75, including successful early singles such as the percussive "Bam Bam" and incarceration tale "54-46 That`s My Number" (based on Toots`s real-life jail time for alleged drug possession).
By 1968, the group settled into a string of hits, most notably the energetic "Pressure Drop" (later covered by the Clash) and "Monkey Man" (subsequently performed by the Specials). In the `70s, Toots & the Maytals garnered attention for their funky take on the rock & roll classic "Louie Louie" and an inventive, gospel-tinged rendition of John Denver`s "(Take Me Home) Country Roads." Though there are many Maytals collections on the market, PRESSURE DROP is one of the finest overviews of the trio`s first decade.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Broadway Jungle
2. My Daily Food
3. If You Act This Way
4. You Make Me Feel The Way I Do
5. It`s You (Ska Version)
6. Daddy
7. Never You Change (Ska Version)
8. What`s On Your Mind
9. When I Laugh
10. My New Name
11. She Will Never Let Me Down
12. Peggy
13. Bam Bam
14. 5446 That`s My Number
15. Struggle
16. Just Tell Me
17. We Shall Overcome
18. Bim Today (Bam Tomorrow)
19. Schooldays
20. Do The Reggay
21. Don`t Trouble Trouble
22. Scare Him
23. Alidina
24. Pressure Drop
25. Sweet & Dandy
26. Monkey Man
27. She`s My Scorcher
28. Bla Bla Bla
29. Doctor Lester (Aka African Doctor)
30. 5446 Was My Number
31. Peeping Tom
32. It Must Be True Love
33. One Eye Enos
34. Monkey Girl
35. It`s You (Reggae Version)
36. Walk With Love
37. Johnny Coolman
38. Never You Change (Reggae Version)
39. Redemption Song
40. Louie Louie
41. Pomps & Pride
42. It Was Written Down
43. Sit Right Down
44. (Take Me Home) Country Roads
45. Funky Kingston
46. In The Dark
47. Sailing On
48. Fever
49. Time Tough
50. Reggae Got Soul
51. Broaway Jungle (2000 Version) (bonus track)

Album Information

Release Date:

04/18/2005

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Reggae

Subgenre:

Roots Reggae

Label:

Trojan (Cityhall)

Catalog Number:

TJDDD247

Original Release Year:

2005

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

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