Toots & the Maytals - Very Best of Toots & the Maytals [Polygram]

Artist:

Toots & the Maytals

UPC:

731454234528

Description:

Toots & The Maytals: Frederick "Toots" Hibbert (vocals); Raleigh Gordon, Jerry Mathias (background vocals).
Additional personnel includes: Ernest Ranglin, Jerome "Jah Jerry" Hinds (guitar); Lester Sterling (alto saxophone); Roland Alphonso (tenor saxophone); Baba Brooks (trumpet); Don Drummond (trombone); Jackie Mittoo, Harold Butler (piano); Steve Winwood (organ); Wally Badarou (keyboards); Lloyd Brevett, Lloyd Mason, Robbie Shakespeare (bass); Lloyd Nibbs, Paul Douglas, Sly Dunbar (drums); Densil Laing (percussion).
Producers include: Warrick Lynn, Chris Blackwell, Byron Lee, Prince Buster, Leslie Kong.
Compilation producer: Dana G. Smart.
Includes liner notes by Dana G. Smart.
Recording information: Ardent Studios, Memphis, TN; Dynamic SOunds Studio, Kingston, Jamaica; Federal Studios, Kingston, Jamaica; Harry J Studio.
For those who don`t want or can`t afford to plonk out for the Toots & the Maytals` Time Tough: The Anthology, The Very Best Of provides the perfect solution, distilling down that two-CD, 41-track set to a single 19-song disc. There are a few subtle differences, however; for starters this set boasts two different versions of the band`s reggae smash "54-46, That`s My Number," as well as the original ska version of their Jamaican Song Festival winner "Bam Bam," unlike the anthology, which included only a later remodel. However, the "Never You Change" found on this set is not the trio`s original ska hit, but a reggae-fied remake. The rest of the album pulls directly from the anthology, with the disc divided almost evenly between the trio and a solo Hibbert`s pre- and post-Island career. Thus, for those who prefer the Maytals` ska and/or reggae hits, this is not the collection for you, as there are much better compilations of those periods. But for fans looking for a larger overview of both the band and Hibbert himself, this is an excellent place to start. ~ Jo-Ann Greene

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Broadway Jungle
2. Bam Bam - (original single version)
3. 54-46 Was My Number
4. Do the Reggay
5. Pressure Drop
6. 54-46 That`s My Number
7. Sweet & Dandy
8. Monkey Man
9. Pomp & Pride
10. In the Dark
11. Funky Kingston
12. Time Tough
13. Reggae Got Soul
14. Never You Change
15. Living in the Ghetto
16. Never Get Weary
17. (I`ve Got) Dreams to Remember
18. Spiritual Reading
19. Peace, Perfect Peace

Album Information

Release Date:

04/25/2000

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Reggae

Subgenre:

Rock Steady

Label:

Island

Catalog Number:

542345

Original Release Year:

2000

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

68 : 47

Guest Artist:

Steve Winwood; Robbie Shakespeare; Sly Dunbar

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