Best of Ska

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1One Step BeyondMadness4.452:21
2A Message to Rudy
producer:
Elvis Costello
guest trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 132)
cover recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
writer:
Dandy Livingstone and Lee “Scratch” Perry
The Specials feat. Rico42:53
3Three Minute Hero
producer:
Errol Ross and The Selecter
recording of:
Three Minute Hero
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter43:04
4Double Barrel
producer:
Winston Riley
bass:
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare
guitar:
Ranchie McLean
keyboard:
Ansel Collins (JM reggae keyboardist & producer)
membranophone:
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar
lead vocals:
Dave Barker (reggae artist)
performer:
The Techniques All Stars
recording of:
Double Barrel
lyricist and composer:
Dave Barker (reggae artist), Ansel Collins (JM reggae keyboardist & producer) and Winston Riley
Dave & Ansel Collins52:33
5Liquidator
recording of:
Liquidator (Ain't No-One Greater)
composer:
Harry Johnson
publisher:
Cari-Blue Music
Harry J. All Stars2:52
6Sea Cruise
instrumental cover recording of:
Sea Cruise
lyricist and composer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Rico Rodriguez33:01
7I Can See Clearly NowPauline Black3:29
8The Israelites
recording of:
Israelites
writer:
Desmond Dacres and Leslie Kong
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc. and Sparta Music (publisher) (in 1978)
Desmond Dekker2:35
9Guns of Navarone
cover recording of:
The Guns of Navarone
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
The Skatalites2:31
10Free Nelson Mandela
recording of:
Free Nelson Mandela
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
Plangent Visions Music Ltd. (in 1984)
The Special A.K.A.4:08
11I’m in the Mood for Ska
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd. and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963)
Lord Tanamo2:31
12Monkey Man
recording of:
Monkey Man
lyricist and composer:
Toots Hibbert
The Maytals43:34
13Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
recording of:
Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI), Island Music (Island Music Ltd.), Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Universal/Island Music Ltd. (for music publishing use only, formerly Island Music Ltd.)
The Pioneers42:58
14Skinhead MoonstompSymarip52:59
15Let’s Do the Rock Steady
cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers2:57
16Train to Skaville
recording of:
Train to Skaville
lyricist and composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
The Ethiopians2:41
17Bonanza Ska
cover recording of:
Bonanza
orchestrator:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
lyricist:
Ray Evans (US lyricist)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
Bonanza (American Western TV series 1959–1973)
Carlos Malcolm43:03
18On My Radio
recording of:
On My Radio
lyricist and composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
publisher:
Fairwood Music Ltd.
The Selecter33:10
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