Studio One Rocksteady (Rocksteady, Soul And Early Reggae At Studio One)
Soul Jazz Records' new journey into the mighty vaults of Clement Dodd's Studio One steps once more into the fertile musical environment of Jamaican music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, from the sweet harmony vocals of seminal 1960s Rocksteady right up to the nascent birth of Reggae and Roots music at the start of the 1970s. Sleevenotes to this album are by Steve Barrow, author of 'Rough Guide to Reggae' as well as Soul Jazz Records' own 'Reggae Soundsystem Cover Art' books. While Ska at the start of the 1960s had taken American Rhythm and Blues as its main influence, Rocksteady focused on the emergence of American Soul music - with Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, John Holt and The Paragons, Carlton and The Shoes showing a particular fascination with the close harmonies of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions and other US Soul acts.
- Stars
- Fancy Make Up
- Whisper To Me
- Party Time
- Joy In The Morning
- My Ambition
- Love Won't Come Easy
- Hurting Me
- Row Fisherman Row
- Home, Home, Home
- Our Thing
- When I Fall In Love
- Throw Me Corn
- Lick It Back
- Me And You
- Easy Take It Easy
- Pack Up
- Moving Away
Soul Jazz Records' new journey into the mighty vaults of Clement Dodd's Studio One steps once more into the fertile musical environment of Jamaican music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, from the sweet harmony vocals of seminal 1960s Rocksteady right up to the nascent birth of Reggae and Roots music at the start of the 1970s. Sleevenotes to this album are by Steve Barrow, author of 'Rough Guide to Reggae' as well as Soul Jazz Records' own 'Reggae Soundsystem Cover Art' books. While Ska at the start of the 1960s had taken American Rhythm and Blues as its main influence, Rocksteady focused on the emergence of American Soul music - with Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, John Holt and The Paragons, Carlton and The Shoes showing a particular fascination with the close harmonies of Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions and other US Soul acts.
Tracklisting
- Stars
- Fancy Make Up
- Whisper To Me
- Party Time
- Joy In The Morning
- My Ambition
- Love Won't Come Easy
- Hurting Me
- Row Fisherman Row
- Home, Home, Home
- Our Thing
- When I Fall In Love
- Throw Me Corn
- Lick It Back
- Me And You
- Easy Take It Easy
- Pack Up
- Moving Away
