Brent Dowe And The Melodians: Build Me Up & Pre-Meditation, 2CD

• Both albums unavailable since the 1970s
• 32 tracks new to CD
• Includes some of the biggest Jamaican hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s

Having made his name on the Jamaican music scene in the ’60s as an accomplished singer-songwriter with leading Jamaican vocal trio, The Melodians, Brent Dowe became one of the island’s leading soloists, notching up a series of best-selling 7” singles for producer, Sonia Pottinger.

In 1973, the best of his work to date was gathered for his debut album, ‘Build Me Up’, a best seller both in Jamaica and the UK, where an expanded version of the collection was released by Trojan Records.
This classic collection finally sees re-issue after 47 years, with its original track-listing enhanced by the remainder of Dowe’s work for Sonia Pottinger’s High Note label, with their number including some of the biggest reggae hits from the ’70s, many of which have remained unavailable on any format for decades.

The second disc of this 2CD set comprises the 1978 album, ‘Pre-Meditation’, which features a dozen Sonia Pottinger-produced tracks performed by Dowe and his fellow Melodians, Tony Brevett and Trevor McNaughton. Now expanded to include the rest of their High Note recordings, the collection demonstrates why Dowe and his famed trio are today widely regarded as being among the finest talents to have made their mark on the Jamaican music scene during its golden age.ç

Track Listing:

DISC ONE:

BUILD ME UP - BRENT DOWE
1 Build Me Up
2 I’m Gonna Love You
3 Close To You
4 Don't Give Up
5 Love Is A Hurting Thing
6 You Can Tell The World
7 A Little Bit Of Love
8 Ungrateful Baby
9 Without Me
10 Something You Don't Have
11 Any Heart Can Be Broken
12 Heartbreaking Love

BONUS TRACKS
13 No Sweeter Way
14 Share The Good Times
15 Two Sides To Every Story
16 The News Is Out
17 Making A Way
18 Little Blue Bird
19 Girl I’ve Got A Date
20 Tonight
21 Babylon Policy
22 Forward Up
23 Dance Pon Yah Corner
24 It Cool

DiSC TWO:

PRE-MEDITATION – THE MELODIANS
1 Don't Get Weary
2 Little Nut Tree
3 Swing And Dine 4 No Ga Long So
5 Love One Another
6 Better Days Are Coming
7 Dry Up Yuh Tears
8 I'm Gonna Fall In Love
9 Give Me Some Way To Love
10 Survival Is The Game

BONUS TRACKS
11 Black Man Kingdom Come
12 Heartaches
13 No Nola
14 I’ll Take You Where The Music’s Playing
15 Down In The Garden
16 I Could Be A King
17 Good Thing
18 It’s All In The Family
19 You Are My Only Love
20 Lock Love Away
21 Lonely
22 Sweet City Woman
23 Your Destiny
24 Melodians Medley