Various Artists: Hits Of '77, 2CD

• 39 tracks new to CD!
• CD debut of “Hits Of ’77”
• Features major numerous roots reggae hits

Debut CD release of the popular Sonia Pottinger-produced long-player showcasing the island’s biggest reggae hits of 1977, performed by some of Kingston’s finest talents.

The original 10-track album is further bolstered by an additional 34 bonus tracks from the celebrated producer’s catalogue, all of which first saw issue in Jamaica from the same year as the LP’s release or the 12 months that preceded it.

Included are many of the finest roots reggae recordings ever to see issue, performed by some of the greats of the era, backed by leading session crews, the Revolutionaries and the Soul Syndicate.

Of the 44 tracks, 39 have been unavailable on any format since the Seventies, with the remaining five tracks unissued since the 1990s.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE: HITS OF ’77 – Various Artists
1. UP PARK CAMP - Turnel McCormack & The Cordells*
2. WITHOUT LOVE - Hell & Fire*
3. GIRL I LOVE YOU - Turnel McCormack & The Cordells*
4. I'M STILL IN LOVE - Maureen Pearson*
5. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - Earth & Stone*
6. JAH JAH SEE DEM A COME - Earth & Stone*
7. ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO GO - Calman Scott*
8. GHETTO GIRL - The Fantells*
9. BALLISTIC AFFAIR - Ronnie Davis*
10. THINGS AND TIME - The Itals*
BONUS TRACKS
11. PICKNEY HAVE A PICKNEY - Well Pleased & Satisfied*
12. NATTY DUB IT IN A DREAMLAND - Mr Bojangles
13. WHERE IS THAT LOVE - Hell & Fire
14. JEREMIAH - The Prince Brothers*
15. STORMY WEATHER - Bobby Ellis & The Revolutionaries
16. SITTING HERE IN LIMBO - Al Brown*
17. AFRICAN BOOK - King Vupp*
18. HOLD THEM - Astley Bennett*
19. SWEETIE COME FROM AMERICA - Well Pleased & Satisfied*
20. MIND YOU BUSINESS - The Mellow Lads*
21. MERRY GO ROUND - U Roy*
22. IF WE HAD LOVE - Eric Tello*

DISC TWO: HITS OF ’76 & ’77 – Various Artists
1. NO TIME TO LOSE - Earth & Stone*
2. CHAT CHAT - Well Pleased & Satisfied
3. FIG ROOT - Reggae George
4. SHANK I SHECK - Bobby Ellis & The Revolutionaries*
5. SHINE EYE GAL - Ranking Joe*
6. RAM JAM - The Prince Brothers*
7. MAKING LOVE - Enos McLeod*
8. CONFERENCE TABLE - Delroy Wilson*
9. MARRIED WOMAN - David Apple*
10. GIVE ME SOME MORE - Jimmy Riley*
11. RUCUMBINE - King Vupp*
12. EL BAMBA - The Revolutionaries*
13. WAKE UP EVERYBODY - O.C. Roberts*
14. AN AIM IN VIEW - Roman Stewart*
15. LIVE OUT THE 70S - The Survivors*
16. PARTY TONIGHT - Country Joe*
17. REGGAE FEELING - The Puzzle People*
18. ELECTION DERBY - Mr Bojangles*
19. WHERE IT’S AT - Ken Quatty
20. LAVA - The Soul Syndicate*
21. THE CHILDREN A CRY - Owen Gray*
22. WHEN A CHILD IS BORN - Eric Tello*

* tracks new to CD