Crucial Reggae: Summer Jam Party (2006)

Product Summary Label: TROJAN US UPC: 00060768055520 Release Date: 6/6/2006 Buy.com Sku: 202576475 Item#: M2X9Y5 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces ~ Various Artists 2. In The Summertime - Ken Boothe ~ Various Artists 3. Lively Up Yourself - Bob Marley & The Wailers ~ Various Artists 4. You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) - Dawn Penn ~ Various Artists 5. Don't Be Cruel - Chaka Demus & Pliers ~ Various Artists 6. Monkey Man - The Maytals ~ Various Artists 7. You Can Get It If You Really Want It - Cimarons ~ Various Artists 8. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah - The Pioneers ~ Various Artists 9. Montego Bay - Freddie Notes & The Rudies ~ Various Artists 10. Rock The Boat - Inner Circle ~ Various Artists 11. Red Red Wine - Tony Tribe ~ Various Artists 12. Tide Is High, The - The Paragons ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Trojan's This Is Crucial Reggae series is really a group of samplers (each runs around 35 minutes in length) showcasing the label's vast ska and reggae licensing catalog, and Crucial Reggae Summer Jam Party pretty much follows the template of the other titles in the series, mixing bona fide Jamaican hits with reggaefied covers of familiar international pop and soul songs. Here classic Jamaican smashes like Desmond Dekker's "Israelites," Bob Marley's "Lively Up Yourself," Toots & the Maytals' "Monkey Man," and the Paragons' "The Tide Is High" are set alongside pop covers by Ken Boothe ("In the Summertime"), Chaka Demus & Pliers (a blustering "Don't Be Cruel") and Inner Circle (a totally unnecessary cover of "Rock the Boat") as well as the Cimarons' version of "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (one wishes Jimmy Cliff's original could have been used instead, or else Desmond Dekker's equally fine cover of the song). The end result is pleasant enough, but a bit on the brief side, and not particularly crucial. ~ Steve Leggett   Technical Info Release Date : 06/06/2006 Original Release Date : 2006 Catalog ID : 05552 Label : Trojan (Cityhall) Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00060768055520    Related Videos Christmas In The Heart : ... A Cherry Cherry Christmas... In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray