VA — Essential Reggae, 2 CD (2009)

A nice collection of well-known hits and old roots reggae songs.

Essential Reggae is a collection of classic reggae tracks from the biggest names of the genre. With 40
years of top tunes, classic hits from Desmond Dekker, Toots & the Maytals, Black Uhuru, the Paragons, Sly & Robbie, Freddie McGregor, Tippa Irie and Sugar Minott combine with huge carnival anthems from Beenie Man, Barrington Levy, Tenor Saw, Sean Kingston, Yellowman, Mr Vegas and Sean Paul to create a two disc package brimful with pure Jamaican soul. (ministryofsound.com)

Track listings

Disc 1
01. Dawn Penn — You Don't Love Me (No No No) (LP Version)
02. Aswad — Shine (Beatmasters Mix)
03. Sean Kingston and Jonathan Rotem — Beautiful Girls
04. Diana King — Shy Guy
05. Shabba Ranks with Chevelle Franklin — Mr Loverman
06. Beenie Man — Who Am I (Zim Zimma)
07. Ini Kamoze — Here Comes the Hotstepper
08. Super Cat — My Girl Josephine (feat. Jack Radics)
09. Snow — Informer (LP Version)
10. Sean Paul — Bounce It Right Here
11. Wayne Wonder — No Letting Go
12. Mr Vegas — Heads High
13. Dillinger — Cocaine in My Brain
14. Half Pint — Substitute Lover
15. Wayne Smith — Under Me Sleng Teng
16. Black Uhuru — African Love
17. Natural Ites and Realistics — Picture on the Wall
18. The Paragons — Blackbirds Singing
19. Phyllis Dillon — Woman of the Ghetto
20. Gregory Isaacs — Red Rose for Gregory
21. Bob Marley and the Wailers — Trenchtown Rock

Disc 2
01. Bob Marley and the Wailers — Lively Up Yourself
02. Desmond Dekker — Israelites
03. Toots and the Maytals — 54 46 (Was My Number)
04. The Paragons — The Tide Is High
05. Joya Landis — Angel of the Morning
06. Dennis Brown — Money in My Pocket
07. Freddie McGregor — Just Dont Wanna Be Lonely
08. Sugar Minott — Good Thing Going (We've Got a Good Thing Going)
09. Tippa Irie — Hello Darlin'
10. Sly And Robbie — Billie Jean
11. Peter Tosh — Get Up Stand Up
12. Gregory Isaacs — Rumours
13. Barrington Levy — Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway)
14. Tenor Saw — Ring the Alarm
15. Yellowman — Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
16. Clint Eastwood and General Saint — Stop That Train
17. Eek A Mouse — Wa Do Dem
18. Frankie Paul — Pass the Tu Shen Peng
19. Byron Lee and the Dragonaires — Cherry Oh Baby
20. The Dynamics — Whole Lotta Love
21. Alton Ellis — La La Means I Love You