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

Two CDs. 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 reissue after 47 years, with it's 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 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 it's golden age

1. Build Me Up 2. IÆm Gonna Love You 3. Close To You 4. Don't Give Up 5. You Can Tell The World 6. A Little Bit Of Love 7. Ungrateful Baby 8. Without Me 9. Something You Don't Have 10. Heartbreaking Love 11. No Sweeter Way 12. Share The Good Times 13. Two Sides To Every Story 14. The News Is Out 15. Making A Way 16. Little Blue Bird 17. Girl IÆve Got A Date 18. Tonight 19. Babylon Policy 20. Forward Up 21. Dance Pon Yah Corner 22. It Cool 23. Don't Get Weary 24. Little Nut Tree 25. Swing And Dine 4 No Ga Long So 26. Love One Another 27. Better Days Are Coming 28. Dry Up Yuh Tears 29. I'm Gonna Fall In Love 30. Give Me Some Way To Love 31. Survival Is The Game 32. Black Man Kingdom Come 33. Heartaches 34. No Nola 35. IÆll Take You Where The MusicÆs Playing 36. Down In The Garden 37. I Could Be A King 38. Good Thing 39. ItÆs All In The Family 40. You Are My Only Love 41. Lock Love Away 42. Lonely 43. Sweet City Woman 44. Your Destiny 45. Melodians Medley