Hits Of 77: Original Album / Various Hits Of 77: Original Album / Various CD

Two CDs. Reissue 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 catalog, 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 '70s, with the remaining five tracks unissued since the 1990s.

1. Up Park Camp 2. Without Love 3. Girl I Love You 4. I'm Still in Love 5. Run for Your Life 6. Jah Jah See Dem a Come 7. Anywhere You Want to Go 8. Ghetto Girl 9. Ballistic Affair 10. Things and Time 11. Pickney Have a Pickney 12. Natty Dub It in a Dreamland 13. Where Is That Love 14. Jeremiah 15. Stormy Weather 16. Sitting Here in Limbo 17. African Book 18. Hold Them 19. Sweetie Come from America 20. Mind You Business 21. Merry Go Round 22. If We Had Love 23. No Time to Lose 24. Chat Chat 25. Fig Root 26. Shank I Sheck 27. Shine Eye Gal 28. Ram Jam 29. Making Love 30. Conference Table 31. Married Woman 32. Give Me Some More 33. Rucumbine 34. El Bamba 35. Wake Up Everybody 36. An Aim in View 37. Live Out the 70S 38. Party Tonight 39. Reggae Feeling 40. Election Derby 41. Where It's at 42. Lava 43. The Children a Cry 44. When a Child Is Born