Irie Greatest Hits / Various Irie Greatest Hits / Various CD

Two CD set. As the '70s drew to a close, Joel Augustus Gibbs had precious few serious challengers to his status as Jamaica's premier record producer. Over the preceding decade, he had released a succession of best-selling 7" singles, with almost every performer of note on the island having worked for him during this time. The willingness of top performers to record for Gibbs is evidenced by the selection on the United Reggae album, which first saw issue in 1979 and finally receives it's CD debut more than 40 years later. In traditional Doctor Bird style, the original track-listing has been significantly bolstered by additional Joe Gibbs-produced recordings from the period, with the bonus material offering the very best of his pre-Dancehall output from 1978 and '79. Included here are an array of Jamaican chartbusters, alongside lesser-known material, much of which is available on CD for the very first time, ensuring a hugely enjoyable and enlightening listening experience for fans of late '70s Jamaican roots and lovers sounds.

1. Come on Little Girl - Dennis Brown 2. Lovely Lady - the Mighty Diamonds 3. This Train - Culture 4. The Closer I Get to You - Ruddy Thomas ; Marcia Aitken 5. Every Day Is Just a Holiday - Ruddy Thomas 6. Danger in Your Eyes - Marcia Aitken 7. I Can't Stand the Rain - Hortense Ellis 8. My Number One - Earl Sixteen 9. Slim Thing - Trinity 10. The Greatest Love - Lloyd Parks 11. Loving Pauper - Ruddy Thomas 12. Ina Jah Children - Dhaima 13. I'm Not a Queen - Marcia Aitken 14. Almighty I - Dennis Walks 15. Emotion - Ruddy Thomas ; Marcia Aitken 16. I've Got a Feeling - Junior Delgado 17. Money Worries - Enos McLeod 18. Let It Be - Bobby Melody 19. Mama Say - Ruddy Thomas 20. Love One Another - Althea ; Donna 21. Hard Times - Leo Graham 22. Money in My Pocket - Dennis Brown 23. Can't Buy My Love - Dhaima 24. Just Like a River - the Mighty Diamonds 25. I'm Just a Dread - Jacob Miller 26. Down Town Thing - Althea Forrest 27. Arm Robbery - Junior Delgado 28. Narrow Minded Man - Marcia Aitken 29. Left with a Broken Heart - George Nooks 30. Can't Stop Now - Ruddy Thomas 31. Holiday Style - Jem ; Dean 32. Keep on Knocking - Jacob Miller 33. More Love - David Isaacs 34. Kong Pow - the Africans 35. Dreadlocks Time - Junior Byles 36. It's a Good Day - Pat Kelly 37. Hello Carol - Enos McLeod 38. Mash You Down - Cornel Campbell 39. Riding for a Fall - George Nooks 40. Sleepless Nights - Phillip Fraser 41. Rent Man - Black Uhuru 42. Cool Out Son - Junior Murvin