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This Is Reggae - 3 Compact Disc Set / Featuring Desmond Dekker, John Holt, The Pioneers, Jimmy Cliff, Bob & Marcia, Ken Boothe, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Toots & The Maytals, Dillinger, Big Youth / Pegasus 3x Audio CD 1998 / PEG BX 012

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Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 (Shanty Town)" (1967), "It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).

Label:	Pegasus – PEG BX 036
Format:	3 x CD, Compilation
Country:
Released:	1998
Genre:	Reggae
Style:

Tracklist:

CD 1

1	Al Brown (4)–	Here I Am Baby
2	Rupie Edwards–	Ire Feelings
3	Big Youth–	Hit The Road Jack
4	Derrick Harriott–	Eighteen With A Bullet
5	Desmond Dekker–	You Can Get It If You Really Want
6	Jimmy Cliff–	Hard Road To Travel
7	Ken Boothe–	Let's Get It On
8	The Chosen Few–	Theme From Shaft
9	The Melodians–	Rivers Of Babylon
10	Dennis Brown–	It's Too Late
11	Horace Faith–	Black Pearl
12	The Pioneers–	Time Hard
13	The Inner Circle–	You Make Me Feel Brand New
14	Delroy Wilson–	Better Must Come
15	Marcia Griffiths–	Don't Let Me Down
16	Toots & The Maytals–	Take Me Home Country Roads
17	Gregory Isaacs–	Lonely Man
18	John Holt–	Stoned Out Of My Mind

CD 2

1	Dennis Brown–	Africa	3:39
2	Desmond Dekker–	Look What They're Doing To Me	3:29
3	Bob & Marcia–	You're Mine	2:43
4	The Pioneers–	Let Your Yeah Be Yeah	2:58
5	Ken Boothe–	You Send Me	2:51
6	The Inner Circle–	Everything I Own	3:49
7	The Maytones–	Cecilia	2:10
8	Gregory Isaacs–	Each Day	2:00
9	U-Roy–	Aint That Loving You	2:35
10	Jimmy Cliff–	Suffering In The World	3:00
11	Big Youth–	Screaming Target	3:44
12	Toots & The Maytals–	Pomps And Pride	4:23
13	Marcia Griffiths–	Put A Little Love In Your Heart	2:39
14	The Melodians–	Sweet Sensation	3:12
15	Big Youth–	Reggae Phenomenon	3:44
16	Dave Barker (2)–	I've Gotta Goet A Message To You	2:55
17	Peter Tosh & The Soulmates–	Rudie's Medley	3:15
18	Dillinger–	Tighten Up	2:28

CD 3

John Holt–

Help Me Make It Through The Night

Written-By – Kristofferson*

2	Dennis Brown–	Money In My Pocket Written-By – Brown, Gibbs
3	Pluto Shervington–	Ram Goat Liver Written-By – Shervington*
4	Big Youth–	Give Praises Written-By – M. Buchanan*
5	Bob Marley & Lee Perry–	Shocks Of Mighty Written-By – Perry*
6	Derrick Harriott–	Groovy Situation Written-By – Davies, Lewis
7	Marcia Griffiths–	I Just Don't Want To Be Lonely Written-By – Eli, Freeman, Barrett*
8	The Pioneers–	Starvation Written-By – Crooks, Agard, Robinson*
9	Lord Creator–	Kingston Town Written-By – Patrick*
10	Jimmy Cliff–	Many Rivers To Cross Written-By – Cliff*
11	Inner Circle–	Some Guys Have All The Luck Written-By – Fortgang*
12	Gregory Isaacs–	My Time Written-By – Isaacs*
13	Toots & The Maytals–	Funky Kingston Written-By – Hibbert*
14	Desmond Dekker–	Pickney Gal Written-By – Dacres, Kong
15	Bob & Marcia–	Pied Piper Written-By – Kornfield, Duboff
16	Ken Boothe–	Silver Words Written-By – Boothe*
17	U-Roy–	Wet Vision Written-By – Lee*
18	Leroy Smart–	Mr Smart Written-By – Smart*