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The Reggae Collection
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The Reggae Collection
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The Reggae Collection
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was the first American singer to incorporate
rhythms, and as such deserves a lot of credit for paving the way for the acceptance of bona fide Jamaican performers. His own
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concoctions, though, were often rather watery in comparison to the real thing.
brings together 20 of the
-style tracks he cut between 1968 and the mid-'70s, including his hits
and
; the version of
is an alternate take. This leans too heavily on his 1972-1975
material without enough of his late-'60s work; the small hit
is missing, and the delightfully light and soaring
towers over most everything else here. Almost half the tracks were previously unreleased or previously unavailable in the U.S. ~ Richie Unterberger