Band Name: Desmond Dekker
Music Album: Israelites (The Best Of Desmond Dekker)
Album Release Date: January 1970
Music Genre: Reggae Ska Rocksteady
Record Label: Trojan Records
Album Release Country: Europe
Music Record Type: 25 Tracks CD Repress
Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter, leader of Desmond Dekker & The Aces.
Born : July 16, 1941 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Died : May 25, 2006 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England.
Often cited as the first superstar of reggae. He made his recording debut in 1963 (with a single titled "Honour Your Mother And Father") and made his international breakthrough with "007 (Shanty Town)" in 1967.
| 1 | Israelites | 2:36 |
| 2 | You Can Get It If You Really Want | 2:38 |
| 3 | 007 (Shanty Town) | 2:32 |
| 4 | It Mek | 2:32 |
| 5 | Pickney Gal | 2:51 |
| 6 | Honour Your Mother And Father | 2:23 |
| 7 | Music Like Dirt | 2:42 |
| 8 | Licking Stick | 2:12 |
| 9 | Unity | 2:12 |
| 10 | Mount Zion | 2:42 |
| 11 | Live And Learn | 3:17 |
| 12 | It Pays | 2:55 |
| 13 | Reggae Recipe | 3:03 |
| 14 | Pretty Africa | 2:29 |
| 15 | Archie Wah Wah | 2:30 |
| 16 | Fu Man Chu | 3:07 |
| 17 | Where Did It Go | 3:02 |
| 18 | King Of Ska | 2:42 |
| 19 | Sabotage | 2:42 |
| 20 | Hippopotamus | 2:49 |
| 21 | Wise Man | 2:04 |
| 22 | Problems | 2:42 |
| 23 | Beautiful And Dangerous | 2:47 |
| 24 | Get Up Edina | 2:38 |
| 25 | Mother Pepper | 2:23 |
℗ 2002 The copyright in this compilation is owned by Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
© 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
Made in England (back cover and front of CD)
Made in Germany (inner ring of the CD)
Track 6 ℗1963
Track 18 ℗1964
Track 10 ℗1965
Tracks 3, 21 ℗1966
Tracks 9, 12, 14, 19, 23 ℗1967
Tracks 1, 4, 7, 16, 25 ℗1968
Tracks 5, 22 ℗1969
Tracks 2, 13, 15, 17, 20, 24 ℗1970
Tracks 8, 11 ℗1971
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