GREGORY ISAACS, GOWDIE RANKS - THE ADRENALIN

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GREGORY ISAACS, GOWDIE RANKS - THE ADRENALIN

1. Twelve Tribe Dance – Gregory Isaacs

2. No Smiling Faces – Gowdie Ranks

3. Cool & Deadly – Gregory Isaacs

4. I Have Talk With The Father – Gowdie Ranks

5. Deportee In A Winter Coat – Gregory Isaacs

6. Rastaman A Chant – Gowdie Ranks

7. I Am Sorry – Gregory Isaacs

8. I’m A Jamaican – Gowdie Ranks

9. My Dancing Partner – Gregory Isaacs

10. Adrenalin – Gowdie Ranks

11. Journey For Love – Gowdie Ranks

12. Woman Inna Me Life – Gregory Isaacs

13. Who Bust The Shot – Gowdie Ranks

14. My Kind Of Girl – Gregory Isaacs

15. Do Mr Officer – Gowdie Ranks

16. Give An Helping Hand – Gowdie Ranks

17. Mystery Babylon – Gowdie Ranks

18. Summers Day – Gowdie Ranks

UK based Jamaican producer Opal Deron Gowdie aka Gowdie Ranks presents his new album shared with the recordings he made with the late Gregory Isaacs, including the singles Twelve Tribe Dance and the splendidly titled Deportee In A Winter Coat.

VIS Records

****GREGORY ISAACS AND SUGAR MINOTT - DOUBLE DOSE****

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****GREGORY ISAACS AND SUGAR MINOTT - DOUBLE DOSE****

TRACKLIST

• A1 Sugar Minott – Worries And Problem
• A2 Sugar Minott – The Love We Have
• A3 Sugar Minott – Rough And Ready
• A4 Sugar Minott – Jah Will Work It Out
• B1 Gregory Isaacs – More On More
• B2 Gregory Isaacs – Just Be Nice
• B3 Gregory Isaacs – Losing Weight
• B4 Gregory Isaacs – General Penitentiary

DATE 1987
LABEL BLUE TRAC RECORDS


Credits▼
Mixed By – Jeff Chandler (tracks: B1 to B4)
Producer – Gregory Isaacs (tracks: B1 to B4), Robert Livingstone* (tracks: B1 to B4), Sugar Minott (tracks: A1 to A4)
Producer, Mixed By – Peter Chemist (tracks: A1 to A4)


Notes▼
A-side recorded and mixed at Music Mountain Studio, Jamaica.
B-side recorded at Tuff Gong & Dynamic Studios, Jamaica and mixed at Easy Street Studio, UK.

****GREGORY ISAACS - WORK UP A SWEAT****

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****GREGORY ISAACS - WORK UP A SWEAT****

TRACKLIST


1. Let's Talk
2. Work Up A Sweat
3. Closer
4. Got To Come Back
5. Lead Me
6. Tell Me Why
7. Love Me Tonight
8. Deportee
9. I Miss Me
10. One Off Affair


LABEL AFRICAN MUSEUM
DATE 1994
BACKED BY: Mafia & Fluxy
BACKING VOCALS: Boris Garnder, Ludwith Smith, Ina, JD Smooth, Sylvia Tella, Pam Hall, Jr. Jazz


PRODUCED BY: Gregory Isaacs, June Isaacs
RECORDED AT: Scorpio, Mixing Lab

****GREGORY ISAACS - REASONING WITH THE ALMIGHTY****

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****GREGORY ISAACS - REASONING WITH THE ALMIGHTY****

TRACKLIST


1 Slave Master 2:29
2 Mr. Cop 3:53
3 Hand Cuff 3:36
4 Dreadlocks Love Affair 3:31
5 Sacrifice 3:43
6 Something Nice 3:10
7 My Religion 3:03
8 Set the Captives 3:02
9 Jailer Jailer 2:03
10 Winner See 3:51
11 Rasta Business See 2:50
12 Extra Classic See 3:11
13 Storm See 4:03
14 Once Ago See 2:26
15 Smile 3:24
16 Black Against Black See 2:57
17 Warrior 2:39
18 Story Book Children 3:30
19 Promise 2:54
20 Reasoning With The Almighty 3:14


Label Trojan
Orig Year 2001

This is a perfectly serviceable collection of classic tracks from Gregory Isaacs, a singer and songwriter who was, at one time, as popular in Jamaica as Bob Marley. The 20 songs on this compilation come from a number of excellent Isaacs albums, most notably Mr. Isaacs, eight of whose ten tracks appear here. The remaining 12 tracks come from his work with various producers and labels, and tend to focus more on his truth-and-rights material than on the lover's laments that have been his bread and butter for decades. Highlights include "Rasta Business," a defiant political anthem delivered in Isaacs' trademark cool croon; the romantic "Something Nice"; and "Mr. Cop," an unusual instance of Isaacs recording in Lee "Scratch" Perry's famous Black Ark studio (though apparently under the supervision of a different producer). All in all, this collection makes a fine introduction to Isaacs' work during what was probably his most productive and consistent period

****GREGORY ISAACS - THE KING OF REGGAE****

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****GREGORY ISAACS - THE KING OF REGGAE****

TRACKLIST


1 The More I Get It 2:04
2 Tune In, In the morning 1:46
3 Night Nurse 1:36
4 All i have is love 1:42
5 Ragamuffin' 1:33
6 I don't want to be lonely tonight 4:33
7 Prisoner of love 1:34
8 Rock on 2:45
9 Nobody Knows 6:08
10 Badda 2:59

****GREGORY ISAACS - THE TABLE IS GOING TO TURN****

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****GREGORY ISAACS - THE TABLE IS GOING TO TURN****

TRACKLIST


1. The Table Is Going To Turn
2. Don't Bother Push Your Luck
3. Far So Long
4. We Had A Quarrel
5. She Wanna Set Me Free
6. By Chance
7. Crazy Glue
8. Who Is Going To Pay
9. Enough Is Enough
10. Speak Your Mind
11. True Love
12. Going To A Party
13. Be True To Me
14. Just Have A Talk
15. Me You Looking For
16. Through The Ball Door
17. Explanation
18. Land Of Paradise
19. Lovers Magic
20. Christmas Time


Label Jet Star
Orig Year 2005


Recording information: Mixing Lab Recording Studio, Kingston, Jamaica.


Personnel: Chinna Smith, China Smith (guitar); Owen "Bassie" Rennalls (keyboards, bass instrument, drums); Kirk "Jelly Roll" Johnson (keyboards); Robert Shakespear, Stelly Johnson (bass instrument); Cleeveland Brownie, Cleive Brownie (drums); Christopher Sky Juice Burth, Christopher Burth (percussion); Dwight Pinkney, Dalton Brownie (guitar); Robert Lyn (keyboards); Sly Dunbar (drums); Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (percussion).


Audio Mixers: Collin "Bulbie" York; Stephen Stanley; Lynford "Fatta" Marshall.

****GREGORY ISAACS - TALK DON¨T BOTHER ME****

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****GREGORY ISAACS - TALK DON¨T BOTHER ME****

TRACKLIST


A1 Overdrive
A2 Carry My Name Abroad
A3 Talk Don't Bother Me
A4 Here Comes Trouble
A5 Rebel With A Cause
B1 Don Of All Don
B2 Easy Lover
B3 She's Gone For Real
B4 Duke Of Earl
B5 Love Without Intermission


Released:1987

LABELSkengdon

Credits
Backing Band – We The People Band
Engineer – Bunny Tom Tom
Keyboards – Jackie Mittoo
Keyboards, Organ – Keith Sterling
Performer [Musician] – Lloyd Parkes*
Written-By – Gregory Isaacs
Notes
Recorded at Skengdon Studio - Miami, Florida
(P) & (C) Skengdon Music 1987 (on sleeve)
(P) & (C) Ultra Sound Music 1987 (on labels)

****GREGORY ISAACS - SO MUCH LOVE****

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****GREGORY ISAACS - SO MUCH LOVE****

TRACKLIST


1. Sooner Or Later
2. Girl of My Dream
3. Once I Was Lonely
4. So Much Love
5. Do The Right Thing
6. Miserable Woman
7. Lady Of Your Caliba
8. Resume
9. One Half Affair
10. Started Out As Friends
11. Spend The Night
12. Cutee Cutee
13. War & Poverty
14. What My Baby Is Doing
15. Goodbye

Label Joe Gibbs 21st Cent.

PRODUCED BY: Joe Gibbs, Sydney Crooks
RECORDED AT: Joe Gibbs
ENGINEERED BY: Errol Thompson, Carlos Grey, Dowane Summers

****GREGORY ISAACS - THE PAST, THE PRESENT****

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****GREGORY ISAACS - THE PAST, THE PRESENT****

TRACKLIST


1. Wondering
2. Please Forgive
3. For Your Love
4. Joy Is The One 4 Me
5. What My Baby Is Doing
6. Make Love To Me
7. I'm Still Waiting
8. Good Bye Love
9. Frustration
10. Sufferation
11. Dollar Na Run
12. Matey Caan Test
13. Run Around Girl
14. Together Again
15. Hooked To Your Love


LABEL Scorcher

Although there's virtually no information on the sleeve of the promocopy of this Scorcher Music release with 15 new Gregory Isaacs tunes, this one's produced and arranged by Errol 'Flabba Holt' Carter with "Flabba Holt" himself contributing bass and drum programming and Lincoln 'Style' Scott on drums. More Roots Radics musicians pop up with Dwight Pinkney on guitar and Steely and Tony Asher on keyboards. Real horns by Deadly 'Headly' Bennett and Dean Fraser recorded at Bravo's Leggo Studio add to the old school vibe. In fact Gregory's delivery also reaches the heights he was then still able to peak at, thus leading to assume that these vocals also were recorded some 20 years ago and if not that Gregory has returned to a form nobody thought he would ever reach again. With Gregory's delivery fully on top, the sparse riddims being a perfect backdrop for his laid-back crooning and strong lovers and reality lyrics, this is a very pleasant surprise for all fans of the Cool Ruler longing for some old school Gregory. From the first bars of "Wondering" what my baby is out there doing, then continuing the lovers vibe on "Please Forgive" and "For Your Love" and the even more beautiful "Joy Is The One For Me", followed by "What My Baby Is Doing", actually a reprise of "Wondering" and "Make Love To Me" before delivering his take on "I'm Still Waiting" in such a convincing way that Gregory even rivals the most definitive take by Delroy Wilson in 1976 on Bob Marley & The Wailers 1965 Studio One tune. "Good Bye Love" brings back memories of late 70s Gregory followed by the stunning "Frustration" a.k.a. "Food, Clothes & Shelter", a scorcher over Larry Marshall's 1969 'Mean Girl'-riddim, better known as the Mighty Diamonds' smashing 1975 Channel One 'I Need A Roof'-riddim. "Sufferation" a.k.a. "Half Way Tree" is almost as strong, reviving his own 1977 'The Border'-riddim for another full impact reality tune. Gregory switches back to lovers for the next tunes, the fine "Dollar No Run" and the superb "Matey Caan Test". The dubby "Run Around Girl" is fine, but less spectacular after the string of great tunes preceding it, then the great piano riff on "Together Again" mashes the tune, before "Hooked To Your Love" sounding like an old school Steely & Clevie production rounds off this album in fine style. Very satisfying set of old school (early digital) Gregory Isaacs.

****GREGORY ISAACS - ULTIMATE COLLECTION****

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****GREGORY ISAACS - ULTIMATE COLLECTION****

TRACKLIST


1. Top Ten
2. Tune In
3. My Number One
4. Love Is Overdue
5. Black A Kill Black
6. The Border
7. Thief A Man
8. Slavemaster
9. Mr. Cop
10. Storm
11. Oh What A Feeling
12. Night Nurse
13. Confirm Reservation
14. Front Door
15. Sad To Know (You're Leaving)
16. Good Morning
17. Out Deh
18. Private Secretary
19. Rumours
20. Rough Neck (With The Mighty Diamonds)


Orig Year 2001


Personnel: Robert Lyn (guitar, piano, keyboards, drums); Dwight Pinkney, Earl "Chinna" Smith , Tony Chin, Barry Reynolds, Noel Sowell Bailey, Bertram "Ranchie" McLean, Dalton Brownie (guitar); Dean Fraser (saxophone); Herman Marquis (alto saxophone); Tommy McCook (tenor saxophone); David Madden, Chico Chin, Bobby Ellis (trumpet); Ronald "Nambo" Robinson (trombone); Ansel Collins (piano, organ, keyboards); Franklyn Waul, Keith Sterling, Wycliffe "Steely" Johnson (piano, keyboards); Robbie Shakespeare (piano); Richard G. Johnson, Gladstone Anderson, Leslie Butler, Ossie Hibbert, Errol "Tarzan" Nelson (keyboards); Phillip Ramacon, Wally Badarou (synthesizer); Lincoln Style Scott, Santa Davis, Sly Dunbar (drums); Ruddy Thomas, Sky Juice, Noel "Scully" Simms, Uziah "Sticky" Thompson (percussion).


Photographers: David Katz; Adrian Boot.


Arranger: Gregory Isaacs.


Personnel includes: Gregory Isaacs (vocals); Bertram "Rancie" McLean (guitar, bass); Earl "Chinna" Smith, Tony Chin, Radcliffe "Dougie" Bryan, Mikey "Mao" Chung, Barry Reynolds, Dwight Pinkney (guitar); Herman Marquis (alto saxophone); Tommy McCook (tenor saxophone); Dean Fraser, "Deadley" Headley Bennett (saxophone); Bobby Ellis, David Madden, Chico Chinn (trumpet); Vincent "Don D Junior" Gordon (trombone); Ansel Collins (piano, organ); Robbie Lyn (piano, synthesizer, bass, programming); Robbie Shakespeare (piano, bass); Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul, Richard Johnson, Keith Sterling (keyboards); Wally Badarou (synthesizer); George "Fully" Fullwood, Errol "Flabba" Holt (bass); Lowell "Sly" Dunbar (drums); Sky Juice (percussion).


Producers include: Alvin Ranglin, Gregory Issacs, Lee Perry, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare.


1974-1988

ULTIMATE COLLECTION is something of a misnomer in that 20 tracks could never hope to capture the "ultimate" work of an artist with a career as long, prolific, and stunningly diverse as Gregory Isaacs. Nevertheless, this collection does a fine job of representing Isaacs move from roots-inspired singer, to lover's rock crooner, and on to dancehall master, while covering all points in between.


Isaacs's lovely voice can be both laid-back and passionate, and his delivery is always marked by an assuredness and grace that shines through no matter what stage in his career (he recorded steadily from the 1970s through the 2000s). His early hits like "My Number One" were recorded with some of Jamaica's most famous producers, including Lee Perry and Niney Holness. Isaacs's later recordings, including dancehall classics like "Rough Neck," might not appeal to fans of his early work, but they demonstrate the singer's incredible range, and round out this excellent career overview.