Rivers Of Babylon | Expanded Edition

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. In the early weeks of 1970, The Melodians joined the still small and select band of Jamaican acts to achieve international success when their lilting 'Sweet Sensation' made the British Top 50. The vocal trio, comprising Brent Dowe, Trevor McNaughton and Tony Brevett, had been a major force on their native island's music scene since the dawn of the rock steady era and continued to achieve significant success well into the mid-Seventies. But it was their work with Kingston-based producer, Leslie Kong that yielded their greatest successes, with the aforementioned hit among a series of reggae chartbusters, which included the immensely popular, 'Rivers Of Babylon'. Famously reworked by Euro-pop band, Boney M some years later, the song proved so popular for The Melodians back in '70 that Kong issued an entire album of the group's work soon after their single hit the local charts. Unissued outside of Jamaica, this now ridiculously rare LP is finally made available to the world at large, almost 50 years after it's original release. Comprising numerous tracks new to CD, this long overdue set demonstrates why the trio are today widely regarded as one of the finest vocal acts in the history of Jamaican music.

Tracks

1~1~It Took A Miracle
1~2~Sweet Sensation
1~3~It?S My Delight
1~4~A Day Seems So Long
1~5~Lost My Love
1~6~Though I?M Through With You
1~7~I Don?T Care
1~8~Oh Say, Darling Say
1~9~Walking In The Rain
1~10~Sounds Of Babylon
1~11~Come) Rock It With Me
1~12~Let?S Give Thanks And Praises
1~13~Put It Down Children
1~14~Staircase Of Time
1~15~Two Sides To Every Story
1~16~Freedom Train
1~17~Too Young To Fall In Love
1~18~The Time Has Come
1~19~Hold My Hand
1~20~My Life, My Love
1~21~When The Sun Goes Down
1~22~No Sins At All
1~23~Come Ethiopians Come
1~24~Second Babylon

Details

Format: CD
Artist: The Melodians
Release Date: 09 August 2019
Genre: Reggae
Label: DOCTOR BIRD
Distributor: Rocket Group