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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Shaggy Feat. Ricardo 'RikRok' Ducent - It Wasn't Me | |||
| 2. UB40 - Red Red Wine | |||
| 3. Aswad - Don't Turn Around | |||
| 4. Chaka Demus & Pliers Feat. Jack Radics and The Taxi Gang - Twist & Shout | |||
| 5. Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On | |||
| 6. Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. C.J. Lewis - Sweets For My Sweet | |||
| 2. Big Mountain - Baby, I Love Your Way | |||
| 3. Shabba Ranks - Mr. Loverman | |||
| 4. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy | |||
| 5. Maxi Priest - Close To You | |||
| 6. Desmond Dekker - Israelites | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Sean Kingston Feat. Jonathan Rotem - Beautiful Girls | |||
| 2. Shaggy - Mr Boombastic | |||
| 3. Apache Indian - Boom Shack | |||
| 4. Grace Jones Feat. Bounty Killer - My Jamaican Guy | |||
| 5. Aswad - Shine | |||
| 6. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now | |||
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Product Description
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With Summer 2012 being the year of the Jamaican 50 years of independence and the Bob Marley movie this album is the perfect summer party, bbq and lazy day accompaniment. The UK hasn t had the greatest summer so we are bringing summer to the UK.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
By Antony May
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Format:Audio CD
I must admit to being more than a little surprised at the poor quality of this compilation. The 'Now' brand has (for all its sins) up until now always been one associated with original- same as the radio- versions and well compiled collections. Well, on the evidence of 'Now That's what I Call Reggae', that reputation is no longer valid!
Not only is this compilation uninspired to say the least (all the usual oldies, plus a host of pop/reggae crossovers and a few tenuous selections) a good many of the songs here are either NOT the original hit version of the song or have been edited in some way. To add to the misery the sound quality varies wildly and CJ Lewis 'Sweets For My Sweet' has such a hissy, thin and trebly sound its almost unlistenable.
The truth about this compilation is that in tough economic times and finding themselves increasingly redundant record companies are trying to do whatever they can to drum up sales. The inclusion of 'Walking On The Moon' by The Police is tenuous but just about acceptable but how anyone could call 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' by Bobby McFerrin reggae is beyond me? With downloading having pretty much killed off the charts and what chart there is now perpetually full of little but R&B and Rap songs there have not been any truly crossover reggae smashes for some years now. Thus, 'Now That's What I Call Reggae' is the kind of compilation we can expect to see more and more of from now on, I'm afraid.
Give this a miss.
Not only is this compilation uninspired to say the least (all the usual oldies, plus a host of pop/reggae crossovers and a few tenuous selections) a good many of the songs here are either NOT the original hit version of the song or have been edited in some way. To add to the misery the sound quality varies wildly and CJ Lewis 'Sweets For My Sweet' has such a hissy, thin and trebly sound its almost unlistenable.
The truth about this compilation is that in tough economic times and finding themselves increasingly redundant record companies are trying to do whatever they can to drum up sales. The inclusion of 'Walking On The Moon' by The Police is tenuous but just about acceptable but how anyone could call 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' by Bobby McFerrin reggae is beyond me? With downloading having pretty much killed off the charts and what chart there is now perpetually full of little but R&B and Rap songs there have not been any truly crossover reggae smashes for some years now. Thus, 'Now That's What I Call Reggae' is the kind of compilation we can expect to see more and more of from now on, I'm afraid.
Give this a miss.
21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Mr Bald
Format:Audio CD
Now I know that due to rights and what not, the album was never going to have the all time classics from artists like Bob and Peter Tosh or any of the Marley boys, but still...
Out of the 60 songs, only 5-10 should be making it anywhere near a compilation of great reggae hits. There are a couple of classics like Diana King and Wayne Wade, but there are so so so many more missing. And there is just the one newish song from Gyptian, when the reggae scene is thriving at the moment, with Beenieman, Sean Paul, Alborosie, and Protoje to name a few.
An absolute waste of time if your looking for a bit of decent reggae.
I'm very glad that I looked through the track list before purchasing, I mean just seeing the name Peter Andre shows straight away this is not what you're looking for.
Out of the 60 songs, only 5-10 should be making it anywhere near a compilation of great reggae hits. There are a couple of classics like Diana King and Wayne Wade, but there are so so so many more missing. And there is just the one newish song from Gyptian, when the reggae scene is thriving at the moment, with Beenieman, Sean Paul, Alborosie, and Protoje to name a few.
An absolute waste of time if your looking for a bit of decent reggae.
I'm very glad that I looked through the track list before purchasing, I mean just seeing the name Peter Andre shows straight away this is not what you're looking for.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Numinous Ugo
Format:Audio CD
This was always going to be a cash in compilation but for goodness sake could somebody not be bothered to select a complete album of genuine raggae? The inclusion of the Police is so lame. I am not saying I do not like the song, nor do I deny that it has a raggaeish rhythm, but surely it is not what anyone calls raggae. The there is Peter Andre! There is not much more to say about the bepth that the compilers of this compilation have sunk to after that. To put these raggae lite songs next to wrok by Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley etc, is just a slap in the face for Jamaican musicians. Shame on anyone who buys this, get some real raggae albums, if you want a compilation then look at the likes of Trojan Presents: Classic Reggae - The Soundtrack to Jamaica
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What 's expected - but!
It's good and I don't doubt the popularity of the selection, but I was hoping for something a little more selective from the genre over the past 40 years. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Gramps
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Its Ok.
Its very ok because some of the tracks are quite good while some are not. All the same it is worth the amount of three cds of great reggae in one. Its worth keeping. Read more
Published 18 days ago by record
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NOW thats what I call Reggae
Great collection of all your favourite reggae hits, a real feel good sing a long album for crusing down the motorway
Published 27 days ago by Ann
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really great item
i chose this rating as i really like the type of music and i would recommend this item to any one who likes reggae
Published 1 month ago by john murphy
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Bring on the summer!
Great cd, even my husband, who doesn't like reggae, loves this so it gets played in the car all the time! Brought back lots of memories when I first heard it.
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. E. Mann
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Dance until the early hours
This album is brilliant as it brings together a whole host of artists on one disc (or three) the muasic is great and will instantly put you in the mood for dancing.
Published 2 months ago by Mr Tynesider
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Amazing!
The cd came very quickly and as soon as I got it I had to play it and it didn't disappoint! The majority of songs on that I've loved for years were on-love it!
Published 2 months ago by Tracy Ullyott
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Great Driving Fun
A great CD for driving to, lots of great fun music that is upbeat and puts a smile on your face.
Published 2 months ago by ruftytuftyrider
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Now that's what I call reggae CD
I purchased this for my grandson for xmas. He is very happy with it, has listened to it several times.
Published 3 months ago by Patricia Blackwood
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Brilliant
I love it. It was all that I expected it to be with a good mix of reggae from over a long time span and included a lot of my favourites.
Published 3 months ago by J. Wright
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