A House Is Not A Home Riddim – Various Labels

A House Is Not A Home produced by Coxsone Dodd, Junior Dan, Phillip Burrell, Richard Bell, Donville Davis, Carl McLeod, Ray McLeod for Studio One, Dan-Ites, Xterminator, Star Trail, Cousins, Stingray in 1968

Built from Coxsone Dodd’s 1968 Studio One cut, A House Is Not A Home Riddim pulls together versions from several eras and labels, with Karl Bryan and The Soul Vendors laying down the original and later takes from Sugar Minott, Beres Hammond, Luciano, Glen Washington, and Spanner Banner giving it a long run through roots and dancehall. The tracklist also includes Junior Dan and Solid Foundation Band and a dub cut, which helps show how the rhythm moved across different producers’ camps from Dan-Ites and Xterminator to Star Trail, Cousins, and Stingray. It’s a classic soul-tinged Jamaican foundation, recognisable for its deep Studio One feel and the way later singers kept returning to that same heartfelt melody.

A House Is Not A Home Riddim Tracklist:

1. Beres Hammond – A House Is Not A Home (1995)
2. Glen Washington – Can You Feel It (2001)
3. JD Smoothe – A House Is Not A Home (1998)
4. Junior Dan & Solid Foundation Band – House Is Not A Home (1973)
5. Karl Bryan & The Soul Vendors – A House Is Not A Home (1968)
6. Luciano – It’s Me Again Jah (1994)
7. Solid Foundation Band – A Dub Is A Dub (1973)
8. Spanner Banner – Baby Love (1995)
9. Sugar Minott – A House Is Not A Home (1978)