Be Thankful For What You’ve Got Release Details
- Riddim year: 1973
- Total tracks: 4
- Unique artists on riddim: 5
- Production credits: Lee Scratch Perry, Anthony Brightly, Unknown Label
- Key artists on this riddim: Lee Scratch Perry, Singing Melody
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Be Thankful For What You’ve Got produced by Lee Scratch Perry, Anthony Brightly for Unknown Label in 1973
Be Thankful For What You’ve Got Riddim – Unknown Label lands in 1973 as a Lee Scratch Perry production with Anthony Brightly attached, and it draws on a small four-tune set that balances vocal cuts and dub pressure. Bunny Clarke’s Be Thankful and The Upsetters’ Dubbing In The Back Seat carry the core of the riddim, while Pure Silk and Singing Melody’s 1992 revisit brings the tune back into a later dancehall era. The foundation itself is rooted in William DeVaughn’s Be Thankful for What You’ve Got, which gives the package its soulful, reflective feel even as Perry’s handling pushes it into a darker Jamaican groove.
Be Thankful For What You’ve Got Tracklist:
- Bunny Clarke – Be Thankful (1973)
- Pure Silk & Singing Melody – Be Thankful For What You’Ve Got (1992)
- The Upsetters – Dubbing In The Back Seat (1973)
- William DeVaughn – Be Thankful For What You’Ve Got
