Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Riddim – Various Labels

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do produced by Steely, Clevie, Coxsone Dodd, Maurice Johnson, Bunny Striker Lee, Alvin Ranglin, Bunny T, Winston Morris, Tesfa McDonald, Sir Tommy’s, Bobby Digital, Junior Tucker, Beres Hammond, King Jammy, Donovan Bennett for Bam Bam, Studio One, Black Scorpio, Treasure Isle, Corner Stone, Life Music, Jackpot, Hitbound, Tesfa, Jungle Rock, Sir Tommy’s, Digital-B, Brickwall, VP, Jasfar, Rashanco, Mixing Lab, Don Corleon, Stone Love initially in 1969

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Riddim pulls together a long-running rocksteady and reggae favorite, anchored by Alton Ellis’ original 1969 cut and built out here with versions from singers like Beres Hammond, Cocoa Tea, Anthony Johnson, Al Campbell, and Bunny Rugs. The riddim is linked to a wide spread of producers and labels, including Studio One, Treasure Isle, Black Scorpio, Hitbound, and Digital-B, which helps explain why it has surfaced in so many different eras and styles. Alton Ellis’ heartbreak classic gives the set its core identity, while the mix of late-’60s roots, early-’80s dancehall, and 2000s reinterpretations keeps the release rooted in romance and sorrow rather than one fixed sound.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Riddim Tracklist:

1. 2 Of A Kind – It’s All In You (2005)
2. Al Campbell – Trick Me Twice (2008)
3. Alton Ellis – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (1969)
4. Alton Ellis – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (2)
5. Alton Ellis & Hortense Ellis – Breaking Up
6. Anthony Johnson – Don’t Worry Little Girl
7. Baddingo – Woman I Love You (2005)
8. Badoo – Tonight Is The Party (1981)
9. Beres Hammond – Love Mood (2004)
10. Bunny Rugs – War War
11. Causion – Breaking Up (2005)
12. Cocoa Tea – Smile (1995)
13. Dennis Alcapone – Six Million Dollar Man (1976)
14. Fiona – There Is No Me Without You (2005)
15. Gladstone Anderson – Gladdy Special (1987)
16. Glen Washington – Breaking Up (1999)
17. Glen Washington – Where Will I Go (2005)
18. Gregory Isaacs – Breaking Up (1976)
19. Hopeton Lindo – I’m So Proud Of You (2005)
20. Hugh Griffiths – Breaking Up (1983)
21. Johnny Clarke – Breaking Up (1976)
22. Junior Tucker – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (1996)
23. King Stitt – Live Jah Up
24. King Tubby & Prince Jammy – Breaking Up Dubwise (1976)
25. Lennie Hibbert – Montego Rock
26. Leroy Sibbles – Can’t Take You Back (1995)
27. Leroy Smart – Shame & Pride (1976)
28. Little John – Breaking Up (1993)
29. Lutan Fyah – Remember Me (2005)
30. Mical Rustle – You Me Baby (2005)
31. Mikey Melody – No One But Jah Jah (1990)
32. Natural Black – Make Sacrifice (2007)
33. Nicodemus – Spring Valley (1986)
34. Pampi Judah – People Crying Out (2005)
35. Papa Ritchie – Phantom Of The Jungle
36. Phillip Fraser – Breaking Up
37. Pressure – Make Up To Break Up (2009)
38. Prince Buster – Breaking Up (1987)
39. Sanchez – Breaking Up (1991)
40. Sizzla – Good Ways (1998)
41. Spanner Banner – Love Takes Time
42. Sugar Minott – Give Me Jah Jah
43. Sugar Minott – Never Gonna Give Jah Up (1998)
44. The Aggrovators – Seven Million Dollar Man (1976)
45. The Mighty Diamonds – Shame And Pride
46. Tony Tuff – Love Light Shining
47. Tony Tuff & Burro Banton – Gully & Gaza (2010)