Can I Change My Mind Riddim – Various Labels

Can I Change My Mind produced by Carl Davis, Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Striker Lee, I-Roy, Alvin Ranglin, Mafia, Fluxy, E.J. Robinson, Syl Gordon, U Brown, Hopeton Lindo, Everard Metcalf for Dakar, Studio One, Striker Lee, Trojan, Mafia And Fluxy, El Paso, 321 Strong, VP, Jah Ruby in 1968

Can I Change My Mind Riddim (1968) pulls together a long-running version of the classic tune across several roots-era and later interpretations, with the original touchstone coming from Carl Davis’s Dakar camp and follow-up cuts tied to Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Lee, Alvin Ranglin, I-Roy, E. J. Robinson, Mafia and Fluxy, and others. The tracklist anchors the set with Alton Ellis’s Can I Change My Mind, while Delroy Wilson’s 1973 cut and Doreen Shaffer’s Ain’t Gonna Change My Mind add strong vocal contrast, later matched by 1990s and 2000s takes from Frankie Paul, Beres Hammond, Freddie McGregor, and George Nooks. It’s a tidy example of how one American soul song became a reggae vehicle that kept resurfacing in different eras, shifting from late-60s foundation style into sweeter lovers rock and modern revival versions without losing its central hook.

Can I Change My Mind Riddim Tracklist:

1. Alton Ellis – Can I Change My Mind (1969)
2. Alton Ellis – Can I Change My Mind (Discomix) (1969)
3. Beres Hammond – Focusing Time (1997)
4. Brian & Tony Gold – Never Before (1997)
5. Delroy Wilson – Can I Change My Mind (1973)
6. Doreen Shaffer – Ain’t Gonna Change My Mind (1979)
7. Doreen Shaffer & Sound Dimension – Ain’t Gonna Change Pt. 2 (1979)
8. Ed Robinson – Never Flipper Up (1994)
9. Frankie Paul – A Little Understanding (1994)
10. Frankie Paul – I Miss You (1994)
11. Frankie Paul – S- In You (1997)
12. Freddie McGregor – Can I Change My Mind (1996)
13. George Nooks – Can I Change My Mind (2008)
14. Glen Washington – Goodness & Mercy (2008)
15. Hortense Ellis – Can I Change My Mind (1969)
16. I-Roy – Rose Of Sharon (1973)
17. I-Roy – Stepping Down A Sav-La-Mar (1977)
18. I-Roy – Thinking Cap (1974)
19. Kashief Lindo – Beside You (2008)
20. Lady Ann – A1 Class (1983)
21. Mafia & Fluxy – Can I Change My Mind (1992)
22. Marcia Griffiths & Beres Hammond – Focusing Time (2005)
23. Nikesha – Pack The Memories (2008)
24. Richie Stephens – They Call Me Casanova (1994)
25. Richie Stephens & Garnett Silk – Fight Back (1994)
26. Tony Curtis – Home Alone (1997)
27. Tyrone Davis – Can I Change My Mind (1968)
28. U Brown & Sanchez – You’re The Nicest Love (2002)