Don’t Stay Away Release Details
- Riddim year: 1967
- Total tracks: 10
- Unique artists on riddim: 9
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Luciano, U Roy
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Don’t Stay Away produced by Duke Reid, Bunny Striker Lee, Chris Peckings, Donville Davis for Treasure Isle, Jet Star, Peckings, Cousins in 1967
Built around Phyllis Dillon’s 1967 classic Don’t Stay Away, this Treasure Isle-rooted set brings together late-’60s rocksteady and later versions from U-Roy, Luciano, Sadiki, Vivian Jones, Lady Lex, Mafia, Richie Davis, and The Blackstones. Duke Reid’s original production gives the foundation its warm, soulful edge, while the version cuts lean into a wider roots-to-dancehall sweep that keeps the riddim in circulation across decades. U-Roy’s 1969 take and Luciano’s Running For My Life are among the key highlights, with the compilation also tying in Donville Davis, Bunny Striker Lee, and Chris Peckings across the label history.
Don’t Stay Away Tracklist:
- Lady Lex – You (2007)
- Luciano – Running For My Life (2007)
- Mafia – Brag And Boast (2007)
- Phyllis Dillon – Don't Stay Away (1967)
- Richie Davis – What if (2007)
- Sadiki – Slipping Away (2007)
- Sadiki – Wouldn't Stay Away (2007)
- The Blackstones – Worried Man (2006)
- U Roy – Don't Stay Away (1969)
- Vivian Jones – That Feeling (Woo Woo Feeling) (2007)
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