Happy Times Release Details
- Riddim year: 1968
- Total tracks: 17
- Unique artists on riddim: 16
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Cornell Campbell, Dennis Brown, Top Cat
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Happy Times produced by King Jammy, Linval Thompson, Gyasi Addae, Prince Jammy, G. Phillips, Coxsone Dodd, Joe G for Jammy’s, Ujama, Witty, Unity Sounds, Bright Side, Studio One, 9 Lives in 1968
Happy Times Riddim is a various-label foundation set that reaches back to 1968, with production linked to King Jammy, Linval Thompson, Gyasi Addae, Coxsone Dodd, Joe G, and others across Jammy’s, Ujama, Witty, Unity Sounds, Bright Side, Studio One, and 9 Lives. The tracklist pulls in strong voices like Slim Smith, Cornell Campbell, Dennis Brown, Carlton Livingston, and Don Angelo, with Slim Smith’s Happy Times and Dennis Brown’s Too Late among the key cuts. It also reads like a cross-section of classic Jamaican recording eras, since the lineup stretches beyond the original late-60s cut into later versions by artists such as Nitty Gritty, Super Black, and Prento Youth.
Happy Times Tracklist:
- Carlton Livingston – Finders Keepers
- Cornell Campbell – Unfair Games
- Dennis Brown – Too Late [1] (1985)
- Don Angelo – Golden Touch
- Lloyd D Stiff – I Woulda Battle You
- Mikey Melody – Respect My Sound
- Lee – This Girl Is My Lover
- Nitty Gritty – Sweet Reggae Music (1986)
- Prento Youth – Pop Off (1995)
- Slim Smith – Happy Times (1968)
- Super Black – Love Sick (1987)
- Tad Hunter – Let Him Go (1995)
- Tenor Fly – I Get My Kicks (1995)
- Tenor Fly – Wicked Intention (1995)
- Tinga Stewart – Happy Times
- Top Cat – Wine Up Your Body (1995)
- TSMP Band – Happy Version
