History Of Uptempo – Uptempo Records

HISTORY OF UPTEMPO – UPTEMPO RECORDS 1988

By 1988, reggae was deep into the digital era, but History Of Uptempo leans back into the late-’80s roots-dancehall moment with a heavyweight cast and a brisk, sound-system-friendly feel. Barrington Levy’s “Jah Black, ” Don Carlos on both “Give Thanks And Praise” and “Mr Big Man, ” and Junior Reid’s pair of cuts keep the energy high, while Tenor Saw’s “Golden Hen” and “Soft Soft Answer” add that sharp, melodic edge the period was known for. The riddim has the loose bounce and crisp drive that let singers and deejays ride it without crowding one another, and the set pulls in 16 tracks from 13 artists overall, with Sugar Minott and Willie Williams also in the mix.

History Of Uptempo Tracklist:

1. Anthony Johnson – Too Much Sufferation
2. Ashanti Waugh – Slave Ship
3. Barrington Levy – Jah Black
4. Barry Brown – Touch Me
5. Carlton Livingston – Itch It Up
6. Don Carlos – Give Thanks And Praise
7. Don Carlos – Mr Big Man
8. John Holt – Easy Loving
9. Junior Reid – Original Foreign Mind
10. Junior Reid – What You Know
11. Little John – Bubbling Style
12. Michael Palmer – Run Run
13. Sugar Minott – All Kind-A People
14. Tenor Saw – Golden Hen
15. Tenor Saw – Soft Soft Answer
16. Willie Williams – One Love