If I Could Rule This World produced by Duke Reid, Edmond Brooks, Winston Francis, The Blackstones, Donville Davis for Treasure Isle, Teams, Jet Star, Cousins in 1967
If I Could Rule This World Release Details
- Riddim year: 1967
- Total tracks: 4
- Unique artists on riddim: 4
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Alton Ellis
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
If I Could Rule This World Riddim brings together Treasure Isle-era roots with later cover versions across a small but varied lineup, anchored by Alton Ellis’s original 1967 cut and followed by Mike Brooks, The Blackstones, and Vivian Jones. Built around Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle sound, it links classic rocksteady feeling to a wider singer’s selection, with the title tune and Alton Ellis version giving it the deepest old-school pull. The release also shows how the song travelled beyond the 1960s, with the later tracks from the 2000s adding a more modern vocal range while keeping the same reflective mood.
If I Could Rule This World Tracklist:
- Alton Ellis – If I Could Rule This World (1967)
- Mike Brooks – Rising Of The Sun (2006)
- The Blackstones – Memories (2006)
- Vivian Jones – Slave Song (2007)
