Left With A Broken Heart Riddim – Various Labels

Left With A Broken Heart produced by Winston Riley, Bunny Striker Lee, Joe Gibbs, Al Campbell, Jah Screw, Barrington Levy, Togetherness Crew for African Museum, Duke, Jaguar, Justice, Jackpot, Striker Lee, Joe Gibbs, Moses, AC Music, Greensleeves, Togetherness, Spragga Roots, Living Room in 1968

Built around Winston Riley’s 1968 Left With A Broken Heart rhythm, this various-artists set pulls together one of those enduring roots lines that kept resurfacing across reggae eras and labels. The original Paragons cut sits at the centre, while later versions from Dennis Alcapone, Dennis Brown, George Nooks and Barrington Levy show how widely the tune travelled, from early deejay style through lovers rock and deeper roots. It also stretches into the 2001 revival wave with cuts like Ancient’s They Don’t Know, Anthony B’s Love Will Be Lost Forever and Bushman’s Wicked Man. With links to Duke, Bunny Lee, Joe Gibbs, Striker Lee, Greensleeves and Togetherness Crew, the riddim carries a long paper trail and a strong classic-Jamaican feel.

Left With A Broken Heart Riddim Tracklist:

1. Ancient – They Don’t Know (2001)
2. Anthony B – Love Will Be Lost Forever (2001)
3. Anthony Cruz – Single Once Again (2001)
4. Barrington Levy – Left With A Broken Heart (1992)
5. Bushman – Wicked Man (2001)
6. Dennis Alcapone – Left With A Broken Heart (1971)
7. Dennis Brown – Left With A Broken Heart (1976)
8. Dennis Walks – Fall From High
9. Dwight Pinkney – Left With A Broken Heart (1999)
10. George Nooks – Left With A Broken Heart (1978)
11. George Nooks – What Goes Up (2001)
12. Jack Radics – Emptiness (2001)
13. JD Smoothe – Left With A Broken Heart (2007)
14. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – In A Girl’s Face (1978)
15. John Holt – Left With A Broken Heart (1971)
16. Johnny Clarke – Left With A Broken Heart (1974)
17. Ken Boothe – Left With A Broken Heart (1978)
18. Lukie D – Be Alone (2001)
19. Natural Black – Black Woman (2001)
20. Norris Man – Live It Up (2001)
21. Paul Elliott – Don’t Change On Me (2001)
22. Ranking Joe – See A Girl’s Face (1978)
23. Sanchez – Broken Heart (2001)
24. The Mighty Diamonds – Left with a Broken Heart (1980)
25. The Paragons – Left With A Broken Heart (1968)
26. Tony Curtis – Left With A Broken Heart (2001)