Only A Smile Release Details
- Riddim year: 1967
- Total tracks: 13
- Unique artists on riddim: 12
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Admiral Tibett, Gregory Isaacs, U Roy
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Only A Smile produced by Duke Reid, Big Youth, Bunny Striker Lee for Treasure Isle, Clinch, Humal, Teams, Attack in 1967
1967 rocksteady from Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle camp, Only A Smile is best remembered for The Paragons’ original cut, with John Holt’s soulful lead giving the tune its classic smooth edge. The same rhythm has since carried later versions by Big Youth, Gregory Isaacs, U Roy, Admiral Tibet, Prince Malachi and others, which says plenty about how durable the backing has been. Duke Reid’s production helped define Treasure Isle’s golden run in the late 1960s, and this set sits right in that lane with the original Paragons single at its center and later roots and dancehall reinterpretations filling out the picture.
Only A Smile Tracklist:
- [Dub] – Version (2001)
- Admiral Tibet – No Love Without Feelings (2001)
- Big Youth – I Pray Thee Continually (1973)
- Big Youth – Is Dread In A Babylon (1973)
- Gregory Isaacs – Your Smiling Face (1973)
- Mike Brooks – Hurt (2006)
- Nerious Joseph – Show Little Love (2001)
- Prince Malachi – Armagideon (2001)
- Skibu – Be Ready (2001)
- The Blackstones – Only A Smile (2006)
- The Paragons – Only A Smile (1967)
- U Roy – Flashing My Whip (1969)
- Vivian Jones – Smile (2007)
