Riding For A Fall produced by Bunny Striker Lee, Phil Pratt, Coxsone Dodd, R. Beason for Roots International, Studio One, Peer Pressure in 1968
Riding For A Fall Release Details
- Riddim year: 1968
- Total tracks: 14
- Unique artists on riddim: 13
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Anthony B, George Nooks, Horace Andy, Johnny Clarke, Luciano, Lukie D
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Originally cut by Delroy Wilson in 1968, Riding For A Fall links Roots International, Studio One, and Peer Pressure to a deep roots-to-dancehall line-up that also runs through Bunny Striker Lee, Phil Pratt, Coxsone Dodd, and R. Beason. The set moves from Wilson’s title tune into later versions by Horace Andy, Johnny Clarke, Dennis Alcapone, George Nooks, Admiral Tibet, Anthony B, Luciano, and Lukie D, with the early foundation cut sitting alongside 2002 revisits and 1970s interpretations. It also highlights how a classic Studio One-era song can keep resurfacing across generations, especially through singers like Horace Andy and Johnny Clarke, who helped carry the riddim well beyond its original rocksteady frame.
Riding For A Fall Tracklist:
- Admiral Tibet – Marie (2002)
- Anthony B – Bandilero (2002)
- Big Youth – Phil Pratt Thing
- Delroy Wilson – Riding For A Fall (1968)
- Delroy Wilson – Riding For A Fall
- Dennis Alcapone – Memory Lane (1973)
- Errol Dunkley – Riding For A Fall
- George Nooks – Riding For A Fall (2002)
- Horace Andy – Riding For A Fall (1973)
- Johnny Clarke – Riding For A Fall (1973)
- Luciano – When You Need A Friend (2002)
- Lukie D – Find Her (2002)
- The Aggrovators – Riding In A Dub Groove
- Trinity – Riding For A Fall (1978)
