Sitting And Watching Riddim – Various Labels

Sitting And Watching produced by Prince Far I, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Jah Thomas, Witty, Bobby Digital, E.J. Robinson for Taxi, Midnight Rock, Love People, Silver Camel, Witty, Digital-B, Top Rank, Fat Eyes in 1979

Sitting And Watching Riddim dates to 1979 and pulls together productions linked to Prince Far I, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Jah Thomas, Witty, Bobby Digital and E. J. Robinson across Taxi, Midnight Rock, Love People, Silver Camel, Digital-B, Top Rank and Fat Eyes. The best-known cut here is Dennis Brown’s title song Sitting And Watching, a smooth roots number that became a lasting Taxi-label favourite, while the set also brings in later versions from Luciano, Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul, Chaka Demus and Pliers and Jah Thomas. Built around a strong dub-heavy foundation, the compilation traces how the same riddim kept moving through different eras and voices, from early reggae roots to 80s and 90s updates.

Sitting And Watching Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – Dread Skank (1983)
2. Dub – If You Want To Do Ya Dub
3. Dub – Knock Them Out King Tubby And Scientist
4. Billy Boyo – Dreadlocks Party (1983)
5. Carlton Livingston – Long Cold Winter (1982)
6. Chaka Demus & Pliers – Gal Wine (1993)
7. Dennis Brown – Sitting And Watching (1979)
8. Frankie Paul – Driving Me Crazy (1993)
9. Jah Thomas – You No Hear (1981)
10. Luciano – Sitting And Watching (2004)
11. Sluggy Ranks – My Sound (1990)
12. Sugar Minott – Push Button (1993)
13. Teddy Brown – Sitting And Watching (1990)

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