Smile Riddim – Various Labels

Smile produced by Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Striker Lee, Sugar Minott, Gregory Isaacs, Steely, Clevie, Richard Bell, Beres Hammond, Computer Paul for Studio One, Fashion, Cash And Carry, Steely, Clevie, Star Trail, Don One, Boot Camp, Sunset, Teams in 1977

Originally issued in 1977 and credited across a mix of labels and producers, Smile Riddim pulls together a wide cross-section of roots and later dancehall cuts, from Dub Specialist’s Sitting With Stupid and Gregory Isaacs’ Dubby Dubby to Beres Hammond’s Come Back Home, Dennis Brown’s Smile, Garnett Silk’s Hello Mama Africa, and General Degree’s Envy. The riddim is tied to names like Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Striker Lee, Sugar Minott, Gregory Isaacs, Steely and Clevie, Richard Bell, Beres Hammond, and Computer Paul, with release links running through Studio One, Fashion, Cash And Carry, Star Trail, Boot Camp, Sunset, and Teams. Its main draw is that broad roots-to-dancehall spread, with older dub versions sitting alongside 1990s vocal interpretations and a few later revivals.

Smile Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – Dubby Dubby (1978)
2. Dub – Smile Version (1999)
3. Apache Girl – Husband (1993)
4. Beres Hammond – Come Back Home (1993)
5. Bionic Steve – Fly The Gate (1993)
6. Courtney Melody – Rude Boy Business (1993)
7. Dennis Brown – Smile (1998)
8. Dub Specialist – Sitting With Stupid
9. Flourgon – Gone With The Trophy (1989)
10. Garnett Silk – Hello Mama Africa (1993)
11. General Degree – Envy (1993)
12. General T.K. – Fly The Gate
13. Glen Washington – Wages Of Sin (1998)
14. Gregory Isaacs – Smile (1977)
15. Jahmali – No Relationship (1999)
16. Janet-Lee Davis – Girl On The Side
17. Johnny Clarke – Dance
18. Johnny Clarke – Rise With A Smile
19. Lenny Banton & The Blackstones – I Wanna Hold You (2005)
20. Leroy Smart – Pride And Ambition (1993)
21. Little Devon – Fliction (1993)
22. Little Twitch – Talking Twitch (1993)
23. Lloyd Brown – Shananana (2007)
24. Luciano & Apache Indian – Calling Out To Jah (2000)
25. Mical Rustle – Baby You Can Go On (1993)
26. Richie Stephens – Can’t Sit Around (1999)
27. Serial Kid – Big And Serious
28. Sugar Minott – Smile (1993)
29. Sugar Minott & Lady G – Whole Heap A Man (1989)
30. Tenor Saw – Got To Obey
31. The Silvertones – Smile (1977)
32. The Silvertones – Smile (1991)
33. Willi Williams – Jah Righteous Plan
34. Yami Bolo – Non Stop Loving (1993)
35. Zeno – Again And Again (1999)

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