Sweet Talking Riddim – Various Labels

Sweet Talking produced by Phillip Burrell, Coxsone Dodd, Danny Holloway, Clive Jarrett, Carlton Livingston, Beswick Phillips, Jah Thomas, Peter Escoffery, Everard Metcalf for Xterminator, Studio One, Dynamite, Midnight Rock, Solid Foundation in 1971

Sweet Talking Riddim was originally cut in 1971 and later carried across several labels, with the post noting production names like Phillip Burrell, Coxsone Dodd, Danny Holloway, Clive Jarrett, Carlton Livingston, Beswick Phillips, Jah Thomas, Peter Escoffery, and Everard Metcalf for Studio One, Xterminator, Dynamite, Midnight Rock, and Solid Foundation. The selection moves neatly between early roots cuts and later reinterpretations, pairing Dennis Alcapone’s Sweet Talking Version and The Heptones’ original-era recordings with tougher later takeovers from Carlton Livingston, Charlie Chaplin, and Early B. It’s a broad vocal-and-deejay showcase rather than a single-era compilation, and the mix of foundation material with 1980s and 2000s versions gives the riddim a long-lived, cross-generation feel. The Heptones’ Sweet Talking remains the anchor here, with the riddim’s familiar melody reworked in different styles without losing its classic groove.

Sweet Talking Riddim Tracklist:

1. Carlton Livingston – Walk And Talk (1983)
2. Charlie Chaplin – Down Ina Mi Culture
3. Dennis Alcapone – Sweet Talking Version (1971)
4. Dennis Brown – Forget Me Not (1998)
5. Early B – Kill Me With Talking (1984)
6. Everton Blender – Kadamawah (2006)
7. Fiona – Over Come What May (2006)
8. Freddie McGregor – Real Slave Master (2006)
9. George Nooks – Hide Away (2006)
10. Glen Washington – No Part Time Lovin (2006)
11. HonoRebel – New Girl (2006)
12. Jah Ruby – Dash The Love (2006)
13. Lady G – When We Rock (1993)
14. Leon Hyatt & Trinity – Sweet Talking
15. Luciano – One Away Ticket (1993)
16. Lukie D – Lonely (2006)
17. Marcia Griffiths – He Will See You
18. Marcia Griffiths – Paradise (2006)
19. Mona – No Mystery (2006)
20. Nadine Sutherland – If You’re Going Go (1993)
21. Nikesha – Sweet Talkin (2006)
22. Pam Hall – Fool (2006)
23. Peter Metro & Lady Ann – Bossanova (1984)
24. Sanchez – Another Sad Love Song (1993)
25. Sanchez & Stinger Man – Bumptious Girl (1994)
26. Screwdriver – Clean Up Jamaica (2006)
27. Sugar Minott – Up Town Girl (1979)
28. The Heptones – Sweet Talking (1971)
29. The Heptones – Sweet Talking (1976)
30. Tinga Stewart – You I’m Talkin (2006)
31. Tony Rebel – Bonafied (1993)
32. Yellowman – What The Girls Them Want (1979)

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