Tell Me Now Release Details
- Riddim year: 1968
- Total tracks: 8
- Unique artists on riddim: 8
- Key artists on this riddim: Admiral Tibett, Bounty Killer, Marcia Griffiths
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Tell Me Now produced by Sonia Pottinger, Coxsone Dodd, Winston Dakin, Count Shelly, Bunny Gemini, Bulby York, Bubblers, Curtis Lynch Jr. for Money Disc, Sky Note, Greedy Puppy, Shelly’s, Record Factory, Greensleeves, Ruff Cutt Music in 1968
Tell Me Now Riddim brings together a long run of cuts first linked to Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One-era sound in 1968, with Marcia Griffiths’ original Tell Me Now leading the way and Sound Dimension’s Tell Me Now Version anchoring the instrumental side. The set later stretches across reworks from Sonia Pottinger, Winston Dakin, Count Shelly, Bunny Gemini, Bulby York, Bubblers, and Curtis Lynch Jr. , with key turns from Badoo, Sluggy Ranks, Admiral Tibet, and Marcia Griffiths alongside Bounty Killer. It also folds in the 1978 and 1995 Marcia Griffiths versions, which helps show how durable the tune has been across different reggae eras. As a whole, this is a compact but wide-ranging showcase of a classic vocal riddim, moving from rootsy foundation material to later digital and dancehall reinterpretations while keeping the original melody at the center.
Tell Me Now Tracklist:
- Admiral Tibet – Excitement (1995)
- Badoo – Strictly Reggae (1980)
- Marcia Griffiths – Tell Me Now (1968)
- Marcia Griffiths – Tell Me Now (1978)
- Marcia Griffiths & Bounty Killer – Tell Me Now (1995)
- Sluggy Ranks – Tell Me Now (1991)
- Sound Dimension – Tell Me Now Version (1968)
- Theresa Jae & Peter Hunnigale – Find A Way (1999)
