Things You Love Riddim - Treasure Isle

Things You Love produced by Duke Reid for Treasure Isle in 1969

Things You Love Riddim Release Details

Riddim year: 1969
Total tracks: 2
Unique artists on riddim: 2
Production credits: Duke Reid, Treasure Isle
Key artists on this riddim: U Roy
Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive

In 1969, Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle gave The Jamaicans and U Roy the same backbone cut on Things You Love, a rocksteady-era rhythm that captures the label’s smooth but punchy style at the end of the decade. The Jamaicans handle the original Things You Love version, while U Roy’s toast turns it into one of those early deejay moments that helped define the Treasure Isle sound in a new way. Reid was already one of the key architects of ska and rocksteady by then, and this release fits neatly into that run of classic sessions from his Kingston camp.