To Be A Lover Release Details
- Riddim year: 1973
- Total tracks: 10
- Unique artists on riddim: 7
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Lee Scratch Perry
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To Be A Lover produced by Ainsley Folder, Jah Lloyd, Jah Mikey, Lee Scratch Perry for Dee Jay in 1973
To Be A Lover Riddim comes from Dee Jay in 1973 and is tied to production work by Ainsley Folder, Jah Lloyd, Jah Mikey and Lee Scratch Perry. This 10-track selection brings together Augustus Pablo and King Tubby’s Pablo’s Mercy, Delroy Wilson’s Have Some Mercy, George Faith’s To Be A Lover, Jah Lloyd’s Ganja Crop, Shenley Duffus’s version of the title cut, and the Upsetters’ Lover Version, so it moves between roots vocals, deejay cuts and a strong instrumental side. George Faith’s To Be A Lover later resurfaced as a 1977 cut, which fits the way this rhythm kept circulating through Perry’s orbit. The release has a warm Black Ark-era feel and closes on a dubby, version-heavy mood that gives it a loose but focused vintage reggae flow.
To Be A Lover Tracklist:
- Augustus Pablo & King Tubby – Pablo’s Mercy
- Delroy Wilson – Have Some Mercy (1973)
- George Faith – To Be A Lover
- George Faith – To Be A Lover (1977)
- Jah Lloyd – Ganja Crop
- Jah Lloyd – Judge Not
- Jah Lloyd – Little Sally Dater (1976)
- Jah Lloyd – To Be Your Lover
- Shenley Duffus – To Be A Lover
- The Upsetters – Lover Version
