Water Pumping Release Details
- Riddim year: 1983
- Total tracks: 15
- Unique artists on riddim: 13
- Production credits: Tad Dawkins, King Jammy, Tad's, Jammy's
- Key artists on this riddim: Freddie Mcgregor, Horace Andy, Johnny Osbourne, Leroy Smart, Sugar Minott
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Water Pumping produced by Tad Dawkins, King Jammy for Tad’s, Jammy’s in 1983
Water Pumping Riddim by Tad Dawkins and King Jammy for Tad’s, Jammy’s first surfaced in 1983, and this set pulls together a strong early-dancehall cast around Johnny Osbourne’s signature cut Water Pumping. Alongside Osbourne, the lineup includes Freddie McGregor, Horace Andy, Leroy Smart, Little Andy, Purpleman, Mighty Rudo, Badoo, and Ranking Prendigas, with dub versions like Level Vibes Version and Pumping Dub giving the rhythm plenty of room to breathe. The release also underlines how closely Tad Dawkins and King Jammy were working at the time, with the riddim carrying that lean, rocking 1983 sound that helped define the era.
Water Pumping Tracklist:
- Dub – Level Vibes Version
- Dub – Pumping Dub
- Badoo – Baby Come Home
- Freddie McGregor – Name And Number
- Horace Andy – Beware
- Johnny Osbourne – Water Pumping
- Johnny Osbourne – Water Pumping
- Leroy Smart – Do It Like Me
- Little Andy – Dance Move
- Mighty Rudo – You Are My Sunshine
- Purpleman – Level Vibes
- Ranking Prendigas – Baby Come Home
- Singie Singie – Shoulder Move
- Sugar Minott – Level Vibes
- The Water House Youth – Every Where We Go
