WHEN RIDDIM WAS KING – STUDIO ONE RECORDS 2007
When Was King Release Details
- Riddim year: 2007
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 18
- Unique artists on riddim: 20
- Key artists on this riddim: Al Campbell, Alton Ellis, Dennis Brown, Johnny Osbourne, Michigan, Sugar Minott
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 2007 Riddims List · 2007 Reggae Riddims
This one reaches back to Studio One’s deep catalog and lets the label’s classic riddim culture do the talking, with a strong run of voices from Al Campbell, Alton Ellis, Dennis Brown, Bob Andy and Johnny Osbourne moving over a set that feels rooted in late-’60s and ’70s Kingston rather than modern polish. The longer flows of “Unchained (Original Mix)” and Dennis Brown’s “Created By The Father (Ext Mix)” sit nicely beside sharper cuts like Dillinger’s “Natty Kung Fu, ” while Ernest Wilson turns up twice and gives the sequence a little extra weight. Studio One’s role as Coxsone Dodd’s cornerstone operation matters here, because this is the sound of singers working over familiar foundations and making each version count. The release appears in 2007 and runs through 12 tracks, ending with Johnny Osbourne’s “Can’t Buy My Love. ”
When Tracklist:
- Al Campbell – Take A Ride
- Alexander Henry – Please Be True
- Alton Ellis – Mad Mad
- Basil Daley – Hold Me Baby
- Bob Andy – Unchained (Original Mix)
- Carlton And The Shoes – Me And You
- Dennis Brown – Created By The Father (Ext Mix)
- Dillinger – Natty Kung Fu
- Ernest Wilson – Undying Love
- Ernest Wilson – Why Oh Why
- Im And Dave – Candid Eye
- Johnny Osbourne – Cant Buy My Love
- Michigan And Smiley – Compliments To Studio One (Alt Vocal Mix)
- Sugar Minott – Come On Home
- The Bassies – Things Come To A Bump
- The Heptones – Fattie Fattie
- The Silvetones – Smile (Alt Mix)
- The Wailing Souls – Back Out With It
