Why Birds Follow Spring Release Details
- Riddim year: 1967
- Total tracks: 9
- Unique artists on riddim: 11
- Key artists on this riddim: Al Campbell, Alton Ellis, Cornell Campbell, Dennis Brown
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Why Birds Follow Spring produced by Duke Reid, Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Striker Lee, Joe Gibbs, Errol Thompson, Al Campbell for Treasure Isle, Studio One, Wimpex, Roots, Town, Country, Record Globe, Jet Star in 1967
Why Birds Follow Spring is a 1967 roots-era riddim built around a classic cut first produced by Duke Reid for Treasure Isle, then carried across later versions by Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Lee, Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson, and Al Campbell. The selection brings together Alton Ellis and The Flames on the original 1967 vocal, with later takes from Alton Ellis, Hortense Ellis, Errol Dunkley, Cornell Campbell and The Eternals, and a Joe Gibbs and The Professionals instrumental side, giving the set a broad, vintage studio feel. With only nine tracks, it moves between soulful harmony, deep rocksteady, and tougher late-70s dubwise interpretations, while keeping Alton Ellis at the center of the story.
Why Birds Follow Spring Tracklist:
- Al Campbell – Why Birds Follow Spring (2004)
- Alton Ellis – Why Birds Follow Spring (1972)
- Alton Ellis & The Flames – Why Birds Follow Spring (1967)
- Cornell Campbell & The Eternals – Wise Bird Follow Spring (1977)
- Errol Dunkley – Why Birds Follow Spring (1974)
- Hortense Ellis – Why Birds Fly (1972)
- Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Tribesman Rockers (1978)
- Joe Gibbs & The Professionals & Dennis Brown – No Bones For The Dogs (1977)
- The New Establishment – Why Version (1972)
