Episode #121: Private Number


This week's Summer Special allows me to indulge in one of my more secret gratifications: old-school reggae and rocksteady covers of hits from other genres -- specifically, appropriately for our purposes, R&B classics from the '60s and '70s. Try to imagine the second hour of today's show pouring out of a 35-foot-high sound system as the island swelters around you. But don't try and stick me for the smoke damage. The first hour is our usual sack full of spun gold.


ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1
Rocky Roberts & the AiredalesBuzz Buzz Buzz1967Brunswick
Freddy RobinsonThe Creeper1966Checker
Barbara LynnYou Left the Water Running1966Tribe
SlyButtermilk (Pt. 1)1965Autumn
Frank Lavette & the LavellsGonna Tip Up on You1968Kaycee-Soul
Betty MoorerSpeed Up1967Wand
D. D. JamesRome Wasn't Built in a Day1968Soultrack
Dee ClarkT.C.B.1965Constellation
Patti DrewI Can't Shake It Loose1967Capitol
Set 2
Sam MoultrieFunky Jerk1969Roulette
The Chili PeppersChicken Scratch1969GWP
Sue FultonGot to Be Ready for Success1969Success Express
Wanda DavisSave Me1970Project Soul
Baby Huey & the Baby SittersRunning1971Curtom
The SylversFool's Paradise1972Pride
Hearts of StoneIf I Could Give You the World1970V.I.P.
Brooks O'DellPredicament #21971Mankind
Kimberley BriggsGive a Man an Inch1971Kimbrig
Set 3
Derrick HarriottReach Out, I'll Be There1967Crystal
Norma FrazerRespect1968Coxsone
Bob Andy & Marcia GriffithsPrivate Number1970Harry J
Bruce RuffinO-o-h Child1970Summit
Chosen FewTheme from Shaft1971Crystal
Otis GayleI'll Be Around1972Studio One
Al BrownHere I Am (Come and Take Me)1973Tit for Tat
Set 4/Outro
Joy WhiteMy Guy1975Jama (UK)
Horace AndyAin't No Sunshine1973Earthquake
Pat RhodenBoogie On Reggae Woman1975Horse
Jacob MillerWhy Can't We Be Friends1975E-E Saw
Zap PowIf You Don't Know Me By Now1976Trojan (UK)
Hortense EllisPeople Make the World Go Round1990Studio One
Bitty McLeanWalk Away From Love2004Brilliant

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