Product Description
Title: Ken Boothe – Essential Artist Collection Format: 2 CD Label: BMG Cat Num: Barcode: 4050538872170
Release date: May 5th 2023
Two CD set. Arguably the most gifted Jamaican performer of his generation, Ken Boothe is today widely regarded as a living legend, having recorded innumerable ska, rock steady and reggae classics over a period spanning some 60 years. After making his recording debut in 1962, Ken enjoyed a hugely successful career in Jamaica before achieving international stardom in 1974 with his chart-topping interpretation of ‘Everything I Own’ and the top 10 follow-up, ‘Crying Over You’. Both of these hugely popular tracks feature on this collection, which forms part of Trojan Record’s new ‘Essential Artist’ series, which showcases the best-loved recordings of some of Jamaica’s greatest musical talents. This release demonstrates the exceptional vocal talents of one of the finest and most soulful performers to have made their mark on modern popular music scene since the Sixties.
Track Listings
Disc: 1
| 1 | Everything I Own |
| 2 | Silver Words |
| 3 | Out of Love (aka I’m the One That Love Forgot) |
| 4 | I Wish It Could Be Peaceful Again |
| 5 | (You’re) Leaving Me |
| 6 | Artibella |
| 7 | Walk Away from Love (7″ Mix) |
| 8 | Lady with the Starlight |
| 9 | My Love |
| 10 | Why Baby Why |
| 11 | I Don’t Want to See You Cry |
| 12 | Give to Me |
| 13 | Have I Sinned |
| 14 | Keep My Love from Fading |
| 15 | Is It Because I’m Black? |
| 16 | Freedom Street |
| 17 | Ain’t No Sunshine |
| 18 | Live Good |
| 19 | Cherie Baby (aka Sherry) – Ken Boothe & The Messengers |
| 20 | Can’t Fight Me Down |
| 21 | Let Go |
| 22 | Your Feeling and Mine |
| 23 | Crowded City – Ken Boothe & The Messengers |
| 24 | You’re No Good |
| 25 | Let’s Get It On |
Disc: 2
| 1 | Crying Over You |
| 2 | It’s Gonna Take a Miracle |
| 3 | Black, Gold & Green |
| 4 | Who Gets Your Love |
| 5 | Say You |
| 6 | (That’s the Way) Nature Planned It |
| 7 | Now I Know |
| 8 | Whole World’s Down On Me – Ken Boothe & B.B. Seaton |
| 9 | I’m Not for Sale |
| 10 | Moving Away |
| 11 | Missing You |
| 12 | Drums of Freedom |
| 13 | Now You Can See Me Again |
| 14 | Why |
| 15 | Look What You’ve Done to Me |
| 16 | Get Close to You |
| 17 | Second Chance |
| 18 | Left with a Broken Heart |
| 19 | Freedom Day (aka Freedom Time) |
| 20 | Love and Unity |
| 21 | Somewhere |
| 22 | Rasta Never Fails – Ken Boothe & Lloyd Charmers |
| 23 | Satta Massagana |
| 24 | Got to Get Away (7″ Mix) |
| 25 | Love Don’t Love Nobody |
