Various Artists - Lovers Rock - CD

"Lovers Rock" is considered the first British reggae sub-genre to enjoy supranational success. Influenced by the Jamaican sound, Lovers Rock became the predominant genre of the UK scene in the mid-seventies until the late eighties

Developed as a counter-movement to the more militant style of roots reggae, Lovers Rock was influenced mainly by American R&B and the soulful soul of the Jamaican rock steady sound of the sixties. Despite the style achieving mainstream success with a number of major UK chart hits, mainstream media first became aware of the genre after the introduction of Steve McQueen's award-winning 2020 BBC TV series "Small Axe", in which an episode was devoted to Lovers Rock and its influence on British culture. Since then, international interest in the genre has been growing and now this compilation is released as a double LP and triple CD.

Tracklist:

CD 1
1. Silly Games – Janet Kay
2. Hopelessly In Love - Carroll Thompson
3. I'm In Love With A Dreadlocks - Brown Sugar
4. Devoted To You - Sister Stern
5. Choose Me (7" mix) - Dennis Bovell as African Stone
6. Just A Little Bit - Carroll Thompson
7. Baby Love - Winston Reedy
8. (Love Comes From The Most) Unexpected Places - Hortense Ellis
9. Spell (7" mix) - Sylvia Tella
10. I Can't Give You Anything (But My Love) (7" mix) - The J Sisters
11. I'm Still In Love With You - Marcia Aitken
12. Can't Go Through With Life - Marie Pierre
13. Keep It Like It Is - Louisa Mark
14. African Queen - Errol Campbell
15. Reflections Of My Life (7” mix) - Barry Biggs & Ruddy Thomas
16. Moi Emma Ooh - Winston Reedy
17. Cry - Angelique
18. When I Think Of You (7" mix) - Ruddy Thomas
19. Baby My Love - Fil Callendar & The In Crowd
20. Caught You In A Lie - Louisa Mark

CD 2
1. Money In My Pocket (1978 version) – Dennis Brown
2. We’ve Got A Good Thing Going – Sugar Minott
3. You Make Me Feel So Good – Ruddy Thomas & Susan Cadogan
4. Dim The Light – Winston Reedy
5. Someone Loves You, Honey – June ‘J.C.’ Lodge
6. Taxi (7” mix) – Leroy Brown
7. Loving Pauper - Ruddy Thomas
8. You Will Never Find Another Love Like Mine - John Holt
9. Sweet Man - The In Crowd
10. Walk Away From Love (7” mix) - Ken Boothe
11. I’m Hurtin' Inside - Marcia Griffiths
12. Hooked On You - Delroy Wilson
13. Groovy Situation - Keith Rowe
14. Investigator - Cornel Campbell
15. Baby Love (1978 mix) - The Sensations
16. Have You Ever Been In Love - Dennis Brown
17. People Are Doing It Every Day - Delroy Wilson
18. I Want To Make It With You (12" mix) - Carroll Thompson & Sugar Minott
19. Sweetie Come Brush Me - John Holt
20. Can't Buy My Love – Dhaima

CD 3:
1. Night Nurse – Gregory Isaacs
2. I’m So Sorry – Carroll Thompson
3. Getting Cozy (7” mix) - The In Crowd
4. When Push Comes To Shove – Freddie McGregor
5. Lovers Race - Sugar Minott
6. Wildfire – Dennis Brown & John Holt
7. Personally Speaking - Winston Reedy
8. Just One Moment Away - Ruddy Thomas
9. Supernatural Thing - Richard Ace
10. Hold On To What You've Got (7” mix) - Dennis Brown
11. Side Show (dancehall mix) - Barry Biggs
12. My Last Date (With You) - T. T. Ross
13. Lover's Rock In A J.A. Style - Freddie McGregor
14. Portrait of You - Gladwin Wright
15. I’m Still Waiting (12” mix) – Delroy Wilson
16. Walk Away (7" mix) - Marie Pierre
17. Love Has Found A Way – Dennis Brown
18. Paradise (In Your Eyes) – Winston Reedy
19. Ghetto Queen – John Holt
20. Key To The World – Ruddy Thomas