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1 Honour Your Mother and Father Dekker 2:26
2 This Woman Dekker 2:34
3 007 (Shanty Town) Dekker 2:48
4 Keep a Cool Head Dekker 2:09
5 Unity Dekker 2:15
6 Wise Man Dekker 2:07
7 Mother Long Tongue Dekker 2:19
8 Fu Man Chu Dekker 3:12
9 Israelites Dekker 2:39
10 It Is Not Easy Kong/Dekker 2:13
11 Intensified Festival 68 Dekker 2:44
12 A It Mek Dekker 2:28
13 My Precious World (The Man) Dekker/Kong 2:58
14 Rude Boy Train [*] Kong/Dekker 2:20
15 Mother Pepper [*] Dekker 2:18
16 Pickney Gal Dekker 2:56
17 You Can Get It If You Really Want Cliff 2:30
18 Licking Stick [*] Dekker 2:15
19 Reggae Recipe [*] Kong/Dekker 3:05
20 Warlock Kong/Dekker 3:54
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Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker

Audio Compact Disc

Label: Rhino

Style: Ska

Rockin' Steady: The Best of Desmond Dekker

UPC: 081227027124

Release Date: 03/24/1992

Original Release Date: 03/24/1992

Number of Discs: 1

Tracks: [Honour Your Mother and Father, This Woman, 007 (Shanty Town), Keep a Cool Head, Unity, Wise Man, Mother Long Tongue, Fu Man Chu, Israelites, It Is Not Easy, Intensified Festival 68, A It Mek, My Precious World (The Man), Rude Boy Train [*], Mother Pepper [*], Pickney Gal, You Can Get It If You Really Want, Licking Stick [*], Reggae Recipe [*], Warlock]
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Rick Anderson

To pick a truly essential Desmond Dekker collection from the myriad best-ofs, box sets, and period anthologies that dot the musical landscape would be almost impossible; many of the Dekker compilations currently on the market are practically interchangeable in terms of both content and sound quality. But if you're looking for a starting point, you can't do much better than this 20-track retrospective, which includes just about every hit single Dekker made during the peak of his popularity in the late '60s. There are the songs of Biblical warning ("Honour Your Mother and Your Father," "This Woman"), the rude boy anthems ("007 (Shanty Town)," "Rude Boy Train"), the topical admonishments ("Keep a Cool Head," "Unity"), and, of course, the immortal "Israelites," which introduced most of North America to the ska sound when it was a worldwide radio hit in 1969. Not to mention charming period pieces like "Intensified Festival 68" and the irresistible romantic come-on "Pickney Gal." Highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson, Rovi