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Phyllis Dillon: Love Is All I Know (TJACD208)
Some great songs ranging from 1966 to 1971. the first half of this compilation from the late 60’s with some excellent originals like Don’t stay awat to some soulful covers. The version of my all time favourite Bettye Swann soul track make me yours is more than creditable, with only a slight Jamaican feel to it. Probably best known for the rockstaeady classic, her version of a 40’s tune Perfidia.
Great ballad with, if she is the Queen then surely he’s the king, Alton Ellis on Why did you leave me. He also features on a version of Ketty lesters Love Letters an dlater on Remember that Sunday which is one of the tracks of the album.
As we approach 1970 the Reggae beat emerges hardens and becomes more prominent, though the songs aren’t particularly hot, except maybe Right Track with Hopeton Lewis.
The album closes with 8 tracks from 1971 which are all very commendable including versions of the great Teddy Randazzo’s Living a lie, women in the ghetto , I can’t forget about you baby and Eddie Oh Baby
Format: CD album Released: Sep 20 2004 Availability: Not in stock: order for despatch in 3 to 14 days Price: £8.99
Although a few companies have issued collections of Phyllis Dillon's work over the years, none have come close to doing it justice. During her short, but glittering singing career, she recorded some of the most enduring Rocksteady and Reggae recordings ever waxed and all of these memorable hits, plus numerous rarer sides, are gatherrf on this definitive anthology of her output.
Tracklisting
Don't Stay Away - Listen
(This Is) A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening - Listen
A Thing Of The Past - Listen
Make Me Yours - Listen
Leave It In The Hands Of Love - Listen
Perfidia - Listen
It's RockingTime (aka Rocksteady) - Listen
Nice Time (aka Long Time) - Listen
Tulips (And Heather) (with Boris Gardiner) - Listen
I Wear His Ring - Listen
Don't Touch Me Tomato - Listen
Why Did You Leave Me (& Alton Ellis) - Listen
Love Letters (& Alton Ellis) - Listen
Love Is All I Had - Listen
Boys And Girls Reggae (aka Doing The Reggae) - Listen
Take My Heart (& Hopeton Lewis) - Listen
The Right Track (& Hopeton Lewis) - Listen
Walk Through This World (& Hopeton Lewis) - Listen
Remember That Sunday (& Alton Ellis) - Listen
You Are Like Heaven To Me - Listen
Living In Love (aka One Life To Live One Love To Give) - Listen
Midnight Confessions - Listen
Woman In The Ghetto (aka Woman Ghetto) - Listen
I Can't Forget About You Baby - Listen
Picture On The Wall - Listen
Eddie Oh Baby - Listen
The Love That A Woman Should Give A Man - Listen
We Belong Together - Listen
Love The One You're With - Listen
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