Greatest Hits

by The Specials

Overview

Who ever heard of a Specials Greatest Hits collection that didn't include "Concrete Jungle" or "Rat Race"? It's not like the music that is here isn't wonderful -- it is, and the choices made are righteous insofar as they go. The problem is that the missing cuts leave such a gaping hole. Other best-ofs -- including the one compiled by Disky -- contain 15 tracks or more. Other tracks that could have been included here are "Guns of Navarone," "Nike Klub," and "Racist Friend." As for what is here, you get the uptempo bluebeat skankers like "A Message to You Rudy," "Ghost Town," "Man at C & A," "Rude Boys Outta Jail," "Simmer Down," and "Too Hot." So this is an enjoyable spin, but there are way better collections out there. ~ Thom Jurek

Product Details

Release Date:	05/27/2022
Label:	Cleopatra
UPC:	0889466305924
Rank:	44095

Tracks

1. Man at C&A
2. A Message to Rudy
3. Rude Boy's Outta Jail
4. Leave It Out
5. Your Wondering Now
6. Running Away
7. Ghost Town
8. It's You
9. Gangsters
10. Simmer Down
11. Too Hot
12. Rude Boy Gone Jail

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Specials   Primary Artist
Travis Laws   Guitar,Vocals
Ed Kampwirth   Vocals,Bass,Vocals
Chris Colonnier   Trombone,Vocals,Vocals,Trombone
Chris Clawson   Drums
Neville Staple   Vocals
Jesse Wilder   Guitar,Vocals
John Avila   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

John Avila   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer
K. Smith   Composer
Tom Lowry   Composer
Sheena Staple   Composer
Kendell Smith   Composer
Robert Livingstone Thompson   Composer
Cecil Eustace Bustamente Campbell   Composer
Bob Marley   Composer
Clement "Coxsone" Dodd   Composer
Anthony Focx   Mastering
Lynval Golding   Composer
Jerry Dammers   Composer
Neville Staple   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
The Specials   Composer
Cecil Campbell   Composer
Cisco DeLuna   Mixing
Horace Panter   Composer
Clement Seymour   Composer