Very Best of Toots & the Maytals [Polygram]

by Toots & the Maytals

Overview

For those who don't want or can't afford to plonk out for the Toots & the Maytals' Time Tough: The Anthology, The Very Best Of provides the perfect solution, distilling down that two-CD, 41-track set to a single 19-song disc. There are a few subtle differences, however; for starters this set boasts two different versions of the band's reggae smash "54-46, That's My Number," as well as the original ska version of their Jamaican Song Festival winner "Bam Bam," unlike the anthology, which included only a later remodel. However, the "Never You Change" found on this set is not the trio's original ska hit, but a reggae-fied remake. The rest of the album pulls directly from the anthology, with the disc divided almost evenly between the trio and a solo Hibbert's pre- and post-Island career. Thus, for those who prefer the Maytals' ska and/or reggae hits, this is not the collection for you, as there are much better compilations of those periods. But for fans looking for a larger overview of both the band and Hibbert himself, this is an excellent place to start. ~ Jo-Ann Greene

Product Details

Release Date:	04/25/2000
Label:	Island / Island/Def Jam / Universal
UPC:	0731454234528
Rank:	87017

Tracks

1. Broadway Jungle
2. Bam Bam
3. 54-46 Was My Number
4. Do the Reggay
5. Pressure Drop
6. 54-46 That's My Number
7. Sweet & Dandy
8. Monkey Man
9. Pomp & Pride
10. In the Dark
11. Funky Kingston
12. Time Tough
13. Reggae Got Soul
14. Never You Change
15. Living in the Ghetto
16. Never Get Weary
17. (I've Got) Dreams to Remember
18. Spiritual Reading
19. Peace, Perfect Peace

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Toots & the Maytals   Primary Artist
Toots Hibbert   Primary Artist
Sly Dunbar   Guest Artist
Robbie Shakespeare   Guest Artist
Steve Winwood   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Prince Buster   Producer
Earl Chin   Composer
Zelma Redding   Composer
Chris Blackwell   Producer,Composer
Leslie Kong   Composer,Producer
Dave Bloxham   Producer
Warwick Lynn   Composer,Producer
Wendy Lynn   Composer
Joe Rock   Composer
Fredrick Hibbert   Composer
Toots Hibbert   Composer
Frederick Hibbert   Composer
Joe Boyd   Producer
Otis Redding   Composer