Althea and Donna Uptown Top Ranking (RSD 2023) (Vinyl)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Uptown Top Ranking (RSD 2023)Condition: NewArtist: Althea and DonnaFormat: VinylType: AlbumEdition: Limited 12" Album (Limited Edition)No Of Discs: 1Release Date: 04/22/2023Record Label: UMREAN: 0602448714251Description: The ultimate 'one-hit-wonders', 'Uptown Top Ranking' was a surprise International No. 1 smash hit single for the teenage duo Althea and Donna. Entranced by Trinity's hit 'Three Piece Suit', they wrote a 'reply' song - 'Uptown Top Ranking', which they cut for Joe Gibbs. The success of the single, both in Jamaica and globally, secured them a deal with Virgin Record's Front Line imprint, releasing this, their only album, in 1978. The album features the cream of Jamaica's reggae musicians - 'The Riddim Twins' (Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare) gives the music the fat rhythms, while the legendary group of players, The Revolutionaries - the sublime horn section of Tommy McCook, Vin Gordon, and Herman Marquis; guitarist Earl 'Chinna' Smith and keyboard player Bernard Harvey, provide the icing on the cake. Despite the teenage girls' lack of experience, this is a fabulous collection of roots reggae that swings from intense moody appeals to Jah, to brightly upbeat pop songs, and the Revolutionaries' outstanding contribution deserves the recognition it never received at the time. This reissue includes two bonus tracks - 'It Mek', an album out-take unreleased at the time, and 'Going To Negril', a 12-inch single, also from 1978.Genre: ReggaeStyle: ReggaeMPN: 4871425Release Year: 2023Tracks: 1: No More Fighting2: Jah Rastafari3: Make a Truce4: Oh Dread5: Uptown Top Ranking6: It Mek7: The West8: Jah Music9: If You Don't Love Jah10: Sorry11: They Wanna Just12: Going to Negril Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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