Reggae Hit the Town (2001)

About this title: A bumper collection of some of the Ethiopians' finest work, and for once the title is barely misleading. Bar the first two tracks, which pre-date the genre's arrival, Reggae Hit the Town is drawn exclusively from that hit-filled era. A succinct career summary helps to put things in perspective, and best of all, the tracks are sequenced in chronological order, allowing listeners to chart the group's progress for themselves. What's missing are release dates and, worse yet, production credits. As the selector obviously worked hard on this fine overview, without playing producer favorites, this ... read more

Tracks:

1. Owe Me No Pay Me [Dillon]
2. Cool It Amigo [Dillon]
3. Fire a Mus Mus Tail [Dillon]
4. Reggae Hit the Town [Dillon]
5. I'm Not a King [Wilson]
6. What a Big Surprise [Dillon]
7. My Testimony [Dillon]
8. Buss Your Mouth [Dillon]
9. Mek You Go on So [Dillon]
10. Here I Come [Dillon]
11. Praise Far I [Dillon]
12. What a Pain [Dillon]
13. Lot Wife [Dillon]
14. Sound of Our Forefathers [Dillon]
15. Starvation [Dillon]
16. Israel Want Be Free [Dillon]
17. What We Gonna Do [Dillon]
18. Promises [Dillon]
19. Big Belly Horse [Dillon]
20. Jericho [Dillon]
21. Big Splish Splash [Dillon]
22. Build a Bridge [Dillon]
23. (I Want to Be) A Better Man [McCormack/Turnell]
24. Conquering Lion [Dillon]
25. Knowledge Is Power [Dillon]
26. Another Moses [Dillon]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.