Alton Ellis, Cry Tough - 59m 12s

Tracks & Durations

1. Breaking Up	2:59
2. Why Birds Follow Spring	2:24
3. I Can't Stop	3:22
4. Ain't That Loving You	2:40
5. You Make Me So Very Happy	2:53
6. Remember That Sunday (Alternate Take)	2:53
7. All My Tears Come Rolling	2:43
8. Baby I Love You	2:19
9. Chatty Chatty People	2:20
10. Willow Tree	2:42
11. If I Could Rule This World	2:27
12. What Does It Take (Take Two)	3:19
13. Cry Tough (Take Six)	2:17
14. Girl I've Got A Date (Soul Style)	2:30
15. Can't Stand It (Extended Mix)	6:50
16. I'm Just A Guy (Soul Style feat. Phyllis Dillon)	2:21
17. La La Means I Love You	3:09
18. Why Did You Leave Me To Cry (feat. Phyllis Dillon)	2:39
19. The Same Song	3:26
20. Black Man, White Man (Take Two)	2:52

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Review

After ska and just before reggae, Jamaica's musicscape was thick with the sweet sounds of rock steady--a slowed-down permutation of ska's tchink-a-tchink riddim--best served up with lyrics of love and lament, including reggaematical transformations of R&B tunes. Ellis, a staunch opponent of Jamaica's mid-'60s rude-boy craze (which was being fired by Bob Marley and the Wailers hits) and an exquisite singer, was the consummate rock steady crooner and remains a vibrant favorite on reggae's vintage show circuit. This CD corrals Ellis's honied tenor on classics from producer/gun toting sound system don Duke Reid's Treasure Isle label. "Ain't That Loving You," "Willow Tree," "Girl I've Got a Date," "Black Man, White Man," and the 16 other topnotch cuts here are beautifully reproduced from the original masters. --Elena Oumano

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