Ska, rocksteady, funky reggae, roots, dub mixes, disco mixes, they're all here from the queens of the Jamaican music scene - Studio One Women features a wide mix of classics and obscurities from the finest female voices in reggae.
Until now most of these tracks have only ever been available as extremely hard to find Jamaican 7 inch and 12 inch singles and even if you were lucky enough to find them they'd cost you a small fortune
Marcia Griffiths and Rita Marley (here with her first group The Soulettes) are two of Jamaica's most famous female singers hugely popular today. Both these artists became internationally famous as The I – Threes (along with Judy Mowatt), Bob Marley's backing singers alongside The Wailers. Also featured are Hortense Ellis, sister of Alton who cut many smash hits on the island, and Jennifer Lara, a lady who had a long career with Studio One, singing on countless sides.
Tracklisting
- Claudette Mclean – Give Love Another Try
- Jennifer Lara – My Man
- The Soulettes – A Deh Pon Dem
- Della Humphrey – Dream Land
- Jennifer Lara – Consider Me
- Denise Darlington – War No Right
- Hortense Ellis – I'm Just A Girl
- Angela Prince – No Bother With No Fuss
- Jerry Jones – There's A Chance For Me
- The Soulettes – King Street
- Jennifer Lara – Tell Me Where
- The Tonettes – I'll Give It To You
- Marcia Griffiths – Tell Me Now
- The Jay Tees – Come to me
- Angela Prince – You A Fool Boy
- Jennifer Lara – I am In love