Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Tighten Up - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Untouchables
2. Kansas City - Joya Landis
3. Spanish Harlem - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Val Bennett
4. A Place In The Sun - David Isaacs, Lee "Scratch" Perry
5. Win Your Love For Me - George A. Penny, Lynford Anderson
6. Fat Man - Derrick Morgan, Lynford Anderson
7. Angel Of The Morning - Joya Landis
8. Watch This Sound (For What It's Worth) - Lloyd Charmers, The Uniques
9. Sufferer - Derrick Harriott, The Kingstonians
10. Fattie Fattie - Clancy Eccles
11. John Jones - Derrick Harriott, Rudy Mills
12. Moonlight Lover - Arthur "Duke" Reid, Joya Landis
13. Long Shot Kick De Bucket - Leslie Kong, The Pioneers
14. Fire Corner - Clancy Eccles
15. Return Of Django - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Upsetters
16. Wreck A Buddy - Joe Gibbs, The Soul Sisters
17. Come Into My Parlour - Lee "Scratch" Perry, The Bleechers
18. Them A Laugh And A Kiki - Joe Gibbs, The Soulmates
19. Monkey Man - The Maytals
20. Shocks Of Mighty - Dave Barker, The Upsetters
21. Freedom Street - Ken Boothe
22. Man From Carolina - The G.G. All Stars
23. Singer Man - The Kingstonians
24. Herbsman - King Stitt, Andy Capp
25. Barbwire - Nora Dean
26. Stay A Little Bit Longer - Delano Stewart

Disc 2:

1. Blood & Fire - Niney
2. Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers
3. Starvation - The Pioneers
4. Better Must Come - Bunny Lee, Delroy Wilson
5. In Paradise - Jackie & Judy
6. The Selah - The Ethiopians
7. Rod Of Correction - Clancy Eccles
8. Know Far I - Bongo Herman, Bunny Lee
9. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Jimmy London
10. Shaft - The Chosen Few
11. Duppy Conqueror - Bob Marley & The Wailers
12. Down Side Up - Harry J Allstars
13. Redemption Song - Toots & The Maytals
14. Hot Bomb - I Roy & The Jumpers
15. President Mash Up The Resident - Shorty
16. Wet Vision - U-Roy
17. The Time Has Come - Slim Smith
18. Have A Little Faith - Nicky Thomas
19. Silver Words - Ken Boothe
20. You Don't Know - Bob Andy
21. Nice Nice Time - Zap Pow
22. Meaning Of Life - The Heptones
23. Here I Am Baby - Al Brown
24. Emergency Call - Judy Mowatt
25. None Shall Escape The Judgement - Johnny Clarke
26. If You're Ready (Come Go With Me) - Cynthia Richards

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4117 in Music
• Released on: 2008-02-26
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Box set
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 161 minutes

Customer Reviews

Sounds of the summer
This Tighten-Up compilation will put a smile on your face this summer, and might even make you think the sun is shining.

There is a definite progression to be heard as the tracks draw from the original eight lps in the series.

Reggae is still a relatively new concept in the first tracks, having just taken over from the slower rock-steady style in the early sixties. So the first few numbers are very R&B-like. Half way through the first disc the familiar bass thump is there and you know you're not in Kansas anymore.

I am a big fan of unlikely Reggae covers and there are some gems here. The theme from Shaft had me grinning from ear to ear. Bridge Over Troubled Water is pretty good as well.

Tighten Up is a real floor filler and a total mood lifter. You owe it to yourself to imbibe.

Skanking collection
An awesome collection of tunes, buy this cd and I dare anybody not to enjoy this collection!!

good general old reggae
Having bought a couple of the Tighten up Vols albums in vinyl many years ago I was very please once I saw this CD containing all 8 albums, Just great buy it.