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Various Artists: Let Me Tell You Boy - Reggae Sisters (TJCCD312)

I’m afraid this isn’t as good as I expected, don’t get me wrong it contains several great tracks and is reasonable selection of rocksteady/reggae/lovers tunes. It is soulful but when compared to the men and the male vocal groups it falls short on the soulful stakes in my view.

The highlights are Hortense Ellis’s wonderful I’m still in love, Judy Mowatt’s Mellow mood exudes, as you would expect, a Bob Marley vibe, Cynthia richards, conversation, though Poppy is one of the better covers. Phylis dillon pretty much has the best voice on show

The best track is probably Diane Lawrence’s Hound Dog.

Tracks like Fever don’t do it for me on any level I’m afraid, neither does the frantic cover of Preacher man, and a number of the other covers though they are big in Lovers Rock circles.

Various Artists: Let Me Tell You Boy - Reggae Sisters (TJCCD312)

Format: CD album Released: Apr 03 2006 Price: £12.99 Belatedly following on from the highly acclaimed Trojan Reggae Sisters box set, issued in 2003, Reggae Sisters highlights some of the greatest recordings by female artists from the sixties and seventies. Illustrated on the collection are a variety of styles, from the sweet sounds of soulful Rocksteady and Lovers Rock to hard-hitting funk, all courtesy of the greatest female artists to have made their mark on the Reggae scene since the sixties.

Tracklisting

Don't Stay Away - Phyllis Dillon

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Marcia Griffiths

Fever - Susan Cadogan

Foolish Fool - Cynthia Richards

Why Did You Lie - Dawn Penn

Silent River Runs Deep - The Gaylettes

Perfidia - Phyllis Dillon

Sweet Bitter Love - Marcia Griffiths

This World - Hortense Ellis

Hurt So Good - Susan Cadogan

Silly Wasn't I - Sharon Forrester

Loviný You - Janet Kay

Feel Like Makin' Love - Elizabeth Archer And The Equators

Keep It Like It Is - Louisa Mark

Can't Go Through Life - Marie Pierre

Make It With You - Bobby Houston

Meditation - Annetta Jackson

Woman In The Ghetto (Woman Ghetto) - Phyllis Dillon

Working To The Top (My Ambition) - Marcia Griffiths

Peace Begins Within - Nora Dean

Son Of A Preacher Man - The Gaylettes

Let Me Tell You Boy - The Ebony Sisters

Conversation - Cynthia Richards

The Right Track - Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis

Wreck A Buddy - The Soul Sisters

Barbwire - Nora Dean