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Various Artists: Reggae For Kids (TJETD262)

Hmmm sometimes these box sets are top notch and sometimes you feel the barrell being scraped

Various Artists: Reggae For Kids (TJETD262)

Format: Treble CD album Released: May 23 2005 Price: £12.99 Inspired by RAS' hugely popular 'Reggae For Kids' series; this magical music box features some of Jamaica's leading performers singing children's favourites in a variety of styles from Ska to Dancehall. Disc 1 highlights some of the most memorable tracks from the aforementioned RAS albums; the second CD brings together 16 traditional ditties; Jamaican stylee; while the final disc focuses on some of the more popular kiddies tunes from recent years.

Tracklisting

3-CD SET

DISC 1:

Puff The Magic Dragon - Gregory Isaacs

Bare Necessities - Tony Rebel

Three Little Birds - Freddie McGregor

Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?

Smart, Smart, Smart - Brigadier Jerry

It's A Small World - Sugar Minott

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Charlie Chaplin

When I See An Elephant Fly - Gregory Isaacs

Reggae Rock - Michigan & Smiley

Dippity Do Dah - Don Carlos

Hakuna Matata - Bunny Wailer

Safari - Eek-A-Mouse

Under The Sea - Arrow

Reggae For Kids - The Roots Radics

You've Got A Friend In Me - Yami Bolo

Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) - Gregory Isaacs

When You Wish Upon A Star - Luciano

DISC 2:

Farmer's In The Den - The Bleechers

Solomon A Gundie - Eric 'Monty' Morris

Lavender Blue - Lloyd Robinson

Three Blind Mice - Leo Graham

Humpty Dumpty - David Isaacs

Old McDonald Ska - The Granville Williams Orchestra

Simple Simon - Eric 'Monty' Morris

Little Nut Tree - The Melodians

Hi Diddle Diddle - Kent Brown & Sir Dee's Group

Brown Girl In The Ring - The Maytones

Hornpipe Rocksteady - Leslie Butler with Lyn Taitt & The Jets

Ska Suzanna - Billy Vernon & The Celestials

Sammy Dead - Eric 'Monty' Morris & The Dragonairs

This Old Man (Nick Nack Paddywack) - Errol Dunkley

Ba Ba Black Sheep - Cecil Byrd & Sir D's Group

Old King Cole - Denis Alcapone

DISC 3:

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - The Jay Boys

How Much Is That Doggie In The Window - Barbara Jones

English Chicken (aka Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens) - Lascelles Perkins

The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Glen Adams

The Alphabet Song ('A' You're Adorable) (12" mix) -Alton Ellis

Popeye The Sailor Man (Ska) - The Granville Williams Orchestra

If I Had A Hammer - Nicky Thomas

Lonely Goat Herd Regae - Tommy McCook & The Supersonics

Wooden Heart - Hortense Ellis

Sugar Sugar - The Silvertones

Mockingbird - Stranger Cole & Hortense Ellis

Yakety Yak - Desmond Dekker

Grandfather's Clock - Ernest Ranglin

Michael Row The Boat Ashore - Max Romeo

Hello Muddah (Hello Fuddah) - The Dynamites

My Boy Lollipop - Byron Lee & The Dragonaires featuring Pam Hall

Teach The Children - Dennis Alcapone