TROJAN RECORDS

RELEASE NEW COLLECTION

‘LOVERS ROCK: THE SOULFUL SOUND OF ROMANTIC REGGAE’

 

OUT Now, FORMATS INCLUDE 2X VINYL, 3X CD & DIGITAL ALBUM

 

Listen here

Legendary label Trojan Records have today released their latest compilation: Lovers Rock: The Soulful Sound of Romantic Reggae. The album celebrates the uniquely British and hugely influential sound of lovers rock and is available now in both double vinyl, triple CD and digital versions.

 

The first British reggae sub-genre to achieve ‘outernational’ success and influence the music of Jamaica, lovers  rock was a dominating force in the UK scene, from the mid-Seventies through to the close of the Eighties. Developed largely as a counterpoint to the more militant style of roots reggae, the romantically-themed genre  was heavily influenced by the styles of US R&B and the predominantly soulful Jamaican rock steady sound of the  Sixties. 

 

Often overlooked by mainstream media, despite its chart success, interest in lovers rock skyrocketed following Steve’s McQueen’s award-winning 2020 BBC TV series Small Axe, the highlight of which was an aptly titled episode that paid tribute to the style and its impact upon British culture. Since then, interest in the genre has continued to grow internationally and reflecting this trend comes this  handsomely packaged album.

 

Comprising the most popular and influential recordings in the style, the collection includes works by such  legendary British performers as Janet Kay, Carroll Thompson and Louisa Mark, alongside established Jamaican  reggae royalty, notably Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, John Holt and Sugar Minott. With its focus firmly upon the best-loved romantic reggae sounds of the Seventies and Eighties (whilst the 3CD  set also digs deep into the archive), this essential collection of dancefloor favourites provides the most authentic  representation of lovers rock sounds yet to see issue. 

 

From its inception in 1968, Trojan Records changed the British musical and cultural landscape, bringing a new sound and ethos to the world. Introducing the music of Jamaica to the UK and wider audiences, it brought the likes of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Desmond Dekker, The Pioneers, Bob Marley, Prince Buster and Jimmy Cliff to a mainstream audience. Now part of the BMG family, the label celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2018.

 

Lovers Rock: The Soulful Sound of Romantic Reggae Tracklist:

 

Tracklist Vinyl: 

 

LP1 – SIDE 1:

1. Silly Games – Janet Kay

2. Hopelessly In Love – Carroll Thompson

3. I’m In Love With A Dreadlocks – Brown

Sugar

4. I’m Still In Love With You – Marcia

Aitken

5. Keep It Like It Is – Louisa Mark

6. Can’t Go Through With Life – Marie

Pierre

7. Caught You In A Lie – Louisa Mark

 

LP1 – SIDE 2:

1. We’ve Got A Good Thing Going –

Sugar Minott

2. Money In My Pocket – Dennis Brown

3. You Make Me Feel So Good – Ruddy

Thomas & Susan Cadogan

4. Dim The Light – Winston Reedy

5. Someone Loves You, Honey – June

‘J.C.’ Lodge

6. Taxi – Leroy Brown

 

LP2 – SIDE 1:

1. Night Nurse – Gregory Isaacs

2. I’m So Sorry – Carroll Thompson

3. Getting Cozy – The In Crowd

4. When Push Comes To Shove – Freddie

McGregor

5. Lovers Race – Sugar Minott

6. Wildfire – Dennis Brown & John Holt

 

LP2 – SIDE 2:

1. I’m Still Waiting – Delroy Wilson

2. Walk Away – Marie Pierre

3. Love Has Found A Way – Dennis Brown

4. Paradise (In Your Eyes) – Winston

Reedy

5. Ghetto Queen – John Holt

6. Key To The World – Ruddy Thomas

 

Tracklist CD/Digital:

 

CD1

1. Silly Games – Janet Kay

2. Hopelessly In Love – Carroll Thompson

3. I’m In Love With A Dreadlocks – Brown Sugar

4. Devoted To You – Sister Stern

5. Choose Me (7″ mix) – Dennis Bovell as African

Stone

6. Just A Little Bit – Carroll Thompson

7. Baby Love – Winston Reedy

8. (Love Comes From The Most) Unexpected Places – Hortense Ellis

9. Spell (7″ mix) – Sylvia Tella

10. I Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love) (7″ mix) –

The J Sisters

11. I’m Still In Love With You – Marcia Aitken

12. Can’t Go Through With Life – Marie Pierre

13. Keep It Like It Is – Louisa Mark

14. African Queen – Errol Campbell

15. Reflections Of My Life (7″ mix) – Barry Biggs &

Ruddy Thomas

16. Moi Emma Ooh – Winston Reedy

17. Cry – Angelique

18. When I Think Of You (7″ mix) – Ruddy Thomas

19. Baby My Love – Fil Callendar & The In Crowd

20. Caught You In A Lie – Louisa Mark

 

CD2

1. Money In My Pocket (1978 version) – Dennis

Brown

2. We’ve Got A Good Thing Going – Sugar Minott

3. You Make Me Feel So Good – Ruddy Thomas &

Susan Cadogan

4. Dim The Light – Winston Reedy

5. Someone Loves You, Honey – June ‘J.C.’ Lodge

6. Taxi (7″ mix) – Leroy Brown

7. Loving Pauper – Ruddy Thomas

8. You Will Never Find Another Love Like Mine –

John Holt

9. Sweet Man – The In Crowd

10. Walk Away From Love (7″ mix) – Ken Boothe

11. I’m Hurtin’ Inside – Marcia Griffiths

12. Hooked On You – Delroy Wilson

13. Groovy Situation – Keith Rowe

14. Investigator – Cornel Campbell

15. Baby Love (1978 mix) – The Sensations

16. Have You Ever Been In Love – Dennis

Brown

17. People Are Doing It Every Day – Delroy

Wilson

18. I Want To Make It With You (12″ mix) –

Carroll Thompson & Sugar Minott

19. Sweetie Come Brush Me – John Holt

20. Can’t Buy My Love – Dhaima

 

CD3:

1. Night Nurse – Gregory Isaacs

2. I’m So Sorry – Carroll Thompson

3. Getting Cozy (7″ mix) – The In Crowd

4. When Push Comes To Shove – Freddie

McGregor

5. Lovers Race – Sugar Minott

6. Wildfire – Dennis Brown & John Holt

7. Personally Speaking – Winston Reedy

8. Just One Moment Away – Ruddy

Thomas

9. Supernatural Thing – Richard Ace

10. Hold On To What You’ve Got (7″ mix) –

Dennis Brown

11. Side Show (dancehall mix) – Barry

Biggs

12. My Last Date (With You) – T. T. Ross

13. Lover’s Rock In A J.A. Style – Freddie

McGregor

14. Portrait of You – Gladwin Wright

15. I’m Still Waiting (12″ mix) – Delroy

Wilson

16. Walk Away (7″ mix) – Marie Pierre

17. Love Has Found A Way – Dennis

Brown

18. Paradise (In Your Eyes) – Winston

Reedy

19. Ghetto Queen – John Holt

20. Key To The World – Ruddy Thomas

 

 

 

 

Listen here