Collecting 59 tracks on 2 discs - the biggest selling records in Jamaica during the last two years of the fifties - these are the sounds that shaped the island's musical tastes and inspired countless perfrmers to make their name on the world stage!
DISC #2: RIDING WEST – THE JAMAICAN HITS OF 1959
1. Island In The Sun – Count Owen & His Calypsonians feat Euton Gayle & His Banjo (3.16)
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – The Platters (2.38)
3. Sea Cruise – Frankie Ford with Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & His Orchestra (2.45)
4. Evening Rain – Earl Grant (2.42)
5. Little Chickee Wha Wha – Huey’ Piano’ Smith & The Clowns (2.11)
6. Charlie Brown – The Coasters (2.23)
7. Sugah Wooga – The Three Playmates (2.39)
8. Here I Stand – Wade Flemons & The Newcomers (2.24)
9. Hey Girl – Hey Boy – Oscar McLollie & Annette Baker with Googie Rene & His Orchestra (2.45)
10. Personality – Lloyd Price with Don Costa & His Orchestra (2.38)
11. That’s Why (I Love You So) – Jackie Wilson (2.06)
12. Riding West – Billy Hope & The Bad Men (2.44)
13. I May Never (See My Baby Anymore) – Little Jimmy Scott (2.51)
14. Live It Up (aka Beardman Shuffle) – Ernie Freeman & His Combo (1.54)
15. Dear Sparrow – The Mighty Sparrow (4.25)
16. It’s Me (aka Whap Whap) – Lee Andrews & The Hearts (2.53)
17. Kansas City – Wilbert Harrison (2.28)
18. No Buts, No Maybes – Professor Longhair (2.10)
19. No More Doggin’ – Rosco Gordon (2.41)
20. There Goes My Baby – The Drifters (2.13)
21. Red River Rock – Johnny & The Hurricanes (2.13)
22. Boogie Rock – Laurel Aitken with The Boogie Cats (2.34)
23. G. I. Jive – Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five (3.01)
24. Be My Guest – Fats Domino (2.16)
25. Going Back To My Hometown – Hal Paige & The Whalers (2.43)
26. I-Yi – The Hawks (2.36)
27. Come Back Jeannie – Laurel Aitken (2.22)
28. People Are Doing It Everyday – Terry & Jerry (2.25)
29. 7 – 11 (aka Mambo No. 5) – The Gone All Stars (2.32)
30. Evening News – Fitz-Vaughn Bryan’s Orchestra with vocals by Kentrick Patrick (2.54)