Arguably the greatest female singer in the history of Jamaican music, Marcia Griffiths first made her mark in the Jamaican music scene with a number of popular singles during the late sixties, before finding international fame in 1970 alongside her long-term friend and sometime collaborator, Bob Andy. Bob & Marcia's uplifting reggae version of Nina Simone's inspiring song, '(To Be) Young, Gifted & Black' hit number 5 in the UK pop chart, with the single proving to be the first of two British chartbusters, with their exuberant interpretation of 'Pied Piper' just missing out on a Top 10 placing the following year. Soon after, Marcia became a member of Bob Marley's famed backing group, the I-Threes, while also continuing to enjoy solo success with numerous Jamaican hits for a variety of record producers throughout the remainder of the Seventies and well beyond. And it is the very best of her solo work that features on this 'Essential Artist' compilation, the latest release in Trojan Records' newly launched range that showcases the work of Jamaica's best-loved 'foundation' artists. Available as a 28-track double vinyl LP and a comprehensive 2CD compilation, the collection expertly demonstrates just why Marcia Griffiths is today widely regarded as a Jamaican legend.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.I'm Hurting Inside

Marcia Griffiths

2.We've Got to Get Ourselves Together (With Bob Andy)

Marcia Griffiths

3.Peaceful Woman

Marcia Griffiths

4.The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Marcia Griffiths

5.Steppin' Out of Babylon

Marcia Griffiths

6.I See You, My Love

Marcia Griffiths

7.Sweet Brown Sugar

Marcia Griffiths

8.Keep the Customer Satisfied

Marcia Griffiths

9.It's Impossible

Marcia Griffiths

10.Let's Fall in Love

Marcia Griffiths

11.The Way I Feel About You

Marcia Griffiths

12.Gypsy Man

Marcia Griffiths

13.Give and You Get

Marcia Griffiths

14.Put a Little Love in Your Heart

Marcia Griffiths

15.Survival (Is the Game)

Marcia Griffiths

16.Pied Piper

Marcia Griffiths

17.Feel Like Jumping

Marcia Griffiths

18.Play Me

Marcia Griffiths

19.Tell Me Now

Marcia Griffiths

20.Your Love

Marcia Griffiths

21.Why There Is No Love

Marcia Griffiths

22.Strange World

Marcia Griffiths

23.Don't Let Me Down

Marcia Griffiths

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.Dreamland (Aka My Dream Island)

Marcia Griffiths

2.Sweet Bitter Love

Marcia Griffiths

3.Melody Life

Marcia Griffiths

4.I Don't Care

Marcia Griffiths

5.Mark My Word

Marcia Griffiths

6.I Just Don't Want to Be Lonely

Marcia Griffiths

7.Truly

Marcia Griffiths

8.United We Stand

Marcia Griffiths

9.Where Were You

Marcia Griffiths

10.It's a Rockin' Good Way

Marcia Griffiths

11.I've Got to Go Back Home

Marcia Griffiths

12.We Want to Know (Aka We Know)

Marcia Griffiths

13.Where Is the Love

Marcia Griffiths

14.Private Number

Marcia Griffiths

15.Here I Am (Come and Take Me)

Marcia Griffiths

16.To Be Young, Gifted and Black (With Bob Andy)

Marcia Griffiths

17.Working to the Top (My Ambition) [part 1]

Marcia Griffiths

18.But I Do

Marcia Griffiths

19.Sugar Wooga Man

Marcia Griffiths

20.There's No Me Without You

Marcia Griffiths

21.Don't Ever Leave

Marcia Griffiths

22.You Are Mine (With Bob Andy)

Marcia Griffiths

23.Lonesome Feeling

Marcia Griffiths

24.Band of Gold

Marcia Griffiths

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