Toots & the Maytals, Funky Kingston - 38m 39s

Tracks & Durations

1. Tough Time	4:29
2. In The Dark	2:46
3. Funky Kingston	4:50
4. Love Is Gonna Let Me Down	3:16
5. Louie Louie	4:35
6. Pomp And Pride	4:35
7. Got To Be There	3:04
8. Country Road	3:22
9. Pressure Drop	3:50
10. Sailin' On	3:43

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Review

By 1975, rock audiences were finally getting heavily into reggae, thanks to the success of Bob Marley's first two albums and Jimmy Cliff's soundtrack for The Harder They Come. Funky Kingston, a collection of early '70s Maytals singles, was released to capitalize on the newfound demand for Jamaican sounds, and it did not disappoint--nor will it disappoint anyone who comes across it today. With Toots Hibbert's gritty vocals at the fore, this is the closest reggae ever got to American soul music. If sublimely funky tracks such as "Time Tough," "Got to Be There," and "Pressure Drop" don't make you smile, then their ganja-laced cover of John Denver's "Country Roads" (complete with a shout-out to "West Jamaica") should definitely do the trick. --Dan Epstein

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Funky Kingston

Tracks: 21 (+11 tracks), Disk length: 1h 17m 59s (+39m 20s)

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