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Desmond Dekker
Gimmie Gimmie
RELEASE
March 08, 2005
LABEL
Brook
GENRES
Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady, Bluebeat
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Album Review
Desmond Dekker
, the original rude boy, was instrumental in taking reggae out of the Jamaican ghettos and bringing it to the world.
Bob Marley
gets all the credit, but the Wailer walked through a door that
Dekker
pushed wide open back in the '60s.
Dekker
's producer
Leslie Kong
unlocked the door for him with an unerring ear for twigging Jamaican music for international audiences. Myriad compilations were built around the two men's music, and truthfully they're all virtually interchangeable, as
Dekker
's canon is so high caliber that even new fans will never get burned.
Gimme Gimme
, is a case in point. It includes a trio of crucial hits -- "The Israelites," "You Can Get It If You Really Want," and "It Mek" -- and some notable omissions, with the rest swinging from much compiled popular numbers to relatively rarer songs like the mistitled title track (aka "Gimme a Divorce"), "Coconut Water," and "Fu Manchu." Nothing here for the hardcore fan nor for those looking to expand their collection, but it's as good a place to start as any for those just discovering the many delights of the legendary
Desmond Dekker
.
–
Jo-Ann Greene, Rovi
Track Listing
It Mek
Coconut Water
Don't Blame Me
Fu Man Chu
Gimme Gimme
Intensified
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Israelites
It Is Not Easy
It Pays
Writing on the Wall
Keep a Cool Head
Mother Long Tongue
Mother Pepper
Mother Young Gal
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