Althea and Donna Uptown Top Ranking (RSD 2023) (Vinyl)
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Title: Uptown Top Ranking (RSD 2023)
Condition: New
Description: The ultimate 'one-hit-wonders', 'Uptown Top Ranking' was a surprise International No. 1 smash hit single for the teenage duo Althea and Donna. Entranced by Trinity's hit 'Three Piece Suit', they wrote a 'reply' song - 'Uptown Top Ranking', which they cut for Joe Gibbs. The success of the single, both in Jamaica and globally, secured them a deal with Virgin Record's Front Line imprint, releasing this, their only album, in 1978. The album features the cream of Jamaica's reggae musicians - 'The Riddim Twins' (Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare) gives the music the fat rhythms, while the legendary group of players, The Revolutionaries - the sublime horn section of Tommy McCook, Vin Gordon, and Herman Marquis; guitarist Earl 'Chinna' Smith and keyboard player Bernard Harvey, provide the icing on the cake. Despite the teenage girls' lack of experience, this is a fabulous collection of roots reggae that swings from intense moody appeals to Jah, to brightly upbeat pop songs, and the Revolutionaries' outstanding contribution deserves the recognition it never received at the time. This reissue includes two bonus tracks - 'It Mek', an album out-take unreleased at the time, and 'Going To Negril', a 12-inch single, also from 1978.
Artist: Althea and Donna
Format: Vinyl
EAN: 0602448714251
Edition: Limited 12" Album (Limited Edition)
Type: Album
No Of Discs: 1
Release Date: 04/22/2023
Record Label: UMR
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae
MPN: 4871425
Release Year: 2023

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