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Desmond Dekker

Desmond Dekker (born in Kingston, Jamaica on 16 July 1941 - deceased 25 May 2006), was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Together with his backing group, The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had the first international Jamaican hit, Israelites. Other hits include 007 (Shanty Town) (1967) and It Mek (1968). Before the ascent of Bob Marley, Dekker was the best-known Jamaican musician outside of his country, and one of the most popular within it. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Israelites

Album: The Definitive Collection: You Can Get It If You Really Want

Album Details:
Album The Definitive Collection: You Can Get It If You Really Want
Label
Release Date 2005-01-21
Total Tracks 55
Track Listing:
1Honour Your Mother and Father02:24
2Parents02:30
3Labour for Learning02:37
4Jeserene02:39
5King of Ska02:43
6Get Up Adina02:39
7This Woman02:32
8Mount Zion02:43
9Soldering02:32
10It's a Shame02:24
11Wise Man02:15
12007 (Shanty Town)02:33
13Rudy Got Soul02:48
14Rude Boy Train02:17
15Mother Young Gal02:57
16Young Generation02:09
17Unity02:23
18Keep a Cool Head02:02
19Mother Long Tongue02:10
20Sabotage02:46

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Israelites
777175
2007 (Shanty Town)
562992
3You Can Get It If You Really Want
284659
4It Mek
180012
5Fu Man chu
150977
6Beautiful and Dangerous
95186
7The Israelites
87459
8Unity
85825
9Pickney Gal
83032
10Rude Boy Train
71031

Other Album Releases:

Desmond Dekker as You Have Never Heard Before Cd2 Home Tape Archives
Rude Boy Ska
Desmond Dekker As You Have Never Heard Before (Remixed By Desmond Dekker Jnr)
King of Ska: The Indispensable Desmond Dekker
Sing a Little Song
In Memoriam
Halfway to Paradise
Moving On
King of Kings
Officially Live and Rare

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