Essential Artist Collection (Green Coloured Vinyl)
Label : Trojan
Catalogue No: 4.05E+12
["Im Hurting Inside\nWeve Got To Get Ourselves Together\nPeaceful Woman\nThe First Time Ever I Saw Your Face \nSteppin Out Of Babylon\nI See You, My Love\nSweet Brown Sugar\nPut A Little Love in Your Heart\nSurvival (Is The Game)\nPied Piper\nFeel Like Jumping\nPlay Me\nTell Me Now\nYour Love\nDreamland\nSweet Bitter Love\nMelody Life\nI Dont Care\nMark My Word\nI Just Dont Want To Be Alone\nTruly\nTo Be Young Gifted And Black\nWorking To The Top (My Ambition)\nBut I Do\nSugar Wooga Man\nTheres No Me Without You\nDont Ever Leave\nYou Are Mine"]
Media Condition : Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition : Mint (M)
Arguably the greatest female singer in the history of Jamaican music, Marcia Griffiths first made her mark 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 and 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.
