VA- Studio One Women

Label: Soul Jazz

Reissued 2023, Originally released 2005

Ska, rocksteady, funky reggae, roots, dub mixes, disco mixes... they're all here from the queens of the Jamaican music scene. "Studio One Women" features a wide mix of classics and obscurities from the finest female voices in reggae. Most of these tracks have been only on extremely hard to find Jamaican 7 and 12 inch singles if you were lucky enough to find them. Artists include Marcia Griffiths and Rita Marley (here with her first group The Soulettes) of The I-Threes, (along with Judy Mowatt), Bob Marley's backing singers. Also featured are Hortense Ellis, sister of Alton who cut many smash hit on the island and Jennifer Lara, a lady who had a long career with Studio One, singing on countless sides until she sadly passed away in 2005.

Track listing:

1. Claudette McLean–    Give Love Another Try
   
2. Jennifer Lara–    My Man
   
3. The Soulettes–    Deh Pon Dem
   
4. Della Humphrey–    Dream Land
   
5. Jennifer Lara–    Consider Me
   
6. Denise Darlington–    War No Right
   
7. Hortense Ellis–    I'm Just A Girl
   
8. Angela Prince–    No Bother With No Fuss
   
9. Jerry Jones–    There's A Chance For Me
   
10. The Soulettes–    King Street
    
11. Jennifer Lara–    Tell Me Where
    
12. The Tonettes–    I'll Give It To You
    
13. Marcia Griffiths–    Tell Me Now
    
14. Jay Tees–    Come To Me
    
15. Angela Prince–    You A Fool Boy
    
16. Jennifer Lara–    I Am In Love