Time Tough: Anthology

Amazon.com The 30-year career of Frederick "Toots" Hibbert and his Maytals is in many ways the story of Jamaican pop music. A ska originator who adapted early '60s soul into an original and irresistible island groove, Toots slowed ska's staccato chops and shuffle beats to create a midtempo rock-steady. As the '70s approached, Toots's music eased even more and evolved into reggae (with his 1968 single "Do the Reggay," he even named the genre). Through the '70s and '80s, as other styles appropriated reggae, Toots pulled in the opposite direction to bring funk, R&B, rock, and pop into his music. The two-disc, 41-track Time Tough: The Anthology, which extends from Toots's earliest single, 1963's "Six and Seven Books of Moses", to his 1988 album Toots in Memphis, covers all of the reggae survivor's transformations. More than Toots's lack of rastaman dreadlocks, what distinguishes him from countrymen Bob Marley and Peter Tosh is his continual embrace of American music. Throughout his career, his comfort with mainland forms worked both for and against him. On Disc One's early singles ("54-46 That's My Number," "Sweet & Dandy"), Toots's crooning and the Maytals' classic soul hooks make for first-rate ska and rock-steady. Disc Two, though, documents how, while Marley turned reggae into protest music, Toots remained largely apolitical and recorded pale versions of American hits like "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (yes, John Denver) and "Spiritual Healing" (reworking Marvin Gaye). By the '80s, his embrace of slick R&B ("Just Like That") and use of Memphis musicians made his sound at times barely recognizable as reggae. Disc One's glory, though, easily compensates for Disc Two's late-career shortcomings; Toots's rightful place in reggae royalty was secured long ago. --Roni Sarig Product description Toots And The Maytals – Time Tough The Anthology / Island Jamaica 2x Audio CD 1996 / 524 219-2 UPC 731452421920 /// The Maytals, known from 1972 to 2020 as Toots and the Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group, one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music. /// Label: Island Jamaica – 524 219-2 Series: Chronicles Format: 2 x CD, Album, Compilation Country: Europe Released: 1996 Genre: Reggae Style: Rocksteady, Roots Reggae // Tracklist: 1-1 Six And Seven Books Of Moses Alto Saxophone – Carl "Cannonball" Bryan*, Lester Sterling Backing Vocals – Raleigh Gordon*, Jerry Mathias* Bass – Lloyd Brevett, Lloyd Mason Drums – Arkland "Drumago" Parks*, Lloyd Nibbs* Guitar – Ernest Ranglin, Jerome "Jah Jerry" Haines* Lead Vocals – Toots Hibbert Piano – Jackie Mittoo, Theophilus Beckford Producer – Clement "Sir Coxone" Dodd* Tenor Saxophone – Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook Trombone – Don Drummond, Rico Rodriguez, Rupert Dillon Trumpet – Baba Brooks, Johnny "Dizzy" Moore* Written-By – Frederick Hibbert 2:28 1-2 Broadway Jungle Alto Saxophone – Carl "Cannonball" Bryan*, Lester Sterling Backing Vocals – Raleigh Gordon*, Jerry Mathias* Bass – Lloyd Brevett, Lloyd Mason Drums – Arkland "Drumago" Parks*, Lloyd Nibbs* Guitar – Ernest Ranglin, Jerome "Jah Jerry" Haines* Lead Vocals – Toots Hibbert Piano – Jackie Mittoo, Theophilus Beckford Producer – Prince Buster Tenor Saxophone – Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook Trombone – Don Drummond, Rico Rodriguez, Rupert Dillon Trumpet – Baba Brooks, Johnny "Dizzy" Moore* Written-By – Frederick Hibbert 2:52 1-3 It's You Alto Saxophone – Carl "Cannonball" Bryan*, Lester Sterling Backing Vocals – Raleigh Gordon*, Jerry Mathias* Bass – Lloyd Brevett, Lloyd Mason Drums – Arkland "Drumago" Parks*, Lloyd Nibbs* Guitar – Ernest Ranglin, Jerome "Jah Jerry" Haines* Lead Vocals – Toots Hibbert =
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Author/Artist:TOOTS & THE MAYTALS
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