The Jamaican musical group Toots & the Maytals can be considered as one of the best known and most important ska and rocksteady groups of all time.
Their tenth album, Reggae Got Soul, has so much energy in it, created by soulful sounds and the warmth of Toots' voice. The album peaked at 157 in the Billboard 200, but deserves so much more attention than that. The wonderful horn section and the top rate line-up constructed this wonderful album, which is one of those albums that you can push the repeat button and just let it rip three or four times in a row. It's definitely one of the best records from their impressive career.
Originally released by Island Records in 1976, this seminal album from one of the giants of Jamaican music is now augmented by 10 rare and previously unissued contemporary bonus tracks. Reggae has never had so much soul.
Tracklist
1. Rasta Man
2. Premature
3. So Bad
4. Six And Seven Books
5. I Shall Sing
6. Reggae Got Soul
7. Everybody Needs Lovin’
8. Living In The Ghetto
9. True Love Is Hard To Find
10. Never You Change
Bonus Tracks
11. Dog War
12. Rhythm Down Low (Original Version)
13. Missing You (Original Version)
14. So You Say
15. Treat Me Bad
16. Every Day And Every Night
17. Acting So Funny
18. Two Different Styles
19. Rhythm Premature Dub
20. True Love Is Hard To Find Dub