1967's Mr. Soul of Jamaica was the first album by rocksteady star Alton Ellis. As one of the innovators of this genre who was given the informal title "Godfather of Rocksteady" he wrote some original reggae hits which contains a lot of soul. A familiar mix of heated horns, fine harmonies and impressive key works filling the air. The album is packed with some wonderful, melodic songs, ones that will appeal to vintage reggae lovers as well as soul music fans. Ellis is fabulous on every song on this record, including "You Make Me So Very Happy", "Why Birds Follow Spring" and "Ain't That Lovin' You".
Alton Ellis was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame in 2006. Two years later he died of cancer at the Hammersmith Hospital in London. He played an important role in the trajectory of dancehall, reggae and hip hop.
Tracklist
A1 Breaking Up
A2 Why Birds Follow Spring
A3 I Can't Stop Now
A4 Ain't That Loving You
A5 You Make Me Happy
A6 Remember That Sunday
B1 All My Tears Come Rolling
B2 Baby I Love You
B3 Chatty Chatty
B4 Willow Tree
B5 If I Could Rule The World
B6 What Does It Take