5013929278936

Build Me Up & Pre-meditation

Brent Dowe And The Melodians

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: DBCDD089

Release Date:  08 October 2021

Label:  Doctor Bird / Cherry Red

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  5013929278936

Genres:  Reggae  

  • Description


    • Both albums unavailable since the 1970s

    • 32 tracks new to CD

    • Includes some of the biggest Jamaican hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s


    Having made his name on the Jamaican music scene in the ’60s as an accomplished singer-songwriter with leading Jamaican vocal trio, The Melodians, Brent Dowe became one of the island’s leading soloists, notching up a series of best-selling 7” singles for producer, Sonia Pottinger.


    In 1973, the best of his work to date was gathered for his debut album, ‘Build Me Up’, a best seller both in Jamaica and the UK, where an expanded version of the collection was released by Trojan Records.


    This classic collection finally sees re-issue after 47 years, with its original track-listing enhanced by the remainder of Dowe’s work for Sonia Pottinger’s High Note label, with their number including some of the biggest reggae hits from the ’70s, many of which have remained unavailable on any format for decades.


    The second disc of this 2CD set comprises the 1978 album, ‘Pre-Meditation’, which features a dozen Sonia Pottinger-produced tracks performed by Dowe and his fellow Melodians, Tony Brevett and Trevor McNaughton. Now expanded to include the rest of their High Note recordings, the collection demonstrates why Dowe and his famed trio are today widely regarded as being among the finest talents to have made their mark on the Jamaican music scene during its golden age.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Build Me Up - BRENT DOWE
      • 2. I’m Gonna Love You - BRENT DOWE
      • 3. Close To You - BRENT DOWE
      • 4. Don't Give Up - BRENT DOWE
      • 5. Love is A Hurting Thing - BRENT DOWE
      • 6. You Can Tell The World - BRENT DOWE
      • 7. A Little Bit Of Love - BRENT DOWE
      • 8. Ungrateful Baby - BRENT DOWE
      • 9. Without Me - BRENT DOWE
      • 10. Something You Don't Have - BRENT DOWE
      • 11. Any Heart Can Be Broken - BRENT DOWE
      • 12. Heartbreaking Love - BRENT DOWE
      • 13. No Sweeter Way - BRENT DOWE
      • 14. Share The Good Times - BRENT DOWE
      • 15. Two Sides To Every Story - BRENT DOWE
      • 16. The News Is Out - BRENT DOWE
      • 17. Making A Way - BRENT DOWE
      • 18. Little Blue Bird - BRENT DOWE
      • 19. Girl I’ve Got A Date - BRENT DOWE
      • 20. Tonight - BRENT DOWE
      • 21. Babylon Policy - BRENT DOWE
      • 22. Forward Up - BRENT DOWE
      • 23. Dance Pon Yah Corner - BRENT DOWE
      • 24. It Cool - BRENT DOWE

      Disc 2

      • 1. Don't Get Weary - THE MELODIANS
      • 2. Little Nut Tree - THE MELODIANS
      • 3. Swing And Dine - THE MELODIANS
      • 4. No Ga Long So - THE MELODIANS
      • 5. Love One Another - THE MELODIANS
      • 6. Better Days Are Coming - THE MELODIANS
      • 7. Dry Up Yuh Tears - THE MELODIANS
      • 8. I'm Gonna Fall In Love - THE MELODIANS
      • 9. Give Me Some Way To Love - THE MELODIANS
      • 10. Survival Is The Game - THE MELODIANS
      • 11. Black Man Kingdom Come - THE MELODIANS
      • 12. Heartaches - THE MELODIANS
      • 13. No Nola - THE MELODIANS
      • 14. I’ll Take You Where The Music’s Playing - THE MELODIANS
      • 15. Down In The Garden - THE MELODIANS
      • 16. I Could Be A King - THE MELODIANS
      • 17. Good Thing - THE MELODIANS
      • 18. It’s All In The Family - THE MELODIANS
      • 19. You Are My Only Love - THE MELODIANS
      • 20. Lock Love Away - THE MELODIANS
      • 21. Lonely - THE MELODIANS
      • 22. Sweet City Woman - THE MELODIANS
      • 23. Your Destiny - THE MELODIANS
      • 24. Melodians Medley - THE MELODIANS