Ska Is the Limit

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1On My Radio
The Selecter3:15
2Too Much Too Young
producer:
Elvis Costello
recording of:
Too Much Too Young
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
The Specials36:04
3Gangsters
recording of:
Gangsters
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
version of:
Al Capone
The Special A.K.A.2:48
4Really Saying Something
vocals and performer:
Bananarama
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records Ltd. (not release label) (in 1982)
cover recording of:
He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’
writer:
Eddie Holland (Motown songwriter, lyricist of Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team), William Stevenson (Motown songwriter) and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Jobete Music
Fun Boy Three & Bananarama32:43
5Free Yourself
The Untouchables3:39
6Work Out
engineer:
Sid Bucknor and Vic Keary
producer:
Lol Gellor
bass:
Fred Reynolds (producer)
drums (drum set):
Lol Gellor
guitar:
Trevor Starr and Nik Townend
organ:
Stevie B (Miami freestyle artist best known for Because I Love You (The Postman Song))
percussion:
Desmond Dekker and Lol Gellor
piano:
George Dekker
saxophone:
Roland Gift and Steve Pears
background vocals:
George Dekker, Roz Keary and Jackie Robinson (reggae singer, member of The Pioneers)
lead vocals:
Desmond Dekker
recorded at and mixed at:
Chalk Farm Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Workout
lyricist and composer:
Desmond Dacres
publisher:
Ackee Music Inc.
Desmond Dekker2:45
7A Message to Rudy
producer:
Elvis Costello
guest trombone:
Rico Rodriguez (Jamaican trombonist)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 132)
cover recording of:
A Message to You, Rudy
writer:
Dandy Livingstone
The Specials42:53
8Three Minute Hero
producer:
Errol Ross and The Selecter
recording of:
Three Minute Hero
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter43:03
9Ghost Town
producer:
John Collins (producer)
recording of:
Ghost Town
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Dammers
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited (not for release label use!)
The Specials45:57
10F.B.I. (I Spy for the)
The Untouchables3:26
11Please Don’t Bend
Desmond Dekker3:16
12What I Like the Most About You Is Your Girlfriend
The Special A.K.A.4:03
13It Ain’t What You Do It’s the Way That You Do It
cover recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Fun Boy Three & Bananarama42:48
14Wild Child
The Untouchables4:46