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Audio CD (26 Feb. 2002)
Number of Discs: 2
Format: Box set
Label: Sanctuary

TRACKLISTING:

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Tighten Up Archie Bell / Billy Buttier / Derrick Harriott / Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Untouchables	2:38
2	Kansas City Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller	Joya Landis	2:51
3	Spanish Harlem Jerry Leiber / Phil Spector	Val Bennett	3:05	Amazon
4	A Place in the Sun Ron Miller / Bryan Wells	David Isaacs	2:45
5	Win Your Love for Me	George A. Penny	2:49
6	Fat Man Derrick Morgan	Derrick Morgan	3:09
7	Angel of the Morning Chip Taylor	Joya Landis	2:53	Amazon
8	Watch This Sound A. Smith	The Uniques	2:23	Amazon
9	Sufferer Derrick Harriott	The Kingstonians	3:26
10	Fattie Fattie Clancy Eccles	Clancy Eccles	2:41
11	John Jones Derrick Harriott	Rudy Mills	3:09	Amazon
12	Moonlight Lover Arthur Reid	Joya Landis	2:27
13	Lock Shot Kick de Bucket Earl Robinson	The Pioneers	2:47
14	Fire Corner Clancy Eccles	Clancy Eccles	2:49
15	Return of Django Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Upsetters	2:30
16	Wreck a Buddy	The Soul Sisters	2:30
17	Come Into My Parlour Lee "Scratch" Perry	The Bleechers	3:07
18	Them a Laugh and a Kiki	Soulmates	2:38
19	Monkey Man Fredrick Hibbert / Toots Hibbert	The Maytals	3:45	Amazon
20	Shocks of Mighty Lee "Scratch" Perry	Dave Barker	2:47
21	Freedom Street Ken Boothe / B.B. Seaton	Ken Boothe	2:59
22	Man from Carolina Alvin Ranglin	The GG All-Stars	2:57
23	Singer Man C. Bernard	The Kingstonians	3:03
24	Herbsman Shuffle Clancy Eccles / Eccles	Andy Capp /King Stitt	2:38
25	Barbwire Nora Dean	Nora Dean	2:20
26	Stay a Little Bit Longer Sonia Pottinger	Delano Stewart	2:20

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
1	Blood and Fire Winston "Niney" Holness	Niney the Observer	3:08
2	Johnny Too Bad Winston "Shadow" Bailey / Hylton Beckford /Sydney Crooks / Terence Wilson	The Slickers	3:10
3	Starvation Sydney Crooks / Earl Robinson	The Pioneers	2:25
4	Better Must Come Delroy Wilson	Delroy Wilson	2:47
5	In Paradise Willis Carroll / Carmen Taylor	Jackie Edwards / Judy Mowatt	3:02
6	The Selah Leonard Dillon	The Ethiopians	3:05
7	Rod of Correction Clancy Eccles	Clancy Eccles	2:24
8	Know Far I	Bunny / Bongo Herman	2:39
9	Bridge Over Troubled Water Paul Simon	Jimmy London	3:24
10	Shaft Isaac Hayes	Chosen Few	3:39
11	Duppy Conqueror Bob Marley	Bob Marley & the Wailers	3:16
12	Down Side Up Harry Johnson	Harry J All-Stars	3:05
13	Redemption Song Fredrick Hibbert / Toots Hibbert	Toots & the Maytals	3:09
14	Hot Bomb	I Roy & The Jumpers	2:29
15	President Mash up the Resident Jackie Edwards	Shorty the President	2:51
16	Wet Vision Byron Lee	U-Roy	2:51
17	The Time Has Come Byron Lee / Slim Smith	Slim Smith	3:02
18	Have a Little Faith Billy Sherrill / Glenn Sutton	Nicky Thomas	3:35
19	Silver Words Ken Boothe	Ken Boothe	2:37
20	You Don't Know	Bob Andy	3:18
21	Nice Nice Time Zap Pow	Zap Pow	2:55
22	Meaning of Life Barry Llewellyn / Alvin Ranglin	The Heptones	3:18
23	Here I Am Baby Al Green / Mabon "Teenie" Hodges	Al Brown	4:14
24	Emergency Call H. Buckley	Judy Mowatt	3:10
25	None Shall Escape the Judgement Johnny Clarke	Johnny Clarke	3:15
26	If You're Ready, Come Go With Me Homer Banks / Carl Hampton / Ray Jackson	Cynthia Richards	2:41

COUPLE OF REVIEWS:

Thanks doublegone from 2002:

This Tighten-Up compilation will put a smile on your face this summer, and might even make you think the sun is shining.
There is a definite progression to be heard as the tracks draw from the original eight lps in the series.
Reggae is still a relatively new concept in the first tracks, having just taken over from the slower rock-steady style in the early sixties. So the first few numbers are very R&B-like. Half way through the first disc the familiar bass thump is there and you know you're not in Kansas anymore.
I am a big fan of unlikely Reggae covers and there are some gems here. The theme from Shaft had me grinning from ear to ear. Bridge Over Troubled Water is pretty good as well.
Tighten Up is a real floor filler and a total mood lifter. You owe it to yourself to imbibe.

Thanks Micklet from 2010:

When I was younger (the tender age of 5) my father started buying the Tighten up series. We had volumes 1, 3, 4 & 5. 37 years later and I am looking through this site, trying to find a suitable 40th birthday present for my brother (only two years younger than me who would have been dancing to these tunes as a kid). When I realised I this CD was available, I didn't give it a second thought. Bought two copies, as our smaller brother would kill for a copy once he had heard it.

They arrived last Thursday. Placed the first CD in the car stero and drove all the way home with a smile on my face!

Funnily enough, my brother had the same nostalgic smile when he opened his pressie and played it, so I knew I had got him the perfect gift.

Your grandad and grandma will love it, you will love it and your children will wonder why you are dancing again!

Enjoy....

Thanks finally to Mr Colin J. Brown from 2009:

Great Tracks,just as I remember them.Skinheads always had a bad Press,but this will show that we were the most intregrated of Youth Cultures.Good to have volume up loud.

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