Toots & The Maytals – Ska Father

Description

Burning Sounds Records has reissued this standout recording on CD. Toots & The Maytals’ ska-heavy 1999 album features my favorite Maytals tune, “Pressure Drop” (I was introduced to Toots by The Clash’s cover of it on Black Market). The late Frederick “Toots” Hibbert and the band set a wicked pace from their opening cover of The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me,” with inspired playing and singing throughout. This recording is a high-water mark in the Maytals’ discography. Note also that the CD includes three bonus songs that do not appear on the vinyl version.

Personnel

• Backing Vocals – Leba Hibbert, Jerry Mathias, Raliegh Gordon
• Bass – Family Man Barrett, Jackie Jackson (3), Mikey Chung
• Drums – Paul Douglas, Winston Grenna
• Guitar – Carl Harvey, Hux Brown, Rad Bryan
• Horns – David Madden, Dean Fraser, Johnny Moore, Nambo Robinson
• Horns — Burning Brass: Pam Fleming, Jenny Hill & Nilda Richards (on “You Really Got Me”)
• Keyboards – Harold Butler, Robbie Lyn, Winston Wright
• Percussion – Carrot, Skully
• Percussion, Backing Vocals – Toots

Track Listing