John Holt - Reggae from the Ghetto

Order Now: Trojan Records is proud to announce The Essential Artist Collection, a brand new series of artist-focused compilation albums showcasing some of the very best talent from the label’s esteemed roster. Championing their stellar catalogues, the series will highlight the most important ska and reggae tracks from the most influential artists and vocal/instrumental groups with each title available on double colour vinyl, double CD and digital formats. After fronting popular Jamaican vocal trio the Paragons on a succession of best-selling rock steady singles during the late Sixties, John Holt went on to become one of Jamaica’s most popular solo performers, scoring a series of reggae hits for many of the island’s leading record producers. His international breakthrough came in 1974 with the hugely popular ‘1000 Volts of Holt’ album, which fused raw reggae rhythms with sophisticated orchestral arrangements. The highlight of the long-player was a reworking of Kris Kristoffersson’s country hit, ‘Help Me Make It Through The Night’, which the following year became a global hit, with the single peaking at Number 6 in the UK charts. Over the years that followed, Holt remained a giant of the reggae scene with further best sellers and numerous sell-out shows around the world. The very best of his solo work has been brought together on this Essential Artist compilation. LP TRACKLIST Side A 1. Help Me Make It Through The Night 2. Pledging My Love 3. Stealing Stealing 4. My Heart Is Gone 5. Looking Back 6. I’ll Be Lonely 7. I Wanna Dance Side B 1. Ali Baba 2. Stick By Me 3. Strange Things 4. Tonight 5. The Further You Look 6. Wild Fire 7. Sweetie Come Brush Me Side C 1. Sister Big Stuff 2. My Desire 3. I’ll Take A Melody 4. Time And The River 5. Let’s Get It While It’s Hot 6. Ghetto Queen 7. Reggae From The Ghetto Side D 1. You Baby 2. You Will Never Find Another Love Like Mine 3. I See Your Face 4. The Tide Is High 5. Let’s Build Our Dreams 6. Before The Next Teardrop 7. Just The Way You Are CD TRACKLIST CD 1 1. Help Me Make It Through the Night 2. Pledging My Love 3. Stealing Stealing 4. My Heart Is Gone 5. Looking Back 6. I’ll Be Lonely 7. I Wanna Dance 8. Anymore 9. I Want You Closer 10. Morning of My Life 11. Sometimes 12. What You Gonna Do Now 13. I’d Love You to Want Me 14. Ungrateful Lady 15. Keep It Up 16. My Eyes 17. In the Springtime 18. Tell Me Why 19. Ali Baba 20. Stick By Me 21. Strange Things 22. Tonight 23. The Further You Look 24. Wildfire 25. Sweetie Come Brush Me 26. Just the Way You Are CD 2 1. Sister Big Stuff 2. My Desire 3. I’ll Take a Melody 4. Time and the River 5. Let’s Get It While It’s Hot 6. Ghetto Queen 7. Reggae from the Ghetto 8. Riding for a Fall 9. All My Life 10. Love so Right 11. Winter World of Love 12. Memories By the Score 13. Have You Ever Been to Heaven 14. Wasted Days and Wasted Nights 15. Try a Thing 16. The Treasure of Love 17. I’m the One to Be Blamed 18. A Love Like Yours 19. You Baby 20. You Will Never Find Another Love Like Mine 21. I See Your Face 22. The Tide is High 23. Let’s build Our Dream 24. Before the Next Teardrop Falls #JohnHolt #TrojanRecords #Reggae