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Gold Connection / Sweet Dreams / Supernatural Thing

Disc One

HAROLD BUTLER ‘GOLD CONNECTION’
1 Darling I Like It – The Harold Butler
Connection
2 I Love Music – The Harold Butler
Connection
3 Latin Hustle Reggae – The Harold Butler
Connection
4 Do It Anyday – The Harold Butler
Connection
5 Gold Connection (Disco Version) – The
Harold Butler Connection
6 That’s The Way I Like It – The Harold
Butler Connection
7 Love's Theme – The Harold Butler
Connection
8 Ire Rocker – The Harold Butler
Connection
9 Fly Robin Reggae – The Harold Butler
Connection

BONUS TRACKS
10 Skin Tight (instrumental) –C.H.A.R.M.
11 Supernatural (7” mix) - Richard Ace
12 Just A Dream (7” mix) - Dobby Dobson
13 L. Sucks – Lloyd Charmers
14 My Last Date - Sister Stern
15 Gathering – The Africans
16 Sing La La – Lloyd Charmers
17 Julie (I Love Truly) - Richard Ace
18 Sweeter Than Honey (7” mix) - Dobby
Dobson
19 Devoted To You – Sister Stern
20 Stand Up And Be Counted – Richard Ace
21 Imagination (7” mix) – Delroy Wilson
22 Tootsie Wootsie Lollipop (La La La) –
Lloyd Charmers

Disc Two

DOBBY DOBSON ‘SWEET DREAMS’
1 Whispering Bells – Dobby Dobson
2 You’re Mine, All Mine – Dobby Dobson
3 Oh Gee – Dobby Dobson
4 Little Star – Dobby Dobson
5 Win Your Love For Me – Dobby Dobson
6 Sweet Dreams – Dobby Dobson
7 Muriel – Dobby Dobson
8 Cherie – Dobby Dobson
9 Don’t Believe Him, Donna – Dobby Dobson
10 This Is My Story – Dobby Dobson
11 The Great Pretender – Dobby Dobson
12 Just A Dream (12” mix) - Dobby Dobson
13 Sweeter Than Honey (12” mix) - Dobby
Dobson

RICHARD ACE AND LLOYD CHARMERS
‘SUPERNATURAL THING’
14 Stay (12” mix) – Lloyd Charmers
15 Wish You Were Mine – Richard Ace
16 Supernatural (12” mix) - Richard Ace
17 Stale Mate – Richard Ace
18 You’ll Always Be On My Mind – Richard
Ace & Lloyd Charmers
19 Love Can Make You Happy – Richard Ace
20 Stay (instrumental) – Richard Ace

Harold Butler / Dobby Dobson / Richard Ace & Lloyd Charmers

Gold Connection / Sweet Dreams / Supernatural Thing

DR BIRD

2CD (pre-order)

Expected Release: 17th May 2024

£15.99

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The standard of the performances and productions on this compilation is second to none, and with almost all the recordings previously unavailable on CD, it is an essential acquisition for both completists and all those who prefer their reggae with a little bit of soul.

CD1 opens with Butler’s widely sought-after ‘Gold Connection’ album, an instrumental collection from 1976 featuring nine superior reggae and soul instrumental sides, including popular versions of ‘That’s The Way I Like It’ and the title track. The remainder of the disc collects the remainder of Charmers’s productions from the period, which features major hits and rarities performed by a variety of gifted artists, with all recordings pre-dating his permanent relocation to the UK around the close of that same year.

The second disc presents Dobby Dobson’s oft-overlooked tribute to the pre-ska era, ‘Sweet Dream’ on which the singer skilfully updates a number of songs first made popular in Jamaica in the late 50s and early 60s. The bonus material includes Dobson’s popular updates of a further two oldies but goodies, along with tracks from a previously unissued album project aimed at showcasing the considerable vocal and keyboard talents of Richard Ace.