Owner Fe De Yard, by The Ethiopians

Owner Fe De Yard

by The Ethiopians

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1.	Owner Fe De Yard 03:30	buy track
2.	Want to Come Back 02:38	buy track
3.	Incessantly 03:12	buy track
4.	Let Me Blow My Smoke 03:21	buy track
5.	Cherry Pee 02:08	buy track
6.	Fire Fire 02:15	buy track
7.	She Is My Girl 02:53	buy track
8.	I Will Be Alright 02:41	buy track
9.	Leave My Busines 02:53	buy track
10.	Walkie Talkie 03:09	buy track

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The singers were assisted by top-notch production, exceptional musicians, and, with a few rare exceptions, sympathetic arrangements across the years, a fact this collection also highlights. The overall quality of the tracks is so high that it's difficult to play favorites, but the title track in a knockout; "One Heart" a surprising change of pace for the group, and performed somewhere between a DJ's exultation and a Baptist preacher's exuberance; while the heartfelt "Bad From Worse" (one of the few hits included), with its achingly lovely harmonies are just a few of the wonders that await the listener. Adding to the pleasure are liner notes, which feature an interview with Dillon himself.

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released October 30, 2015

1994, 1994 Jamaica Recording & Publishing Studio Ltd. t/a Studio One

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The Ethiopians Jamaica

The Ethiopians were one of Jamaica's most influential vocal groups during their heyday. Not only did the duo (completed by Stephen Taylor) spearhead the transition between ska and rocksteady, Leonard Dillon's heavily Rastafarian lyrics also paved the way for the socially conscious roots reggae era that was to come. ... more