Eddy Grant - I Don't Wanna Dance

"I Don't Wanna Dance" is a 1982 single by Guyanese-British singer-songwriter Eddy Grant. It went to number one on the UK Singles Chart and held there for three weeks in November 1982. It was later released in the United States, but only reached No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1983. It was later reissued as the B-side of Grant's "Electric Avenue".

 

Artist: Eddy Grant
 
A-Side: I Don't Wanna Dance

B-Side: I Don't Wanna Dance (Acapella)

Year Released: 1982

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Reggae, Pop

Style: Synth-pop, Reggae, Reggae-Pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: ICE

Label/Catalog #: ICE 56

 

 

 

Musical Youth - Never Gonna Give You Up

"Never Gonna Give You Up" is a song by reggae band Musical Youth, released in February 1983 as the third single from their debut album The Youth of Today.

 

Artist: Musical Youth

A-Side: Never Gonna Give You Up

B-Side (1): Rub 'N' Dub
B-Side (2): Jim'll Fix It

Year Released: 1983

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Reggae

Style: Dub

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: MCA Records

Label/Catalog #: 105 182 

UB40 - Rat In Mi Kitchen

"Rat in Mi Kitchen" is a song written and performed by British reggae and pop group UB40. It features Herb Alpert on trumpet and is the sixth track on their album Rat in the Kitchen (1986). 

Artist: UB40

A-Side: Rat In Mi Kitchen

B-Side: Rat In Mi Kitchen (Version)

Year Released: 1987

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Electronic, Reggae

Style: Dub, Reggae-Pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: DEP International

Label/Catalog #: DEP 25

Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie

"Pass the Dutchie" is a song performed by British-Jamaican band Musical Youth, taken from their debut studio album, The Youth of Today (1982).

 

Artist: Musical Youth

A-Side: Pass The Dutchie 

B-Side: Please Give Love A Chance

Year Released: 1982

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Reggae, Pop

Style: Reggae-Pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: MCA Records

Label/Catalog #: 104 694 

Musical Youth - 007

"007 (Shanty Town)" is a 1967 rocksteady song by Jamaican band Desmond Dekker and the Aces, released as a single from their debut album of the same name. It was also a hit for British Jamaican reggae band Musical Youth in 1983 on their second album Different Style!.

 

Artist: Musical Youth

A-Side: 007 

B-Side: Do You Want My Love

Year Released: 1983

Decade: 1980s

Genre: Reggae, Pop

Style: Ska, Reggae-Pop, Reggae, Roots Reggae

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: MCA Records

Label/Catalog #: 105 919 

Boy George - Everything I Own

"Everything I Own" is a song written by American singer-songwriter David Gates. It was originally recorded by Gates's soft rock band Bread in 1972. The version by British singer and songwriter Boy George reached No. 1 in March 1987, becoming his first hit and only UK No. 1 as a solo artist. It was also his first solo single after a departure from his band, Culture Club. It is featured on the debut solo studio album Sold (1987).

 

Yazz - Fine Time

"Fine Time" was the fourth Top 10 single released in 1989 by the British pop singer Yazz. It was the last single released from her debut album Wanted (1988).

 Artist: Yazz 

A-Side: Fine Time

B-Side: Dream

Year Released: 1989

Decade: 1900s

Genre: Electronic, Reggae

Style: House, Lovers Rock, Reggae-Pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: Fontana

Label/Catalog #: 874 310-7

Robert Palmer and UB40 - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" is a 1967 song by Bob Dylan,  first released on the album John Wesley Harding. In 1990, English singer and songwriter Robert Palmer and English reggae band UB40 released a cover version of the song. It appears on Robert Palmer's albums Don't Explain and on the 1995 best of The Very Best of.

 

 Artist: Robert Palmer and UB40

A-Side: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight

B-Side: Deep End

Year Released: 1990

Decade: 1990s

Genre: Rock, Reggae, Pop

Style: Pop Rock, Reggae-Pop

Format: 7-inch Vinyl, 45rpm, Single

Record Label: EMI

Label/Catalog #: EM 167

 

10cc - Dreadlock Holiday

"Dreadlock Holiday" is a reggae song by 10cc. Written by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman, it was the lead single from the band's 1978 album, Bloody Tourists.