Althea & Donna

Althea & Donna

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Althea & Donna is a Jamaican female duo made up of Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, formed in the late 1970s. They shot to fame in 1977 with the single "Uptown Top Ranking", a roots reggae track with lovers rock influences, produced by Joe Gibbs and co-written with Errol Thompson. The two singers, then teenagers, recorded the song initially as an improvisation in response to Trinity's "Three Piece Suit", using the same riddim, that of Alton Ellis' "I'm Still in Love". The track, with its mischievous tone and Jamaican patois lyrics celebrating fashion and feminine confidence, quickly attracted the attention of DJs in Jamaica and then in Britain, where it climbed to number one in the UK charts in February 1978. This dazzling success made Althea & Donna the youngest female Jamaican artists to achieve this level of fame in the UK. Their only album, also entitled Uptown Top Ranking, was released the same year, but failed to make the same impact as the single. Despite several other recording attempts, the duo failed to replicate their initial success and gradually disappeared from the music scene. Nevertheless, Althea & Donna remain an emblematic reference for women's reggae in the 1970s, with a song that has become cult, often covered or sampled, and a symbol of an era when Jamaican reggae was massively popular with the British public.

Top tracks

05
Uptown Top Ranking (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:49
Composers: A. Forrest - D. Reid
20
Reggae Dancehall Lovers Rock, Vol. 2 (Continuous Mix)
Tanto Metro & Devonte
Dancehall Lovers Rock, Vol. 2
46:04
01
No More Fighting (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:37
Composers: Reid - Forrest
18
Uptown Top Ranking
Althea & Donna
Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
03:49
Composers: Althea and Donna - Althea Forrest - Donna Reid - Errol Thompson - Joe Gibbs
03
Make A Truce (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
04:00
Composers: Forrest - Reid
09
Sorry (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:57
Composers: Forrest - Reid
01
Gone to Negril
Althea & Donna
Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
07:16
32
King Jammy's Singers (Continuous Mix)
Frankie Paul
King Jammy's Singers
83:17
02
Jah Rastafari (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:46
Composers: Reid - Forrest
11
Uptown Top Ranking (Extended Version)
Althea & Donna
The Ladies At Joe Gibbs
05:29
Composers: Althea and Donna - Althea Forrest - Donna Reid - Errol Thompson - Joe Gibbs
06
The West (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:50
Composers: Reid - Forrest
10
They Wanna Just (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
02:50
Composers: Forrest - Reid
04
Oh Dread (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
02:39
Composers: Reid - Forrest
08
If You Don't Love Jah (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
02:57
Composers: Reid - Forrest
07
Jah Music (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:56
Composers: Reid - Forrest

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  • Discography
Albums
Uptown Top Ranking
â„— 2001 Virgin Records Limited
01-01-1978
Uptown Top Ranking
01
No More Fighting (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:37
Composers: Reid - Forrest
02
Jah Rastafari (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:46
Composers: Reid - Forrest
03
Make A Truce (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
04:00
Composers: Forrest - Reid
04
Oh Dread (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
02:39
Composers: Reid - Forrest
05
Uptown Top Ranking (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:49
Composers: A. Forrest - D. Reid
06
The West (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:50
Composers: Reid - Forrest
07
Jah Music (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking
03:56
Composers: Reid - Forrest
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Featured in
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
This Compilation â„— 2024 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
15-03-2024
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
01
Uptown Top Ranking
Althea & Donna
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:54
Writer: Joe Gibbs - Althea Forrest - Donna Reid - Errol Thompson / Composers: Joe Gibbs - Althea Forrest - Donna Reid - Errol Thompson
02
Israelites
Desmond Dekker
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
02:35
Composers: Leslie Kong - Desmond Dacres
03
Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
The Pioneers
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:08
Writer: Jimmy Cliff / Composers: Jimmy Cliff
04
Hurt so Good
Susan Cadogan
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:03
Writer: Phillip Mitchell / Composers: Phillip Mitchell
05
54-46 Was My Number
Toots & The Maytals
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:10
Composers: Brian Atkinson - Frederick Hibbert
06
Moon River
Greyhound
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:27
Composers: Henry Mancini - Johnny Mercer
07
Monkey Spanner
Dave & Ansel Collins
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
02:29
Writer: Ansel Collins - Dave Barker - Winston Riley / Composers: Ansel Collins - Dave Barker - Winston Riley
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Reggae Mix
â„— 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
26-07-2019
Reggae Mix
01
Is This Love (Live At The Pavillon De Paris, 1977)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggae Mix
07:27
Writer: Bob Marley / Composers: Bob Marley
02
Guns Of Brixton
Jimmy Cliff
Reggae Mix
03:38
Writer: Nicholas Bowen Headon - Michael Jones - John Mellor - Paul Simonon / Composers: Nicholas Bowen Headon - Michael Jones - John Mellor - Paul Simonon
03
Things In Life
Dennis Brown
Reggae Mix
03:13
Writer: Dennis Brown / Composers: Dennis Brown
04
Natty Rebel
U-Roy
Reggae Mix
03:29
Writer: Owen Gray / Composers: Ewart Beckford - Owen Gray
05
54-46 (Was My Number)
Ernest Ranglin
Reggae Mix
05:53
Writer: Frederick Hibbert / Composers: Frederick Hibbert
06
Stepping Out (Live)
Steel Pulse
Reggae Mix
05:58
Writer: David Hinds / Composers: David Hinds
07
Jah Music (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Reggae Mix
03:53
Writer: Reid - Forrest / Composers: Reid - Forrest
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Best Of Reggae
â„— 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.
16-04-2021
Best Of Reggae
01
Get Up, Stand Up
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Best Of Reggae
03:15
Writer: Bob Marley - Peter Tosh / Composers: Bob Marley - Peter Tosh
02
The West (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Best Of Reggae
03:49
Writer: Reid - Forrest / Composers: Reid - Forrest
03
Police & Thieves
Junior Murvin
Best Of Reggae
03:49
Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Junior Murvin / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry - Junior Murvin
04
Slavery Days
Burning Spear
Best Of Reggae
03:31
Writer: Winston Rodney - Phillip J. Fullwood / Composers: Winston Rodney - Phillip J. Fullwood
05
Blackheart Man
Bunny Wailer
Best Of Reggae
06:17
Writer: Neville O'Riley Livingston / Composers: Neville O'Riley Livingston
06
Satta Massagana
The Abyssinians
Best Of Reggae
03:27
Writer: Bernard Collins - Donald Manning - Lynford Manning / Composers: Bernard Collins - Donald Manning - Lynford Manning
07
Innocent Blood (2000 Digital Remaster)
Culture
Best Of Reggae
05:44
Composers: Joseph Hill
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Total Reggae: Summer Vibes
â„— 2014 VP Music Group, Inc
12-08-2014
Total Reggae: Summer Vibes
01
Everything I Own
Ken Boothe
Total Reggae: Summer Vibes
03:44
Writer: David Gates / Composers: David Gates - Ken Boothe
02
Money In My Pocket
Dennis Brown
Total Reggae: Summer Vibes
03:08
Composers: Dennis Brown - Joe Gibbs
03
Uptown Top Ranking
Althea & Donna
Total Reggae: Summer Vibes
03:53
Composers: Althea Forrest - Donna Reid - Errol Thompson - Joe Gibbs
04
Fattie Bum Bum
Carl Malcolm
Total Reggae: Summer Vibes
02:23
Composers: Carlton Malcolm
05
Dat
Pluto Shervington
Total Reggae: Summer Vibes
03:44
Composers: Leighton Shervington
06
OK Fred
Errol Dunkley
Total Reggae: Summer Vibes
03:45
Writer: Errol Dunkley - J Holt / Composers: Bryan Atkinson - Errol Dunkley - J Holt - John Holt - Monty Babson - Terry Cramer
07
Pass The Kouchie
The Mighty Diamonds
Total Reggae: Summer Vibes
03:33
Composers: Lloyd Ferguson - Fitzroy Simpson - George Bennett - Jackie Mittoo - Robert Lyn - Leroy Sibbles - Hugh Brown
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BBQ Summer
â„— 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
05-07-2019
BBQ Summer
01
Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd
BBQ Summer
04:44
Writer: Ronnie Van Zant - Gary Rossington - Edward King / Composers: Ronnie Van Zant - Gary Rossington - Edward King
02
One Love / People Get Ready
Bob Marley & The Wailers
BBQ Summer
02:51
Writer: Bob Marley - Curtis Mayfield / Composers: Bob Marley - Curtis Mayfield
03
Walking On Sunshine
Katrina & The Waves
BBQ Summer
03:58
Writer: Kimberley Rew / Composers: Kimberley Rew
04
Express Yourself (Remastered 2000)
N.W.A
BBQ Summer
04:23
Writer: C. Wright - O. Jackson / Composers: C. Wright - O. Jackson
05
I Took A Pill In Ibiza (Seeb Remix)
Mike Posner
BBQ Summer
03:18
Writer: Mike Posner / Composers: Mike Posner
06
Mr. Big Stuff
Jean Knight
BBQ Summer
02:32
Writer: Joseph Broussard - Carol Washington - Ralph Williams / Composers: Joseph Broussard - Carol Washington - Ralph Williams
07
Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
Rupert Holmes
BBQ Summer
04:34
Writer: Rupert Holmes / Composers: Rupert Holmes
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Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
2008 VP Records
20-05-2008
Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
01
Two Sevens Clash
Culture
Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
03:25
Composers: Culture - Dayes - Gordon - Hill - Thompson - Walker
02
Money In My Pocket / Cool Runnings
Dennis Brown
Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
08:08
03
Officially / One X One
Lloyd Parks
Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
06:09
04
Babylon Too Rough
Gregory Isaacs
Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
02:55
Composers: Gregory Isaacs
05
Cool Out Son
Junior Murvin
Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
03:17
Composers: Joel Gibson - Mervin Smith
06
Boxing Around
Cornell Campbell
Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
04:09
07
I'm Still In Love With You
Marcia Aitken
Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two
03:42
Composers: Alton Ellis - Brian Atkinson
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Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
Pressure Sounds
01-12-2017
Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
01
Gone to Negril
Althea & Donna
Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
07:16
02
Crazy Negril
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
05:12
03
Holy Mount Zion
Gladstone Anderson
Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
03:18
04
Holy Mount Zion (Version)
The Roots Radics
Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
03:03
05
I Man Can't Live Like This
Barry Brown
Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
06:18
06
From Creation I Man There
Barry Brown
Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
06:20
07
Oppression (Part 1)
Diggory Kenrick
Sounds & Pressure Vol. 7
04:07
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Reggae Session
29-01-2016
Reggae Session
01
Ethiopia
Aisha Morrison
Reggae Session
02:29
02
If You Wanna Make Love
Barry Biggs
Reggae Session
03:22
03
Here I Am Baby
Al Brown
Reggae Session
04:12
04
Montego Bay
Bobby Benjamin
Reggae Session
02:24
05
Knock on Heaven's Door
Alfradito Payne
Reggae Session
04:03
06
What One Dance Can Do
Beres Hammond
Reggae Session
05:13
07
Love One Another
Althea & Donna
Reggae Session
03:47
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Reggae Generation
â„— 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.
29-09-2023
Reggae Generation
01
Morning Is Coming
Sting
Reggae Generation
03:11
Writer: Sting - Orville Burrell - Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia - Rohan Rankine / Composers: Sting - Orville Burrell - Shaun "Sting" Pizzonia - Rohan Rankine
02
Welcome To Jamrock
Damian Marley
Reggae Generation
03:34
Writer: Damian Marley - Stephen Marley - Ini Kamoze / Composers: Damian Marley - Stephen Marley - Ini Kamoze
03
Red Red Wine
UB40
Reggae Generation
03:02
Writer: Neil Diamond / Composers: Neil Diamond
04
Murder She Wrote
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Reggae Generation
04:06
Writer: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim / Composers: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim
05
I Shot The Sheriff
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggae Generation
04:39
Writer: Bob Marley / Composers: Bob Marley
06
Night Nurse
Gregory Isaacs
Reggae Generation
04:04
Composers: Gregory Isaacs - Sylvester Weise
07
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Jimmy Cliff
Reggae Generation
02:41
Writer: Jimmy Cliff / Composers: Jimmy Cliff
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Reggae Essentials
â„— 2020 UMG Recordings, Inc.
08-05-2020
Reggae Essentials
01
Three Little Birds (Exodus 40 Mix)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggae Essentials
03:11
Writer: Bob Marley / Composers: Bob Marley
02
Pass The Dutchie
Musical Youth
Reggae Essentials
03:23
Writer: Anthony Ferguson - George Bennett - Leroy Sibbles - Ogilvie Fitzroy Simpson - Jackie Mittoo - Robert Bernard Lyn - Huford Benjamin Brown / Composers: Anthony Ferguson - George Bennett - Leroy Sibbles - Ogilvie Fitzroy Simpson - Jackie Mittoo - Robert Bernard Lyn - Huford Benjamin Brown
03
Red Red Wine
UB40
Reggae Essentials
03:02
Writer: Neil Diamond / Composers: Neil Diamond
04
Wonderful World, Beautiful People (Single Version)
Jimmy Cliff
Reggae Essentials
03:12
Writer: Jimmy Cliff / Composers: Jimmy Cliff
05
No More Fighting (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Reggae Essentials
03:36
Writer: Reid - Forrest / Composers: Reid - Forrest
06
Pressure Drop '72
Toots & The Maytals
Reggae Essentials
02:30
Writer: Frederick Hibbert / Composers: Chris Blackwell - Warwick Lyn - Frederick Hibbert
07
Wild World
Maxi Priest
Reggae Essentials
03:35
Writer: Cat Stevens / Composers: Cat Stevens
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Reggae Collected
â„— 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.
03-02-2023
Reggae Collected
01
1865 (96º In The Shade)
Third World
Reggae Collected
04:27
Writer: Michael Cooper - Stephen Haldane Coore - William Alexander Clarke / Composers: Michael Cooper - Stephen Haldane Coore - William Alexander Clarke
02
Mary Mary
Inner Circle
Reggae Collected
05:11
Writer: Wayne I. Lewis - Jacob Miller - Russel R. Lewis / Composers: Wayne I. Lewis - Jacob Miller - Russel R. Lewis
03
The Harder They Come (From “The Harder They Come” / Film Version)
Jimmy Cliff
Reggae Collected
03:46
Writer: Jimmy Cliff / Composers: Jimmy Cliff
04
Uptown Top Ranking (Remastered 2001)
Althea & Donna
Reggae Collected
03:49
Writer: A. Forrest - D. Reid / Composers: A. Forrest - D. Reid
05
Night Nurse
Gregory Isaacs
Reggae Collected
04:04
Composers: Gregory Isaacs - Sylvester Weise
06
54-46 (Was My Number)
Toots & The Maytals
Reggae Collected
03:10
Writer: Frederick Hibbert / Composers: Frederick Hibbert
07
Turn Your Lights Down Low
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggae Collected
05:46
Writer: Bob Marley - Richard Rudolph - Minnie Riperton / Composers: Bob Marley - Richard Rudolph - Minnie Riperton
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Reggae Hits Explosion
(P) 2014 One Media iP Ltd
23-11-2014
Reggae Hits Explosion
01
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Jimmy Cliff
Reggae Hits Explosion
02:43
Composers: CLIFF, JIMMY
02
Up Town Top Ranking
Althea & Donna
Reggae Hits Explosion
03:56
Composers: FORREST, ALTHEA ROSE - REID, DONNA MARIE - THOMPSON, ERROL FELTON - GIBBS, JOE
03
Rainbow Country
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggae Hits Explosion
05:45
Composers: Marley, Bob
04
Ooh La La La (Let's Go Dancing) [feat. Jimmy Cliff & Bounty Killer]
Kool & The Gang
Reggae Hits Explosion
04:41
Composers: MICKENS, ROBERT - BROWN, GEORGE MELVIN - BELL, ROBERT EARL - SMITH, CLAYDES EUGENE - DEODATO, EUMIR - TAYLOR, JAMES WARREN - BAYYAN, AMIR S - RAY, MICHAEL ARTHUR - WILLIAMS, CURTIS FITZGERALD - ADAMS, CLIFFORD ALANZA JR - BELL, RONALD NATHAN
05
Everything I Own
Ken Boothe
Reggae Hits Explosion
03:34
Composers: Gates, David Ashworth
06
Can't Be with You Tonight (Original Version)
Judy Boucher
Reggae Hits Explosion
05:25
Composers: DA SILVA FELIX LAWRENCE
07
Gimme Hope Jo'anna
Eddy Grant
Reggae Hits Explosion
04:03
Composers: GRANT EDDY
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The Biggest Reggae Hits
(P) 2015 One Media iP Ltd
26-05-2015
The Biggest Reggae Hits
01
Up Town Top Ranking
Althea & Donna
The Biggest Reggae Hits
03:56
Composers: FORREST, ALTHEA ROSE - REID, DONNA MARIE - THOMPSON, ERROL FELTON - GIBBS, JOE
02
Good Thing Going
Sugar Minott
The Biggest Reggae Hits
03:17
Composers: GORDY JR, BERRY - Richards, Deke - MIZELL, ALPHONSO JAMES - PERREN, FREDERICK J
03
Gimme Hope Jo'anna
Eddy Grant
The Biggest Reggae Hits
04:03
Composers: GRANT EDDY
04
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Desmond Dekker
The Biggest Reggae Hits
02:27
Composers: CLIFF, JIMMY
05
Everything I Own
Ken Boothe
The Biggest Reggae Hits
03:34
Composers: Gates, David Ashworth
06
Money in My Pocket
Dennis Brown
The Biggest Reggae Hits
03:15
Composers: BROWN, DENNIS EMANUEL - GIBBS, JOE
07
Can't Be with You Tonight
Judy Boucher
The Biggest Reggae Hits
05:28
Composers: DA SILVA FELIX LAWRENCE
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Dad's Reggae Album
(P) 2014 One Media iP Ltd
18-05-2014
Dad's Reggae Album
01
Lively up Yourself
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Dad's Reggae Album
02:53
Composers: Marley, Bob
02
Good Thing Going
Sugar Minott
Dad's Reggae Album
03:17
Composers: GORDY JR, BERRY - Richards, Deke - MIZELL, ALPHONSO JAMES - PERREN, FREDERICK J
03
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Desmond Dekker
Dad's Reggae Album
02:27
Composers: CLIFF, JIMMY
04
Come into My Life
Jimmy Cliff
Dad's Reggae Album
02:50
Composers: CLIFF, JIMMY
05
Ain't No Sunshine
Horace Andy
Dad's Reggae Album
03:22
Composers: Withers, Bill
06
Only the Strong Survive
Johnny Osbourne
Dad's Reggae Album
03:32
Composers: Osbourne, Johnny
07
Rainbow Country
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Dad's Reggae Album
05:45
Composers: Marley, Bob
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