The Melodians

The Melodians

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Durante la época dorada del pop jamaicano de los años sesenta, el trío de rocksteady The Melodians iluminó la escena musical de la isla con sus dulces armonías y sus baladas frescas y alegres, pero se les recuerda sobre todo por ser los autores del clásico del reggae "Rivers of Babylon".

Formado por Tony Brevett en la zona de Greenwich Town de Kingston, el grupo empezó actuando en concursos de talentos en 1963 y realizó sus primeras grabaciones bajo la dirección de Prince Buster. Trevor McNaughton y Brent Dowe completaron más tarde una formación estable con Brevett, y tras respaldar a Ken Boothe crearon los singles 'Lay It On' y 'Meet Me' con el legendario productor Coxsone Dodd en Studio One en 1966. Los ritmos alegres y saltarines del ska habían sido el sonido dominante de la isla, pero a medida que se popularizaban los éxitos del R&B y el doo-wop americanos, The Melodians fueron uno de los primeros grupos en adoptar el swing romántico y pausado del rocksteady y pronto fueron fichados por el sello Treasure Isle de Duke Reid. Allí produjeron una serie de singles populares, como "You Have Caught Me", "You Don't Need Me" y "Come On Little Girl", y se convirtieron, junto a The Wailers y The Silvertones, en las grandes estrellas del pop suave caribeño de la época.

A finales de la década de 1960, las ideas rastafaris y el nuevo sonido del reggae empezaron a cambiar las cosas y el grupo empezó a evolucionar trabajando con Sonia Pottinger, antes de crear su obra maestra "Rivers of Babylon" con el famoso productor Leslie Kong. En un principio, la canción fue prohibida por el gobierno debido a sus referencias rastafaris, pero ellos argumentaron con éxito que la mayor parte de la letra estaba tomada de salmos bíblicos, y tras su lanzamiento "Rivers of Babylon" alcanzó el número uno en las listas jamaicanas. Alcanzó una audiencia internacional cuando se incluyó en la banda sonora de la película de Jimmy Cliff "The Harder They Come" en 1972, pero fue la enorme versión discotequera de Boney M la que encabezó las listas del Reino Unido en 1978 y se convirtió en uno de los diez singles más vendidos de todos los tiempos.

Los Melodians también colaboraron con Lee 'Scratch' Perry y Byron Lee y publicaron el álbum 'Sweet Sensation' para Trojan Records, pero Brevett abandonó el grupo a mediados de los setenta para emprender una carrera en solitario. El trío volvió a reunirse en la década de 1980 con el álbum "Irie Feeling" y la banda británica UB40 versionó "Soul Sensation" mientras seguían de gira como un grupo nostálgico apoyado por una base mundial de fans entusiastas del roots reggae. Dowe sufrió un infarto mortal en 2006 y Brevett falleció de cáncer en 2013, pero McNaughton siguió liderando el grupo con Taurus Alphonso y Winston Dias, y publicó un nuevo álbum, "Return of the Melodians", en 2017.

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Rivers of Babylon
The Melodians
Super Best
04:17
Compositores: Tony Brevett
03
Rivers Of Babylon
The Melodians
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:15
Escritor/a: Brent Dowe - Frank Farian - George Reyam - James August McNaughton / Compositores: Brent Dowe - Frank Farian - George Reyam - James August McNaughton
10
Sweet Rose
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
02:45
Compositores: Tony Brevette
05
Come On Little Girl
The Melodians
Super Best
02:26
Compositores: Tony Brevett
02
I'll Get Along Without You
The Melodians
Super Best
03:02
Compositores: Tony Brevett
16
Sweet Sensation
The Melodians
Super Best
03:55
Compositores: Tony Brevett
16
Everybody Brawlin
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
02:24
Compositores: Tony Brevette
34
Rivers of Babylon
The Melodians
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:23
Compositores: Brent Dowe - James McNaughton
06
Little Nut Tree
The Melodians
Super Best
02:27
Compositores: Tony Brevett
21
Sweet Sensation
The Melodians
Pop Hits In Reggae Box Set
03:10
13
Humble Yourself
The Melodians
Lyrics To Riddim
03:49
Escritor/a: Tony Brevett / Compositores: Willie Lindo
03
You Have Caught Me
The Melodians
Super Best
03:14
Compositores: Tony Brevett
05
Rock It With Me
Melodians
Legend
02:53
17
It's My Delight
The Melodians
Super Best
03:17
Compositores: Tony Brevett
34
You Don't Need Me
The Melodians
Gems from Treasure Isle
03:17
Compositores: Brevett
57
Everybody Bawling
The Melodians
Gems from Treasure Isle
02:19
Compositores: Brevett
51
Rock Away (aka You'll Never Get Away)
The Melodians
Gems from Treasure Isle
03:07
Compositores: Beckford - Reid
36
Hey Girl (It Was Love)
The Melodians
Gems from Treasure Isle
02:20
Compositores: Brevette
08
Swing and Dine
The Melodians
Super Best
03:09
Compositores: Tony Brevett
02
Rivers of Babylon
The Melodians
All Time Greatest Reggae Classics
04:01
Compositores: Frank Farian - George Reyam - Brent Dowe - F. Mc Naughton
22
Sweet City Woman
The Melodians
Pre-Meditation
03:21
Escritor/a: Dodson / Compositores: Dodson
01
You Don't Need Me
The Melodians
Super Best
03:10
Compositores: Tony Brevett
09
I Could Be a King
The Melodians
Super Best
02:37
Compositores: Tony Brevett
11
It Comes and Goes
The Melodians
Super Best
02:59
Compositores: Tony Brevett

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Álbumes
The Return Of The Melodians
TWT Music
06-05-2017
The Return Of The Melodians
01
I'll Take You Where The Music Playing
The Melodians
The Return Of The Melodians
03:31
02
Sweet Sensation
The Melodians
The Return Of The Melodians
04:10
03
You Don't Need Me
The Melodians
The Return Of The Melodians
03:26
04
Little Nut Tree
The Melodians
The Return Of The Melodians
03:27
05
Cerasee Tea
The Melodians
The Return Of The Melodians
02:31
06
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
The Melodians
The Return Of The Melodians
04:16
07
Walking In The Rain
The Melodians
The Return Of The Melodians
02:53
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (10 canciones)
Sound Box Essentials
(P) 2012 Culture Town
21-05-2012
Sound Box Essentials
01
Come on Little Girl
The Melodians
Sound Box Essentials
02:15
Compositores: BRENT GAYFORD DOWE - James McNaughton - Taurus Alphonso
02
Sweet Sensation
The Melodians
Sound Box Essentials
03:45
Compositores: BRENT GAYFORD DOWE - James McNaughton - Taurus Alphonso
03
River of Babylon
The Melodians
Sound Box Essentials
03:59
Compositores: BRENT GAYFORD DOWE - James McNaughton - Taurus Alphonso
04
Last Train to Expo 67
The Melodians
Sound Box Essentials
02:54
Compositores: BRENT GAYFORD DOWE - James McNaughton - Taurus Alphonso
05
Rock It with Me
The Melodians
Sound Box Essentials
02:53
Compositores: BRENT GAYFORD DOWE - James McNaughton - Taurus Alphonso
06
It Took a Miracle
The Melodians
Sound Box Essentials
03:05
Compositores: BRENT GAYFORD DOWE - James McNaughton - Taurus Alphonso
07
I'll Get Along Without You
The Melodians
Sound Box Essentials
03:03
Compositores: BRENT GAYFORD DOWE - James McNaughton - Taurus Alphonso
Super Best
(P) 2012 Ackee Dist.
04-04-2012
Super Best
01
You Don't Need Me
The Melodians
Super Best
03:10
Compositores: Tony Brevett
02
I'll Get Along Without You
The Melodians
Super Best
03:02
Compositores: Tony Brevett
03
You Have Caught Me
The Melodians
Super Best
03:14
Compositores: Tony Brevett
04
Let's Join Hands (Together)
The Melodians
Super Best
02:46
Compositores: Tony Brevett
05
Come On Little Girl
The Melodians
Super Best
02:26
Compositores: Tony Brevett
06
Little Nut Tree
The Melodians
Super Best
02:27
Compositores: Tony Brevett
07
You Are My Only Love
The Melodians
Super Best
03:19
Compositores: Tony Brevett
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (25 canciones)
Lyrics To Riddim
℗ 2013 HeavyBeat Records
01-01-2012
Lyrics To Riddim
01
Lyrics to Riddim
The Melodians
Lyrics To Riddim
03:48
Escritor/a: Ivor Lindo; Kashief Lindo / Compositores: Willie Lindo
02
Marcus Garvey
The Melodians
Lyrics To Riddim
03:36
Escritor/a: Brent Dowe / Compositores: Willie Lindo
03
Son of the Ghetto
The Melodians
Lyrics To Riddim
04:16
Escritor/a: Tony Brevett / Compositores: Willie Lindo
04
It's Alright
The Melodians
Lyrics To Riddim
03:54
Escritor/a: BRENT DOWE; TONY BREVETT; JAMES MCNAUGHTON / Compositores: Willie Lindo
05
Lost My Love
The Melodians
Lyrics To Riddim
04:06
Escritor/a: Tony Brevett / Compositores: Willie Lindo
06
This World
The Melodians
Lyrics To Riddim
04:02
Escritor/a: : IVOR LINDO; KASHIEF LINDO / Compositores: Willie Lindo
07
Go Before Us Jah
The Melodians
Lyrics To Riddim
03:49
Escritor/a: BRENT DOWE; TONY BREVETT; JAMES MCNAUGHTON - / Compositores: Willie Lindo
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (17 canciones)
Gems from Treasure Isle
2001 Charly
01-12-2001
Gems from Treasure Isle
01
Woman Come
Don Drummond
Gems from Treasure Isle
03:09
Compositores: Mahfood - Reid
02
Starry Night
Tommy McCook
Gems from Treasure Isle
02:47
Compositores: Williams
03
Corner Stone
Don Drummond
Gems from Treasure Isle
02:24
Compositores: Reid
04
Penny Reel
Eric Morris
Gems from Treasure Isle
02:29
Compositores: Morris
05
Strolling In
Tommy McCook
Gems from Treasure Isle
02:26
Compositores: McCook - Reid
06
Save a Bread
Justin Hinds
Gems from Treasure Isle
02:41
Compositores: Hinds
07
Twilight Zone
The Baba Brooks Band
Gems from Treasure Isle
02:53
Compositores: Brooks
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (58 canciones)
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
This Compilation ℗ 1997 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
23-09-1997
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
01
You Don't Need Me
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
03:10
Compositores: Tony Brevett
02
I'll Get Along Without You
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
03:02
Compositores: Tony Brevette
03
You Have Caught Me
The Supersonics
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
03:15
Compositores: Tony Brevett
04
Let's Join Hands (Together)
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
02:46
Compositores: Renford Cogle
05
Come On Little Girl
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
02:26
Escritor/a: Tony Brevett / Compositores: Tony Brevett
06
Little Nut Tree
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
02:27
Escritor/a: Tony Brevett / Compositores: Tony Brevett
07
You Are My Only Love
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon: The Best Of The Melodians 1967-1973
03:19
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (26 canciones)
Rivers Of Babylon
(P) 1970 Beverley's Records
01-01-1970
Rivers Of Babylon
01
Rivers Of Babylon
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon
02:48
Compositores: Brent Dowe - Trevor McNaughton
02
It Took A Miracle
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon
02:54
Compositores: Brent Dowe - Trevor McNaughton
03
Sweet Sensation
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon
03:48
Compositores: Renford Cogle
04
It's My Delight
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon
02:56
Compositores: Brent Dowe - Trevor McNaughton - Renford Cogle
05
A Day Seems So Long
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon
03:02
Compositores: Renford Cogle
06
Lost My Love
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon
02:38
Compositores: George Anthony Brevett
07
Though I'm Through With You
The Melodians
Rivers Of Babylon
02:38
Compositores: Brent Dowe - Trevor McNaughton - Renford Cogle
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (10 canciones)
Singles
I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing
TWT Music
17-07-2020
I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing
01
I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing
The Melodians
I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing
03:43
I Should Have Made It Up
2020 Jamaica Recording & Publishing Studio Ltd. t/a Studio One under license to Redeye Incorporated.
17-06-2020
I Should Have Made It Up
01
I Should Have Made It Up
The Melodians
I Should Have Made It Up
02:29
Escritor/a: A. Brevette / Compositores: A. Brevette
02
Neighbour Neighbour
Joe Higgs
I Should Have Made It Up
03:01
Escritor/a: H.P. Meaux / Compositores: H.P. Meaux
You Don't Need Me
1967 Treasure Isle
20-10-2018
You Don't Need Me
01
You Don't Need Me
The Melodians
You Don't Need Me
03:17
Compositores: Brevett
Sweet Sensation & You Don't Need Me - Single
2015 TWT Music
28-08-2015
Sweet Sensation & You Don't Need Me - Single
01
Sweet Sensation
The Melodians
Sweet Sensation & You Don't Need Me - Single
04:10
02
You Don't Know Me
The Melodians
Sweet Sensation & You Don't Need Me - Single
03:26
Aparece en
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
℗ 1972 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
07-07-1972
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
01
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:41
Escritor/a: Jimmy Cliff / Compositores: Jimmy Cliff
02
Draw Your Brakes
Scotty
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:56
Escritor/a: Derrick Harriott - Keith Rowe - Texas Dixon / Compositores: Derrick Harriott - Keith Rowe - Texas Dixon
03
Rivers Of Babylon
The Melodians
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:15
Escritor/a: Brent Dowe - Frank Farian - George Reyam - James August McNaughton / Compositores: Brent Dowe - Frank Farian - George Reyam - James August McNaughton
04
Many Rivers To Cross
Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:01
Escritor/a: Jimmy Cliff / Compositores: Jimmy Cliff
05
Sweet And Dandy
Toots & The Maytals
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
02:59
Escritor/a: Frederick Hibbert / Compositores: Frederick Hibbert
06
The Harder They Come
Jimmy Cliff
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:39
Escritor/a: Jimmy Cliff / Compositores: Jimmy Cliff
07
Johnny Too Bad
The Slickers
The Harder They Come (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
03:03
Escritor/a: Derrick Crooks - Winston Bailey - Hylton Beckford - Trevor Wilson / Compositores: Derrick Crooks - Winston Bailey - Hylton Beckford - Trevor Wilson
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (12 canciones)
A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
This Compilation ℗ 2001 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
19-03-2002
A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
01
People Funny Boy
Lee "Scratch" Perry
A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
02:37
Escritor/a: Lee Perry / Compositores: Lee Perry
02
Tighten Up
The Untouchables
A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
02:39
Escritor/a: Derrick Harriott - Lee Perry / Compositores: Derrick Harriott - Lee Perry
03
Return Of Django
The Upsetters
A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
02:31
Escritor/a: Lee Perry / Compositores: Lee Perry
04
Dollar in the Teeth
The Upsetters
A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
02:34
Compositores: Lee Perry
05
Come Into My Parlour
Bleechers
A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
03:08
Compositores: Lee "Scratch" Perry
06
A Live Injection
The Upsetters
A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
03:32
Compositores: Lee Perry
07
Shocks Of Mighty
Dave Barker
A Live Injection: Anthology 1968-1979
02:49
Compositores: Lee "Scratch" Perry
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (44 canciones)
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
This Compilation ℗ 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
Escritor/a: Joe Gibbs - Althea Forrest - Donna Reid - Errol Thompson / Compositores: Joe Gibbs - Althea Forrest - Donna Reid - Errol Thompson
02
Israelites
Desmond Dekker
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
02:35
Compositores: Leslie Kong - Desmond Dacres
03
Let Your Yeah Be Yeah
The Pioneers
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:08
Escritor/a: Jimmy Cliff / Compositores: Jimmy Cliff
04
Hurt so Good
Susan Cadogan
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:03
Escritor/a: Phillip Mitchell / Compositores: Phillip Mitchell
05
54-46 Was My Number
Toots & The Maytals
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:10
Compositores: Brian Atkinson - Frederick Hibbert
06
Moon River
Greyhound
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
03:27
Compositores: Henry Mancini - Johnny Mercer
07
Monkey Spanner
Dave & Ansel Collins
Uptown Top Ranking: Trojan Ska & Reggae Chartbusters
02:29
Escritor/a: Ansel Collins - Dave Barker - Winston Riley / Compositores: Ansel Collins - Dave Barker - Winston Riley
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Version Galore
℗ 2002 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
01-01-1971
Version Galore
01
Your Ace From Space
Tommy McCook
Version Galore
02:53
Compositores: John Holt
02
On The Beach
U-Roy
Version Galore
02:41
Escritor/a: John Holt - Chris Evans / Compositores: John Holt - Chris Evans
03
Version Galore
The Melodians
Version Galore
02:58
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
04
True Confession
U-Roy
Version Galore
02:38
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
05
Tide Is High
U-Roy
Version Galore
02:44
Escritor/a: Unknown / Compositores: Unknown
06
Things You Love
U-Roy
Version Galore
02:53
Compositores: Judith Weir - Tommy Cowan
07
The Same Song
U-Roy
Version Galore
02:57
Compositores: Steve Evans - John Holt
Acceder a la ficha completa del álbum (58 canciones)