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Desmond Dekker (16 Jul 1941 - 25 May 2006)

Male Person - Jamaica

Recordings by (303)

  1. Happy Birthday Jamaica 3:07 (1963)
  2. Sinners, Prepare! 2:39 (1963)
  3. It Mek 2:20 (1969)
  4. Sabotage 2:44 (1969)
  5. Shing a Ling 2:18 (1969)
  6. Hey Grandma 2:50 (1969)
  7. Wise Man 2:06 (1969)
  8. Music Like Dirt 2:41 (1969)
  9. Rudy Got Soul 2:50 (1969)
  10. Unity 2:19 (1969)
  11. Mother Pepper 2:16 (1969)
  12. It Pays 2:58 (1969)
  13. Mother's Young Girl 2:50 (1969)
  14. You Can Get It If You Really Want 2:42 (1970)
  15. I Believe 2:37 (1970)
  16. Perseverance 2:48 (1970)
  17. Get Up Little Suzie 3:13 (1970)
  18. Piece on the Land 3:06 (1970)
  19. Cindy 3:23 (1970)
  20. Pickney Gal 2:54 (1970)
  21. You Got Soul 2:22 (1970)
  22. Coomyah 2:12 (1970)
  23. That's the Way Life Goes 2:05 (1970)
  24. Peace of Mind 2:19 (1970)
  25. Polka Dot 1:48 (1970)
  26. The Song We Used to Sing (Where Did It Go) 3:07 (1971)
  27. Licking Stick 2:16 (1971)
  28. Live and Learn 3:19 (1971)
  29. Pretty Africa 2:33 (1971)
  30. Shanty Town 2:46 (07 Jul 1972)
  31. Israelites 1:58 (1973)
  32. Beware ?:?? (1975)
  33. Everybody Join Hands ?:?? (1975)
  34. Sing a Little Song ?:?? (1975)
  35. Busted Lad ?:?? (1975)
  36. My World Is Blue ?:?? (1975)
  37. Mother Nature ?:?? (1975)
  38. Money & Friends ?:?? (1975)
  39. No Place Like Home ?:?? (1975)
  40. Generosity 3:01 (1975)
  41. My Precious Love 2:53 (1975)
  42. The Man 3:29 (1975)
  43. Archie Wah Wah 2:32 (1978)
  44. Reggae Recipe 3:04 (1978)
  45. Where Did It Go 3:04 (1978)
  46. What Will You Gain 1:57 (1978)
  47. The More You Live 3:15 (1978)
  48. You Can Get It ?:?? (1978)
  49. Look What They're Doing to Me 3:28 (1978)
  50. My Reward 2:22 (1978)
  51. Life of Opportunity 2:43 (1978)
  52. Juliet 3:10 (1980)
  53. Lickin' Stick 2:55 (1980)
  54. Please Don't Bend 3:16 (1980)
  55. Many Rivers to Cross 4:05 (1980)
  56. Hippo 3:24 (1980)
  57. 007 2:52 (1980)
  58. Work Out 2:45 (1980)
  59. Problems 3:07 (1980)
  60. Rude Boy Train 3:41 (1980)
  61. Why Fight? 2:53 (1980)
  62. Moving On 2:41 (1981)
  63. We Can and We Shall 4:03 (1981)
  64. Hurts So Bad 2:52 (1981)
  65. Isabella 4:01 (1981)
  66. Come Back to Me 3:04 (1981)
  67. I Do Believe (My Destiny) 3:15 (1981)
  68. Big Headed 3:29 (1981)
  69. That's My Woman 3:41 (1981)
  70. Allamanna 2:38 (1981)
  71. I'll Get By 2:45 (1981)
  72. 007 (Shanty Town) 2:44 (1983)
  73. Get Up Edina 2:40 (1985)
  74. It's Not Easy 2:11 (1988)
  75. Intensified 2:39 (1988)
  76. Too Much Too Soon 2:34 (1988)
  77. You Can Get It If You Really Want It 2:30 (1988)
  78. For Once in My Life 2:59 (1988)
  79. Pickney Girl 2:54 (1988)
  80. Roots Rock 2:51 (1988)
  81. The Israelites 2:41 (1989)
  82. You Can Get It If You Want It 2:27 (1989)
  83. Honour Your Mother And Father 2:23 (1989)
  84. Dance the Night Away 3:59 (1989)
  85. Grandma 3:43 (1989)
  86. Sing a Song 4:35 (1989)
  87. Hippopotamus 3:10 (1989)
  88. Honour Your Father and Mother 2:26 (1989)
  89. Writing on the Wall 2:20 (1989)
  90. It Is Not Easy 2:16 (1989)
  91. Young Generation 2:09 (1989)
  92. Pick up the Phone ?:?? (1990)
  93. Money and Friends ?:?? (1990)
  94. Sugar Dumpling ?:?? (1990)
  95. Travel On ?:?? (1990)
  96. You Can Get If You Really Want It 2:26 (1991)
  97. King of Ska 3:15 (1991)
  98. This Woman 3:16 (1991)
  99. Get Up a Diner 3:14 (1991)
  100. Parents 3:27 (1991)
  101. Maggie 2:39 (1991)
  102. Achawhawha 2:41 (1991)
  103. Intensify 3:46 (1991)
  104. Honour Your Mother and Your Father 2:26 (24 Mar 1992)
  105. Warlock 3:54 (24 Mar 1992)
  106. Allamana 2:39 (04 Aug 1992)
  107. Isrealites 2:35 (1992)
  108. It Miek 2:31 (1992)
  109. Workout 2:44 (1992)
  110. We Can and Shall 4:04 (1992)
  111. I Do Believe / My Destiny 3:16 (1992)
  112. Good Loving 3:43 (1993)
  113. Rudi Got Soul 2:22 (11 May 1994)
  114. Itensified 2:41 (1994)
  115. You Can Get It If Your Really Want 2:43 (1994)
  116. Sing A Little Song 3:04 (1995)
  117. For Once in My Love 2:58 (1996)
  118. Everybody Joins a Hand 4:00 (1996)
  119. Blackbird Singing 3:19 (1996)
  120. Blackbird 3:17 (1996)
  121. Wine & Dine 3:55 (1996)
  122. Mother Less 3:56 (1996)
  123. Mother and Child (a cappella mix) 5:07 (1996)
  124. Mother and Child (straight mix) 3:26 (1996)
  125. Mount Zion 3:29 (1996)
  126. Wonderful World 2:45 (1996)
  127. Wonderful World (Satchmo mix) 3:32 (1996)
  128. Big Headed (dub mix) 4:14 (1996)
  129. Big Headed (straight mix) 4:21 (1996)
  130. Young Generation (rocksteady mix) 3:43 (1996)
  131. Only You 4:14 (1996)
  132. Only You (P.A. mix) 3:26 (1996)
  133. When I Need You 2:44 (1996)
  134. Do Nothing 3:38 (1997)
  135. First Time in a Long Time 2:35 (1997)
  136. Life Hope and Faith 2:07 (1997)
  137. Trample 2:26 (1997)
  138. Baby Come Back 3:42 (1997)
  139. Hanging Tree 3:04 (1997)
  140. Generousity 3:02 (1997)
  141. Perserverance 3:05 (1997)
  142. Where Did It Go (The Song We Used to Sing) 3:04 (1997)
  143. It Gotta Be So 2:48 (1997)
  144. First Time for a Long Time 2:34 (1997)
  145. Little Darling 2:32 (1997)
  146. Stop the Wedding 2:13 (1997)
  147. Go and Tell My People 3:15 (1997)
  148. Look What You Are Doing to Me 2:47 (1997)
  149. Life, Hope, and Faith 2:12 (1997)
  150. Father Noah 2:55 (1997)
  151. When I'm Cold 2:39 (1997)
  152. Yakety Yak 2:21 (1997)
  153. Carry Go Bring Come 2:53 (15 Sep 1998)
  154. Honour Your Mother & Father 2:25 (1998)
  155. Madgie 2:41 (1998)
  156. Dracula 2:54 (1998)
  157. Labour of Learning 2:39 (1998)
  158. Jeserine (And Cherry Pies) 2:41 (1998)
  159. It Was Only a Dream (& The Four Aces) 2:58 (1998)
  160. This Woman (& The Four Aces) 2:33 (1998)
  161. Mount Zion (& The Four Aces) 2:45 (1998)
  162. I've Got the Blues 3:01 (1998)
  163. Tips on My Fingers 3:26 (1998)
  164. Gimme Gimme 2:14 (1998)
  165. Jamaica Farewell 3:25 (1999)
  166. Halfway to Paradise 5:19 (1999)
  167. Hang On Sloopy 4:25 (1999)
  168. Wimoweh 5:01 (1999)
  169. When I’m Cold 3:25 (1999)
  170. Why Fight 3:45 (1999)
  171. Island in the Sun 4:02 (1999)
  172. You’ve Got Soul 3:18 (1999)
  173. Go Tell My People 3:18 (1999)
  174. Carry Me 3:53 (1999)
  175. Daylight Come 4:12 (1999)
  176. Labour for Learning 4:03 (1999)
  177. Take Me Back to Africa 2:30 (1999)
  178. Wiseman 2:15 (13 Mar 2000)
  179. You've Got Your Troubles 3:16 (13 Mar 2000)
  180. Poor Me Israelites 2:48 (09 Oct 2000)
  181. Live and Learn (The More You Live) 3:20 (2000)
  182. Israelite 2:38 (2000)
  183. Coconut Water 3:28 (2000)
  184. It's a Shame 2:24 (2000)
  185. Music Like Dirt (Intensified) 3:36 (2000)
  186. It Mek (2) 2:35 (2000)
  187. The Song We Used To Sing (Where Did It Go?) 3:03 (13 Feb 2001)
  188. Jamaican Ska 2:24 (13 Feb 2001)
  189. Young Generation (Rock Steady Mix) 3:26 (13 Feb 2001)
  190. Get up Little Suzie It Gotta Be So 3:15 (2001)
  191. Jamaica Ska 2:24 (2001)
  192. Jeserene 2:41 (2001)
  193. Mothers Young Girl 3:01 (2001)
  194. Mother Long Tongue 2:18 (2001)
  195. Don't Blame Me 2:24 (2001)
  196. Nincompoop 2:09 (2001)
  197. It Miek (hit version) 2:34 (2001)
  198. Generation 3:01 (2001)
  199. The Song We Used to Sing 3:03 (2001)
  200. Ah It Mek 2:23 (2001)
  201. You’ve Got Your Troubles 3:15 (2001)
  202. The Israllites (Lenny Ibizarre remix) 4:08 (11 Feb 2002)
  203. You Can Get It (If You Really Want) 2:38 (Jun 2002)
  204. Fu Man Chu 3:07 (01 Jul 2002)
  205. (Where Did It Go) The Song We Used To Sing 3:02 (01 Jul 2002)
  206. Beautiful and Dangerous 2:47 (01 Jul 2002)
  207. Israelites (Ibizarre mix) 2:15 (2002) part of a “Karma Chillout” DJ-mix
  208. It’s Not Easy 2:12 (19 Aug 2003)
  209. Israelites (Ibizare remix) 3:50 (2003)
  210. Cherry Oh Baby ?:?? (2003)
  211. Good Living ?:?? (2003)
  212. Half Way To Paradise ?:?? (2003)
  213. Ska Stomp ?:?? (2003)
  214. Medley: 0.0.7. (Shanty Town); All I Have To Do Is Dream; Baby Come Back; Pass The Dutchie; Wimoweh; Sugar Sugar; Jamaican Ska ?:?? (2003)
  215. Day-O ?:?? (2003)
  216. Soldering 2:30 (22 Mar 2004)
  217. Fu Manchu 3:20 (2004)
  218. Nincompoup 2:33 (2004)
  219. Opportunity 2:53 (2004)
  220. Cherry Oh Baby [Live] 2:06 (2004)
  221. Get Up Edina [Live] 3:00 (2004)
  222. Good Loving [Live] 4:53 (2004)
  223. It Mek [Live] 4:49 (2004)
  224. King Of Ska [Live] 3:08 (2004)
  225. Halfway To Paradise [Live] 5:41 (2004)
  226. Rude Boy Train [Live] 4:02 (2004)
  227. Sing A Little Song [Live] 5:20 (2004)
  228. Medley [Live] 12:21 (2004)
  229. Israelites [Live] 7:46 (2004)
  230. Day-O [Live] 2:52 (2004)
  231. Yakey Yak 2:20 (23 May 2005)
  232. Take Me Back to Afrika 2:29 (2005)
  233. Intensified ’68 (Music Like Dirt) 2:45 (2005)
  234. Jeserine 2:40 (2005)
  235. Mother's Young Gal 2:58 (2005)
  236. Keep a Cool Head 2:03 (2005)
  237. (Poor Mi) Israelites 2:36 (2005)
  238. Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da / Wise Man (medley) 2:44 (2005)
  239. (I'm a) Busted Lad 3:19 (2005)
  240. Book of Rules 3:05 (2005)
  241. Hot City 3:36 (2005)
  242. Dance the Night Away (live) 2:38 (2005)
  243. Hippopotomus 2:51 (2005)
  244. Music Like Dirt (Intensified 68') 2:44 (05 Jun 2006)
  245. To Sir With Love (My Lonely World) 3:09 (05 Jun 2006)
  246. It Mek (Hit version) 2:34 (05 Jun 2006)
  247. Intensified (Music Like Dirt) 2:45 (07 Aug 2006)
  248. Workout (Groove Version) 3:06 (16 Oct 2006)
  249. Don’t Blame Me 2:57 (04 Dec 2006)
  250. Where Did It Go? 4:45 (04 Dec 2006)
  251. Shing-A-Ling 2:15 (2006)
  252. Intensified '68 (aka Music Like Dirt) 2:42 (2006)
  253. Personal Possession 2:55 (2006)
  254. Sweet Music 2:32 (2006)
  255. You Can Get It If You Really Want It (5.1 mix) 2:38 (2006)
  256. 007 Shanty Town 2:41 (2006)
  257. You Can Get If You Really Want 2:24 (2006)
  258. Please Don’t Bend 3:18 (24 Sep 2007)
  259. Dust Condition 3:39 (18 Feb 2008)
  260. Israelites (re-recording) 2:35 (2008)
  261. Unforgettable 2:31 (2008)
  262. Israelites 1980 ?:?? (2010)
  263. It Mek (UK mix) 2:20 (31 Oct 2011)
  264. Intensified '68 (a.k.a. Music Like Dirt) 2:45 (31 Oct 2011)
  265. The More You Live (a.k.a. live & Learn) 3:18 (31 Oct 2011)
  266. Bongo Gal 2:31 (31 Oct 2011)
  267. Unity (alternative take) 2:27 (31 Oct 2011)
  268. Rudy Got Soul (alternative take) 2:58 (31 Oct 2011)
  269. Sentimental Reason 2:46 (31 Oct 2011)
  270. Personal Possession (alternative take) 3:01 (31 Oct 2011)
  271. Dancing Time 2:32 (31 Oct 2011)
  272. Hanging Tree (alternative take) 2:53 (31 Oct 2011)
  273. Sweet Music (alternative take) 2:32 (31 Oct 2011)
  274. Mother Long Tongue (alternative take) 2:17 (31 Oct 2011)
  275. Call on Me, Baby (alternative take) 2:33 (31 Oct 2011)
  276. Sugar & Spice 2:31 (31 Oct 2011)
  277. Israelites (1970 live version) 4:51 (31 Oct 2011)
  278. 0.0.7 (Shanty Town) 2:34 (2012)
  279. You Can Get It If You Really 2:42 (2013)
  280. Blackbird (Singing) 3:18 (2016)
  281. What a Wonderful World (The Orb & Gaudi remix, 2011) 7:09 (27 Dec 2018)
  282. The More You Live (a.k.a. live and Learn) ?:?? (2018)
  283. The Song We Used to Sing (a.k.a. Where Did It Go) ?:?? (2018)
  284. The First Time for a Long Time ?:?? (2018)
  285. Pickney Gal (alternate version) ?:?? (2018)
  286. Hippopotomus (alternate version) ?:?? (2018)
  287. Licking Stick (alternate version) ?:?? (2018)
  288. Reggae Recipe (alternate version) ?:?? (2018)
  289. You Can Get It If You Really W 2:35 (19 Jul 2019)
  290. The Sweet Sound of Music 2:40 (2019)
  291. A It Mek 2:20 (2022)
  292. The First for a Long Time 2:27 (09 Jun 2023)
  293. Roots of a Reggae Soul 2:53 ()
  294. It Meik 2:17 ()
  295. Tips Of My Fingers 3:28 ()
  296. It Meek 2:21 ()
  297. You Can't Get It If You Really Want 2:39 ()
  298. It Miek (feat. The Aces) 2:24 ()
  299. I'll Get You 2:48 ()
  300. You can get it if you really want -1970 2:31 ()
  301. Israelites -1969 2:40 ()
  302. A it mek-1969 2:21 ()
  303. That's the Way It Goes 2:04 ()