Tracklist Hide Credits
| Intensified Sounds - The Hits | |||
| 1-1 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | IsraelitesProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Brian Atkinson*, Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:36 |
| 1-2 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | 0.0.7 (Shanty Town)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:33 |
| 1-3 | –Desmond Dekker | You Can Get It If You Really WantProducer – John Kelly , Leslie KongWritten-By – Jimmy Cliff |
2:37 |
| 1-4 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | It Mek (UK Mix)Producer – Graeme Goodall, Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:20 |
| 1-5 | –Desmond Dekker | Sing A Little SongProducer – Bruce White , Tony Cousins , Warrick Lyn*Written-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
3:02 |
| 1-6 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Pickney Girl (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:47 |
| 1-7 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Intensified '68 (AKA Music Like Dirt)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:45 |
| 1-8 | –Desmond Dekker | Honour Your Mother And FatherProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:28 |
| 1-9 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Licking StickProducer – Desmond Dekker, Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:15 |
| 1-10 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | It Pays (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
3:04 |
| 1-11 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | The More You Live (AKA You Live And Learn)Producer – Desmond Dekker, Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
3:18 |
| 1-12 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Mother's Young GalProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:58 |
| 1-13 | –Desmond Dekker | Mother NatureProducer – Bruce White , Tony Cousins , Warrick Lyn*Written-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
3:35 |
| 1-14 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | SabotageProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:52 |
| 1-15 | –Desmond Dekker | The Song We Used To Sing (Where Did It Go)Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Leslie KongWritten-By – Jimmy Cliff |
3:06 |
| 1-16 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | WisemanProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:15 |
| 1-17 | –Desmond Dekker & The Cherry Pies | JeserineProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:39 |
| 1-18 | –Desmond Dekker | It Gotta Be SoProducer – Robert Thompson*Written-By – Barry Ian Green, Ron Roker |
2:47 |
| 1-19 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Rude Boy TrainProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:26 |
| 1-20 | –Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces* | Get Up, EdinaProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:39 |
| 1-21 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Beautiful And DangerousProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:49 |
| 1-22 | –Desmond Dekker | Busted LadProducer – Bruce White , Tony Cousins , Warrick Lyn*Written-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
3:19 |
| 1-23 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Bongo Gal (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:32 |
| 1-24 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Mother PepperProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:21 |
| 1-25 | –Desmond Dekker | Everybody Join HandsProducer – Bruce White , Tony Cousins , Warrick Lyn*Written-By – Giorgio G. Moroder*, Michael Kunze, Peter Bellotte* |
4:01 |
| First Time For A Long Time - Rarities & Unreleased Gems | |||
| 2-1 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | A It Mek (Original Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:22 |
| 2-2 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Unity (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Brian Atkinson*, Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:28 |
| 2-3 | –Desmond Dekker & The Cherry Pies | King Of SkaProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:43 |
| 2-4 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Rudy Got Soul (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:59 |
| 2-5 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Sentimental ReasonProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:47 |
| 2-6 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | ProblemsProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:43 |
| 2-7 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Personal Possession (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
3:02 |
| 2-8 | –Desmond Dekker | First Time For A Long TimeProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:29 |
| 2-9 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Young Generation (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:19 |
| 2-10 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | GenerosityProducer – Graeme GoodallWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
3:01 |
| 2-11 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Keep A Cool Head (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:06 |
| 2-12 | –Desmond Dekker | Get Up Littlle SuzieProducer – Leslie Kong, Warrick Lyn*Written-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
3:13 |
| 2-13 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Pretty AfricaProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:40 |
| 2-14 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Dancing TimeProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:34 |
| 2-15 | –Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces* | Mount ZionProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:43 |
| 2-16 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Hanging Tree (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres*, Leslie Kong |
2:54 |
| 2-17 | –Desmond Dekker | PerseveranceProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:46 |
| 2-18 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Sweet Music (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:34 |
| 2-19 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Fu Manchu (Alternate Version)Producer – Graeme GoodallWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
3:07 |
| 2-20 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Mother Long Tongue (Alternate Version)Producer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:18 |
| 2-21 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Call On Me, BabyProducer – Graeme GoodallWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:35 |
| 2-22 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Sugar And SpiceProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:32 |
| 2-23 | –Desmond Dekker & The Four Aces* | This WomanProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:32 |
| 2-24 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Shing A LingProducer – Leslie KongWritten-By – Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
2:26 |
| 2-25 | –Desmond Dekker & The Aces | Israelites (Live Version)Producer – A Shady Tree ProductionWritten-By – Brian Atkinson*, Desmond Adolphus Dacres* |
4:51 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.
- Record Company – BMG
- Manufactured By – [PIAS]
- Marketed By – [PIAS]
- Distributed By – [PIAS]
- Mastered At – Fluid Mastering
- Produced For – N.R.E. Ltd.
- Produced For – Creole Production
- Produced For – Trojan Records
Credits
- Design, Artwork – Paul Bevoir
- Liner Notes – Laurence Cane-Honeysett
- Mastered By – Tim Debney
Notes
Tracks 1-10, 1-23, 2-2, 2-4, 2-7, 2-9, 2-11, 2-16, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21 are marked as previously unreleased.℗ 2011 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG company. © 2011 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, a BMG company.
Made in the EU.
Slim double jewel case.
CD1:
Track 8 ℗ 1963; track 17 ℗ 1964; track 20 ℗ 1965; tracks 2 & 16 ℗ 1966; tracks 6, 12, 14, 19 & 21 ℗ 1997; tracks 1, 7 & 24 ℗ 1968; track 4 ℗ 1969; tracks 3 & 15 ℗ 1970; tracks 9 & 11 ℗ 1971; tracks 13 & 18 ℗ 1972; track 5 ℗ 73; track 22 ℗ 1974; tracks 10 & 23 ℗ 2011
Track 3 produced for N.R.E. Ltd.; tracks 5, 13, 22 & 25 produced for Creole Production; track 18 produced for Trojan Records
CD2:
Track 3 ℗ 1964; track 23 ℗ 1965; tracks 13 & 24 ℗ 1967; track 1, ℗ 1968; tracks 6, 10 ℗ 1969; tracks 12 & 17 ℗ 1970; track 8 ℗ 1972; tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 14-16, 18-22 & 25 ℗ 2011
Track 25: A Trojan Records production
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Scanned): 5414939818028
- Barcode (Text): 5 414939 818028
- Rights Society: SABAM / BIEM
- Label Code: LC06448
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 00095 53650 014 01 * 53650019 A
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 00095 53650 015 01 + 53650021 A
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI LV26
- Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI LV27
- Mould SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI 0155
- Mould SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI 0155
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPECXX2079 | Desmond Dekker | 007 · The Best Of Desmond Dekker (2xCD, Comp) | Trojan Records | SPECXX2079 | Europe | 2011 |

