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▀▀▀▀▀▀ Roots And Culture Proudly Presents Another High Quality Release ▀▀▀▀▀▀
Release Name... Donald And Lulu Davidson With The Wailers
Beautiful Garden
Original Year............ 1982
Record Label............. Third World Sound
Catalog Number........... n/a
Website ................. n/a
Rip Date................. 17-08-2005
Compressed by............ Team RAC
Encoded with ............ VBR
Release Type............. Reggae, CD
Size..................... 83,0 MB
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The next Jolly Boy's related release was an obscure LP, but not by
The Jolly Boys. "Beautiful Garden" was recorded by Donald and Lulu
Davidson and The Wailers. It was released in Germany on the Third
World Sound Ltd label in 1982, and as such, is probably the first
work that the instrumental Wailers did after the passing of Bob
Marley. The Wailers line up consists of the Barrett brothers (drums
and bass), Junior Marvin (lead guitar), Wire Lindo (keyboards),
Seeco Patterson (percussion), Leroy Hamilton (rhythm guitar), and
Stephen Stewart (keyboards). They back husband and wife Donald and
Kevan "Lulu" Davidson, who both sing and play acoustic guitar. This
gives Donald Davidson a unique place in the history of Jamaican
recorded music. Who else has recorded LP backed by both The Jolly
Boys and The Wailers?
Recorded at Tuff Gong in Jamaica, the producer is billed as "Martin,
The White Man at Tuff Gong". All songs are credited to Donald and
Kevan Davidson, except two credited to Bruce J. Coleman and one that
is listed as a traditional Jamaican song. Three of Davidson's Jolly
Boys songs songs are heard here: a reworking of the title track,
previously heard on both 1970s Jolly Boy's LPs, as well "Love One
Another" and "I Know You Are A Child", both from the "Club
Caribbean" LP.
The music is not at all mento, but instead reggae. It sounds like a
slightly lighter and less adorned (there are no horns on this
recording) version of Marley's "Kaya" LP. Two exceptions to the
reggae rule are "I Know You Are A Child", which has more of an
do-wop arrangement, and the sparsely backed "Beautiful Garden",
which is performed as a spiritual. Lulu's voice is very good and her
higher register is a good complement for Donald's baritone. They
sing the entire LP in duet fashion. In this musical context, Donald
sometimes sounds reminiscent of Peter Tosh.
Strictly Roots And Culture
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01. Donald And Lulu Davidson - Just Cool Runnins 03:44
02. Donald And Lulu Davidson - You Better Believe It 03:40
03. Donald And Lulu Davidson - I Know Your A Child 05:05
04. Donald And Lulu Davidson - Lulu What We Gonna Do 04:50
05. Donald And Lulu Davidson - Dream Of Me 05:51
06. Donald And Lulu Davidson - Love One Another 04:59
07. Donald And Lulu Davidson - Marble Stones 04:15
08. Donald And Lulu Davidson - I Never Wrote A Love Song 03:49
09. Donald And Lulu Davidson - Destiny 03:28
10. Donald And Lulu Davidson - Beautiful Garden 05:36
Playtime................. 45:17 min
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