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If you like classic soul music. Phyllis Dillon being addressed as the "Queen of Jamaican R&B" is very easily justified within the tracks on this CD. Every single one of them is a stand out- Jamaican influence is there, but with even a greater soul influence. When I first heard it, I went and dusted off some old Northern Soul albums afterward. The arrangments are great, the set of pipes on Phyllis are amazing...and I doubt this CD will ever leave my player.

Stand outs are "Make Me Yours" (this is better then Bettye Swann's version), "Nice Time" (which made the Trojan Rocksteady box set) and "Don't Touch me Tomato"...but her covers of classics like "Midnight Confession" and "Love the One Your With" are also outstanding. I can't say enough about this one- If you like Northern Soul or old Motown...and you like the sounds of the island, this is going to knock you out. Just buy the darn thing already...oh yeah, and skip "Eddie O Baby"- really the only turd in the whole thing.

 DDL

Playlist :

Don't Stay Away

(This Is) A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening

A Thing Of The Past

Make Me Yours

Leave It In The Hands Of Love

Perfidia

It's Rockingtime (Aka Rocksteady)

Nice Time (Aka Long Time)

Phyllis Dillon & Boris Gardiner - Tulips (And Heather)

I Wear His Ring

Don't Touch Me Tomato

Phyllis Dillon & Alton Ellis - Why Did You Leave Me

Phyllis Dillon & Alton Ellis - Love Letters

Love Is All I Had

Boys And Girls Reggae (Aka Doing The Reggae)

Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis - Take My Heart

Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis - The Right Track

Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis - Walk Through This World

Phyllis Dillon & Alton Ellis - Remember That Sunday

You Are Like Heaven To Me

Living In Love (Aka One Life To Live One Love To Give)

Midnight Confessions

Woman In The Ghetto (Aka Woman Ghetto)

I Can't Forget About You Baby

Picture On The Wall

Eddie Oh Baby

The Love That A Woman Should Give A Man

We Belong Together

Love The One You're With