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Jimmy Riley

Jimmy Riley
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About the artist

Martin James Norman Riley (22 May 1954 – 23 March 2016), better known as Jimmy Riley, was a Jamaican singer who in addition to recording solo was also a member of The Sensations and The Uniques and was the father of Tarrus Riley. Jimmy Riley born in Jonestown, Kingston, Jamaica grew up in the city's Waterhouse district and attended Kingston Senior School along with Slim Smith. When Smith had success in The Techniques, Riley hung around with the group hoping to join, but was limited to carrying things for them and helping out with harmonies.

Top songs

  1. Sexual Healing
  2. My Woman's Love
  3. Love and Devotion
  4. Nyah Bingi
  5. Love & Devotion
  6. Hard Headed Israelites
  7. Woman's Gotta Have It
  8. Tell The Youths The Truth
  9. Tell The Children The Truth
  10. Woman Gotta Have Love
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  1. Sons Of Negus
  2. Give Thanks And Praise
  3. It's Growing
  4. I Man Stand Still
  5. From the Ghetto
  6. Give Me Your Love
  7. Everyone Needs Money
  8. Sweets For My Sweet
  9. GUnman Of JA
  10. Give Thanks And Praise - Extended Mix
  11. Statue Of A Fool
  12. I Never Had It So Good
  13. Woman Gotta Have Love - Unreleased Dubplate Mix
  14. Give Them Thanks And Praise
  15. Majority Rule
  16. Nyah-Bingi - Extended Mix
  17. You Should Have Known
  18. I Wish It Would Rain
  19. Prophecy
  20. Pull up sector
  21. Jackit
  22. Darkness In The City
  23. I Try
  24. Living In Fear
  25. Give Me A Love
  26. Feeling Is Believing
  27. Poor Immigrant
  28. Delicious
  29. Hard Headed Isrealites
  30. Ghetto Version
  31. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
  32. Everybody Needs Someone To Love
  33. truth and rights
  34. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
  35. Majority Rule (For Africans)
  36. Bang Bang
  37. Everybody Needs Money
  38. Rougher Yet
  39. We're Gonna Make It
  40. Conversation
  41. The Choking Kind
  42. Love Is The Key
  43. Put The People First
  44. Woman Gotta Have Love (previously dubplate mix)
  45. Give Thanks And Praise (Extended Mix)
  46. You'll Loose A Precious Love
  47. Is this the Love
  48. When She Was my girl
  49. Somebody Told Me
  50. Blessed Be The Father
  51. Pull Up Selector - Feat. Tarrus Riley
  52. Sons Of Zion
  53. Punkie
  54. Come Back
  55. Nyah-Bingi (Extended Mix)
  56. From The Ghetto (Version)
  57. Thank You Jah
  58. Only Jah Can Be Trusted
  59. Majority Rule (Version)
  60. There is Where I Call Home
  61. Bridge The Gap (Extended Mix)
  62. Tell The Youths The Truth (Extended Mix)
  63. I Mann Stand Still
  64. Guman Of Ja - King Tubbys Dub Plate Mix Previously Un-Released
  65. Feeling Is Believing (Version)
  66. Just Like a River
  67. Everyone Needs Money (Version)
  68. Bridge The Gap - Extended Mix
  69. Majority Rule Dub
  70. World For Everyone
  71. jealous of your boyfriend
  72. PRIVATE NUMBER
  73. Rise And Work
  74. Clean Up The Streets
  75. Statue Of A Fall
  76. Exploitation
  77. my womans love
  78. I Don't Blame
  79. Keep the Faith
  80. Is This Love
  81. Play Play
  82. Channel One Crash
  83. Nyah-Bingi
  84. Magic
  85. Pure & True
  86. Love You Madly
  87. What Can I Do
  88. Daughters
  89. From The Ghetto - Version
  90. Keep Rising

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