The Sensational Maytals is a Reggae album by The Maytals, originally released in 1965. On Gatefold: 17 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Reggae
About
By the time Toots & The Maytals recorded their second album, <i>Sensational Maytals</i>, they were already veterans of the Jamaican studio scene, having recorded with Coxsone Dodd at Studio One and with the tirelessly self-promoting DJ Prince Buster. The sides that The Maytals recorded for these producers were raw and viscerally electrifying, pairing frantic ska rhythms with vocal performances of a positively Pentecostal intensity. On <i>The Sensational Maytals</i>, the gospel-influenced fervor of these early sides is exchanged for a more restrained sound. It borrows as much from the slow burn of American soul ballads as from the beatific hosannas of Jamaican religious services. VP’s deluxe reissue of <i>The Sensational Maytals</i> includes the 12 tracks that appeared on the album’s original 1965 release. It adds six extra Byron Lee–produced sides from the same period, including the Toots-penned “Bam Bam”: a tune that won the group top honors at Jamaica’s first Independence Festival Popular Song Competition.
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Tracklist
- 1It's You I Love2:03
- 2Daddy2:37
- 3Never You Change2:29
- 4If You Act This Way2:24
- 5It's No Use2:45
- 6You Make Me Feel the Way I Do2:18
- 7What's On Your Mind2:06
- 8My New Name2:15
- 9Fever2:12
- 10She Will Never Let Me Down2:03
- 11I Know2:15
- 12Tell Me the Reason1:54
- 13Love Is a Special Feeling2:43
- 14Peggy2:45
- 15When I Laugh2:04
- 16Bam Bam3:06
- 17Ain't Got No Tip2:24
- 18I'm a Big Man2:47
Credits
Performers
- Byron LeeBASS
- Barry LloydDRUMS
- Ken LazarusGUITAR
- Rupert BentGUITAR
- Leslie ButlerORGAN
- Carl BradyPERCUSSION
- Junior GrayPERCUSSION
- Victor ChungPERCUSSION
- Sammy IsmaySAXOPHONE
- Vernon MullerTROMBONE
- Baba BrooksTRUMPET
- Chester PowerTRUMPET
- Frank AndersonTRUMPET
17 pressings tracked on Gatefold