[ARTIST / V.A.]
[LABEL / SUNRISE]

【CD】
ジャマイカのチャートを賑わした1958年、1959年のヒット曲集。当時ラジオから流れてくるアメリカのヒット曲にジャマイカ人が影響を受け、後にSka，Rocksteady，Reggaeでカバーされた原曲が多数収録されており、更にジャマイカ人が今でもPlayし、日本のSoul TimeでもPlayされている名曲も多数収録。全59曲2枚組。

DISC 1
♪Silhouettes♪
♪Mr Lee♪
♪You Send Me♪
♪Tabu♪
♪Fever♪
♪Just A Dream♪
♪Stagger Lee♪

DISC 2
♪Riding West♪
♪Kansas City♪
♪Boogie Rock♪
♪Be My Guest♪
♪People Are Doing It Everyday♪
♪Evening News♪

DISC 1:AN ISLAND IN THE SUN - THE JAMAICAN HITS OF 1958

1. Island In The Sun / Harry Belafonte with Rob Gorman's Orchestra
2. Sweet Dreaming / Lord Tanamo
3. The Vow / Gene & Eunice with Ray Ellis， His Orchestra & Chorus
4. Silhouettes / The Rays
5. Mr Lee / The Bobbettes with The Reggie Obrecht Orchestra
6. High School Dance / Larry Williams & His Band
7. You Send Me / Sam Cooke with The Bumps Blackwell Orchestra
8. Nightfall In Zion (aka Roll River Jordan) / Laurel Aitken
9. Rock And Cry / Clyde McPhatter with Orchestra & Chorus conducted by Ray Ellis
10. Dumplin's / Ernie Freeman
11. The Walk / Jimmy McCracklin & His Band
12. Don't Break Your Promise / Milson Luce with The Johnny Wallace Sextet
13. Buona Sera / Louis Prima with Sam Butera & The Witnesses
14. Twilight Time / The Platters
15. Honky Tonk， Part 1 / Bill Doggett
16. Sick And Tired / Fats Domino
17. C.C. Rider / Chuck Willis with The Jesse Stone Orchestra
18. Looking Back / Nat 'King' Cole & The Four Knights with Dave Cavanaugh's Music
19. High Blood Pressure / Huey (Piano) Smith & The Clowns
20. Tabu / The Cyril X Diaz & His Orchestra
21. Show Me How (You Milk The Cow) / Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
22. Tears On My Pillow / The Imperials
23. Guaglione / Perez Prado & His Orchestra
24. Fever / Little Willie John
25. The End / Earl Grant with Chorus & Orchestra conducted by Charles 'Bud' Dant
26. Sweet Chariot / Laurel Aitken
27. Hool-A-Hoop Calypso / Count Owen & His Calypsonians， featuring Euton Gayle & His Banjo
28. Just A Dream / Jimmy Clanton & His Rockets
29. Stagger Lee / Lloyd Price with Don Costa & His Orchestra


DISC 2:RIDING WEST - THE JAMAICAN HITS OF 1959

1. Island In The Sun / Count Owen & His Calypsonians feat Euton Gayle & His Banjo
2. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / The Platters
3. Sea Cruise / Frankie Ford with Huey (Piano) Smith & His Orchestra
4. Evening Rain / Earl Grant
5. Little Chickee Wha Wha / Huey (Piano) Smith & The Clowns
6. Charlie Brown / The Coasters
7. Sugah Wooga / The Three Playmates
8. Here I Stand / Wade Flemons & The Newcomers
9. Hey Girl - Hey Boy / Oscar McLollie & Annette Baker with Googie Rene & His Orchestra
10. Personality / Lloyd Price with Don Costa & His Orchestra
11. That's Why (I Love You So) / Jackie Wilson
12. Riding West / Billy Hope & The Bad Men
13. I May Never (See My Baby Anymore) / Little Jimmy Scott
14. Live It Up (aka Beardman Shuffle) / Ernie Freeman & His Combo
15. Dear Sparrow / The Mighty Sparrow
16. It's Me (aka Whap Whap) / Lee Andrews & The Hearts
17. Kansas City / Wilbert Harrison
18. No Buts， No Maybes / Professor Longhair
19. No More Doggin' / Rosco Gordon
20. There Goes My Baby / The Drifters
21. Red River Rock / Johnny & The Hurricanes
22. Boogie Rock / Laurel Aitken with The Boogie Cats
23. G.I.Jive / Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
24. Be My Guest / Fats Domino
25. Going Back To My Hometown / Hal Paige & The Whalers
26. I-Yi / The Hawks
27. Come Back Jeannie / Laurel Aitken
28. People Are Doing It Everyday / Terry & Jerry
29. 7-11 (aka Mambo No.5) / The Gone All Stars
30. Evening News / Fitz-Vaughn Bryan's Orchestra with Vocals by Kentrick Patrick