Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown, 1973–1980 is a
compilation album released in
2001. It consists of
soul and
R&B-styled songs recorded by
Jamaicanreggae artists, including a number of
covers of contemporary American singles.
Track listing
"Ghetto Funk" -
Boris Gardiner and Leslie Butler (3:09) written by Boris Gardiner
"Collie Stuff" -
The Chosen Few (2:52) written by Bell/Brown/Mickens/Smith/Thomas/Westfield
"Slipping into Darkness" - Carl Bradney (3:05) written by Allen/Brown/Dickerson/Dewayne/Jordan/Miller/Oskar/Scott/Sylvester and originally performed by
War
"Is It Because I'm Black?" -
Ken Boothe (3:27) written by Johnson/Jones/Watts and originally recorded by
Syl Johnson
"Get Involved" -
Freddie McGregor (3:34) written by Jackson/Moore/Williams and originally recorded by George Jackson