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Alton Ellis

Alton Nehemiah Ellis OD (September 1, 1938 – October 10, 2008) was a Jamaican musician best known as one of the innovators of rocksteady music and was often referred to as the "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.

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Song	Album	Duration
(You've Got) Personality	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	2:11
Ain't That Lovin' You	The Birth of Trojan 2002	2:52
Ain't That Lovin' You	Judge Sympathy: The Birth of Trojan Records 2002
Ain't That Lovin' You (For More Reasons Than One)	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	2:49
Ain't That Lovin' You (For More Reasons Than One)	Duke Reid Rocks Steady 2007	2:49
Ain't That Lovin' You (For More Reasons Than One)	Version Galore 1973	2:49
Ain't That Loving You	Mums and Dads Reggae Favourites, Vol. 3 2011
Ain't That Loving You	Legend 2009	2:30
Ain't That Loving You	All My Tears 2006
Ain't That Loving You	Soul Groover 1997	2:49
Ain't That Loving You	Babylon Burning: The Mighty Songs of U-Roy 2002	2:24
Ain't That Loving You	Play Studio One Vintage 1992	3:26
Ain't That Loving You	Cry Tough 1993	2:40
Ain't That Loving You	Super Boss: The Best of U Roy 2002	2:26
Ain't That Loving You	U-Roy vs. I-Roy: Two Bad D.J. 2003	2:24
Ain't That Loving You	The Best of U-Roy: Rightful Ruler 2001	2:27
Ain't That Loving You	The Duke Reid Collection 1999	2:32
Ain't That Loving You	Treasure Isle Story	2:48
Ain't That Loving You	Get Ready for Rock Reggae Steady 1999	2:58
Ain't That Loving You	The Birth of Trojan 2002	2:52
Ain't That Loving You	The Treasure Isle Story: The Soul of Jamaica 2017	2:49
Ain't That Loving You	Your Ace from Space 1995	2:28
Ain't That Loving You	Treasure Isle 20 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 1993	2:30
Ain't That Loving You	Version Galore 1973	2:37
Ain't That Loving You	Version Galore [Bonus Tracks] 1973	2:49
Ain't That Loving You	Treasure Isle 1966- 1968 2019	2:28
Ain't That Loving You	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:49
Ain't That Loving You	Dance Crasher Live in London 2018	3:52
Ain't That Loving You	Reggae Love: Solid Gold Collection 2005	2:50
Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)	My Time Is the Right Time 2000	3:16
Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:49
Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)	Unknown Album
Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)	100 Soul Classics 2009	3:07
And I Love Her	Reggae Love Songs, Vol. 2 2005	3:29
And I Love Her	Trojan Beatles Tribute [Box Set] 2004	3:27
And I Love Her	Songs of the Beatles: Reggae Style 2003	3:27
And I Love Her	Trojan Box Set: The Beatles 2004	3:28
Baby I Love You	The Beach: Reggae 2006	2:13
Baby I Love You	Legend 2009	2:10
Baby I Love You	I Love Jamaica: Reggae Gold, Vol. 2 1999	2:08
Baby I Love You	Cry Tough 1993	2:19
Baby I Love You	Reggae Riddim' 2003	2:13
Baby I Love You	Reggae Max 2003	2:11
Baby I Love You	Reggae Greats 2002
Baby I Love You	The Duke Reid Collection 1999	2:10
Baby I Love You	The Serious Reggae Album, Vol. 1 2001	2:11
Baby I Love You	Reggae Jamaica Stylee, Vol. 1 1999	2:07
Baby I Love You	Treasure Isle 1966- 1968 2019	2:10
Baby I Love You	Gems from Treasure Isle 2001	2:11
Baby I Love You	Reggae Valley of Decision 1996	2:11
Baby I Love You	Unknown Album	2:16
Breaking Up	Treasure Isle Presents: Original Reggae	2:59
Breaking Up	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	2:59
Breaking Up	Soul Music for Sale 1998	2:59
Breaking Up	The Treasure Isle Story: The Soul of Jamaica 2017	2:59
Breaking Up	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:59
Breaking Up	Tighten Up, Vol. 2 1969	2:59
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	I'm Still in Love with You 2006	3:25
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Tighten Up, Vol. 2 [Rarities Edition]	2:56
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Alton & Hortense Ellis 1990	3:27
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Respect to Studio One 1994	3:27
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Fip, Vol. 3 2017	3:21
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Tighten Up, Vol. 2 1969	2:56
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do	Unknown Album	2:56
Breaking Up is Hard To Do	Soul Groover 1997	2:58
Breaking Up is Hard To Do	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:57
Breaking up Is Hard to Do	Still in Love 1996	3:54
Breaking up Is Hard to Do	Dance Crasher Live in London 2018	9:13
Can I Change My Mind	Soul Jazz Records Presents: Studio One Ironsides 2013	2:58
Can I Change My Mind	Legend 2009	3:35
Can I Change My Mind	The Best of Studio One 2006	2:58
Can I Change My Mind	The Best of Studio One Collection [Box Set] 2006	2:58
Can I Change My Mind	One Love: Essential Reggae from the Heart 2003	2:47
Can I Change My Mind	Nice Up the Dance: Studio One Discomixes 2001	10:56
Can I Change My Mind	Ghetto Celebrity	3:33
Can I Change My Mind	Sonic Sounds Greatest Hits 1994	3:33
Can I Change My Mind	Lee's Gold 2006	3:33
Can I Change My Mind	The Best of Heineken Startime Live, Vol. 1 1998	4:03
Can I Change My Mind	Foundation Singers: Revival Classics, Vol. 1 2009	3:35
Can't Get Used to Losing You	I'm Still in Love with You 2006	2:24
Can't Get Used to Losing You	Alton & Hortense Ellis 1990	2:27
Can't Stand It	All My Tears 2006
Can't Stand It	Cry Tough 1993	6:50
Can't Stand It	Duke Reid's Treasure Chest 1992	2:41
Can't Stand It	Treasure Isle Mood 1995	2:41
Can't Stand It [extended mix]	Cry Tough 1993	6:50
Diana	Soul Groover 1997	2:38
Diana	Rock 'n' Roll Reggae 2005	2:08
Diana	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	2:08
Diana	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:08
Diana	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:08
Diana	Unknown Album	2:38
Duke of Earl	My Time Is the Right Time 2000	2:30
Duke of Earl	Legend 2009	3:21
Duke of Earl	Soul Groover 1997	3:22
Duke of Earl	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	3:22
Duke of Earl	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:22
Duke of Earl	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:22
Duke of Earl	Duke Reid Rocks Steady 2007	3:22
Duke of Earl	Greatest Hits ~ Mr Soul Of Jamaica (Expanded Edition) 2019	3:21
Girl I Have Got a Date	Rock Steady Beat: Treasure Isle's Greatest Hits 1998	2:52
Girl I've Got A Date	All My Tears 2006
Girl I've Got a Date	The Story of Jamaican Music: Tougher Than Tough 1993	2:24
Girl I've Got a Date	Legend 2009	2:26
Girl I've Got a Date	Soul Groover 1997	2:30
Girl I've Got a Date	Trojan Box Set: Ska 1999	2:30
Girl I've Got a Date	Cry Tough 1993	2:30
Girl I've Got a Date	Reggae Max 2003	3:22
Girl I've Got a Date	20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Ska 2003	2:23
Girl I've Got a Date	Treasure Isle Showtime 2002	2:33
Girl I've Got a Date	Jamaica Ska Core, Vol. 3 2005	2:53
Girl I've Got a Date	Best of Ska, Vol. 6 2004	2:53
Girl I've Got a Date	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	2:29
Girl I've Got a Date	The Duke Reid Collection 1999	2:30
Girl I've Got a Date	Kings & Queens of Rocksteady 2000	2:31
Girl I've Got a Date	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:27
Girl I've Got a Date	Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story 2001	2:30
Girl I've Got a Date	Treasure Isle Story	2:31
Girl I've Got a Date	Reggae Connection 2005	2:53
Girl I've Got a Date	Wake Up Jamaica, Vol. 1 1995	2:36
Girl I've Got a Date	Reggae Fever [Pazzazz Box Set] [10 Discs] 2005	2:53
Girl I've Got a Date	Treasure Isle: The Ultimate Collection 2008	2:31
Girl I've Got a Date	Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 2002	2:30
Girl I've Got a Date	Trojan Ska: Ska-Ing West! 2009	2:30
Girl I've Got a Date	Version Galore [Bonus Tracks] 1973	2:29
Girl I've Got a Date	Treasure Isle 1966- 1968 2019	2:26
Girl I've Got a Date	The Story of Treasure Isle 2004	2:30
Girl I've Got a Date	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:29
Girl I've Got a Date	Duke Reid Rocks Steady 2007	2:50
Girl I've Got a Date	The Trojan: Ska Collection 1998	2:29
Girl I've Got a Date	Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68 2002	2:29
Girl I've Got a Date	This Is Trojan Rock Steady 2018	2:50
Girl I've Got a Date	Dance Crasher Live in London 2018	9:50
Girl I've Got a Date [Soul Style]	Cry Tough 1993	2:27
Girl I've Got a Date [Soul Style]	Unknown Album	2:27
I Am Still in Love	Still in Love 1996	4:30
I Am Still in Love	Hollywood Sessions, Vol. 1 2005	3:25
I Am Still in Love	Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story 2001	4:28
I Can't Stop Now	Cry Tough 1993	3:22
I Can't Stop Now	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	3:22
I Can't Stop Now	The Duke Reid Collection 1999	2:48
I Can't Stop Now	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:22
I Can't Stop Now	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:22
I Can't Stop Now	Unknown Album	3:22
I Love It When You Smile	The Fathers of Reggae 2002	4:18
I'll Be Waiting	Come Back Darling 1969	3:17
I'll Be Waiting	Soul Groover 1997	2:45
I'll Be Waiting	I'm Still in Love with You 2006	2:33
I'll Be Waiting	Trojan Box Set: Lovers 1999	2:46
I'll Be Waiting	Reggae Max 2003	2:34
I'll Be Waiting	Quintessential Techniques: Reggae Anthology 2009	3:14
I'll Be Waiting	Trojan Lovers Collection 2009	2:45
I'll Be Waiting	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:19
I'll Be Waiting	Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story 2001	2:46
I'll Be Waiting	Alton & Hortense Ellis 1990	2:37
I'll Be Waiting	Solid Gold: Coxsone Style 1992	2:33
I'll Be Waiting	The Trojan Lovers Collection 2009	3:19
I'll Be Waiting	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:19
I'm Still In Love	Legend 2009	4:28
I'm Still in Love	Reggae Max 2003	3:45
I'm Still in Love	Stars of Reggae Sunsplash 1999	4:11
I'm Still in Love	Now 2001	4:19
I'm Still in Love	Mega Reggae 2001	3:13
I'm Still in Love	The Best of Heineken Startime Live, Vol. 1 1998	3:57
I'm Still in Love	Unknown Album	4:11
If I Had the Right	Soul Groover 1997	3:04
If I Had the Right	Soul Train Is Coming 2010	3:06
If I Had the Right	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:04
If I Had the Right	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:04
It's Your Thing	Soul Power: Funky Kingston, Vol. 2 2005	2:59
It's Your Thing	Unknown Album	2:57
Lord Deliver Us	Soul Groover 1997	3:03
Lord Deliver Us	I'm Still in Love with You 2006	3:07
Lord Deliver Us	Trojan Box Set: Jamaican Superstars 1999	3:03
Lord Deliver Us	Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story 2001	3:03
Lord Deliver Us	Alton & Hortense Ellis 1990	3:12
Lord Deliver Us	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:04
Personality	Soul Groover 1997	2:09
Personality	Rock 'n' Roll Reggae 2005	2:11
Personality	Unknown Album	2:09
Rock Steady	Roots of Reggae, Vol. 2: Rock Steady 1996	2:49
Rock Steady	Still in Love 1996	2:49
Rock Steady	My Time Is the Right Time 2000	2:39
Rock Steady	Soul Groover 1997	2:39
Rock Steady	Ranking Miss P Presents: Sweet Harmony 2003	2:39
Rock Steady	Trojan Box Set: Reggae Chill-Out 2003	2:39
Rock Steady	Reggae Max 2003	2:38
Rock Steady	The Trojan Rocksteady Collection 2009	2:40
Rock Steady	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	2:39
Rock Steady	The Duke Reid Collection 1999	2:44
Rock Steady	The Best Ska Album in the World Ever 1998	2:38
Rock Steady	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:40
Rock Steady	Rock Steady Beat: Treasure Isle's Greatest Hits 1998	2:49
Rock Steady	Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story 2001	2:40
Rock Steady	Treasure Isle Story	2:39
Rock Steady	The Trojan Story, Vol. 1 1997	2:49
Rock Steady	Trojan Box Set: Rock Steady 1999	2:40
Rock Steady	Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady	2:38
Rock Steady	Rock Steady!: 40 Ska & Rock Steady Classics from Treasure Isle 2000	2:51
Rock Steady	First Class Rock Steady 2016	2:39
Rock Steady	Simply Rockers, Vol. 4 2004	2:40
Rock Steady	Rock Steady Soul: Original Cool Sounds of Duke Reid's Treasure Isle 2001	2:47
Rock Steady	Reggae Golden Jubilee: Origins of Jamaican Music 2012	2:43
Rock Steady	Gems from Treasure Isle 2001	2:50
Rock Steady	The Story of Treasure Isle 2004	2:44
Rock Steady	The Best of Trojan Rock Steady, Vol. 1	2:40
Rock Steady	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	2:40
Rock Steady	Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 1966-68 2002	2:40
Rock Steady	This Is Trojan Rock Steady 2018	2:38
Rock Steady	This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960-1975 2004	2:39
Rock Steady	Unknown Album	2:39
Rocksteady	Treasure Isle: The Ultimate Collection 2008	2:36
Rocksteady	Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story of Rocksteady 2002	2:40
These Eyes	Sunday Coming 1970	2:51
Too Late to Turn Back Now	Reggae Max 2003	2:56
Too Late to Turn Back Now	Randy's Superstar Singers 2015
Too Late to Turn Back Now	Randy's 50th Anniversary 2008	3:05
Too Late to Turn Back Now	Doing Our Thing: More Soul From Jamdown 1970-1982	3:09
Too Late to Turn Back Now	Sounds of the Seventies...Reggae Style 1995	3:09
What Does It Take	Mr. Fix It/California Dreaming 2005	3:21
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Trojan Box Set: Motor City Reggae 2008	3:18
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Soul Groover 1997	3:16
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Trojan Motor City Reggae [Box Set] 2008	3:17
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Treasure Isle Presents: Original Reggae	3:19
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Trojan Box Set: Jamaican Superstars 1999	3:18
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Just My Imagination, Vol. 4
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Jamaica: Island in the Sun 2011
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Cry Tough 1993	3:19
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Gay Jamaica Independence Time 1998	3:19
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	3:19
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Be True to Yourself: Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:19
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story 2001	3:18
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Treasure Isle Story	3:17
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Wake Up Jamaica, Vol. 1 1995	2:42
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	The Treasure Isle Story: The Soul of Jamaica 2017	3:19
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Sunday Coming 1970	2:59
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Be True to Yourself: The Godfather of Lover's Rock - Anthology 1965-1973 2004	3:19
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Midnight Train to Georgia 1995	2:46
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)	Unknown Album	2:59
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) [Take Two]	Cry Tough 1993	3:19
What Does It Take [take two]	Cry Tough 1993	3:19
What Does It Take to Win Your Love	Soul Groover 1997	3:18
What Does It Take to Win Your Love	The Duke Reid Collection 1999	2:30
You've Made Me So Very Happy	Soul Groover 1997	2:55
You've Made Me So Very Happy	Treasure Isle Presents: Original Reggae	2:54
You've Made Me So Very Happy	One Love: Essential Reggae from the Heart 2003	2:45
You've Made Me So Very Happy	Mr. Soul of Jamaica	2:54
You've Made Me So Very Happy	The Duke Reid Collection 1999	2:45
You've Made Me So Very Happy	Trojan Box Set: A Jamaican Story 2001	2:55
You've Made Me So Very Happy	Reggae Wonderland 2006	2:52
You've Made Me So Very Happy	Unknown Album	2:55

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