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| Various Artists |
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| Eighteen reggae classics, from the music's early years to the present! Bob Marley: Stir It Up; Jimmy Cliff: Many Rivers To Cross; Desmond Dekker: Israelites, more. |
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| 1 Stir It Up - Marley, Bob |
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| 2 Don't Turn Around - Aswad |
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| 3 Hot Hot Hot - Arrow |
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| 4 Now That We Found Love - Third World |
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| 5 Bad Boys - Inner Circle |
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| 6 I Shot the Sheriff - Clapton, Eric |
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| 7 Israelites - Dekker, Desmond |
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| 8 Rivers of Babylon - Melodians |
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| 9 Many Rivers to Cross - Cliff, Jimmy |
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| 10 Tease Me - Demus, Chaka & Pliers |
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| 11 Montego Bay - Freddie Notes & the Rudies |
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| 12 Kingston Town - Lord Creator |
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| 13 My Boy Lollipop - Small, Millie |
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| 14 Boom Shack-A-Lak - Apache Indian |
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| 15 Electric Avenue - Grant, Eddy |
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| 16 Baby, I Love Your Way - Big Mountain |
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| 17 You Don't Love Me (No No No) - Penn, Dawn |
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| 18 Exodus - Marley, Bob & The Wailers |
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Album Review
"Pure Reggae" doesn't seem as obvious a choice as "Pure Moods" or "Pure Celtic", largely because it seems earthy, not mystical. "Pure Reggae" doesn't dispel that notion, especially since it contains such party anthems as Apache Indian's "Boom Shakalak" and Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue," as well as bastardized mainstream reggae-pop like Big Mountain's "Baby I Love Your Way," plus Eric Clapton's cover of "I Shot the Sheriff." In fact, "Pure Reggae" covers a lot of ground, from Desmond Dekker's ska classic "Israelites" to dub and dancehall. It's a sampler, in other words, and it's a little scattershot at that. Nevertheless, it's fairly effective, considering that it really does contain many of the reggae tunes that are best-known by pop audiences -- "Stir It Up," "Bad Boys," "Rivers of Babylon," "Many Rivers to Cross," "Montego Bay," "Kingston Town," "My Boy Lollipop," "Exodus." That alone will make it quite attractive for many listeners. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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