“The Israelites [1969]” by Desmond Dekker and The Aces - album review
| features in: (B-list) Album Chart of 1969 ● (B-list) Album Chart of the 1960s |
Released in the U.S. on the MCA subsidiary Universal City Records (UNI 73059). Essentially, this was an alternative version of the Jamaican “Intensified” LP, with 4 tracks being omitted - “Coconut Water”, “My Lonely World”, “Sweet Music” and “Wise Man” and 2 tracks being added - “Problems” and the unit-shifting friendliness of the Stevie Wonder cover “For Once In My Life”. This was also the first of many Desmond Dekker LP’s to be titled “Israelites”. Close attention is required. Also, this same LP had many territorial variations in Europe, with a few tracklisting tweaks here and there.
The Jukebox Rebel
05–Oct–2010
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:38]  Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Israelites (Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong) Reggae |
| A2 | [02:13]  Desmond Dekker and The Aces - It Is Not Easy (Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong) Ska / Rocksteady |
| A3 | [02:45]  Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Music Like Dirt (Intensified ‘68) (Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong) Ska / Rocksteady |
| A4 | [03:30]  Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Tips Of My Fingers (Bill Anderson) Soul Ballad |
| A5 | [02:40]  Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Too Much Too Soon (Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong) Ska / Rocksteady |
| B1 | [02:23] Desmond Dekker and The Aces - A It Mek (Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong) Reggae |
| B2 | [02:13]  Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Nincompoop (Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong) Reggae |
| B3 | [02:34]  Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Problems (Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong) Ska / Rocksteady |
| B4 | [02:59]  Desmond Dekker and The Aces - For Once In My Life (Ron Miller, Orlando Murden) Soul Ballad |
| B5 | [02:18] Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Rude Boy Train (Desmond Dacres, Leslie Kong) Ska / Rocksteady |
