ENTITY · RIDDIM

Still in Love riddim

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The riddim behind Alton Ellis's 1967 Studio One rocksteady side "I'm Still in Love With You", recut a decade later at Joe Gibbs's studio and turned into one of Jamaica's most productive version chains: Marcia Aitken's 1977 answer version, Trinity's toast "Three Piece Suit", and Althea & Donna's "Uptown Top Ranking", which reached number one in Britain in February 1978. A textbook case of one rhythm track carrying several hit records across a decade.

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Type: riddim
Confidence: Well supported
Era: Open era →

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In stories

Story · ProbableDub and the version

How the B-side and the mixing desk became instruments.

Story · Well supportedOne riddim, many voices: how the version built Jamaican music

In Jamaica the rhythm track, not the finished song, is the durable unit of creativity.