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Cocoa Tea
Person · male · Jamaica · Kingston · born 1959 · died 2025 · recording since 1984
singer, composer, lyricist, disc jockey
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Also known as Calvin George Scott · Calvin Scott · Coco Tea · Cocoa T
Timeline
41 events▣ Album 38◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1950s
1980s
· Debut release
Debut release: Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) / Bam-Bam
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography921 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375555019
Biography
Colvin George Scott (3 September 1959 – 11 March 2025), better known as Cocoa Tea, was a Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter.
Life and career
He was born in a fishing village of Rocky Point, Clarendon Parish, Jamaica on 3 September 1959, Cocoa Tea was one of the most popular singers in Jamaica from the 1980s onwards, achieving significant worldwide success in the reggae world.
He made his first venture into the music industry at 14 years of age in 1974, when he released the song "Searching In The Hills" for Willie Francis' Little Willie label. When the song failed to hit, the young Colvin gave up the music industry for a while, and spent some time working as a jockey and a fisherman over the next few years. Unable to stay away for too long he gained experience singing live on various sound systems before eventually found his way to Henry "Junjo" Lawes Volcano label in 1984, where he scored big hits with first "Rocking Dolly
Rocking DollySpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Rocking Dolly3:542I Lost My Sonia3:383Informer3:134Jah Made Them That Way2:455Evening Time3:206Can't Stop Cocoa Tea2:437I'm Going Home3:268Christmas Is Coming3:179I'm Wanted3:43" and later "I Lost My Sonia
I Lost My SoniaSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Jah Bless The I2Yes I'm Wanted3Rocking Dolly4Informer5Evening Time6Style And Harmony7Lost My Sonia8Driving Down9I'm Going Home", under the name Cocoa Tea.
From there his career continued to progress, leading to overseas tours and working with many other Jamaican producers. Some of his biggest hits of this era include "Young Lover" and "Children of the Ghetto" for Jammys label, as well as "Holding On" in collaboration with Home T and Shabba Ranks for Gussie Clarke's Music Works. In 1990 he released the hit song "Rikers Island" on the Mr Doo imprint, inspired by John Holt's 1977 song "Up Park Camp", with re-worked lyrics referencing the Rikers Island prison in New York City as a warning to young Jamaican immigrants of the time. He also voiced a version in combination with Nardo Ranks titled "Me No Like Rikers Island", which featured on the 1991 Columbia/SME Records compilation album, Dancehall Reggaespañol.
His success continued into the 1990s, with songs such as "Bust Outta Hell" again for Junjo, "Tune In
Tune InSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Tune In3:342Mek Dem a Gwaan So3:403Love Me Truly3:484Good Life4:025Don't You Burn3:516She Loves Me Now4:047Over the Years4:008Caan Touch Dis3:299Sinner Burning4:0310Hot Sweet Cocoa Tea3:3711Criminality4:2112Eighteen and Over3:4913Don't Turn It Off3:5814Heads of Goverment4:0715Too Young3:45" for Jammys, as well as working with new producers such as Philip "Fatis" Burrell on "Good Life
Good LifeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Good Life4:052Love Me Truely3:443She Love Me Now3:494Tune In3:445Too Young3:486Miss Good Looking3:547Caan Touch Dis3:328Hot Sweet Cocoa Tea3:359Mek Dem a Gwan So3:3710Sinner Burning3:5911Don't You Burn3:4012Don't Turn It Off3:37" and "She Loves Me Now", and Bobby 'Digital' Dixon for "Moving On", "Heathen" and "No Threat
No ThreatSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksANo ThreatBHeptones Gonna Fight (Version)". Many of these productions found their way onto albums released by international labels such as VP Records, Greensleeves and Ras Records. By this stage he had established himself as one of the top singers in the reggae world, and remained a favorite with fans, performing at almost every Reggae Sunsplash.
In 1997 he launched his own label, Roaring Lion Records, which achieved a good deal of success, releasing songs by some of the top artists on the island including Buju Banton, Louie Culture, Capleton, Cutty Ranks, Sizzla and of course "Sweet Sweet" Cocoa Tea himself. He gained notoriety in March 2008 after releasing a song titled "Barack ObamaBarack ObamaSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Barack Obama4:102Barack Obama (version)4:11" on the label in support of the US presidential candidate of the same name. Cocoa Tea's song "Jah Made Them That Way" from his 1984 album Rocking Dolly, interpolates "Human Nature" by Michael Jackson and "Answer Mi Question" by Dillinger.
He initiated the annual New Year's Eve events Dancehall Jam Jam in 2003 which ran until 2009.
Cocoa Tea died from a cardiac arrest on 11 March 2025, at the age of 65.
Albums
Weh Dem A Go Do...Can't Stop Cocoa Tea (1984), Volcano
I Lost My Sonia (1985), Volcano
Settle Down (1985), Corner Stone
Mr. Coco Tea (1985), Corner Stone
Sweet Sweet Coco Tea (1985), Blue Mountain
The Marshall (1985), Jammy's
Cocoa Tea (1986), Jimpy's
Come Again (1987), Jammy's
Rikers Island (1991), VP
Rocking Dolly (1991), RAS
Authorized (1991), Greensleeves
Kingston Hot (1992), RAS
I Am the Toughest (1992), VP
Weh Dem A Go Do - Can't Stop Cocoa Tea (1992), VP
One Up (1993), Greensleeves
Good Life (1994), VP
Sweet Love (1994), VP
Tune In (1994), Greensleeves
Can't Live So (1994), Shanachie
Come Love Me (1995), VP
Israel's King (1996), VP
Holy Mount Zion (1997), Motown
One Way (1998), VP
Unforgettable (2000), Roaring Lion
Feel the Power (2001), VP
Tek Weh Yuh Gal (2004), Kings of Kings
Save Us Oh Jah (2006), VP
Biological Warfare (2007), Minor7Flat5
Yes We Can (2009), Roaring Lion
In a Di Red (2012), VP
Sunset in Negril (2014), Roaring Lion
Split albums
Corner Stone Presents Clash Of The 80's (1986), Corner Stone - Cocoa Tea & Barrington Levy
Clash (1985), Hawkeye - Tenor Saw & Cocoa Tea
Showdown Vol 8 (1986), Hitbound - Frankie Paul & Cocoa Tea
Another One for the Road (1991), Greensleeves - Home T, Cocoa Tea, and Cutty Ranks
Holding On (1991), VP - Cocoa Tea, Shabba Ranks, and Home T, a.k.a. Pirate's Anthem
Sanchez Meets Cocoa Tea (1993), Jet Star - with Sanchez
Legit (1993), Shananchie - Cocoa Tea, Freddie McGregor, and Dennis Brown
Israel Vibration Meets Cocoa Tea (1999), Cactus
Another One For The Road (Greensleeves 30th Anniversary Edition) (2007), Greensleeves - Home T, Cocoa Tea, and Cutty Ranks
Compilation albums
20 Tracks of Cocoa Tea (1991), Sonic Sounds
RAS Portraits (1997), RAS.
In His Early Days (1998), Corner Stone
Best Of (1999), Socadisc
Reggae Legends Vol 3 (1999), Artists Only
Kings of Reggae (2002), Nocturne
Live in Jamaica (2002), Sankofa
Reggae Anthology: The Sweet Sound of Cocoa Tea (2008), 17 North Parade
Reggae Legends (2009), 17 North Parade
The Best of Cocoa Tea (2012), Jammy's
Music is Our Business (2019), VP
In popular culture
His song "We Do The Killing" was sampled in the Pendulum song "Set Me On Fire", which is included on their album Immersion
This specific version of his song was a clash version, the lyrics rewritten specifically to address disrespect.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 57 | 95.2th |
| Studio albums | 39 | 98.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 41 | 98.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 41 | 81.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (57 release groups · 39 studio albums)
Albums · 39
1985 · studio album
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A1Just Love My WomanA2Woman DubA3No Working on SundayA4Sunday DubA5Run From ProgressA6Progress DubB1Nah Give UpB2Give Up DubB3You and IB4I and I DubB5My TimeB6Time Dub1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks
1Jah Bless The I2Yes I'm Wanted3Rocking Dolly4Informer5Evening Time6Style And Harmony7Lost My Sonia8Driving Down9I'm Going Home1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 26:52
1We Haffi Leave3:172Come Back3:333There's a Herb Tree in my Garden3:234I've Got to Love you Jah3:155Sweet Coco Tea3:476Gather the Sheep3:457Everything I Do3:178Try a Thing2:351985 · studio album
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A1Sweet Coco TeaA2Gather My SheepA3Love Jah JahA4Herb In My GardenB1Run ComeB2Try A ThingB3Outa RomeB4Your LovingWeh Dem A Go Do... Can't Stop Coco Tea
1985 · studio album
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1Rocking Dolly2Informer3Jah Made Them That Way4Evening Time5Can't Stop Coco Tea6Lost My Sonia7I'm Wanted8I'm Going Home9On Top Of The World10Chalice Nuh Fi Ramp With1986 · studio album
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1Children Of The Ghetto2Ghetto Version3I'Am The Marshall4Marshall Dub5Sugar Your Coffee6Sugar Dub7Bam Bam8Bam Dub9Lover Her So Much10Loving Dub11Say Good Bye12Good Bye DubCorner Stone Presents Clash Of The 80's
1986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 31:34
A1Don't Be Jumpy3:33A2Higgler Woman3:33A3Tonight3:25A4Loving Can't Don3:55A5Loving Can't Don (version)2:17B1Hear She Come3:37B2Young Free & Single3:40B3Big Bout Ya3:37B4Big Bout Ya (version)3:571986 · studio album
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A1WarA2Send Them for MeA3Loving You AlwaysA4Cindy LueB1De Pon Street AgainB2Please Stay With MeB3Cry fi ThemB4Youthman1986 · studio album
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A1Love the People WantA2She’s MineA3Big SoundA4Mr. FixitB1All Around MeB2M.B.B3Hail Jah ManB4Rude Boy TownB5Love You All Over1987 · studio album
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A1Young LoverA2Rub a Dub ManA3Stand AccusedA4Nah Look No WorkA5Love Me TonightB1Don't Tie MeB2Come AgainB3TribulationB4You Love MeB5Death in the Stadium1990 · studio album
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1One Woman Show2Fool In Love3We Must Be Free4Move Up5Bad Bwoy6Riker's Island7Keep On Doing It8Babylon Get Rude9More Than Just A Lover10Hunting In The Ghetto11Me No Like Rikers Island1991 · studio album
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A1Another One for the RoadA2No Blood for OilA3Original GangsterA4Hip HopA5Ain't No Woman Like the One I've GotB1The Going Is RoughB2Only MeB3Idle TalkingB4CompetitionB5Alien1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:19
1Hunted Wanted4:022Low Profile3:593Chilling Out3:554Performance Evaluation4:175May Day, May Day4:046One Away Woman4:017Get Rotten4:038Like a Love Song4:159Cooling Out3:5710Very Best3:461991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 29:59
1Rocking Dolly3:542I Lost My Sonia3:383Informer3:134Jah Made Them That Way2:455Evening Time3:206Can't Stop Cocoa Tea2:437I'm Going Home3:268Christmas Is Coming3:179I'm Wanted3:431992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:11
1Another One For The Road4:102No Blood For Oil3:493Original Gangster3:414Hip Hop3:445Ain't No Woman Like The One I Got3:476The Going Is Rough4:017Only Me3:398Idle Talking3:469Competition3:4310Alien4:0711Who Is He3:5512Time Will Tell3:5313Another One For The Road - Extended 12" Remix5:561992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:25
1Take Mi Love3:362Gime Your Love3:383Nah Fight Nuh Man Over Woman3:494Feel Like Dancing3:535Joy in the Morning3:406I'm the Roughest3:457Too Hot to Handle3:398Berlin Wall3:509Let's Give Thanks3:4510All Night Saturday Night3:4311Forward to Africa3:3212Must Get a Bly3:351992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Too MuchA2Settle DownA3Don't Be ShieA4Wonder Land AngelB1Reggae MusicB2If Jah Is for UsB3I've Got to Love YouB4There Must Be a Time1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:26
1Pose Up3:462100%3:493No Wanted Man3:594Jump & Spread Out3:475My Girl4:026Bust Outta Hell3:497Kingston Hot3:408Return3:409Back Together3:5410Can't Keep a Good Man Down4:001993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 51:48
1Africa Here I Come3:562If It's Not You3:463Yard Away Home4:004One Up3:585Stop Your Nagging4:006Grow Your Locks4:097Virus3:568Mr. Fisherman4:069Earthquake3:5910I Put My Trust in Jah3:4511Grow Your Locks4:0712Getting Closer4:0113Beware4:051994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:41
1Burn It Down4:082Sophisticated Lady4:073Can't Live So4:344May the Best Man Win4:395She Is So Faithful4:386The Mood Is Right4:477Body Language5:038Love You to Death4:129All Night Long4:0610Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher4:0011Black Magic Woman4:0012Give a Little Love4:271994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:08
1Tune In3:342Mek Dem a Gwaan So3:403Love Me Truly3:484Good Life4:025Don't You Burn3:516She Loves Me Now4:047Over the Years4:008Caan Touch Dis3:299Sinner Burning4:0310Hot Sweet Cocoa Tea3:3711Criminality4:2112Eighteen and Over3:4913Don't Turn It Off3:5814Heads of Goverment4:0715Too Young3:451994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
1One Love2Louisiana3Sweet Love4Gotta Know Rastafari5My Girl6This Girl Is Mine7Three Blind Mice8Country Road9Dancehall Night10Barber White Sheep11I Had to Run1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 45:04
1Good Life4:052Love Me Truely3:443She Love Me Now3:494Tune In3:445Too Young3:486Miss Good Looking3:547Caan Touch Dis3:328Hot Sweet Cocoa Tea3:359Mek Dem a Gwan So3:3710Sinner Burning3:5911Don't You Burn3:4012Don't Turn It Off3:371995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 22:29
1Come Love Me2Take Time3Party People3:364Do It All Over3:505Secret Admirer3:476Lonesome Side7Love Me Truly8Behold Jah Jah3:399Too Much Gun Lyrics3:5310Rain Dub Plate11Move Up Time3:4412We Do the Killing13No Treat1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks
1Come Love Me2Take Time3Party People4How Dem Flex5Secret Admirer6Lonsome Side7Love Me Truly Feat.Shabba Ranks8Behold Jah Jah9Too Much Gun Lyrics Feat.Buccaneer10Rain Dub Plate11Move Up Time Feat.Josey Wales12We Do The Killing13Babylon Get Fraid14Love Me Truly15Too Much Gun Lyrics16Lonsome Side Feat.Spragga Benz1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 46:06
1Ready Fe Dem3:472Waiting in Vain3:383She's my Baby3:504Moving On3:535Forward fe Forward3:526New Immigration Law3:507Holy Mount Zion3:468Hurry Up and Come3:539Love Me3:4810Good Life4:0311Isreal King3:5312Rikers Island3:531998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 44:01
1Mr. Neck Tie Man4:052Who Jump the Gun3:393The Weed3:444A Business4:175I Can't Help3:586Love Rain4:037No Faith4:008How Do You Do4:149One Away4:0010Burn Satan4:1111Lonesome Feeling3:501998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 43:43
1Israel's King3:542Rough Inna Town3:573There's No Hope4:044Rastaman4:035Repatriation4:156Hurry Up & Come3:497Don't Want to Live Without Your Love3:488Bruck Loose3:489One Bright Day3:5810Morning Ah Come4:0311Namibia4:042000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks
1Unforgettable2Home3Reggae Night4Weh Di Drugs5Here Comes The Rain6Sunday Morning7Scandal In The White House8Love Is Feeling Great feat. Marcia Griffiths9Slavery10Just Can't Get Over11Nah Nah Africa12Babylon Rahtid13Things A Get Out A Hand14Hottest Things On the Block feat. Louie Culture2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 54:52
1Feel the Power4:012Sniper3:473No Time to Loose3:544Who4:105Sinners Surrender3:486Sweet Life3:477Moses Law3:518True Love3:499L.O.V.E.4:0610I'm Sorry3:4311Who Let Them Out4:0212Hot Again4:1713Auction Block3:4614Sliding3:512004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 55:33
1Sunshine3:582Have It Fi Mi3:303Tek Weh You Gal4:554Pie in the Sky3:395Dance Hall Nice4:026Pass It Over3:517The West Wind3:478True Love3:479Dem Start the War Again4:2610Revolution4:0411Love Don’t Go Away3:5212You’re Gonna Be My Lady3:5413Red Now3:4914Nice Time in France3:592006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:33
1Stay Far4:002Save Us Oh Jah3:353Let the Music Play3:554Indian Woman4:145How You So Hypa3:496Got You Now3:267Wave You Hand3:598Can't Tek the Fire Bun3:089Babylon Feel It4:0010It Was a Charm3:5011Don't Give Your Love Away4:0512Biological Clock3:5113Stop Him4:0514Sex Drugs and Crime4:3815Spin the Song Ya3:582007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 58:43
1Poverty3:552Blood and Fyah4:013Biological Warfare3:544Let the Dancehall3:565Man From Spain3:516Too Far From Home3:347Africa3:558War Dust3:499Give Dem3:5110Extorsionist4:0111New World Order3:5712They Never Stop3:4613Stop Tell Lie3:4514Rise Up4:2915Sons of Jah3:592008 · studio album
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1Yes We Can2Nuh Cut It Dung3War War4Real Man5I'm Waiting6Smiling Face7I May Never8Barack Obama9Market Place1091111I'm Not Guilty12The Time Is Red13Love Is Not to Play14I Swear2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:03:31
1A Love Like Yours and Mine4:502Beat U Drums3:593Crazy Crazy4:454Press Freedom4:465A Single Step3:546Weh de Reggae Deh4:207Sufferation4:388White Squal4:159Trickster3:4410In a di Red4:1611Poverty Line3:5112Love Is3:5613So Long3:4714Tonight4:1415Woman4:162019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 35:05
1Who She Love (Remastered)3:442Come Home (Remastered)3:273Children of the Ghetto (Remastered)2:494Come Again (Remastered)3:235Crying Time (Remastered)3:386I'm the Toughest (Remastered)3:417Medley 5 (Remastered)3:378Nah Look No Work (Remastered)3:389Tune In (Remastered)3:2810Young Lover (Remastered)3:402022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 2:01:29
1Political Fiction3:552Are You Ready5:183Traveller3:324Settle Down3:135Out of Your Mind4:036Winsome3:227Don't Be Shy3:218I Need You3:349The Greatest Love Affair3:1910Reggae Music2:5311You're so Good to Me2:2212I've Got to Love You3:4013Don't Fret3:3114Don't Try to Use Me3:4115If Jah Is for Us2:4716There Must Be a Time3:1017I'm in Love Again3:37182000 Years3:5019Reggae Trio (Continuous Mix)58:212025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:13:25
1The Going Is Rough4:012Another One For The Road - Vocal & Dub5:573No Blood For Oil3:494Original Gangster3:415Hip Hop3:446Ain't No Woman Like The One I Got3:467Only Me3:398Idle Talking3:469Competition3:4310Alien4:0711Another One For The Road4:1112Who Is He3:5613Time Will Tell3:5314The Going Is Rough - Brawta Mix21:12— · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:14:36
1Burn It Down4:082Why Turn Down The Sound3:413Try Love4:024Can't Live So4:315Cooling Out3:546May The Best Man Win4:327Body Language5:018First Date4:099Very Best3:4610Love You To Death4:0211Your Love Is Lifting Me Higher4:0012All Night Long4:0713One Way Woman4:0314Performance Evaluation4:1815Black Magic Woman4:0016Give A Little Love4:3017Low Profile4:0018Camouflage3:52
Single · 8
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1984 | Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) / Bam-BamSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksASweet Dreams (Are Made of This) BBam-Bam | 1984 | ||
| 1992 | Don't TouchSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksADon't Touch BLet's Chill (Version) | 1992 | ||
| 1992 | Go Home SoundboySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAGo Home Soundboy BWon't You Come Home (version) | 1992 | ||
| 1994 | No ThreatSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksANo Threat BHeptones Gonna Fight (Version) | 1994 | ||
| 1995 | Israel KingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAIsrael King BIsrael King (Version) | 1995 | ||
| 2008 | Barack ObamaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 8:211Barack Obama4:10 2Barack Obama (version)4:11 | 2008 | ||
| — | Champion BoxerSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAChampion Boxer BChampion Boxer (version) | — | ||
| — | Swear InSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Swear In A2Swear In (Dancehall Mix) B1Swear In (Accappela Mix) B2Swear In (Version) | — |
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1997 | Ras PortraitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 40:371Rocking Dolly3:51 2Bust Outta Hell3:49 3Gotta Know Rastafari3:56 4Jah Made Them That Way2:43 5Kingston Hot3:40 6Dancehall Night4:08 7I Lost My Sonia3:36 8Pose Up3:44 9I'm Going Home3:23 10Louisiana3:48 11No Wanted Man3:59 | Compilation | 1997 | |
| 1999 | Reggae Legends, Volume 3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 33:371Young Lover3:39 2Tune In3:17 3Crying Time3:31 4Can't Let My Home Land Down3:31 5Come Again3:18 6Death in the Stadium3:14 7Who She Love3:23 8Rub a Dub Man3:26 9Take You Out Tonight3:36 10Rock in the Dance Hall2:42 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| 1999 | Xterminator Presents...Best of Cocoa TeaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:09:391Grow U Locks4:11 2Africa Here I Come4:00 3Getting Closer4:07 4Love Me Truly3:53 5She Loves Me Now4:07 6Good Life4:09 7Criminality4:25 8Arrigatta4:09 9Mr. Neck Tie Man4:12 10Who Jump the Gun?3:56 11No Faith4:03 12One Away4:03 13Lonesome Feeling3:53 14Repatriation4:19 15Israel's King3:59 16Rastaman4:06 17Long Time4:07 | Compilation | 12 October 1999 | |
| 2008 | The Sweet Sound of Cocoa TeaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 36 tracks · 2:07:59Disc 1 01Lost My Sonia3:34 02Rocking Dolly3:46 03Informer3:12 04Children of the Ghetto2:47 05Hey Bobby2:48 06Come Again3:21 07Death in the Stadium3:12 08Tune In2:54 09All Night Saturday Night3:37 10Young Forever3:37 11Lonesome Side3:19 12Love Me3:24 13Who She Love3:09 14Holding On3:57 15Pirate's Theme4:06 16The Going Is Rough3:47 17Riker's Island3:27 18Bust Outta Hell3:27 Disc 201Good Life4:00 02Too Young3:46 03She Loves Me Now3:42 04No Threat3:10 05We Do The Killing3:14 06Come Love Me3:17 07Rip & Run Off4:00 08Holy Mount Zion3:15 09Heathen3:31 10Israel's King3:50 11Hurry Up And Come3:45 12Rough Inna Town3:52 13Moving On3:40 14Mr. Neck Tie Man3:58 15Zeeks4:00 16Can't Be Real3:13 17Tek Whey Yu Gal4:48 18Save Us To Jah3:34 | Compilation | 8 March 2008 | |
| 2009 | Reggae LegendsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 48 tracksDisc 1 1One Woman Show 2Fool In Love 3We Must Be Free 4Move Up 5Bad Bwoy 6Riker's Island 7Keep On Doing It 8Babylon Get Rude 9More Than Just A Lover 10Hunting In The Ghetto 11Me No Like Rikers Island Disc 21Hunted Wanted 2Low Profile 3Chilling Out 4Performance Evaluation 5May Day, May Day 6One Away Woman 7Get Rotten 8Like A Love Song 9Cooling Out 10Very Best 11Why Turn Down The Sound 12The More Them Chat 13The Future 14Time For Love Disc 31Pose Up 2100% 3No Wanted Man 4Jump & Spread Out 5My Girl 6Bust Outta Hell 7Kingston Hot 8Return 9Back Together 10Can't Keep A Good Man Down Disc 41Africa Here I Come 2If It's Not You 3Yard Away Home 4One Up 5Stop Your Nagging 6Grow Your Locks 7Virus 8Mr. Fisherman 9Earthquake 10I Put My Trust In Jah 11Grow Your Locks 12Getting Closer 13Beware | Compilation | 2009 | |
| 2012 | King Jammys Presents the Best of: Cocoa TeaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 34:041Berlin Wall3:42 2Children of the Ghetto2:49 3Come Again3:24 4Forward to Africa3:25 5I’m Leaving You Behind3:28 6I’m the Toughest3:22 7Let’s Give Thanks3:36 8Medley 53:38 9Still in Love With Me3:07 10Too Hot to Handle3:33 | Compilation | 16 November 2012 | |
| 2017 | Cocoa Tea & Freddie McGregor Defending The RootsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:17:381All Night Saturday Night3:43 2Love Has Found Its Way4:27 3No Love3:54 4Let Them Say3:57 5Lets Give Thanks3:45 6Handle3:49 7I'm the Roughest3:45 8Africa4:00 9Gime Your Love3:38 10Run From Trouble3:59 11Joy in the Morning3:40 12Seek & You Will Find3:43 13Must Get a Bly3:35 14Stop Loving You3:34 15Take Mi Love3:36 16Stranger In Love3:22 17Too Hot to Handle3:39 18Undying Love3:40 19No Love6:03 20To Be Poor Is A Crime3:49 | Compilation | 17 November 2017 | |
| 2019 | Music Is Our BusinessSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracksA1Easy Nuh A2Things In Life A3Ready Again A4Smile A5She's My Baby A6Magnet And Steel B1Lonesome Side B2How Dem Flex B3Stand Up Straight B4Wicked Man B5Declaration Of Rights B6Waiting In Vain | Compilation | 15 March 2019 | |
| — | Live in JamaicaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 46:561Intro (Rastaman Chant)3:23 2Bust Outa Hell2:06 3Rikers Island3:12 4She Loves Me Now1:43 5Good Life2:48 6One Drop3:15 7Holly Mount Zion1:59 8Tune In2:02 9Hurry Up and Come1:43 10To Much Fussing and Fighting1:37 11Come Again6:34 12True, True2:30 13Real Revolutionnaries3:06 14I Lost My Sonia3:08 15Eighteen and Over2:45 16Crying Time / Stand Up Straight5:05 | Live | — |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TimelessSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 26:501Roadblock4:02 2Roadblock (Dub Vibes)4:03 3Believe In Me4:04 4Believe In Me (Dub Vibes)3:16 5Touch Me3:39 6Wild Girl3:53 7Wild Girl (Dub Vibes)3:53 | 2022 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Cocoa Tea head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 57 | 95.2th |
| Studio albums | 39 | 98.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 41 | 98.2th |
| Recording span (years) | 41 | 81.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_Teabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_Tea
Why this artist is in the database
- List of reggae musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Yamaguchi,E · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1105421 · MusicBrainz: bd67db55-a85f-4c2b-b5cd-4c8f9ceb50d4
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