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Johnny Clarke
Person · male · Jamaica · Kingston · born 1955 · recording since 1974
Jamaican musician
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Timeline
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1950s
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: None Shall Escape
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1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Biography
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Biography
Johnny Clarke (born 12 January 1955) is a Jamaican reggae musician, best known for his recordings with producer Bunny Lee in the 1970s.
Biography
Clarke grew up in the Kingston ghetto of Whitfield Town and attended Jamaica College. In 1971 he won a talent contest in Bull Bay, his prize a meeting with producer Clancy Eccles, with whom he recorded his first song, "God Made the Sea and the Sun", the following year. The single didn't sell well, and disappointed with the lack of promotion from Eccles, he moved on to Rupie Edwards, who produced Clarke's first hits in 1973, with "Everyday Wondering" and "Julie". In 1974, Clarke moved on again, recording "Jump Back Baby" for Glen Brown, before beginning a long association with Bunny Lee and his band The Aggrovators in 1974. "None Shall Escape the Judgement" was an immediate success and became the title track on Clarke's debut album.
Clarke was named Artist of the Year in Jamaica in both 1975 and 1976, and became one of the most popular singers on the island, mixing original songs with covers of popular reggae songs by other artists, and mixing roots and lovers-themed material. Many of Clarke's songs concern his faith as a Rasta and the beliefs of the Rastafari movement, including anti-violence (as on "Let Go Violence") and legalization of marijuana ("Legalize It"). He helped define the "Flying Cymbals" period that preceded the "Roots Rockers" sound of the mid- to late 1970s. Clarke was one of the first Jamaican artists signed to Virgin Records' Frontline subsidiary in 1976, releasing the albums Authorized VersionAuthorized VersionSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Roots, Natty Roots, Natty Congo3:162Wrath of Jah3:423Legalise It3:524I Am Still Waiting4:135Let Go Violence2:326Academy Award Version3:537Cry Tough3:188Crazy Baldhead3:429Simmer Down3:2110Jah Jah See Them Come2:5011Give Up the Badness3:3212Freedom Blues2:34 and Rockers Time Now
Rockers Time NowSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Rockers Time Now3:292Ites Green and Gold3:433African Roots3:194Be Holy, My Brothers and Sisters3:395Satta Massagana3:416Stop the Tribal War3:097Declaration of Rights3:268Let's Give Jah, Jah, Praise3:089I Wish It Could Go on Forever3:0210Natty Dreadlocks Stand Up Right3:2211Prophecy A-Fulfilled3:2012Them Never Love Poor Marcus3:28 on the label. Clarke enjoyed further hits in the early 1980s with producer S Douglas, before working again with Lee. His popularity in Jamaica, however, declined, and he relocated to London in 1983, recording with Mad Professor, as well as further recordings for Jamaican producers King Tubby, Errol Thompson, and Prince Jammy. He has since occasionally reappeared with new material - Rasta Nuh Fear in 1992, and Rock With Me in 1997 - and continues to tour regularly. His song "None Shall Escape the Judgement" was featured on the Trojan roots compilations.
Clarke is known for his so-called "African Roots" or knee-length dreadlocks, which, when performing live, he frequently conceals inside a large hat. At the climax of his concert, he removes his hat, revealing his "African Roots" to the audience.
He set up his own Hit Machine label, his first album on the label being Jamaica 50 Johnny Clarke Sing Then Dub Them, released in 2012 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence.
Studio albums
None Shall Escape (1974) Total Sounds
Moving Out (1975) Total Sounds
Enter Into His Gates With Praise (1975)
Sings In Fine Style (1975)
I'm Gonna Put It On (1975) Vulcan
No Woman No Cry (1976) Total Sounds
Authorised Version (1976) Frontline
Rocker's Time Now (1976) Frontline
Don't Stay Out Late (1976) Paradise
Up Park Camp (1977) Justice
Girl I Love You (1977) Justice
Sweet Conversation (1978) Third World
King of the Arena (1978) Third World
Satisfaction (1979) Third World
Down In a Babylon (1980) Cha Cha
I Man Come Again (1982) Black Music
Yard Style (1983) Ariwa
Reggae Party (1984)
Sly & Robbie Present the Best of Johnny Clarke (1985) Vista Sounds
Give Thanks (1985) Ariwa
Enter into His Gates with praise (1989) Attack
Rasta Nuh Fear (1992) Sonic Sounds
Don't trouble trouble (1994) Attack
Rock With Me (1997)
Reggae Heights (2003) Mafia & Fluxy
Jamaica 50 Johnny Clarke Sing Then Dub Them (2012), Hit Machine
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 | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 76 | 96.8th |
| Studio albums | 46 | 99.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 40 | 98.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (76 release groups · 46 studio albums)
Albums · 46
1974 · studio album
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A1Jah Jah We Are WaitingA2Give the Little Man a Great HandA3I Will Never Leave YouA4Take My HandA5My DesireA6Joshua's Word About the Gun CourtB1None Shall Escape the JudgementB2Left With a Broken HeartB3If You Should Lose MeB4True Believer in LoveB5Hey Girl Don't Bother MeB6Enter Into His Gates With Praise1975 · studio album
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1No Hiding Place2Stop Them Jah3I'm the One Who Loves You4My Darling5Since I Met You Baby6Massachussetts7Move Out of Babylon8Rock With Me Baby9I Don't Want to Be a Rude Boy10Close to Me11The Tide Is High12Since I Fell for You1975 · studio album
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1I'm Gonna Put It On2Joyful Festival3Since I Met You Baby4Soul and Inspiration5If It Don't Work Out6No Woman No Cry7No Escape8Creation Rebel9Stranger in Love10Tide Is High11Come to Me Softly12MassachusettesEnter Into His Gates With Praise
1975 · studio album
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A1Enter Into His Gates With PraiseA2None Shall Escape the JudgementA3Move Up Rasta ManA4Jah Jah We Are Waiting Upon YouA5Don't Talk Too MuchA6If You Should Lose MeA7Left With a Broken HeartB1You Are My WomanB2Walk AwayB3My DesireB4Hey Girl Don't Bother MeB5True Believer in LoveB6Please Don't GoB7In Paradise1975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 27:27
1I'm the One Who Loves You2:122My Darling3:443Since I Met You Baby3:304Massachusetts3:145Rock With Me Baby2:506I Don't Want to Be a Rude Boy2:167Close to Me3:338The Tide Is High2:529Since I Fell for You3:161975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 38:33
1My Desire3:182Enter in the Gates2:553Please Don't Go3:014If You Should Loose Me2:415Jah Jah We Are Waiting3:536Move Up Rastaman3:177You Are My Woman3:128None Shall Escape the Judgement3:399Walk Away3:2010In Paradise3:0011True Believer in Love3:0812Take My Hand3:091976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks
A1Sugar, You Are MineA2It's A Rainy Night In GeorgiaA3In The Roots Of The GhettoA4Fire And Brimstone A Go Burn The WickedA5Don't Cry My BabyA6I Hold The HandleB1No Woman No CryB2Hold OnB3Out Of SightB4Give Me The Right To Say You Are MineB5Girl Of My DreamsB6Judge No Man1977 · studio album
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1Dread Natty Congo2Girl I Love You3Come Make We Love Up4Yes My Skin Is Black5I'll Never Fall in Love Again6Come Have a Nice Time7I'll Be Lonely8Love Up Your Brothers and Sisters9Remember Me10Let's Go on the Beach1977 · studio album
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1Dread Natty Congo2Girl I Love You3Come Make We Love Up4Yes My Skin Is Black5I'll Never Fall in Love Again6Come Have a Nice Time7I'll Be Lonely8Love Up Your Brothers and Sisters9Remember Me10Let's Go on the Beach1977 · studio album
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A1My Sweet ConversationA2Put on Your Dancing ShoesA3A Real RastamanA4It's Nobody's BusinessA5Wear You to the BallB1Love and AffectionB2Lonely StreetB3Let Them SayB4Sinners RepentB5Call on Me1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks
A1Again (version)A2Looking Back (version)A3Wide Awake in a Dream (version)B1Oh GirlB2Doing My ThingB3You Caught MeB4Disgraceful Woman1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Riding For A FallA2Midnight CowboyA3It's A DisgraceA4SatisfactionA5I Love You MadlyB1Play Fool, Get WiseB2This Heart Of MineB3I Can't ExplainB4Easy SkankingB5Why Did You Leave1979 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 34:02
A1Baby Come Back To Me3:31A2Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feeling3:21A3In Paradise3:30A4From Both Sides Now3:32A5Dearest3:26B1You Are Everything3:15B2You're Mine3:29B3My Way3:30B4This Is My Story3:07B5People Get Ready3:211980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 33:16
A1Bad Day's Are Going (disco cut)4:04A2Jah Jah We Are Waiting3:01A3Every Knee Shall Bow3:49A4Fittest of the Fittest3:18A5Our Father in Zion2:57B1Can't Keep a Good Man Down3:40B2Moving on to Zion2:53B3It's a Disgrace4:15B4It a Go Rough2:17B5Blood Dunza (Different Style)3:021982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1I Man Come Again2Bend Down Low3My Chatterbox4Take Head5The Wicked a Fight6Judgement a Come7Get in the Groove8Lets Make It Up9Do You Love Me10Dont Want to Be No Rude Boy1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Rebel MusicA2Give Love a TryA3Stop LoafingA4Live UprightB1Top RankingB2Don't Want to Be (Left Out)B3Conquer MeB4War1983 · studio album
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1You're All I Want2Do I Do I3Party4Truth and Rights5Nuclear Weapon6Mount Zion7We Want to Be Free8Dread Like a Lion9Top FightJohnnie Clark Meets Cornell Campbell
1983 · studio album
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A1None Shall EscapeA2Jah Jah in IdeaA3Move Out of BabylonA4The RulerA5Hold OnB1Just a HustleB2Duke of EarlB3The InvestigatorB4HypocritesB5Stars1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks
A1When I Fall In LoveA2RepatriationA3Reggae MusicB1Give Thanks And PraiseB2Come Back To MeB3It DreadSly And Robbie Present The Best Of Johnny Clarke
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks
A1Ride On GirlA2We A AfricaA3Love Me ForeverA4Going To A BallA5Play Play GirlB1I'll Never Fall In Love AgainB2It's A DisgraceB3Dread RastafariB4Holy ChildrenB5Nobody's BusinessB6Ten To One1988 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1You Make Me Feel So HappyA2Think About ItA3Life Is Not EasyA4Good FeelingsA5Baby Don't GoB1Rock Sweet MusicB2I Wanna Be LovedB3I Am ReadyB4It's Swinging My LoveB5Darling I Need Your Loving1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:17:27
1Rockers Time Now3:312Ites Green and Gold3:403African Roots3:184Be Holy My Brothers and Sisters3:385Satta-Amasa-Gana (Seete Messgana)3:416Stop the Tribal War3:107Declaration of Rights3:248Let's Give Jah Jah Praises3:059I Wish It Would Go on for Ever3:0010Natty Dreadlocks Stand Up Right3:2011Prophesy a Fulfilled3:1912Marcus Garvey3:2613Roots, Natty Roots, Natty Congo3:1414Wrath of Jah3:4015Legalise It3:5016I'm Still Waiting4:1317Let Go Violence2:3218Academy Award Version3:4819Cry Tough3:1720Crazy Baldhead3:4121Simmer Down3:2022Jah Jah See Them Come2:4723Freedom Blues2:331992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Rasta Nuh FearA2Non Shall EscapeA3Be StrongA4By My SideB1War on YaB2As Far as I Can SeeB3Tears on My PillowB4Soloman1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 49:28
1Need Your Love3:572Sweet Reggae Music3:393My Inspiration3:404Rock With Me3:385Sound From Jam Down3:356Strickly Reggae3:537Mine What You Do3:598Age Is Growing3:579What a Feeling3:4610Keep on Running3:4511Give Me the Right4:0012Girl of My Dreams3:3913Need Your Love (dub Out mix)4:001996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
1Can't Get Enough2Dance to the Music3Morning Star4Give Me Love5Music Love6Lift Yourself Up7Rude Boy8You Better Try9Love Me With All of Your Heart10Guide of Jah2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:46
1Rockers Time Now3:292Ites Green and Gold3:433African Roots3:194Be Holy, My Brothers and Sisters3:395Satta Massagana3:416Stop the Tribal War3:097Declaration of Rights3:268Let's Give Jah, Jah, Praise3:089I Wish It Could Go on Forever3:0210Natty Dreadlocks Stand Up Right3:2211Prophecy A-Fulfilled3:2012Them Never Love Poor Marcus3:282001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 50:39
1Peace and Love in the Ghetto5:192Jah Jah Knows3:473King in the Arena4:294Holy Children4:105Ride On Girl4:466The Greatest Love4:337Its the Running of the Time4:078Tell Me Why4:289Riding for a Fall4:0610Version3:4511Sinner Repent3:3012Sinner Dub3:392001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 40:45
1Roots, Natty Roots, Natty Congo3:162Wrath of Jah3:423Legalise It3:524I Am Still Waiting4:135Let Go Violence2:326Academy Award Version3:537Cry Tough3:188Crazy Baldhead3:429Simmer Down3:2110Jah Jah See Them Come2:5011Give Up the Badness3:3212Freedom Blues2:342003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:07:30
1Just Call Me African Roots3:212Declaration of Rights3:263None Shall Escape3:514Peace in the Ghetto3:585Blood Dunza3:076Legalise It3:497Enter Into His Gates3:408Play Fool Fe Get Wise2:549Going to the Ball3:2010Move Out to Babylon3:1711Satisfaction3:4312Do Not Stay Out Late3:0413Keep on Moving3:2214Hold On3:1515Ten to One2:3516Nobodys Business2:1917Memories by the Score3:5418Crazy Baldhead3:3919I Man Come Again3:3920King of the Area3:17Dread Natty Congo + Super Star Roots Disco Dub
2005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:19:00
1Dread Natty Congo3:482Girl I Love You3:123Come Make We Love Up2:524Yes My Skin Is Black3:145I'll Never Fall In Love Again3:406Come Have A Nice Time3:137I'll Be Lonely2:218Love Up Your Brothers & Sisters2:409Remember Me3:4410Let's Go On The Beach2:4311Rockers Under Manners2:4012My Woman Love2:5613I've Got The Right2:4714Zipa De Do Da3:5515Dreadlocks Don't Fight2:4516Love For Everyone2:5117Mansable Dub3:1418My Woman's Dub2:5719The Right Dub2:5420A Zipping Dub4:0121A Fighting Dub2:5122A Loveable Dub2:4623Peace & Love In The Ghetto Dub3:4724Time Will Tell (JA 7")3:2825Drums Of Africa (JA 7")3:412006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 40:31
1Jah Is the Light4:042Praise Up Jahoviah4:083African People3:574Signs of the Time3:585I No Want No Guy4:086Blood Dunza4:027Love Jah4:038Jah Creator4:039Praise Jah4:0310Sinners Repent4:05Sip It Up! (Sip A Cup Showcase Vol. 6)
2008 · studio album
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A1Negative Judge & JuryA2Positive Dub WiseA3Sip It UpA4Dub It Up DubB1Love Selassie IB2Love of H.I.M. DubB3Leggo Babylon & ComeB4Leggo Dub Plate!2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 36 tracks · 1:59:35
1Badness Dub (Dub)3:252Dub Ites Green and Gold Dub (Dub)3:363Every Knee Shall Bow Dub (Dub)3:374Declaration of Dub (Dub)3:385Old Man Dub (Dub)3:206Bag-a-Wire Dub (Dub)3:247Blood Donza Dub (Dub)3:408African Tribe Dub (Dub)3:169Tribal Dub (Dub)3:5410Tribal War Dub (Dub)2:2811Dem a Say Rasta Dub (Dub)2:2912King of the Arena (Dub)3:2113Sly Want Dub (Dub)3:4014Want It Dub (Dub)2:5015Crazy Bald Head Dub (Dub)3:3316Rasta Man Dub (Dub)2:4117Move Out Dub (Dub)2:5818Blessed Dub (Dub)3:2219Hold On Dub (Dub)3:3120Ten to Dub (Dub)2:3121Rude Boy Dub (Dub)2:5322Loving Dub3:4023Lyahta Dub (Dub)2:4224African Roots Dub (Dub)3:3825No Woman No Cry Dub (Dub)3:5326Do You Love Dub (Dub)3:3727True Believer in Dub (Dub)2:4028God Create Dub3:3729Thankful to You Dub (Dub)3:1330One Love Dub (Dub)3:4331Simmer Down Dub (Dub)3:1032Nice Time Dub (Dub)3:2433Nice Time Dub (Mix 2) (Dub)3:0634Dreader Dub (Dub)4:0935Rasta Dub (Dub Mix 2)2:5536Donza Dub (Dub Mix 2)4:012009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 48:38
1Play Play Girl3:242Jah Jah We Pray4:053Judge Not a Man3:364Give Me a Love3:145My Desire3:176You Pray4:117Stealing, Stealing2:528Rastaman3:429This Graceful Woman3:4810This Old Heart of Mine3:1211Give the Right3:2212Built My World Around You3:2813Do It Right3:1214Since I Fell for You3:15Dancehall Selection With Deejays and Dubs
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:12:40
1Rock With Me Baby2:492Rock With I2:573Dub With Me2:344None Shall Escape the Judgement3:425None Shall Escape3:116Enter Into His Gates With Praise2:457Dub With Praise2:488Move Out of Babylon3:259Move Out of Zion High3:1610Run Babylon Dub3:2511Roots Natty Congo3:1012Congo Natty Roots Dub3:3313Love Me Forever3:5514Dub Me Forever3:3115Play Fool Fe Catch Wise2:5716Get Wise Dub4:2717Dread a Dead Rastafari3:1518Dread a Dead Rastafari in Dub3:4719Blood Dunza3:0520Blood Money Dub3:1121Them Never Love Poor Marcus3:2922Poor Marcus Garvey Dub3:282012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 57:41
1None Shall Escape the Dubment3:552Moving Out of Dubness3:393Dread a Dub3:414Rasta Dub3:395African Dub3:406Wanty Wanty Can't Get Dub2:507Satta Dub3:568Roots Natty Dub3:439Dunza Dub4:0010Legalise Dub3:4211Dreadlocks Dub3:1512Jah Jah in Dub3:5813Natty Want Dub2:5414Clean Hands Pure Dub3:5515Create Dub3:5716Collie Dub2:572021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Walk the StreetA2WonderingA3Build My WorldA4Love Me With All Your HeartA5You Are No GoodB1Feel So GoodB2Let the Good Times RollB3Young LoversB4Music FieldB5Over & Over Again2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks
A1Bad Day's Are Going (disco cut)A2Jah Jah We Are WaitingA3Every Knee Shall BowA4Fittest of the FittestA5Our Father in ZionB1Can't Keep a Good Man DownB2Moving on to ZionB3It's a DisgraceB4It a Go RoughB5Blood Dunza (Different Style)Originally Mr. Clarke + Bonus Tracks
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:18:29
1Bad Day's Are Going (Disco Cut)4:092Jah Jah We Are Waiting3:063Every Knee Shall Bow3:524Fittest Of The Fittest3:235Our Father In Zion3:006Can't Keep A Good Man Down3:477Moving On To Zion3:018It's A Disgrace4:299It A Go Rough2:2310Blood Dunza (Different Style)3:0211Every Knee Shall Bow (Disco)8:0512Bad Days Are Going (Disco)5:5413Jah Love Is With I (Disco)6:3114Can't Keep A Good Man Down (Disco)3:2415Age Is Growing (45)3:3516Age Is Growing Version (45)3:3317Don't Be A Rude Boy (45)3:2118Rude Boy Skank3:1019Blood Dunza (45)3:2120Blood Version3:23— · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:20
1Rock With Me Baby2:542Cold I Up3:003Rebel Soldering3:064Too Much War3:595Do You Love Me3:236Since I Fell For You3:247Tears On My Pillow3:118Bring It On Home To Me3:209You Keep Me Running2:2210Poor Marcus3:3511Stop The Tribal War2:5612Don't Call I Daddy3:1413Don't Trouble Trouble3:4514Don't Stay Out Late3:11— · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:12:28
1You're All I Want3:062Do I Do I4:193Party7:004Truth And Rights4:545Nuclear Weapon3:146Mount Zion6:387We Want To Be Free5:418Dread Like A Lion2:149Top Flight4:5310Nuclear Weapon (UK 12")5:5911Reggae Music (UK 12")3:5212Do De Dub (UK 12")4:1513Babylon (UK 12")9:0814Got To Be Strong (UK 12")7:15— · studio album
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A1Thank You LordA2Soul and InspirationA3Give Me a LoveA4Why Can't I Touch YouA5Ride on GirlB1I'll Never Leave YouB2Walk AwayB3Rock With Me BabyB4SattamassaganaB5We a Africa— · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:05:32
1Again (Version)6:262Looking Back (Version)7:063Wide Awake In A Dream (Version)8:364Oh Girl9:395Doing My Thing6:346You Caught Me3:017Disgraceful Woman3:498Satisfaction7:429Nobody's Business (Discomix)5:3510Going To A Ball3:1911Balling Version3:45— · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
1Don't Stay Out Late2Memories By The Score3Judgement Day4Let Him Try5Why Can't I Touch You6Keep On Moving7Happy Go Lucky Girl8Blood Dunza9They Can't Conquer I And I10You Can't Be Happy11Sugar You're My Girl12Just Call Me African Roots13Collie Dread14Declaration Of Right15Ten To One16The Gorgan Is The King17Do Good— · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks
1Bad Day's Are Going (Disco Cut)2Jah Jah We Are Waiting3Every Knee Shall Bow4Fittest Of The Fittest5Our Father In Zion6Can't Keep A Good Man Down7Moving On To Zion8It's A Disgrace9It A Go Rough10Blood Dunza (Different Style)11Every Knee Shall Bow (Disco)12Bad Days Are Going (Disco)13Jah Love Is With I (Disco)14Can't Keep A Good Man Down (Disco)15Age Is Growing (45)16Rude Boy Skank19Blood Dunza (45)20Blood Version— · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Saving My Love for YouA2Little Green ApplesA3Remember DarlingA4Mona LisaB1AnymoreB2Never Let Me GoB3Winter World of LoveB4Your Love Is Mine
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1975 | Commercial Locks / Cry Me a River of TearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Commercial Locks 2Cry Me a River of Tears | 1975 | ||
| 2003 | Dem a Say Rasta / Two Face RastaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Dem a Say Rasta A2Dem a Say Rasta (dub) B1Two Face Rasta B2Two Face Rasta (extended dub) | 2003 | ||
| 2009 | Sinners / GoblinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 10:00ASinners5:26 AAGoblin4:34 | 6 July 2009 | ||
| 2023 | Open Your EyesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:021Open Your Eyes3:02 | 4 October 2023 | ||
| — | Woman a CrySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAWoman a Cry BVersion | — |
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| 1975 | I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus BVersion | 1975 | ||
| 1984 | Got To Be Strong / BabylonSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAGot to Be Strong BBabylon | 1984 | ||
| 1995 | Roots MusicSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 35:241Move Out Of Babylon3:36 2Rock With Me Baby2:51 3Don't Want To Be A Rude Boy3:23 4Tide Is High2:46 5There Will Be No Hiding Place2:45 6Stop Them Jah2:29 7I'm The One Who Loves You2:09 8My Darling3:45 9Left With A Broken Heart3:06 10If You Should Lose Me2:45 11True Believer In Love3:06 12Jah Jah In Dela2:43 | 1995 | ||
| 2008 | Intruder / MilitancySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Intruder A2Intruder Dub B1Militancy B2Militant Dub | 2008 | ||
| 2009 | Jah CreatorSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Jah Creator A2Creator Dub B1Blood Dunza B2Blood Dub | 2009 | ||
| 2009 | Rasta InternationalSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracksA1What A Day A2Dub A3This Is My Light A4Dub B1Rasta International B2Dub B3Can't Hurt Jah Children B4Dub | 2009 | ||
| 2009 | Play Fool / Lot's WifeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Play Fool A2Catch Dubwise AA1Lot's Wife AA2Lot's Wife Dub | 2009 | ||
| 2009 | Dub Salute 7 - Praise Jah DubSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracksA1Jah Is My Light Dub A2Praise Up Jahoviah Dub A3Africa People Dub A4Signs Of The Times Dub A5I Nuh Want No Guy Dub B1Blood Dunza Dub B2Love Jah Dub B3Jah Creator Dub B4Praise Jah Dub B5Sinners Repent Dub | January 2009 | ||
| 2017 | Rain Keeps FallingSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksARain Keeps Falling BSpring Shower Dub | 22 April 2017 | ||
| 2020 | Strickly Reggae Music (The Blackbeard Years 1976-86)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 40:401Everyday Wondering3:28 2Strictly Reggae Music3:18 3You I Love3:07 4Fade Away3:02 5Apple of My Eye3:28 6Apple of My Eye - Dub Version3:28 7Can't Stop Me2:55 8Can't Stop Me - Dub Version2:45 9Ride On Girl2:43 10African Roots3:11 11African Roots - Dub Version3:09 12Don't Know Who to Trust3:05 13Don't Know Who to Trust - Instrumental Version3:01 | Compilation | 22 June 2020 | |
| — | 20 Massive HitsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracksA1None Shall Escape The Judgement A2Enter Into His Gates With Praise A3Move Out Of Babylon A4Bendown Low A5I Man Come Again A6Take Heed A7Declaration Of Rights A8Hold On A9Blood Dunza A10Play Fool Fe Get Wise B1Roots Natty Congo B2Simmer Down B3Ride On Girl B4King Of The Arena B5Peace In The Ghetto B6Draed A Dread B7Going To A Ball B8Satisfaction B9Nobody's Business B10Nice Time | Compilation | — |
Album · 10
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Don't Trouble TroubleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 45:12A1Rock With Me Baby2:54 A2Cold I Up2:59 A3Rebel Soldering3:06 A4Too Much War3:59 A5Do You Love Me3:22 A6Since I Feel for You3:23 A7Tears on My Pillow3:10 B1Bring It on Home to Me3:19 B2You Keep Me Running2:22 B3Poor Marcus3:35 B4Stop the Tribal War2:55 B5Don't Call I Daddy3:14 B6Don't Trouble Trouble3:44 B7Don't Stay Out Late3:10 | Compilation | 1989 | |
| 1998 | Tribute to Bob Marley in a DancehallSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:11:301Bend Down Low3:30 2Mr. Chatterbox3:32 3Time Will Tell3:28 4I Am Gonna Put It On3:34 5Keep on Moving3:21 6Nice Time3:12 7Crazy Bald Head3:39 8Simmer Down3:19 9No Woman, No Cry3:21 10One Love3:49 11Put on Your Dancing Shoes3:25 12I Am Still Waiting4:29 13Love and Affection3:44 14Waiting in Vain3:47 15Easy Skanking3:29 16Nice Time (dub)3:18 17Simmer Down (dub)3:03 18No Woman No Cry (dub)3:47 19One Love (dub)3:36 20I Am Still Waiting (dub)4:07 | Remix | 1998 | |
| 1998 | Dreader Dread 1976-1978Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks · 56:11A1Top Ranking (I'm the Toughest)3:29 A2In the Roots of the Ghetto3:17 A3Live Up Jah Man2:59 A4Love Up Your Brothers And Sisters (extended)4:32 A5African People3:14 A6Dread a Dread3:08 A7Fire and Brimstone a Go Burn the Wicked4:13 B1African Roots (extended)6:13 B2Roots Natty3:11 B3Every Knee Shall Bow (extended)7:53 B4Play Fool Fe Get Wise (extended)7:13 B5Age Is Growing3:23 B6Time Will Tell3:26 | Compilation | 13 October 1998 | |
| 2002 | Roots Ina Greenwich FarmSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 50:391Blood Dunza3:07 2Just Call Me African Roots3:20 3Declaration of Rights3:20 4Play Fool fe Get Wise2:55 5Crazy Baldhead3:39 6Enter the Kingdom of Zion3:47 7Big Big Pollution3:14 8Let's Go to the Blues3:20 9Step It Up Youthman4:09 10Natty Roots Man3:31 11Lead Us Jah Jah4:22 12Hold On3:15 13Nobody's Business2:18 14Ten to One2:35 15Legalise It3:47 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2002 | The Bunny Lee YearsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 22 tracks · 1:09:481None Shall Escape the Judgement2:59 2Enter His Gates With Praise2:43 3Move Out a Babylon3:23 4Rock With Me Baby2:49 5Ride on Girl2:59 6Left With a Broken Heart3:07 7Satisfaction3:45 8Blood Dunza3:12 9No Woman No Cry3:20 10Bend Down Low3:27 11Simmer Down3:19 12Nice Time3:12 13Love Me Forever3:55 14Hold On3:15 15King of the Arena3:17 16True Believer3:07 17Nobody's Business2:18 18Soul and Inspiration3:44 19Close to Me3:37 20If You Should Lose Me2:41 21Since I Met You Baby2:25 22Massachusetts3:14 | Compilation | 2002 | |
| 2002 | A Ruffer Version at King Tubby'sSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 23 tracks · 1:18:571None Shall Escape the Judgement3:42 2Joshua's Words3:25 3Jah Jah Bless Joshua3:33 4A Social Version3:13 5Enter Into His Gates With Praise2:48 6This Is the Hardest Version2:47 7Move Out of Babylon Rastaman3:34 8Commercial Locks3:16 9A Moving Version3:23 10The Ruler (a.k.a. Cold I Up)2:59 11Don't Be a Rude Boy3:17 12Don't Trouble Trouble3:37 13A Ruffer Version3:37 14Poor Marcus3:29 15A Harder Version3:30 16Just Give Up the Badness3:19 17Channel One Is a Joker3:37 18Peace & Love in the Ghetto3:51 19Blood Dunza3:12 20Blood Dunza Version3:10 21Every Knee Shall Bow3:38 22Play Fool fi Get Wise3:34 23Play Fool Version4:26 | Compilation | 25 June 2002 | |
| 2003 | Be ThankfulSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 56:581Give Up Badness3:22 2Badness Dub3:21 3Hypocrites3:06 4God Create Them3:40 5God Create Dub3:44 6I Man a Rasta4:41 7Don't Want to Be a Rube Boy2:16 8Be Thankful3:14 9De A Say Rasta2:34 10I Am Lonely2:41 11Jugement on the Land3:22 12Every Knee Shall Bow (1 Drop mix)3:25 13African People3:05 14African Dub3:16 15Bad Days (extended mix)4:04 16Creation Rebel3:41 17House Crasher3:26 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2015 | Sons of JamaicaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 43:431Blood Dunza3:14 2None Shall Escape the Judgement2:59 3Ride on Girl2:59 4Enter His Gates With Praise2:43 5King of the Arena3:17 6Move Out a Babylon3:23 7Nice Time3:12 8Hold On3:15 9If You Should Lose Me2:41 10Love Me Forever3:55 11Rock With Me Baby2:49 12True Believer3:07 13Since I Met You Baby2:25 14Soul & Inspiration3:44 | Compilation | 6 November 2015 | |
| 2018 | Creation RebelSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 30 tracks · 1:48:19Disc 1 1Jah Love Is With I6:28 2Bad Days Are Going5:52 3Play Fool Fe Get Wise2:47 4Live Up Jah Man3:00 5Dread A Dread3:07 6Time Will Tell3:27 7Blood Dunza3:11 8King In The Arena4:29 9Fire And Brimstone A Go Burn The Wicked4:13 10African People3:14 11Jah Jah We Are Waiting3:49 12In The Roots Of The Ghetto3:17 13Roots Natty Congo3:12 14Love Up Your Brothers And Sisters2:37 15Peace And Love In The Ghetto5:18 Disc 21Age Is Growing3:25 2African Roots3:05 3Every Knee Shall Bow3:37 4Top Ranking3:28 5Move Out Of Babylon Rastaman3:33 6Commercial Locks3:15 7Enter Into His Gates With Praise2:47 8None Shall Escape The Judgement3:40 9Joshua's Words3:23 10Jah Jah Bless Joshua3:31 11Cold I Up2:56 12Don’t Be A Rude Boy3:15 13Just Give Up The Badness3:17 14Don’t Trouble Trouble3:35 15I’m Gonna Put It On3:31 | Compilation | 6 July 2018 | |
| — | Sings Roots & Culture Vol 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracksA1Jesse Black A2Every Knee Shall Bow A3Time Is the Master A4Bad Days Are Going A5Love Is the Foundation A6Fittest of the Fittest A7Africa Is for the Blacks B1Blood Dunza B2Rasta Children B3Jah Jah We Are Waiting B4Hungryman Is a Angryman B5Move on to Zion B6King Pharoah B7Can't Keep a Good Man Down | Compilation | — |
EP · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bad Days / Crazy Bald HeadSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Bad Days A2Bad Days (dub) B1Crazy Bald Head B2Bald Head (version) | 2003 | ||
| 2003 | Jah Love Is With I / I Don’t Like ItSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 14:19A1Jah Love Is With I3:31 A2Jah Love Is With I (dub)2:39 B1I Don’t Like It2:58 B2Jah Show Them the Way5:11 | 2003 | ||
| 2012 | Share Jah LoveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 18:15A1Share Jah Love4:34 A2Share Jah Love Dubwise4:34 B1Jungle Melodica4:34 B2Jungle Instrumental4:33 | 2012 | ||
| 2019 | The Right Thing EPSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Everybody Get Ready A2Everybody Get Dub B1One Man Life B2One Man Dub | 2019 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Johnny Clarke head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 76 | 96.8th |
| Studio albums | 46 | 99.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 40 | 98.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 49 | 90th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c79e3ff-f41b-45d8-af26-40151798056bdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c79e3ff-f41b-45d8-af26-40151798056bcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Clarkebiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Clarke
Why this artist is in the database
- List of reggae musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Bull-Doser · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q940557 · MusicBrainz: 3c79e3ff-f41b-45d8-af26-40151798056b
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