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Third World Songs

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Third World is a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1973. Their sound is influenced by soul, funk and disco. Although it has undergone several line-up changes, Stephen "Cat" Coore and Richard Daley have been constant members. While the band played roots reggae, they have also incorporated other styles into their music, and it was the initial influence of The Wailers that prompted the formation of the band to take on a new direction that combined reggae with other genres. The pop-oriented sound has given rise to criticism of the band over the years, with reggae purists uncomfortable with their incorporation of American soul and R&B into their sound.

Below is a list of Third World songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Island 6457
chart position: RandB #9, UK #10, US #47
written by: Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff
album: Journey to Addis
comments: [disco dance]
Third World Now That We've Found Love
1978 Island
2 record label: Columbia 02170
chart position: UK #10, RandB #88
written by: Bunny Clarke
album: Rock the World
comments: [Reggae]
Third World Dancing on the Floor (Hooked On Love)
1981 Columbia
3 record label: Island 6469(UK)
chart position: UK #17
written by: Michael Cooper
album: Journey to Addis
Third World Cool Meditation
1979 Island
4 record label: Island 219
chart position: UK #22
written by: Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff
comments: Paul Hardcastle remix
Third World Now That We've Found Love (remix)
1985 Island
5 record label: Columbia 05664
chart position: UK #99, US Dance #8
written by: Amir Bayyan and Meekaaeel Muhammad
album: Sense of Purpose
Third World One More Time
1986 Columbia
6 record label: Columbia 18 02744
chart position: RandB #23, US #101, UK #47, US Dance #17
Third World Try Jah Love
1982 Columbia
7 record label: Mercury 288
chart position: RandB #17
written by: Richie Daley, R. Bent, Michael Cooper, G. Bolton, William Clark and Steven
album: Serious Business
comments: [reggae]
Third World Forbidden Love
1989 Mercury
8 record label: Island 6496
chart position: UK #56
written by: Bunny Rugs (as William Clarke)
album: The Story's Been Told
Third World Talk to Me
1979 Island
9 record label: Mercury 874 787
chart position: RandB #77, UK #80
written by: Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Eddie Holland Jr.
album: Serious Business
comments: [reggae]
Third World It's the Same Old Song
1989 Mercury
10 record label: Mercury 864 023
chart position: RandB #27
written by: Stephen Stewart, Michael Cooper and Willie Stewart
album: Committed
comments: [reggae dancehall]
Third World Committed
1992 Mercury
11 record label: Columbia 04733
chart position: RandB #51, US Dance #45
written by: Michael Cooper, Richie Daley, Steven
album: Sense of Purpose
Third World Sense of Purpose
1985 Columbia
12 record label: Creole 129(UK)
chart position: RandB #62
written by: Bill Wright and Thomas Stewart
Third World Band Disco Hop
1976 Creole
13 record label: Columbia 05415
chart position: RandB #76
written by: Bunny Rugs (as William Clarke)
Third World One to One
1985 Columbia




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