The Best Of South African Pop [3CD 1994]

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The Best Of South African Pop

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Tulips For ‘Toinette – Johnny Kongos and the G-Men
  2. Heart – Gene Rockwell
  3. Ag Pleez Deddy (The Ballad Of The Southern Suburbs) – Jeremy Taylor
  4. Timothy – Carike Keuzenkamp
  5. Picking Up Pebbles – Cornelia
  6. Sunglasses – Hilary
  7. Lazy Life – Quentin E KlopJaeger
  8. Katrina’s Theme – Jill Kirkland
  9. The Wedding – Jody Wayne
  10. I’ll Walk With You – Sean Rennie
  11. Zanzibar – Wanda Arletti
  12. The Seagull’s Name Was Nelson – Des and Dawn
  13. Put Your Hand In The Hand – Alan Garrity
  14. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday – Jessica Jones
  15. Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet – Maria
  16. I Don’t Wanna Play House – Barbara Ray
  17. Kentucky Blues – Lauren Copley
  18. Toy Train – John Edmond
  19. She’s A Woman – Neil Herbert
  20. Little Jimmy (Dedicated to Jimmy Osmond) – Gwynneth Ashley-Robin
  21. You Ask Me To – Bobby Angel, Barbara Ray
  22. Ramaja – Glenys Lynne
  23. One More Angel In Heaven – Richard Loring
  24. Heidi – Peter Lotis

Disc 2

  1. Hungry For Love – The A-Cads
  2. A Shabby Little Hut – The Bats
  3. Key To Your Heart – Emil Dean
  4. Sea Of Heartbreak – Dickie Loader and The Blue Jeans
  5. I Am A Rock – John E. Sharpe and The Squires
  6. Tabatha Twitchet – The Dominos
  7. Love Minus Zero (No Limit) – The Dream Merchants
  8. Silence Is Golden – The Square set
  9. Shockwave (Hellfire) – The Invaders
  10. For Your Precious Love – The Flames
  11. Master Jack – Four Jacks And A Jill
  12. Ten Tons Of Loving – Johnny Collini
  13. Cry To Me – The Staccatos
  14. Spider Spider – Tidal Wave
  15. Tchaikovsky 1 – The Omega Limited
  16. Working On A Good Thing – The Outlet
  17. Look Out, Here Comes Tomorrow – The Dealians
  18. Understanding – The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
  19. Mammy Blue – Charisma
  20. Rain, Rain, Rain – Gentle People
  21. Long Days And Lonely Nights – Lincoln
  22. Chicken Heart – Stone Jug
  23. Going Down Jordan – The Rising Sons

Disc 3

  1. Venus – The Stockley Sisters
  2. Charlie – Rabbitt
  3. Take My Heart – Pendulum
  4. Let Me Into Your Life – Flood
  5. Blue Water – The Julian Laxton Band
  6. Buccaneer – McCully Workshop
  7. Substitute – Clout
  8. So You Win Again – The Copperfield
  9. Better The Devil You Know – Stingray
  10. Man On The Moon – Ballyhoo
  11. Elvis Astaire (King Of Swing) – The Soft Shoes
  12. Hey Boy – Via Afrika
  13. Shadows – éVoid
  14. Here We Are – Face To Face
  15. ZX Dan (edit) – Radio Rats
  16. It Was The Wind – Petit Cheval
  17. My Kind Of Girl – Cinema
  18. Weeping – Bright Blue

Release information

3CD: 1994, Gallo, CDSAPOP1,2,3

A history of South African Pop and Rock music from 1960 to 1990, compiled by Gallo Special Projects (led by Derek Smith) with sleeve notes by Tom Jasiukowicz.

Originally released as a 3CD box set to accompany Garth Chilvers and Tom Jasiukowicz’s book, History of Contemporary Music of South Africa, The Best Of South African Pop was packaged in a slipcase, with each disc featuring a distinct colour: yellow (disc 1), red (disc 2), and blue (disc 3).

Subsequently, disc 1 was reissued with a new second disc as The Best Of SA Pop Volume 1. Discs 2 and 3 were also re-released together as The Best Of SA Pop, Volume 2. Both volumes later saw further re-releases in 1997 with updated cover art, along with a third double CD in the series, The Best Of SA Pop, Volume 3, compiled by Malcolm Lombard.

History Of Contemporary Music Of South Africa

Garth Chilvers and Tom Jasiukowicz (TOGA Publishing 1994)

"History of Contemporary Music of South Africa" by Garth Chilvers and Tom Jasiukowicz
“History of Contemporary Music of South Africa” by Garth Chilvers and Tom Jasiukowicz

Playlists

The Best Of South African Pop

The Best Of South African Pop (3CD box set) • The Best Of SA Pop Volume 1 (Discogs | Spotify) • The Best Of SA Pop Volume 2 (Discogs | Spotify) • The Best Of SA Pop Volume 3 (Discogs | Spotify) • The Best Of SA Pop Volume 4 (proposed)

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