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Intensified
Composer: Desmond Dekker / Leslie Kong

Intensified was performed by Bill Kreutzmann, Scott Murawski and Mike Gordon.

The song was first released on a single in 1968. The title used varied by country or release. It occurs as Intensified Festival 68, Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt), and Music Like Dirt (Intensified '68). Later releases are usually as Intensified though some use Intensified '68 (Music Like Dirt). The writing credits on releases are sometimes given as Dacres / Kong. Desmond Dacres was Dekker's birth name.



Desmond Dekker

no info Single (Intensified Festival 68 / Cocunut Water), Desmond Dekker And The Aces, 1968
no info Single (Music Like Dirt (Intensified '68) / Cocunut Water), Desmond Dekker And The Aces, 1968
no info The Israelites, Desmond Dekker, 1969
no info From 'Bam-Bam' To 'Cherry Oh! Baby', Various Artists (Desmond Dekker), 1972
no info This Is Desmond Dekkar, Desmond Dekker, 1973
no info 20 Golden Pieces Of Desmond Dekker, 1987
no info Live At Basins 23-01-1987, Desmond Dekker, 1987
no info Rockin' Steady: The Best Of Desmond Dekker, 1992
no info The Israelites: The Best Of, Desmond Dekker, 1994
no info Rude Boy Ska, Desmond Dekker, 2000
no info Trojan Jamaican Hits Box Set, Various Artists (Desmond Dekker), 2000
no info Let's Do Rocksteady: The Story Of Rocksteady 1966-68, Various Artists (Desmond Dekker), 2002
no info Rudy Got Soul 1963-1968: The Early Beverley's Sessions, Desmond Dekker, 2003
no info Ranking Miss P Presents Sweet Harmony, Various Artists (Desmond Dekker), 2003
no info Sing A Little Song, Desmond Dekker, 2004
no info Baba Boom! Musically Intensified Festival Songs, Various Artists (Desmond Dekker), 2004
no info Blessed Love: Jamaican Producers 1960-1969, Various Artists (Desmond Dekker), 2004
no info You Can Get It If You Really Want: The Definitive Collection, Desmond Dekker, 2005
no info The Very Best Of, Desmond Dekker, 2006
no info Intensified, Desmond Dekker, 2006
no info Trojan Selecta Vol. 3, Various Artists (Desmond Dekker), 2006
no info The King Of Ska, Desmond Dekker, 2010
no info Trojan Presents: Rock Steady: 40 Ground-Breaking Hits, Various Artists (Desmond Dekker), 2011
no info The Best Of Desmond Dekker, 2016
no info Action! / Intensified, Desmond Dekker, 2018

Other recordings

no info Jamaica Glad Sounds: Let's Go Native, Gladstone Anderson & Lynn Taitt & The Jets, 1968
no info Glad Sounds, Gladdy And Lyn Taitt, 1968
no info Hold Me Tight (Anthology 65-73), Lyn Taitt & The Jets, 2005

 
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