Over The River is a song recorded by The Jiving Juniors for C.S. Dodd in late 1960 or early 1961.
In recent interviews (e.g. Sebastian JOBARTH 2004 or PETER I 2008). Rico remembers this as his first ever recording. In the latter interview he remembers: "The first recording we do in a Jamaica was with a man name Stanley Motta, that's Stanley Motta with Derrick Harriott & The Jiving Juniors. ... We call the song 'Over The River', yeah. That's my first recording in Jamaica. ... the studio was in Hanover Street, Stanley Motta's studio."
Credits[]
The Jiving Juniors (voc)
- Derrick Harriott
- Rico Rodriguez
Releases[]
1961:
- 7"-side: All Stars /JA
1961:
- 7"-side: The Jiving Juniors - "Over The River" b/w "Hip Rub" (Blue Beat BB 36 /UK); Music by Herson & His City Slickers. An "All Stars" Recording
1961:
- Track on: V.A.: All Star Top Hits (LP: All Stars /JA); re-released in 1991 on LP: Coxsone /JA
1962:
- Track on: V.A.: Jamaican Blues (LP: Blue Beat BBLP 801 /UK); this is the UK release of the above mentioned All Star Top Hits.
1992:
- Track on V.A.: Ska Bonanza (2CD: Heartbeat /US); T: 2:05, taken from the original master tapes