Tracklist

1	–I Roy*	Jordan River
2	–Ice Breakers* & The Mighty Diamonds	Work Out
3	–Culture	Holy Mount Zion
4	–Gregory Isaacs	Native Women
5	–The Revolutionaries	Roof Top Dub
6	–Johnny Clarke	Prophecy A Fulfilled
7	–Prince Far I	Commandment Of Drugs
8	–U Roy*	Jah Son Of Africa
9	–Culture	Natty Never Get Weary
10	–The Gladiators	Know Yourself Mankind
11	–The Mighty Diamonds	Cat O Nine

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FRONTCD2, 7243 812264 2 1	Various	This Is ... The Front Line ‎(CD, Comp)	Front Line , Virgin	FRONTCD2, 7243 812264 2 1	Europe	2002
FRONTCDJ2	Various	This Is ... The Front Line ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Front Line , Virgin	FRONTCDJ2	Europe	2002
CAR12264, 7243 812264 2 1	Various	This Is... The Front Line ‎(CD, Comp)	Caroline Records, Front Line	CAR12264, 7243 812264 2 1	US	2002
FLS 1	Various	The Front Line ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Virgin	FLS 1	UK	2000

Tracklist

Roots & Reality
1-1	–The Gladiators	Dreadlocks The Time Is Now	3:01
1-2	–The Gladiators	Mix Up	3:01
1-3	–The Gladiators	Know Yourself Mankind	2:50
1-4	–Culture	Too Long In Slavery	3:34
1-5	–Culture	Work On Natty	3:53
1-6	–Culture	Natty Never Get Weary	3:53
1-7	–Gregory Isaacs	Black Liberation Struggle	2:47
1-8	–Gregory Isaacs	Universal Tribulation	3:46
1-9	–Gregory Isaacs	Poor And Clean	3:38
1-10	–Abyssinians*	Let My Days Be Long	3:26
1-11	–Abyssinians*	Wicked Men	3:02
1-12	–Mighty Diamonds*	Right Time	3:16
1-13	–Mighty Diamonds*	Bodyguard	3:31
1-14	–Mighty Diamonds*	Africa	3:11
1-15	–Johnny Clarke	Roots, Natty Roots, Natty Congo	3:14
1-16	–Johnny Clarke	Crazy Baldhead	3:40
1-17	–Johnny Clarke	Prophecy A-Fulfilled	3:19
1-18	–Twinkle Brothers	Never Get Burn	3:26
1-19	–Twinkle Brothers	Free Africa	4:46
1-20	–Twinkle Brothers	Since I Threw The Comb Away	3:00
1-21	–Delroy Washington	Zion	3:34
1-22	–Delroy Washington	Observance	3:54
Love & Harmony
2-1	–Culture	Stop The Fussing And Fighting	4:47
2-2	–Culture	Cumbolo	3:57
2-3	–Culture	The International Herb	3:19
2-4	–Gregory Isaacs	Native Woman	3:01
2-5	–Gregory Isaacs	Let's Dance	2:54
2-6	–Gregory Isaacs	Mr Brown	3:06
2-7	–The Sensations	Those Guys	2:25
2-8	–Abyssinians*	Jah Loves	4:03
2-9	–Abyssinians*	This Land Is For Everyone	3:52
2-10	–The Gladiators	Hearsay	3:09
2-11	–The Gladiators	Pocket Money	3:11
2-12	–The Gladiators	Greatest Love	2:57
2-13	–Paragons*	Tide Is High	2:39
2-14	–Johnny Clarke	Declaration Of Rights	3:24
2-15	–Johnny Clarke	I Am Still Waiting	4:13
2-16	–Twinkle Brothers	I Don't Want To Be Lonely Anymore	4:09
2-17	–Twinkle Brothers	I Love You So	3:29
2-18	–Mighty Diamonds*	Shame And Pride	3:20
2-19	–Mighty Diamonds*	I Need A Roof	2:50
2-20	–Keith Hudson	Civilisation	5:12
2-21	–Althea And Donna*	Uptown Top Ranking	3:49
Dangerous Deejays
3-1	–U Roy*	Chalice In The Palace	3:29
3-2	–U Roy*	Wear You To The Ball	2:31
3-3	–U Roy*	Natty Rebel	3:30
3-4	–I Roy*	Tribute To Marcus Garvey	4:06
3-5	–I Roy*	Jordan River	3:50
3-6	–I Roy*	Radical Music	3:31
3-7	–Prince Hammer	Bible	2:47
3-8	–Tapper Zukie	Mpla	3:09
3-9	–Tapper Zukie	Oh Lord!	3:45
3-10	–Tapper Zukie	She Wants A Phensic (Dangerous Woman)	4:23
3-11	–Big Youth	Marcus Garvey	3:00
3-12	–Big Youth	Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop)	3:20
3-13	–Big Youth	Isaiah - First Prophet Of Old	5:25
3-14	–Jah Lloyd	The Humble One	3:24
3-15	–Prince Far I	Message From The King	3:28
3-16	–Prince Far I	Commandment Of Drugs	4:08
3-17	–U Brown	Weather Balloon	3:49
3-18	–U Brown	Natty Dread Upon A Mountain Top	4:15
3-19	–Ranking Trevor	Masculine Gender	3:21
3-20	–Ranking Trevor	Rub A Dub Style	3:21
3-21	–Poet And The Roots	Five Nights Of Bleeding	4:30
Dub Encounters
4-1	–Prince Far I	Suru - Lere Dub	2:59
4-2	–Prince Far I	Borno Dub	3:07
4-3	–Prince Far I	Bendel Dub	3:24
4-4	–The Revolutionaries	Roof Top Dub	2:55
4-5	–The Revolutionaries	Merciful Dub	3:35
4-6	–The Revolutionaries	Cell Block 11	4:11
4-7	–The Revolutionaries	Blacka Black Dub	3:36
4-8	–Poet & The Roots*	Command Counsel Dub	3:12
4-9	–I Roy*	African Tak	3:28
4-10	–Sly Dunbar	Rasta Fiesta	4:10
4-11	–Sly Dunbar	Sesame Street	3:17
4-12	–Sly Dunbar	Dirty Harry	4:15
4-13	–Big Youth	Big Youth Special	2:26
4-14	–Big Youth	Black Man Message	2:51
4-15	–Johnny Clarke	Academy Award Version	3:47
4-16	–Jah Lloyd	Herb Dub	3:36
4-17	–Jah Lloyd	Stone Dub	3:46
4-18	–Jah Lloyd	Knife And Fork	4:19
4-19	–Twinkle Brothers	Instant Drums Dub	4:29
4-20	–Vivian Weathers	Hip Dub	3:31
4-21	–Mighty Diamonds*	Diamonds & Pearls Dub	3:00
4-22	–Mighty Diamonds*	Bodyguard Dub	3:28

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.

Notes

Artist incorrectly credited as Well Charged on Disc 4 tracks 4 to 7.

Made & printed in the EU

4 CDs with picture labels issued in a hardback 'longbook' digipack with 48 page illustrated booklet with biographies and selected discographies.

Track 1-1 taken from the album 'Proverbial Reggae'.
Tracks 1-2, 1-3 taken from the album 'Trench Town Mix Up'.
Track 1-4 taken from the album 'International Herb'.
Track 1-5 taken from the album 'Harder Than The Rest'.
Tracks 1-6, 2-2 taken from the album 'Cumbolo'.
Tracks 1-7, 1-8 taken from the album 'Soon Forward'.
Track 1-9 taken from the album 'Lovers Rock'.
Tracks 1-10, 1-11, 2-8 taken from the album 'Arise'.
Tracks 1-12, 1-14, 2-18, 2-19 taken from the album 'Right Time'.
Track 1-13 taken from the album 'Deeper Roots'.
Tracks 1-15, 1-16, 2-15, 4-15 taken from the album 'Authorized Version'.
Tracks 1-17, 2-14 taken from the album 'Rockers Time Now'.
Tracks 1-18, 1-20, 2-16 taken from the album 'Countrymen'.
Tracks 1-19, 2-17 taken from the album 'Love'.
Track 1-21 taken from the album 'Rasta'.
Track 1-22 taken from the album 'I-Sus'.
Track 2-1 taken from the album 'Harder Than The Rest'.
Track 2-3 taken from the album 'International Herb'.
Tracks 2-4, 2-5 taken from the album 'Cool Ruler'.
Track 2-6 taken from the album 'Soon Forward'.
Tracks 2-7, 2-13 taken from the album 'Hottest Hits'.
Track 2-9 taken from the album 'Soon Arise'.
Track 2-10 taken from the album 'French Town Mix Up'.
Track 2-11 taken from the album 'Vital Selection'.
Track 2-12 taken from the album 'Maturality'.
Track 2-20 taken from the album 'Too Expensive'.
Track 2-21 taken from the album 'Uptown Top Ranking'.
Track 3-1 taken from the album 'Dread In A Babylon'.
Track 3-2 taken from the album 'Rasta Ambassador'.
Track 3-3 taken from the album 'Natty Rebel'.
Track 3-4 taken from the album 'Musical Shark Attack'.
Track 3-5 taken from the album 'Heart Of A Lion'.
Track 3-6 taken from the album 'World On Fire'.
Track 3-7 taken from the album 'Bible'.
Track 3-8 taken from the album 'Mpla'.
Track 3-9 taken from the album 'Tapper Roots'.
Track 3-10 taken from the album 'In The Ghetto'.
Tracks 3-11, 3-12, 4-13, 4-14 taken from the album 'Dread Locks Dread'.
Track 3-13 taken from the album 'First Prophet Of Old'.
Track 3-14 taken from the album 'The Humble One'.
Tracks 3-15, 3-16 taken from the album 'Message From The King'.
Track 3-17 taken from the album 'You Can't Keep A Good Man Down'.
Track 3-18 taken from the album 'Brown Something'.
Tracks 3-19, 3-20 taken from the album 'In Fine Style'.
Track 3-21 taken from the album 'Dread Beat And Blood'.
Tracks 4-1 to 4-3 taken from the album 'Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Part II'.
Tracks 4-4 to 4-7 taken from the album 'Vital Dub'.
Track 4-8 is a B-Side taken from the single 'All Wi Doing Is Defendin''.
Track 4-9 taken from the album 'Crisus Time - Extra Version'.
Tracks 4-10 to 4-12 taken from the album 'Sly Wicked And Slick'.
Tracks 4-16 to 4-18 taken from the album 'Herb Dub Chapter II'.
Track 4-19 is a B-Side taken from the single 'Distant Drums'.
Track 4-20 is a B-Side taken from the single 'Hip Hug'.
Tracks 4-21, 4-22 taken from the album 'Deeper Roots'.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 24381 06782 6
• Rights Society: BEL BIEM
• Other (Catalogue Number CD 1): 724381067925
• Other (Catalogue Number CD 2): 724381068021
• Other (Catalogue Number CD 3): 724381068120
• Other (Catalogue Number CD 4): 724381068229

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
509996968122	Various	The Front Line ‎(3xCD, Album, Comp)	EMI, Virgin Music	509996968122	France	2008

Tracklist

1	–I Roy*	Jordan River
2	–Ice Breakers* & The Mighty Diamonds	Work Out
3	–Culture	Holy Mount Zion
4	–Gregory Isaacs	Native Women
5	–The Revolutionaries	Roof Top Dub
6	–Johnny Clarke	Prophecy A Fulfilled
7	–Prince Far I	Commandment Of Drugs
8	–U Roy*	Jah Son Of Africa
9	–Culture	Natty Never Get Weary
10	–The Gladiators	Know Yourself Mankind
11	–The Mighty Diamonds	Cat O Nine
12	–Poet & The Roots*	Five Nights Of Bleeding

Notes

For Promotional Use Only.

Card sleeve

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: LC03098

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
FRONTCD2, 7243 812264 2 1	Various	This Is ... The Front Line ‎(CD, Comp)	Front Line , Virgin	FRONTCD2, 7243 812264 2 1	Europe	2002
FRONTCDJ2	Various	This Is ... The Front Line ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Front Line , Virgin	FRONTCDJ2	Europe	2002
CAR12264, 7243 812264 2 1	Various	This Is... The Front Line ‎(CD, Comp)	Caroline Records, Front Line	CAR12264, 7243 812264 2 1	US	2002
ASW699602	Various	The Front Line ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Virgin	ASW699602	US	2000