Toots & The Maytals
Biography
While they never achieved the commercial success or cultural impact of the Wailers, Toots & the Maytals were nearly as important in the history of Jamaican music; like the Wailers, the Maytals thrived as ska gave way to rocksteady and then evolved into reggae, they boasted one of the island's finest singers and most charismatic frontmen in the great Toots Hibbert, and they worked with many of the most important producers and sidemen on the island. The Maytals were also the band that most clearly demonstrated the links between Jamaican sounds and American R&B (Hibbert's rich, emotive vocal style was informed by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and other soul icons), and the group's catalog contains a number of crucial, frequently covered tracks, most notably the classic "Pressure Drop." . While they never achieved the commercial success or cultural impact of the Wailers, Toots & the Maytals were nearly as important in the history of Jamaican music; like the Wailers, the Maytals thrived as ska gave way to rocksteady and then evolved into reggae, they boasted one of the island's finest singers and most charismatic frontmen in the great Toots Hibbert, and they worked with many of the most important producers and sidemen on the island. The Maytals were also the band that most clearly demonstrated the links between Jamaican sounds and American R&B (Hibbert's rich, emotive vocal style was informed by Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and other soul icons), and the group's catalog contains a number of crucial, frequently covered tracks, most notably the classic "Pressure Drop."
Top Albums |
![The Very Best of Toots & the Maytals, Toots & The Maytals](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/25/5b/20/dj.fjrvdfbd.100x100-75.jpg) 1. The Very Bes..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toots & The Maytals, Toots & The Maytals](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/fb/ee/8b/dj.waamsgxl.100x100-75.jpg) 2. 20th Century..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Funky Kingston / In the Dark, Toots & The Maytals](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/5e/6a/74/dj.txygianm.100x100-75.jpg) 3. Funky Kingst..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Funky Kingston, Toots & The Maytals](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/14/68/e0/dj.hhssezsm.100x100-75.jpg) 4. Funky Kingst..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![True Love, Toots & The Maytals](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/42/71/5a/dj.kaqgijba.100x100-75.jpg) 5. True Love
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![Light Your Light, Toots & The Maytals](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/7b/c6/cd/dj.exwbrfnc.100x100-75.jpg) 6. Light Your L..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Toots & The Maytals: Time Tough - The Anthology, Toots & The Maytals](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/15/1e/6d/dj.amzavfvy.100x100-75.jpg) 7. Toots & ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Live, Toots & The Maytals](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/7a/6a/e0/dj.zqttfyqt.100x100-75.jpg) 8. Live
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Reggae Got Soul, Toots & The Maytals](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/27/91/a3/dj.xodoaryj.100x100-75.jpg) 9. Reggae Got S..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Reggae Greats: Toots & The Maytals, Toots & The Maytals](http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/5a/42/bb/dj.kzvfjbiz.100x100-75.jpg) 10. Reggae Great..
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![Flip and Twist, Toots & The Maytals](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/55/ee/ea/mzi.vhirjcvp.100x100-75.jpg) 11. Flip and Twi..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Live, Toots & The Maytals](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/d1/fc/6d/dj.pjbczryx.100x100-75.jpg) 12. Live
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![In the Dark, Toots & The Maytals](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/02/8a/8b/mzi.rsutetig.100x100-75.jpg) 13. In the Dark
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Under the Covers (Reggae All Stars), Errol Blackwood](http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/a6/ce/4f/mzi.jvhndnmh.100x100-75.jpg) 14. Under the Co..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Sweet and Dandy, Toots & The Maytals](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/fc/9b/14/mzi.pzksfzny.100x100-75.jpg) 15. Sweet and Da..
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![Knockout!, Toots & The Maytals](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Features/86/df/30/dj.hmpmxanu.100x100-75.jpg) 16. Knockout!
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Christmas Specials - EP, Toots & The Maytals](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/aa/f2/0d/mzi.twoygjza.100x100-75.jpg) 17. Christmas Sp..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Toots & the Maytals - Pressure Drop, Toots & The Maytals](http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/053/Music/v4/e4/81/ca/e481ca0e-2393-f3a6-d1ee-b602c7f967d5/cover.100x100-75.jpg) 18. Toots & ..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Pass the Pipe, Toots & The Maytals](http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/29/b0/a8/mzi.bvzvaeru.100x100-75.jpg) 19. Pass the Pip..
![](../../buyinitunes2.png) | ![Back To Back, Bob Marley](http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music6/v4/e6/00/d4/e600d4dd-2b63-4bcd-336f-497926a4f57c/885686370407.100x100-75.jpg) 20. Back To Back
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Top Songs |
| Name | Album | Time | Price | |
1. | Pressure Drop | Very Best of Toots & th.. | 3:44 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
2. | Take Me Home, Country Roads | 20th Century Masters - The .. | 3:21 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
3. | 54-46 Was My Number | Very Best of Toots & th.. | 3:11 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
4. | Funky Kingston | Very Best of Toots & th.. | 4:51 | $1.29 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
5. | Father Christmas | Father Christmas - Single | 3:08 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
6. | Louie, Louie | Reggae Chartbusters, Vol. 4 | 2:37 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
7. | Take Me Home, Country Roads (Re-Reco.. | Reggae Summer Collection | 3:36 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
8. | Just Tell Me | Trojan Mod Reggae Collectio.. | 2:41 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
9. | 54-46 Was My Number | Let's Do Rocksteady: Th.. | 3:21 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
10. | Pressure Drop (Ska Version) | 101 Reggae Classics | 3:10 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
11. | School Days | Do I Have to Go... Back 2 S.. | 3:23 | $0.69 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
12. | Pressure Drop (Re-Recorded) | Greatest Hits of the '7.. | 3:47 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
13. | Monkey Man | That's My Number: The B.. | 3:44 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
14. | 54-46 That's My Number | That's My Number: The B.. | 3:26 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
15. | Scare Him | That's My Number: The B.. | 2:33 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
16. | Sweet and Dandy | That's My Number: The B.. | 2:59 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
17. | Just Tell Me | That's My Number: The B.. | 2:23 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
18. | Pressure Drop | Hot Coals - Char-Grilled Ba.. | 2:56 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
19. | Pressure Drop (Ska Version) | Super Reggae Party | 3:10 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
20. | 54-46 Was My Number | Super Reggae Party | 3:55 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
21. | 54-46 Was My Number (The Dub Version.. | 101 Reggae Hits | 4:55 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
22. | Pressure Drop (Ska Version) | 101 Reggae Hits | 3:10 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
23. | Take Me Home, Country Roads | 101 Reggae Hits | 3:36 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
24. | Pressure Drop | 101 Reggae Hits | 3:44 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |
25. | Funky Kingston | 101 Reggae Hits | 5:13 | $0.99 | ![](../../buyinitunes2.png) |