Pressure Drop

About Pressure Drop

"Pressure Drop" is a song written by Toots Hibbert and first recorded in 1969 by The Maytals for record producer Leslie Kong. The song appears on their 1970 album "Monkey Man" (released in Jamaica by Beverley's Records) and From the Roots (released in the UK by Trojan Records). "Pressure Drop" helped launch the band's career outside Jamaica when the song was featured on the soundtrack to the 1972 film The Harder They Come, which introduced reggae to much of the world. .

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About this song

Credited to

Toots & The Maytals

Album

Funky Kingston / In The Dark · Track 21 of 21

Released

January 1, 2003

Duration

3:45

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From the album: Funky Kingston / In The Dark