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Version Girl

by Rhoda Dakar

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Md8177 Brilliant album and an inspired choice of tunes. Favorite track: The Man Who Sold The World.
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themichaelmoran Tasty song choices, great singing beautiful playing. I'd love to know who the musicians are… maybe that's the price I pay for being a skinflint and only buying the digital download! Favorite track: Song To The Siren.
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    - As Tears Go By 7"
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Version Girl (version) 01:50
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Stop Your Sobbing 02:53
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Everyday is Like Sunday 03:30
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What a Wonderful World 03:55
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Hangin' 'Round 03:37
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Song To The Siren 04:42
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Walking After Midnight 03:06
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The Man Who Sold The World 04:17
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Comme Un Arbre 03:41
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As Tears Go By 03:28
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Love Hurts 03:43
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Peace, Love and Understanding 03:22
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about

Following a run of outstanding and acclaimed singles, on 26 May Sunday Best recordings will release Version Girl, Rhoda Dakar’s first album in five years.

Version Girl’s title is derived from Dandy Livingstone’s ‘Version Girl’, a song partly used as an intro track to the album. Rhoda’s connection to Livingstone dates to her first ever release, a cover of his ‘Let’s Do Rocksteady’ which she recorded with The Bodysnatchers for the iconic 2-Tone label.

A 12-song collection, the album features a diverse range of covers chosen by Rhoda, celebrating her love of Reggae, Ska and Rocksteady. Most of these songs have never before been given proper treatments in these incredibly versatile and timeless Jamaican genres.

"I wanted to go a little left field for this. There seemed no point in covering songs which already had perfectly good Reggae versions. Both UB40 and Madness have already done a series of definitive covers albums. So, rather than hanging on their coat tails, I went for songs that had no previous definitive Reggae, Ska or Rocksteady versions, that we could find anyway. I think it also continues to demonstrate the amazing adaptability of these Jamaican genres!"

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released May 26, 2023

Produced by Lenny Bignel except ‘Version Girl (version)’ produced by Parizien.
Mastered by Jason Goz at Transition Mastering.
Artwork by Pete McKee

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Rhoda Dakar London, UK

Rhoda Dakar began her career as lead vocalist with all female 2Tone band, The Bodysnatchers. She's recorded with The Specials, Madness and most recently, a colab with the Dub Pistols, Stand Together. Before lockdown, Rhoda toured in Mexico, USA, Europe, UK and Australia. Rhoda is also a respected live DJ and has a radio show, Pork Pie & Mash Up, broadcast monthly on Totally Wired Radio. ... more

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