Just When I Needed You Most: The Best of Barbara Jones

RELEASE
October 12, 2004
LABEL
Trojan
GENRES
Reggae, Reggae-Pop, Contemporary Reggae, Lovers Rock

Album Review

Barbara Jones had a steady stream of reggae singles in the '70s and broke out into stardom in the '80s with her pulsing cover of Randy VanWarmer's sniffling soft rock downer "Just When I Needed You Most." This collection covers her career from the mid- '70s through the mid- '80s and although it leans a little heavier on her latter day pop success, it manages to fit a good number of her earlier reggae sides into its hefty 23 tracks. In addition to the title track, Jones lends her light, breezy delivery to a wide variety of covers here including "Angel of the Morning," "(You Were) Always on My Mind," "My Boy Lollipop," and "Will You Love Me Tomorrow." Among the highlights of her '70s tracks are a pair of Alton Ellis penned songs, "Why Birds Fly" and "Ooh Wee Baby (Baby I Love You)."
Wade Kergan, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Just When I Needed You Most
  2. Walk Through This World (With Me)
  3. Angel of the Morning
  4. True Believer in Love
  5. My Boy Lollipop
  6. Tear Drops
  7. (You Were) Always on My Mind
  8. This Love Makes Me Happy (AKA Cherish This Love)
  9. Changing Partners
  10. Single Girl
  11. You and I
  12. Slim Boy
  13. Will It Last Forever
  14. Don't Turn Your Back on Me
  15. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
  16. Why Birds Fly
  17. Come and Get Yourself Some
  18. Ooh Wee Baby (Baby I Love You)
  19. The First Cut Is the Deepest
  20. Please Release Me
  21. My Love (And I)
  22. Someone Who Cares
  23. Dream, Dream, Dream (AKA All I Have to Do Is Dream)