The Tide Is High
1967
The Tide Is High is a song by The Paragons of 1967, which was written by John Holt and produced by Duke Reid.
Genesis
The Tide Is High was released in 1968 as a single of the Paragons on Reid's Treasure Isle record companies and Trojan Records as a B- side of the single Only a Smile. On the recording, the violin of " White Rum " Raymond was played. It was also released on the album On the Beach with the Paragons (1968).
Following the publication of the original found little commercial appeal, to U - Roy created a DJ version that was popular in Jamaica and in the skinhead scene.
Cover versions
Gregory Isaacs
1978 was followed by a version of Gregory Isaacs, which was produced by "Prince" Tony Robinson. She appeared on Isaacs own label African Museum and "Frontline, a sublabel of Virgin Records, which was founded in the same year.
Blondie
In 1980, the New Wave band Blondie song in a Ska-/Reggae-Version scratch. The publication took place on 31 October 1980. The B-side was Suzy & Jeffrey.
The song reached # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and in the British charts. It also appeared in Blondie's fifth album, American car. It was the last song of Blondie before its dissolution, which reached the highest chart position in the UK. Only after her comeback at the beginning of 1999, this was achieved the band with the song Maria again.
From Blondie's recording also, there are two official remixes: one from Coldcut (1988 ) and the other by Pete Arden / Vinny Vero (1995).
Papa Dee
The Swedish rapper Pappa Dee began in 1996 also a version of the song, which appeared on his album, The Journey, and as a single. His version is highlighted very dancehall - heavy and with rap passages. His single reached number 20 and number 44 of the Finnish Swedish charts.
Atomic Kitten
The British girl group Atomic Kitten also recorded a cover version of the song, which appeared on 26 August 2002. For this purpose, a new bridge was recorded, so the title was given the supplement Get the Feeling.
The song was from their album Feels So Good and was her tenth and most successful single. The Atomic Kitten version was also the theme song of the movie Lizzie McGuire Movie, and was used for a commercial Japanese brewery Asahi Beer.
Also published a Spanish-language version (Ser Tu Passion) in Mexico and the Spanish version of its report published in the spring of 2004 Greatest Hits album.
Kardinal Offishall
The Canadian rapper Kardinal Offishall released several cover versions with different singers under the title Numba 1 ( Tide Is High). The song appeared on the album Not 4 Sale. On the album version Rihanna can be heard as a guest singer. The first version was, however, taken up with Nicole Scherzinger. In a third version, in turn, can be heard both singers.
In September 2008, appeared Numba 1 ( Tide Is High) as the fourth single from the album with Keri Hilson as a singer. The single by the CRIA was awarded a gold record in March 2010.