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Stop That Train!

17M streams

16,961,812

Greatest Hits 1966 - 1970

16.2M streams

16,156,639

Redux

6.6M streams

6,612,287

Hypnotizing Eyes

323.9K streams

323,890

Just Passing Through

155.5K streams

155,472

Freedom

143.7K streams

143,699

Same Old Story

51.4K streams

51,387

Back into Your World

38.6K streams

38,598

3x the Roots

35.3K streams

35,305

Goodbye Love

25.1K streams

25,101

Biography

Texas Dixon (b. 1948, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies) and Keith Rowe (b. 22 October 1950, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies) first auditioned for Derrick Harriott in the late 60s, and the producer was so enamoured with their voices that he immediately took them under his wing and into his studio. Backed by musicians of the calibre of Lynn Tait and Hux Brown, they recorded two of reggae’s most enduring and versioned staples, ‘Tonight’ and ‘Stop That Train’. However, they faded into obscurity soon after these releases, although ‘Hypnotizing Eyes’ and a cover version of the Temptations’ ‘Don’t Look Back’ prolonged their career. Rowe went on to release ‘Groovy Situation’ for Lee Perry, but afterwards emigrated to the USA and joined the army, while Dixon relocated to Canada. The duo might well have languished in obscurity had it not been for rapper Vanilla Ice’s version of ‘Stop That Train’ in the early 90s. In its wake, Crystal Records put together an admirable retrospective package of early recordings, which, rather than bursting the bubble, served to reaffirm their legendary status.