There are one-hit wonders, and then there are No. Jamaican singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid were just 17 and 18 when they cut the track in 1977. General CommentWhatever! 2 talking about this. No Replies Log in to reply . Conceived as a mere light-hearted “answer song” to Trinity’s Three Piece Suit, it was an inauspicious beginning. ALTHEA & DONNA - UPTOWN TOP RANKING (LIVE) DUBROOM VIDEO REVIEW: WWW, October 2007 - With their major hit "Uptown Top Ranking", Althea and Donna wrote their name in the book of Reggae Legends throughout the history of Reggae Music. Video for Uptown Top Ranking by Althea And Donna. Good heavens, why is this question tagged under Olympic Games? 14 talking about this. General CommentI actually played the triangle for Althea & Donna in this song. I just stood at the back and ting! Althea & Donna were the Jamaican reggae singing duo of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid. 1-hit wonders – and Althea & Donna are in that very rarefied latter category. The Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid - then 17 and 18 years old - caused a chart surprise when their reggae song "Uptown Top Ranking" became a UK No. Althea & Donna Reggae Anthology: Joe Gibbs - Scorchers From The Mighty Two ℗ 2008 VP Music Group, Inc Composer: Althea Forrest Composer: Donna Reid Composer: Errol Thompson Composer: Joe Gibbs Auto-generated by YouTube. 0. Get Althea & Donna setlists - view them, share them, discuss them with other Althea & Donna fans for free on setlist.fm! The appeal of Althea and Donna is double-edged. But I am going to try and answer as Uptown Top Ranking is one of my favourite tunes ever and definitely the one that connected me to reggae as a youth. They are best known for their 1977 single "Uptown Top Ranking", which was a number one hit in the United Kingdom in 1978. Althea & Donna Lyrics "Uptown Top Ranking" See me in mi heels an' ting Them check so we hip an' ting True them no know an' ting We have them going an' ting Nah pop no style I strictly roots Nah pop no style I strictly roots See me 'pon the road, and you no call out to me Watch Uptown Top Ranking in the style of Althea And Donna video for a preview of this backing track. DogWankTosseron August 01, 2018 Link. ... singing live with the BBC Orchestra was hilarious. The Dynamic Duo - Althea & Donna Musical Legends Email: uptowntop.rankin@yahoo.com Phone: 1 (561) 727-4405 Manager/Agent: Tyrone Downie Jr. The audio file used in this video is an MP3 render of the Hit Trax MIDI File backing track. Look at the Top Of The Pops performance: two gawky teen girls in their khaki suit an’ ting, trying to groove rather than giggle to the house band parping its way through a Joe Gibbs rhythm track. It was easy! 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