The Paragons The Tide Is High ( Official Audio)

Written and first recorded by Jamaican vocal trio, the Paragons, in 1967, The Tide Is High gained international attention 13 years later, when a cover version by the American band Blondie topped the US and UK pop charts. Among later renderings was a similarly styled 2002 version by British girl group, Atomic Kitten, which also made Number One in Britain, but for Jamaican music fans, the original remains the seminal cut. Penned by the groups three members, John Holt, Tyrone Evans and Howard Barrett, the original cut, recorded at Duke Reids famed Treasure Isle studio in Bond Street and featuring musical backing by White Rum Raymond along with Tommy McCooks Supersonics band, saw issue in Jamaica on the producers shortlived Trojan label, while in the UK it was released by Graeme Goodalls Doctor Bird Records on its Treasure Isle subsidiary.