Riddim Guide
Why Did You Leave Riddim
- Earliest version
- 1968
- Era
- 1960s
- Versions
- 5 in the library
- Artists
- 4
About the Why Did You Leave riddim
Why Did You Leave is a reggae riddim in the JamaicansMusic catalogue; the earliest dated version we hold is from 1968.
The Listen library holds 5 versions — voiced by Barrington Levy, Cornell Campbell, Jackie Mittoo and The Heptones.
The release year and producer or label are not yet recorded in our archive. If you know the history of this riddim, tell us and we will credit the source.
Every version in the library
5 tunes on the Why Did You Leave riddim — tap a title for the song page.
- 1 Why Did You Leave Me
Barrington Levy · Roots Reggae
- 2 When Friday Come
Barrington Levy · Roots Reggae
- 3
Why Did You LeaveThe Heptones · Rocksteady
- 4
Best by RequestJackie Mittoo · Ska
- 5
Artists who voiced it
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