Bob Andy's Song Book is a 1970 album of songs by Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter Bob Andy, recorded between 1966 and 1968.[2] Andy had first found fame as the lead vocalist of The Paragons, but his peak as a solo artist came in the late '60s when he recorded a string of singles for Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One label. In 1970, these singles were compiled on the Song Book album.[3] Many of the songs on the album have since been covered by a range of artists, including Taj Mahal, who covered "Desperate Lover" on his 1974 Mo' Roots album.[2] Vocal harmony on three tracks on the album are performed by Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh of , and backing comes from Studio One band the Soul Vendors, whose members included Jackie Mittoo and Roland Alphonso.[2] The album was re-issued on CD in 1997, with extended versions of "Desperate Lover" and "Feeling Soul".[2] In the Rough Guides book Reggae: 100 Essential CDs, the album is described as "a masterpiece that belongs in anyone's CD collection - and not just of reggae music",[2] and it has also been described as "one of the era's classic albums".[4]