Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology
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Released | 1996 |
Genre | Roots reggae |
Label | Island/PolyGram Records |
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Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology is a compilation album by Burning Spear.[3][4] It was released by Island Records in 1996.[5]
Track listing
[edit]Disc one
[edit]- "Marcus Garvey" (Winston Rodney, Phillip Fullwood)
- "Slavery Days" (Rodney, Fullwood)
- "I & I Survive" (Rodney, Fullwood)
- "Old Marcus Garvey" (Rodney, Fullwood)
- "Tradition" (Rodney, Delroy Hines, Rupert Willington)
- "The Invasion (A.K.A. Black Wa-Da-Da)" (Rodney, C. Paisley, Fullwood)
- "Door Peep" (Rodney)
- "No More War" (Rodney)
- "Black Soul" (Rodney)
- "Man In The Hills" (Rodney)
- "Cultivation" (Rodney)
- "The Sun" (Rodney, Fullwood, Don Taylor)
- "It's A Long Way Around" (Rodney, Fullwood)
- "Throw Down Your Arms" (Rodney)
- "Dry & Heavy" (Rodney)
- "Black Disciples" (Rodney)
- "The Lion" (live) (Rodney)
- "Jordan River" (live) (Rodney, M. Lawrence, Fullwood)
- "Jah No Dead" (Rodney)
Disc two
[edit]- "Marcus Children Suffer" (Rodney)
- "Social Living" (Rodney)
- "Marcus Say Jah No Dead" (Rodney)
- "Nyah Keith" (Rodney)
- "Civilize Reggae" (Rodney)
- "Mek We Dweet" (Rodney)
- "My Roots" (Rodney)
- "Recall Some Great Men" (Rodney)
- "Great Men's Dub" (Rodney)
- "One People" (Rodney)
- "African Women" (Rodney)
- "Jah Kingdom" (Rodney)
- "Praise H.I.M." (Rodney)
- "Should I" (Rodney)
- "Estimated Prophet" (Robert Weir, John Perry Barlow)
- "Thank You" (Rodney)
Credits
[edit]- Compilation produced by Jerry Rappaport
- Executive producers Bill Levenson and Trevor Wyatt
- Digitally mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio, PolyGram Studios
- Additional mastering by Suha Gur, PolyGram Studios
- Essay by Amy Wachtel
- Package design by Aldo Sampieri
- Photographers: David Corio (front cover), Chris Carroll, Adrian Boot, Dennis Morris
- Project coordination by Terry Tierney
- Project assistance by Catherine Ladis
- Special thanks: Chris Blackwell, Hooman Majd, Jon Baker, Pat Monaco, Holly Ferguson, Harry Weinger, Pattie Chirico and the staff at the Polygram Studios and the staff at Island Studios, London.
References
[edit]- ^ "Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology - Burning Spear | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Colin Larkin (1998). "Burning Spear". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 840–1. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Burning Spear Rasta Business". exclaim.ca.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (January 3, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306557 – via Google Books.