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This generous compilation isn't really a career retrospective, since it focuses almost exclusively on Black Uhuru's years on the Island label. However, it does take several tracks from the group's Greensleeves and RAS catalog and a Joe Gibbs single version of "Rent Man." What it all boils down to is an overview of the trio when it consisted of Michael Rose, Derrick Simpson, and Puma Jones, which is generally considered to be the classic Black Uhuru lineup (Rose is replaced by Junior Reid on two tracks). Fans will have most of this material already, of course, but for the uninitiated this is a good an overview as one could imagine -- all of the most important songs are here, from the inevitable "I Love King Selassie" to "Youth of Eglington" (paired with its dub version from the Dub Factor collection). "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" is mixed in showcase style, but with a dubwise appendix that differs significantly from the one on Heartbeat's Showcase album. "What Is Life?" and "Try It" are both presented in their original Jamaican mixes. No track is less than worthwhile, and some of them are among the finest reggae ever recorded.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Ansel Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sticky Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie McLean, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Becker, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest Hookim, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bunny Tom Tom, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rad "Duggie" Byran, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sly Dunbar, Producer - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer - Winston Holness, ComposerLyricist - Delroy Witter, Producer
℗ 1981 Island Records Inc.
Steven Stanley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer, Executive Producer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sly Dunbar, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Executive Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Ansel Collins, Organ, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Bass Guitar, Executive Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Sticky Thompson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ranchie McLean, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Becker, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Ernest Hookim, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bunny Tom Tom, Remix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rad "Duggie" Byran, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lister Hewan-Lowe, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lister, Producer, Executive Producer - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Executive Producer - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steven Stanley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer, Executive Producer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer - Derrick Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Paul Smykle, Producer - Paul "Groucho" Smylke, Producer
℗ 1983 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steven Stanley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sly Dunbar, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - CHRIS BLACKWELL, Producer, Executive Producer - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sly Dunbar, Producer - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer - Paul Groucho Smykle, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steven Stanley, Producer - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Paul Smykle, Producer - Paul "Groucho" Smylke, Producer
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Junior Reid, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Delroy Reid, ComposerLyricist - Doctor Dread, Producer
℗ 1986 Ras Records
Derrick Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Doctor Dread, Producer
℗ 1986 Ras Records
Sly Dunbar, Producer - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer
℗ 1982 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Derrick Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Sly Dunbar, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Rose, ComposerLyricist - Black Uhuru, MainArtist - Robbie Shakespeare, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Universal Music Enterprises, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
This generous compilation isn't really a career retrospective, since it focuses almost exclusively on Black Uhuru's years on the Island label. However, it does take several tracks from the group's Greensleeves and RAS catalog and a Joe Gibbs single version of "Rent Man." What it all boils down to is an overview of the trio when it consisted of Michael Rose, Derrick Simpson, and Puma Jones, which is generally considered to be the classic Black Uhuru lineup (Rose is replaced by Junior Reid on two tracks). Fans will have most of this material already, of course, but for the uninitiated this is a good an overview as one could imagine -- all of the most important songs are here, from the inevitable "I Love King Selassie" to "Youth of Eglington" (paired with its dub version from the Dub Factor collection). "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" is mixed in showcase style, but with a dubwise appendix that differs significantly from the one on Heartbeat's Showcase album. "What Is Life?" and "Try It" are both presented in their original Jamaican mixes. No track is less than worthwhile, and some of them are among the finest reggae ever recorded.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:37
- Main artists: Black Uhuru
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Enterprises
- Genre: Reggae
© 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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