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Party Time matched vocalists Barry Llewelyn, Earl Morgan, and Leroy Sibbles with veteran producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, who knew how to keep the group sounding contemporary without losing the harmonic interplay that underlines their appeal. The combination proved too good for discerning listeners to pass up -- particularly in Britain, where vocalists like Marianne Faithfull would cite the band as a personal favorite. The title track itself is a classic for its urge to "live some life before we're old, before we're cold"; the characteristically slithering groove makes the group's vocal interplay all the more irresistible. "Mr. President" and "Storm Cloud" hurl rhetorical thunderbolts against uncaring, faceless politicians, while "Now Generation" vows to show what young people can do with their boundless energy. "Road of Life" and Llewelyn's haunting, hypnotic "Serious Time" continue the more reflective bent taken on the group's hit single, "Book of Rules." Not to be left out, Perry contributes an equally catchy social critique in "Sufferers Time" (which shows a talent not readily associated with him). The Heptones also looked outside their genre, with dramatic results; a glistening remake of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" is one of the standouts here, with the trio emphasizing the song's gospel roots amid some strategically altered lyrics ("I see Jah light come shining/from the west unto the east"). The Heptones' take on Dylan provided an early, powerful indication of how reggae could intersect with other genres to stunning effect.
© Ralph Heibutzki /TiVo
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Leroy Sibbles, ComposerLyricist - The Heptones, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
℗ 1977 Island Records Inc.
Leroy Sibbles, ComposerLyricist - The Heptones, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - William Benjamin Jam Llewellyn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Sibbles, ComposerLyricist - The Heptones, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - J P Morgan, ComposerLyricist - William Benjamin Jam Llewellyn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Sibbles, ComposerLyricist - The Heptones, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - Barry Llewellyn, ComposerLyricist - Earl Morgan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Island Records Inc.
The Heptones, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - William Benjamin Jam Llewellyn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Dylan, ComposerLyricist - The Heptones, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alphonso Johnson, ComposerLyricist - The Heptones, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Sibbles, ComposerLyricist - The Heptones, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - J P Morgan, ComposerLyricist - William Benjamin Jam Llewellyn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Sibbles, ComposerLyricist - The Heptones, MainArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer - J P Morgan, ComposerLyricist - William Benjamin Jam Llewellyn, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Heptones, MainArtist - The Upsetters, FeaturedArtist - Lee "Scratch" Perry, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
Party Time matched vocalists Barry Llewelyn, Earl Morgan, and Leroy Sibbles with veteran producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, who knew how to keep the group sounding contemporary without losing the harmonic interplay that underlines their appeal. The combination proved too good for discerning listeners to pass up -- particularly in Britain, where vocalists like Marianne Faithfull would cite the band as a personal favorite. The title track itself is a classic for its urge to "live some life before we're old, before we're cold"; the characteristically slithering groove makes the group's vocal interplay all the more irresistible. "Mr. President" and "Storm Cloud" hurl rhetorical thunderbolts against uncaring, faceless politicians, while "Now Generation" vows to show what young people can do with their boundless energy. "Road of Life" and Llewelyn's haunting, hypnotic "Serious Time" continue the more reflective bent taken on the group's hit single, "Book of Rules." Not to be left out, Perry contributes an equally catchy social critique in "Sufferers Time" (which shows a talent not readily associated with him). The Heptones also looked outside their genre, with dramatic results; a glistening remake of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" is one of the standouts here, with the trio emphasizing the song's gospel roots amid some strategically altered lyrics ("I see Jah light come shining/from the west unto the east"). The Heptones' take on Dylan provided an early, powerful indication of how reggae could intersect with other genres to stunning effect.
© Ralph Heibutzki /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:16
- Main artists: The Heptones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Reggae
© 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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