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If Dread Beat An' Blood brought Johnson and initial flush of notoriety, then Forces of Victory was the record that cemented his growing reputation as a major talent. Bovell and the Dub Band swing hard on this set, especially on the album's opening track "Want Fi Goh Rave." This contains some of Johnson's most memorable songs/poems, such as the heartfelt prison saga "Sonny's Lettah" and the confrontational "Fite Dem Back," which he delivers in his trademark sing-song Jamaican patois. Dramatic and intense to the point of claustrophobia, Forces of Victory is not simply one of the most important reggae records of its time, it's one of the most important reggae records ever recorded.
© John Dougan /TiVo
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Dennis Bovell, Producer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Author, Producer, Vocalist, MainArtist - Floyd Lawson, Bass Guitar - Blue Mountain Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Blue Mountain Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Blue Mountain Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Blue Mountain Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Blue Mountain Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Blue Mountain Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Dennis Bovell, Mixer, Engineer - Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Author, Producer, MainArtist - Blue Mountain Music Ltd., MusicPublisher - John Caffrey, Engineer
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Linton Kwesi Johnson, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Blue Mountain Music Ltd., MusicPublisher
℗ 1979 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
If Dread Beat An' Blood brought Johnson and initial flush of notoriety, then Forces of Victory was the record that cemented his growing reputation as a major talent. Bovell and the Dub Band swing hard on this set, especially on the album's opening track "Want Fi Goh Rave." This contains some of Johnson's most memorable songs/poems, such as the heartfelt prison saga "Sonny's Lettah" and the confrontational "Fite Dem Back," which he delivers in his trademark sing-song Jamaican patois. Dramatic and intense to the point of claustrophobia, Forces of Victory is not simply one of the most important reggae records of its time, it's one of the most important reggae records ever recorded.
© John Dougan /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:52
- Main artists: Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Composer: Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: World Reggae Dub
© 1979 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited ℗ 1979 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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