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Track Listing
1. You Could Meet Somebody - (with The Mighty Diamonds)
2. You're Always Pulling Me Down - (with Freddie McGregor)
3. Bring Me Your Cup - (with Gregory Isaacs)
4. Silent Witness - (with Brent Dowe)
5. Always There - (with Honey Boy)
6. I Love It When You Smile - (with Alton Ellis)
7. Don't Do the Crime - (with Jackie Robinson)
8. Watchdogs - (with Max Romeo)
9. Love Is All Is Alright - (with Bob Andy)
10. Earth Dies Screaming, The - (with Ken Boothe)
11. Don't Slow Down - (with Winston Groovy)
12. Higher Ground - (with Leroy Sibbles)
13. Pillow, The - (with John Holt)
14. C'Est la Vie - (with Toots Hibbert)
Album Notes
THE FATHERS OF REGGAE features new vocal interpretations of original UB40 songs.
UB40: Ali Campbell (vocals, guitar); Astro (vocals); Robin Campbell (guitar, background vocals); Brian Travers (saxophone); Michael Virtue, Earl Falconer (keyboards); James Brown (drums).
Additional personnel: The Mighty Diamonds, Freddie McGregor, Gegory Isaacs, Brent Dowe, Honey Boy, Alton Ellis, Jackie Robinson, Max Romeo, Bob Andy, Ken Boothe, Winston Groovy, Leroy Sibbles, John Holt, Toots Hibbert.
Recorded at Grafton Music Complex, Kingston, Jamaica and Dep International Studios, Birmingham, England. Includes liner notes by Lloyd Bradley.
Always quick to honor influential songs and artists, it's no wonder that Birmingham reggae legends UB40 would create a concept where they'd get some of the genre's greatest vocalists to sing over some of the band's better known songs. THE FATHERS OF REGGAE serves as an important bridge for both a younger generation that may have only been weaned on third generation reggae covers by ska-pop bands and for die-hard fans of this unique musical form who feel the best reggae music has already been made. Complete with the stellar liner notes by noted author Lloyd Bradley and the very informative track-by-track annotations, this collection serves notice to detractors who are quick to label UB40 as merely a cover band.
Among the great names appearing are the Mighty Diamonds ("You Could Meet Somebody"), Freddie McGregor ("You're Always Pulling Me Down"), Gregory Isaacs ("Bring Me Your Cup"), and Max Romeo ("Watchdogs"). While all these performances shine, highlights include John Holt's smooth delivery of "The Pillow" and Toots Hibbert's personally stamped take on "C'est La Vie." With mixes included by equally legendary names like Sly and Robbie and Steely and Clevie, THE FATHERS OF REGGAE is the indispensable 2002 roots project.
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