War Ina Babylon: An Island Reggae Anthology

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▶CD 1: The Harder They Come: Ska to Reggae: 1959-1973
▼CD 2: Party Time, Roots, Dub & Lovers: 1973-1979
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Book of Rules
The Heptones3:32
2Marcus Garvey
producer:
Lawrence "Jack Ruby" Lindo
background vocals:
Delroy Hines and Rupert Wellington
lead vocals:
Winston Rodney
performer:
The Black Disciples
recording of:
Marcus Garvey
writer:
Phillip Fullwood and Winston Rodney
Burning Spear53:28
3King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown
producer:
Augustus Pablo and Horace Swaby
mixer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer) and King Tubby (dub/reggae producer Osbourne Ruddock)
performer:
Rockers All Stars
mixed at:
King Tubby's Studio in Kingston, Jamaica
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 266)
Augustus Pablo42:34
4Carry Go Bring Come (reggae version)
recording of:
Carry Go Bring Home
composer:
Justin Hinds (Jamaican ska vocalist with his backing singers the Dominoes)
Justin Hinds & the Dominoes6:10
5Reggae Got Soul
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records) and Warwick Lyn
Toots & The Maytals3:09
6Police and Thieves
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 11)
recording of:
Police and Thieves
writer:
Junior Murvin and Lee “Scratch” Perry
Junior Murvin53:55
7Soldier and Police War
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
recording of:
Soldier and Police War
writer:
Junior Murvin and Lee “Scratch” Perry
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music Ltd
Jah Lion3.354:10
8War Ina Babylon
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
recorded at:
The Black Ark in Kingston, Jamaica
recording of:
War ina Babylon
writer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry and Max Romeo
Max Romeo54:52
9Back to Africa
Aswad5:44
10Roast Fish and Corn Bread
recording of:
Roast Fish and Corn Bread
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
publisher:
Island Music, Inc. (work publisher - NOT related to the Island imprint now owned by UMG)
Lee “Scratch” Perry3:38
11Cokane in My Brain
producer:
JoJo Hookim
recording of:
Cokane in My Brain
lyricist and composer:
Lester Randal Bullock
publisher:
Blue Mountain Music and Rykomusic Ltd
Dillinger42:48
12Ballistic Affair
Leroy Smart3:09
13Party Time
producer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry
recorded at:
The Black Ark in Kingston, Jamaica
recording of:
Party Time
writer:
Leroy Sibbles
The Heptones4:05
1496 Degrees in the Shade
Third World4:29
15Ska Wars
Rico Rodriguez4:08
16Prodigal Son
Steel Pulse5:07
17Want Fi Goh Rave
engineer:
Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
bass guitar:
Floyd Lawson
drums (drum set):
Jah Bunny
flugelhorn:
Dick Cuthell
guitar:
John Kpiaye (John Ogetti Kpiaye)
keyboard and piano:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
percussion:
Everald Forrest and Jah Bunny
trombone:
Rico (Jamaican trombonist)
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
recording of:
Want fi Goh Rave
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson4:21
18Love and Devotion
Jimmy Riley4:13
19Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Black Uhuru4:56
▶CD 3: Welcome to Jamrock: 1980-2005

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