**** BLACK UHURU - 20 GREATEST HITS ****

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**** BLACK UHURU - 20 GREATEST HITS ****

TRACKLIST

• 1. Solidarity
• 2. Leaving To Zion
• 3. Anthem
• 4. Party Next Door
• 5. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
• 6. Shine Eye Gal
• 7. Plastic Smile
• 8. Abortion
• 9. General Penitentiary
• 10. What is Life
• 11. Sponji Reggae
• 12. Brutal
• 13. Monday
• 14. Sensemilla
• 15. Chill Out
• 16. Emotional Slaughter
• 17. Bull In The Pen
• 18. Eye Market
• 19. Endurance
• 20. Somebody Is Watching You

DATE 1979
LABEL SONIC SOUNDS

****BLACK UHURU - SHOWCASE****

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****BLACK UHURU - SHOWCASE****

TRACKLIST


A1 Leaving To Zion
A2 General Penitentiary
A3 Guest Who's Coming To Dinner
B1 Abortion
B2 Natural Reggae Beat
B3 Plastic Smile


Label:D-Roy Records
Released:1979


Credits
Arranged By, Producer – Sly & Robbie
Backing Band – Revolutionar, The*


Notes
Marketed & Distributed by D-Roy Records, London
(c) W.O.W. Music 1979
(p) D. Roy Records 1979

****BLACK UHURU - THE DUB FACTOR****

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****BLACK UHURU - THE DUB FACTOR****

TRACKLIST


1 Ion Storm 3:50
2 Youth 3:49
3 Big Spliff 4:07
4 Boof 'N' Baff 'N' Biff 3:30
5 Puffed Out 3:55
6 Android Rebellion 4:05
7 Apocalypse 3:51
8 Back Breaker 3:39
9 Sodom 3:21
10 Slaughter


Label:Mango – MLPS 9756
Released:Jan 1983

Credits
Mixed By – Paul "Groucho" Smykle
Producer – Sly & Robbie

Notes
Dub remixes of various Black Uhuru tracks.

****BLACK UHURU - BLACK SOUNDS UHRO LOVE CRISIS****

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****BLACK UHURU - BLACK SOUNDS UHRO LOVE CRISIS****

TRACKLIST


Crisis For Love
Satan Army Band
Tonight Is The Night To Unite
Eden Out Deh
Sorry For That Man
I Love King Selassie
Natural Mystic
Hard Ground
African Love
Willow Tree


Record date : 1977


Producer : Prince Jammy
Arranger : Prince Jammy


Mixing Engineer : Prince Jammy


Vocals : Black Uhuru
Drums : Sly Dunbar & Santa Davis
Bass : Robbie Shakespeare
Guitar : Chinna
Piano : Keith Sterling
Organ : Winston Wright
Clavinet : Winston Wright
Harpsicord : Winston Wright


Studios :
Mixing : King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)


Comment :
see also Black Sounds Of Freedom


the jammys press has the same overdubs as Black Sound Of Freedom

****BLACK UHURU - GUESS WHO´S COMING TO DINNER****

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****BLACK UHURU - GUESS WHO´S COMING TO DINNER****


TRACKLIST


1. Shine Eye Gal
2. Leaving To Zion
3. General Penitentiary
4. Guess Who's Coming For Dinner
5. Abortion
6. Natural Reggae Beat
7. Plastic Smile


Label Heartbeat
Orig Year 1981
Discs 1
Release Date Oct 25, 1990


Producers: Delroy Witter, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare.
Personnel: Radcliffe Bryan, Robbie Shakespeare (guitar); Keith Sterling, Winston Wright (organ); Sly Dunbar (drums).
Audio Mixers: Robbie Shakespeare; Sly Dunbar.
Photographer: Deborah Feingold.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Duckie Simpson; Puma Jones; Michael Rose.
Black Uhuru: Michael Rose, Puma Jones, Duckie Simpson.
Additional personnel: Radcliff "Dougie" Bryan (guitar); Keith Sterling, Winston Wright (organ).

This collection of mid-to-late-'70s singles has been issued under a couple of other names (SHOWCASE and BLACK UHURU), but under any title, it's simply essential. This early material is prime '70s reggae. Unlike a lot of Jamaican reggae artists, Black Uhuru were able to integrate an upfront American R&B element--thanks largely due to the Al Green-style lead vocals of Michael Rose, supported by South Carolina-born backing vocalist Sheila "Puma" Jones--into their music, which makes the group more accessible to rock and pop fans new to reggae.


Tracks like "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" and the wide-eyed "Shine Eye Gal" are immediately appealing to the reggae novice, which makes tougher-sounding and more challenging material like the plainspoken "Abortion" and "General Penitentiary" easier to get a handle on. This seven-track set is brief, but it's a perfect introduction to one of reggae's best bands.


GUESS WHO´S COMING TO DINNER LYRICS


Guess who's coming to dinner, Natty Dreadlocks
Guess who's coming to dinner, Natty Dreadlocks
Oh I can see you brought some herb for me, Natty Dreadlocks
And Rasta near land Nyah Binghi Cudjoe are coming over the hills
Say in time like this we must live as one
So the Book of Rule shall stand, Dreadlocks, Dreadlocks
Guess who's coming to dinner, Natty Dreadlocks
Guess who's coming to dinner, Natty Dreadlocks
So let's give thanks and praise, Natty Dreadlocks
I appreciate the herb you brought for me, Natty Dreadlocks
Now that things and time have changed
Something make me realize what it takes
And how to be a Natty Dreadlocks
Guess who's coming to dinner, Natty Dreadlocks
I'm just coming in from the woods, Natty Dreadlocks
So let's give thanks and praise, Natty Dreadlocks
I appreciate the herb you brought for me, Natty Dreadlocks
Now that things and time have changed
Something make me realize what it takes
And how to be a Natty Dreadlocks, oh yeah
Guess who's coming to dinner, Natty Dreadlocks
Huuumm yeah
Guess who's coming to dinner, Natty Dreadlocks
Guess who's coming to dinner, Natty Dreadlocks
Guess who's coming to dinner, Na...
So the Book of Rule shall stand
Guess who's... Dreadlocks
Guess who's coming... Dreadlocks

BLACK UHURU - LIVE IN SAN DIEGO

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LIVE IN SAN DIEGO


TRACKLIST


1. Eden - Black Uhuru, Simpson, Ducky
2. Peace and Love - Black Uhuru, Simpson, Duckie
3. Army Band - Black Uhuru, Simpson, Duckie
4. What Is Life? - Black Uhuru, Simpson, Ducky
5. Anthem - Black Uhuru, Simpson, Ducky
6. Crack - Black Uhuru, Dennis, Garth
7. So Many Years - Black Uhuru, Carlos, Don [1]
8. Thinking About You - Black Uhuru, Stepanek, Frank
9. Imposter - Black Uhuru, Simpson, Duckie
10. Freedom Fighter - Black Uhuru, Carlos, Don [1]
11. Hey Joe - Black Uhuru, Simpson, Ducky


Product Details


Audio CD (October 31, 1995)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Live
Label: Sonic Sounds

Recorded during a 1994 tour by the fourth lineup of one of reggae's longest-running acts, featuring band founder Derrick "Duckie" Simpson and vocalists Don Carlos and Garth Dennis--both of whom had been in early versions of the band before the classic Michael Rose-Puma Jones lineup of the late '70s and early '80s--BLACK UHURU LIVE is one of the most exciting live reggae albums of the '90s.


Reaching back into the Rose-Jones songbook for Uhuru classics like "Anthem," as well as sterling versions of more recent material like the rude-boy updating of the American garage-rock anthem "Hey Joe," the trio are in excellent voice, and the backing band, led as always by the rhythm section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, smokes throughout. Excellent stuff.


Recorded live in San Diego, California.


Black Uhuru: Duckie Simpson, Don Carlos, Garth Dennis (vocals).

BLACK UHURU - DINASTY

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DINASTY


TRACKLIST


1. Liberation 2000 3:54
2. Mother Of Iration 4:03
3. Stability 3:37
4. Dread To Be Rasta 4:00
5. Prophecy 3:40
6. Bone Alone 4:17
7. Proselyte 4:06
8. Top Of The Pop 4:05
9. Psychopathic Drunkies 3:53
10. Unfair Game 3:15
11. Evil Spiritual Gangster 3:39
12. Gathering Time 3:49




Dynasty is a shameless return to the classic Black Uhuru sound of the 1980s, complete with vintage '80s reggae rhythms provided by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, just like in the old days. By now the only remaining original member of the group is singer Derrick "Gong" Simpson (formerly known as Derrick "Ducky" Simpson); lead vocals are now handled by Michael Rose sound-alike "Andrew Bees" Beckford, while the female vocal parts come courtesy of Puma Jones sound-alike Pam Hall. All of this could have added up to a stale rehash of former glory, if it weren't for the fact that Beckford and Simpson are both in fine voice, the songwriting is as strong as ever, and Sly & Robbie can still crank out the crucial rhythms with all the strength and creativity of youth. Highlights on this fine return to form include the typically dread and unsparing "Psychopathic Drunkies" and "Dread to be Rasta," as well as the stern "Proselyte," which berates false Rastas everywhere. The band that years ago told you to quit smiling so much is now back with a vengeance. Highly recommended to all fans of modern roots reggae.


Recorded at Music Works and Taxi Studios, Kingston, Jamaica.


Black Uhuru: Derrick "Gong" Simpson, Andrew Bees.


Additional personnel includes: Earl "Chinna" Smith (acoustic & electric guitars); Dean Frazer (saxophone); Robbie Lyn (piano, synthesizer); Robbie Shakespeare (bass); Sly Dunbar (drums).


Label Sanctuary
Orig Year 2001
Discs 1
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Derrick Gong Simpson
Engineer Jim Fox; The Lion
Personnel Andrew Bees
Derrick "Gong" Simpson


Also: Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Dean Fraser, Robbie Lyn, Sly & Robbie

****BLACK UHURU - POSITIVE****

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****BLACK UHURU - POSITIVE****

TRACKLIST


01-Fire City
02-Cowboy Town
03-My Concept
04-Space Within Your Heart
05-Positive
06-Pain
07-Dry Weather House
08-I Create

BLACK UHURU - MYSTICAL TRUTH

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MYSTICAL TRUTH 1992

1 Questions
2 Bassline
3 Slippin' Into Darkness
4 Give My Love
5 Don't You Worry
6 Dreadlock Pall Bearers
7 One Love
8 Pay Day
9 Ozone Layer
10 Living In The City
11 Young School Girl
12 Mercy Street
13 Tip Of The Iceberg

****BLACK UHURU - UNIFICATION****

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****BLACK UHURU - UNIFICATION****

TRACKLIST


1. Here Comes Blach Uhuru
2. System
3. Nyahbinghi Congo
4. Look at Life
5. Wicked Haffe Feel It
6. Real Thing
7. Can't Fight It
8. Proselyte
9. Hall Tafari
10. Lullaby Love
11. Babylon Fall With John Paul
12. Emperor Lion
13. Binghi Fire
14. Two for One

BLACK UHURU - ULTIMATE COLLECTION

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ULTIMATE COLLECTION

1. Sinsemilla
2. I Love King Selassie
3. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
4. Sponji Reggae
5. Love Crisis
6. Rent Man
7. Endurance
8. World Is Africa
9. Utterance
10. What Is Life? - (original mix).
11. Youth of Eglington
12. Youth
13. Try It - (original mix)
14. Dread in the Mountain
15. Brutal
16. Darkness
17. Chill Out