THIRD WORLD - ALL THE WAY STRONG

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All The Way Strong


TRACKLIST


1. Love Is Out to Get You
2. Swing Low
3. Come on Home
4. Seasons When
5. Lagos Jump
6. All the Way Strong
7. Rock and Rave
8. Once There's Love


1983's ALL THE WAY STRONG is probably Third World's most pop-oriented album. In the early '80s, after Bob Marley's untimely death, reggae came somewhat adrift as bands explored new arenas in an attempt to pick up Marley's mantle as the public face of the music. (As it turned out, none of them were entirely successful before the advent of electronic dancehall reggae in the mid-'80s changed the music forever.)


Even more than their compadres Black Uhuru, Third World made the decision to emphasize the pop elements of their music, adding synths and electronic drums to their bass-heavy arrangements, and featuring a new emphasis on R&B-style love songs over Rasta sloganeering. The single "Love Is Out to Get You" is representative of the album as a whole; unfortunately, neither it nor the album had much crossover success at the time.


Recording information: Music Mountain, Stony Hill, Jamaica.


Photographer: Bobby Holland.


Arranger: Third World.


Personnel: Michael "Ibo" Cooper (vocals, keyboards); Bunny Rugs (vocals); Steven "Cat" Coore (guitar); Ernie Fields Jr. (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Gary Bias (alto saxophone); Gerald Albright (tenor saxophone); Eddie Fieldet (baritone saxophone); Leslie Drayton (trumpet); Reggie C. Young , Thurman Green (trombone); Dennis Schloss (piano); Willie Stewart (drums); Irvin Jarrett (percussion).


Audio Mixer: Stephen Stewart.


Label Sony Music
Orig Year 1983
Discs 1
Release Date Apr 05, 2000
Producer Stephen Stewart; Third World
Engineer Stephen Stewart
Recording Time 34 minutes
Personnel Gerald Albright - tenor saxophone
Reggie C. Young
Ernie Fields Jr. - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Gary Bias - alto saxophone
Steven "Cat" Coore - guitar
Leslie Drayton - trumpet
Rugs - vocals
Thurman Green - trombone
Willy "Root" Stewart - drums
Dennis Schloss - piano
Eddie Fieldet - baritone saxophone