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Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology

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Released
  
June 18, 1996

Release date
  
18 June 1996

Genres
  
Reggae, Roots reggae

Artist
  
Burning Spear

Label
  
Island Records

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Similar
  
Burning Spear albums, Reggae albums

Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology is a compilation album by Burning Spear, released by Island Records on 18 June 1996.

Contents

Disc one

  1. "Marcus Garvey" (Winston Rodney, Phillip Fullwood)
  2. "Slavery Days" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  3. "I & I Survive" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  4. "Old Marcus Garvey" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  5. "Tradition" (Rodney, Delroy Hines, Rupert Willington)
  6. "The Invasion (A.K.A. Black Wa-Da-Da)" (Rodney, C. Paisley, Fullwood)
  7. "Door Peep" (Rodney)
  8. "No More War" (Rodney)
  9. "Black Soul" (Rodney)
  10. "Man In The Hills" (Rodney)
  11. "Cultivation" (Rodney)
  12. "The Sun" (Rodney, Fullwood, Don Taylor)
  13. "It's A Long Way Around" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  14. "Throw Down Your Arms" (Rodney)
  15. "Dry & Heavy" (Rodney)
  16. "Black Disciples" (Rodney)
  17. "The Lion" (live) (Rodney)
  18. "Jordan River" (live) (Rodney, M. Lawrence, Fullwood)
  19. "Jah No Dead" (Rodney)

Disc two

  1. "Marcus Children Suffer" (Rodney)
  2. "Social Living" (Rodney)
  3. "Marcus Say Jah No Dead" (Rodney)
  4. "Nyah Keith" (Rodney)
  5. "Civilize Reggae" (Rodney)
  6. "Mek We Dweet" (Rodney)
  7. "My Roots" (Rodney)
  8. "Recall Some Great Men" (Rodney)
  9. "Great Men's Dub" (Rodney)
  10. "One People" (Rodney)
  11. "African Women" (Rodney)
  12. "Jah Kingdom" (Rodney)
  13. "Praise H.I.M." (Rodney)
  14. "Should I" (Rodney)
  15. "Estimated Prophet" (Robert Weir, John Perry Barlow)
  16. "Thank You" (Rodney)

Credits

  • Compilation produced by Jerry Rappaport
  • Executive producers Bill Levenson and Trevor Wyatt
  • Digitally mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio, PolyGram Studios
  • Additional mastering by Suha Gur, PolyGram Studios
  • Essay by Amy Wachtel
  • Package design by Aldo Sampieri
  • Photographers: David Corio (front cover), Chris Carroll, Adrian Boot, Dennis Morris
  • Project coordination by Terry Tierney
  • Project assistance by Catherine Ladis
  • Special thanks: Chris Blackwell, Hooman Majd, Jon Baker, Pat Monaco, Holly Ferguson, Harry Weinger, Pattie Chirico and the staff at the Polygram Studios and the staff at Island Studios, London.
  • Songs

    1Marcus Garvey3:27
    2Slavery Days3:33
    3I & I Survive3:53

    References

    Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology Wikipedia