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Proverbial Reggae

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Length
  
33:25

Proverbial Reggae (1978)
  
Naturality (1979)

Release date
  
1 July 2002

Genre
  
Roots reggae

Producer
  
"Prince" Tony Robinson

Artist
  
The Gladiators

Label
  
Virgin Records

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Released
  
1978 (CD Reissue: 2002)

Recorded
  
1978, Harry J & Joe Gibbs Studios

Similar
  
The Gladiators albums, Roots reggae albums, Other albums

Proverbial Reggae was the second album by Jamaican Roots Reggae band The Gladiators, recorded and released in 1978 on Virgin Records' Front Line imprint. [1]

Contents

British dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson has said the songs on Proverbial Reggae "combine intelligent, poetic lyrics with majestic melodies, enchanting harmonies, producing inspired, entertaining meaningful music."

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Track listing

All songs by Albert Griffiths unless noted.

Side One

  1. "Jah Works" - 3.30
  2. "The Best Things in Life" - 4.02
  3. "Dreadlocks the Time is Now" - 3.03
  4. "Fly Away" - 3.45
  5. "Marvel Not" - 3.54 (Clinton Fearon)

Side Two

  1. "Stick a Bush" - 2.27
  2. "Stop Before You Go" - 3.00
  3. "Can You Imagine How I Feel" - 4.10 (Clinton Fearon)
  4. "We'll Find the Blessing" - 3.02
  5. "Music Makers from Jamaica" - 3.40

Personnel

  • "Prince" Tony Robinson - Producer
  • Albert Griffiths - Lead Guitar, Vocals
  • Clinton Fearon - Bass Guitar, Vocals
  • Dallimore Sutherland - Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
  • Lloyd Parks - Bass
  • "Sly" Dunbar - Drums
  • Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
  • Ansel Collins - Keyboards
  • Earl "Wire" Lindo - Synthesizer
  • Errol Thompson - Engineer
  • Joe Gibbs - Mixing
  • Cooke Key - Sleeve

    • Songs

    1Jah Works3:28
    2The Best Things In Life3:57
    3Dreadlocks The Time Is Now3:03

    References

    Proverbial Reggae Wikipedia
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