Red (Black Uhuru album)

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Released May 1981 Red1981 Chill Out1982 Release date 1981 Producer Sly and Robbie		Length 39:24 Artist Black Uhuru Label Mango Records Genre Reggae

Recorded Channel One, Kingston, Jamaica, and Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas Similar Black Uhuru albums, Reggae albums

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Red is an 1981 album by the Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. The line-up of the band changed many times during its 16 years and this is the second release for the lineup of Michael Rose, Sandra "Puma" Jones and Derek "Duckie" Simpson. Sly & Robbie were again in the production seat after having previously working with the band on the 1980 album Sinsemilla.

Black uhuru youth of eglington

Track listing

All tracks written by Michael Rose unless stated.

Personnel

Michael Rose - vocals

Derrick "Duckie" Simpson - harmony vocals

Puma Jones - harmony vocals

Sly Dunbar - drums, syndrums

Robbie Shakespeare - bass, piano

Ranchie McLean - rhythm guitar, lead guitar

Mikey Chung - rhythm guitar, lead guitar

Radcliff "Dougie" Bryan - lead guitar

Barry Reynolds - lead guitar

Robert Lynn - piano

Keith Sterling - piano

Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - percussion

Reception

Red was ranked at #3 among the top ten "Albums of the Year" for 1981 by NME.

Songs

1Youth of Eglington5:02
2Sponji Reggae4:53
3Sistren4:34

References

Red (Black Uhuru album) Wikipedia

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