Pure Reggae

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Tracklist

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1King
engineer:
Bob Lamb (UK drummer, producer and audio engineer)
producer:
Bob Lamb (UK drummer, producer and audio engineer) and UB40
bass:
Earl Falconer
congas and percussion:
Norman Hassan
drums (drum set):
Jim Brown (UB40 drummer)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Robin Campbell
guitar [rhythm guitar] and lead vocals:
Ali Campbell (UB40’s former vocalist)
keyboard, organ and strings:
Michael Virtue (keyboardist)
melodica and tenor saxophone:
Brian Travers
spoken vocals [talk over vocal]:
Astro (UB40 toast, trumpet & percussion)
vocals:
Robin Campbell
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Graduate Records (in 1980)
recorded at:
Home of the Hits in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom (from 1979-12-21 until 1980-07-01)
recording of:
King (from 1979-12-21 until 1980-07-01)
writer:
Jim Brown (UB40 drummer), Ali Campbell (UB40’s former vocalist), Robin Campbell, Earl Falconer, Norman Hassan, Brian Travers, Michael Virtue (keyboardist) and Terence Wilson (aka Astro of UB40)
UB403.354:35
2Gangsters
producer:
The Specials AKA (ska band)
recording of:
Gangsters
writer:
John Bradbury (UK drummer for The Specials/General Public), Roderick James Byers, Jerry Dammers, Lynval Golding, Terry Hall, Horace Panter and Neville Staple
arranger:
Jerry Dammers
quotes music from:
Al Capone
The Special A.K.A.4.252:47
3The Prince
producer:
Clive Langer
recording of:
The Prince
lyricist and composer:
Lee “Kix” Thompson (Madness)
dedicated to:
Prince Buster
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Madness22:30
4Three Minute Hero
producer:
Errol Ross and The Selecter
recording of:
Three Minute Hero
composer:
Neol Davies (British musician and founder of The Selecter)
The Selecter43:02
5People Do Rock Steady
cover recording of:
Let's Do Rock Steady
lyricist and composer:
Robert Livingstone Thompson
The Bodysnatchers32:56
6That Girl
guest vocals:
Shaggy (Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer)
performer:
Maxi Priest (British reggae vocalist of Jamaican descent) and Shaggy (Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer)
samples:
Green Onions by Booker T. & the MG’s
recording of:
That Girl
composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer), Steve Cropper, Missy Elliott (American rapper, singer, dancer & record producer), Al Jackson, Jr. (Booker T & The MGs drummer), Booker T. Jones, Robert Livingston (Jamaican reggae and dancehall producer), Orville Richard Burrell (Orville Richard Burrell, dancehall and reggae singer), Shaun Pizzonia and Lewie Steinberg
publisher:
Al Jackson Jr. Music and Irving Music (BMI)
is based on:
Green Onions
Maxi Priest1.754:00
7Jah Son of Africa
U‐Roy7:37
8The International Herb
Culture3:20
9Universal Tribulation
Gregory Isaacs3:47
10Africa
The Mighty Diamonds3:11
11Dem A Come
The Abyssinians3:59
12Dirty Harry
Lowell “Sly” Dunbar4:15
13Five Nights of Bleeding
engineer:
Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
producer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
bass guitar and guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Floydie Lawson and Vivian Weathers
drums (drum set):
Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe
keyboard:
Dennis Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
percussion:
Everald Forrest, Jah Bunny and Winston 'Crab' Curniffe
lead vocals:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
remixer:
Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell (reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer)
recording of:
Five Nights of Bleeding (for Leroy Harris)
writer:
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson4:31
14Wear You to the Ball
U‐Roy2:29
15Message From the King
Prince Far I3:27
16Love Don't Come Easy
Maxi Priest4:24