War Ina Babylon
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| War Ina Babylon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Black Ark, Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 37:58 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Lee "Scratch" Perry | |||
| Max Romeo chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarStarHalf star[1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| Reggae Reviews | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[3] |
War Ina Babylon is a studio album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band the Upsetters, released in 1976.
Along with the Heptones' Party Time and Junior Murvin's Police and Thieves, both released in 1977, this album is a part of what is referred to as Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced Black Ark "holy trinity".[4]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]All tracks composed by Max Romeo and Lee "Scratch" Perry except where indicated.
- Side A
- "One Step Forward" – 5:15
- "Uptown Babies" (Romeo) – 5:00
- "Chase the Devil" – 3:27
- "War ina Babylon" – 4:51
- Side B
- "Norman" – 4:50
- "Stealin'" (Romeo) – 3:04
- "Tan and See" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 4:36
- "Smokey Room" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 3:03
- "Smile Out of Style" – 3:32
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Max Romeo – lead vocals
- Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan – male harmony vocals
- Cynthia Schloss, Marcia Griffiths – female harmony vocals
- Technical
- Lee "Scratch" Perry – production, engineering
- Tony Wright – cover artwork
- Kim Gottlieb – back cover photography
Singles
[edit | edit source]- 1975: "One Step Forward"
- 1976: "War in a Babylon"
- 1976: "Chase the Devil"
- 1977: "Norman"
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