War Ina Babylon

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War Ina Babylon
Studio album by Max Romeo
Released 1976
Recorded Black Ark Studio
Genre Reggae
Length 37 min 54 sec
Label Island
Producer Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Max Romeo
Professional reviews
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Max Romeo chronology
War Ina Babylon
(1976)		 Open The Iron Gate
(1978)

War Ina Babylon is an 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, this album can be seen as part of a Black Ark Lee "Scratch" Perry produced "holy trinity".[citation needed] Highlights include the moving "One Step Forward", "War Ina Babylon", the militant "Chase The Devil", and the "film noir" reggae of "Norman".

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original LP:

  1. "One Step Forward"
  2. "Uptown Babies Don't Cry"
  3. "I Chase the Devil"
  4. "War Ina Babylon"
  5. "Norman"
  6. "Stealing In The Name Of Jah"
  7. "Tan And See"
  8. "Smokey Room"
  9. "Smile Out A Style"

[edit] Alt. title : It Sipple Out Deh CD:

  1. "One Step Forward"
  2. "Uptown Babies"
  3. "Chase The Devil"
  4. "War In A Babylon"
  5. "Norman The Gambler"
  6. "Stealing Stealing"
  7. "Tan And See"
  8. "Smokeyroom"
  9. "Smile Out Of Style"
  10. "Fire Fe The Vatican"

[edit] Personnel

  • Male harmony vocals - Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan
  • Female harmony vocals - Cynthia Scholas, Marcia Griffiths

[edit] References

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