Red (Black Uhuru album)

Red
Studio album by Black Uhuru
Released May 1981
Recorded at Channel One, Kingston, Jamaica, Jamaica & Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas
Genre Reggae
Length 39:24
Label Mango
Producer Sly & Robbie
Black Uhuru chronology
Sinsemilla
1981		 Red
1981		 Chill Out
1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Robert Christgau A− [2]
Q Magazine [3]

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.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Michael Rose unless stated. 

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Youth of Eglington"     5:00
2. "Sponji Reggae"     4:56
3. "Sistren"   Rose, Derrick "Duckie" Simpson 4:34
4. "Journey"   Simpson 5:21
5. "Utterance"     3:42
6. "Puff She Puff"     5:08
7. "Rockstone"   Rose, Simpson 4:38
8. "Carbine"     6:05
Bonus tracks 2003
No. Title Writer(s) Length
9. "Sponji Reggae" (Discomix)   10:32
10. "Trodding" (Dub version of "Journey") Simpson 5:18

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Cook, Stephen. "Black Uhuru: Red" at Allmusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Black Uhuru: Red". robertchristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=338. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  3. ^ Q (Bauer Media Group). January 1991. ISSN 0955-4955.