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| released = 1979 <small> (UK) </small> |
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| recorded = 1978 |
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Producer = Linton Kwesi Johnson <br /> [[Dennis Bovell]] | |
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This album = '''''Forces of Victory''''' <br /> (1979) | |
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* [[dub poetry]]}} |
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Next album = ''[[Bass Culture]]''<br />(1980) |
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| length = 32:47 |
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*Linton Kwesi Johnson |
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| prev_year = 1978 |
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| next_title = [[Bass Culture]] |
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| next_year = 1980 |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/forces-of-victory-mw0000200416|title=Forces of Victory - Linton Kwesi Johnson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref> |
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|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]'' |
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|rev2Score = A−<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: J|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=J&bk=70|accessdate=February 27, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref> |
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|rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |
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|rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=4 |page=657}}</ref> |
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|rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' |
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|rev4score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |pages=374–375}}</ref> |
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|rev5 = ''[[Spin Alternative Record Guide]]'' |
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|rev5score = 9/10<ref name="SP">{{cite book |title=Spin Alternative Record Guide |date=1995 |publisher=Vintage Books |page=202}}</ref> |
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'''''Forces of Victory''''' is the debut solo album by Jamaican [[dub poetry|dub poet]] [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/linton-kwesi-johnson-mn0000289629/biography|title=Linton Kwesi Johnson | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/mar/08/featuresreviews.guardianreview11|title=Interview: Linton Kwesi Johnson|date=March 8, 2008|website=the Guardian}}</ref> It was released in 1979 on [[Island Records]].<ref name=CL/> |
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The album peaked at No. 66 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3118/linton-kwesi-johnson/|title=LINTON KWESI JOHNSON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref> |
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'''''Forces of Victory''''' is an album by [[dub poetry|dub poet]] [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]], released in 1979 on the [[Island Records]] label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and [[Dennis Bovell]] (credited as Blackbeard). |
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==Production== |
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In 2013, [[David Bowie]] included it in a list of 25 of his favourite albums, "Confessions of a Vinyl Junkie".<ref>http://scallemang.ca/bowie25albums/</ref> |
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The album was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and [[Dennis Bovell|Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Pop Go the Holidays (With Jazz, Reggae and Rap) -- Hits and Live Albums; LINTON KWESI JOHNSON: 'INDEPENDANT INTAVENSHAN' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/18/movies/pop-go-holidays-with-jazz-reggae-rap-hits-live-albums-linton-kwesi-johnson.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hermes |first1=Will |title=Classic Reggae |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=Oct 2018 |issue=1320 |pages=88–89}}</ref> Bovell, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson and Webster Johnson were members of [[Matumbi (band)|Matumbi]]. |
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==Critical reception== |
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[[AllMusic]] wrote: "Dramatic and intense to the point of claustrophobia, ''Forces of Victory'' is not simply one of the most important reggae records of its time, it's one of the most important reggae records ever recorded."<ref name="auto"/> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' wrote that "Johnson’s voice gains greater range and expressiveness while his poetry speaks of dire truths, and sounds increasingly complex, compact and expert."<ref>{{cite web |title=Linton Kwesi Johnson |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/linton-kwesi-johnson/ |website=Trouser Press |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r103702|pure_url=yes}} link] |
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==Track listing== |
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#"It Noh Funny" – 3:42 |
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#"Sonny's Lettah (Anti-[[Sus law|Sus]] Poem)" – 3:50 |
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==Personnel== |
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*Linton Kwesi Johnson - vocals |
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*Bass - Floyd Lawson (tracks: A1, B1), Vivian Weathers (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4) |
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*Floyd Lawson (tracks: 1, 5), Vivian Weathers (tracks: 2-4, 6-7) - bass |
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*Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson (tracks: 1-4, 7), Winston "Crab" Curniffe (tracks: 5-6, 8) - drums, percussion |
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*Engineer - [[Dennis Bovell]], John Caffrey |
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*[[John Kpiaye]] - lead and rhythm guitar |
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*Flugelhorn - [[Dick Cuthell]] |
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*[[Dick Cuthell]] - flugelhorn |
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*Dennis Bovell (as "The Invisible One"), Webster Johnson - keyboards, piano |
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*Everald "Fari" Forrest - percussion |
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*Piano - Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson |
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*Zebulon Design - design |
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*Cover design - Zebulon Design |
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==References== |
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Length | 32:47 | |||
Label | Island | |||
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Linton Kwesi Johnson chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[5] |
Forces of Victory is the debut solo album by Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson.[6][7] It was released in 1979 on Island Records.[3]
The album peaked at No. 66 on the UK Albums Chart.[8]
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell.[9][10] Bovell, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson and Webster Johnson were members of Matumbi.
Critical reception[edit]
AllMusic wrote: "Dramatic and intense to the point of claustrophobia, Forces of Victory is not simply one of the most important reggae records of its time, it's one of the most important reggae records ever recorded."[1] Trouser Press wrote that "Johnson’s voice gains greater range and expressiveness while his poetry speaks of dire truths, and sounds increasingly complex, compact and expert."[11]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks by Linton Kwesi Johnson
- "Want Fi Goh Rave" – 4:20
- "It Noh Funny" – 3:42
- "Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)" – 3:50
- "Independent Intavenshan" – 4:20
- "Fite Dem Back" – 4:27
- "Reality Poem" – 4:44
- "Forces of Viktry" – 4:56
- "Time Come" – 3:28
Personnel[edit]
- Linton Kwesi Johnson - vocals
- Floyd Lawson (tracks: 1, 5), Vivian Weathers (tracks: 2-4, 6-7) - bass
- Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson (tracks: 1-4, 7), Winston "Crab" Curniffe (tracks: 5-6, 8) - drums, percussion
- John Kpiaye - lead and rhythm guitar
- Julio Finn - harmonica
- Rico - trombone
- Dick Cuthell - flugelhorn
- Dennis Bovell (as "The Invisible One"), Webster Johnson - keyboards, piano
- Everald "Fari" Forrest - percussion
- Dennis Bovell, Vivian Weathers, Winston Bennett - additional voices
- Technical
- Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell, John Caffrey - engineer
- Dennis Morris - photography
- Zebulon Design - design
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Forces of Victory - Linton Kwesi Johnson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 27 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 657.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 374–375.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 202.
- ^ "Linton Kwesi Johnson | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Interview: Linton Kwesi Johnson". the Guardian. 8 March 2008.
- ^ "LINTON KWESI JOHNSON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
- ^ "Pop Go the Holidays (With Jazz, Reggae and Rap) -- Hits and Live Albums; LINTON KWESI JOHNSON: 'INDEPENDANT INTAVENSHAN'". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Hermes, Will (October 2018). "Classic Reggae". Rolling Stone. No. 1320. pp. 88–89.
- ^ "Linton Kwesi Johnson". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 May 2021.