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'''''Forces of Victory''''' is an album by [[dub poetry|dub poet]] [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]] |
'''''Forces of Victory''''' is an album by the [[dub poetry|dub poet]] [[Linton Kwesi Johnson]].<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/artist/linton-kwesi-johnson-mn0000289629/biography</ref> It was released in 1979 on [[Island Records]]. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and [[Dennis Bovell]] (credited as Blackbeard). |
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In 2003, [[David Bowie]] included it in a list of 25 of his favourite albums, "Confessions of a Vinyl Junkie".<ref>http://scallemang.ca/bowie25albums/</ref> |
In 2003, [[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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Released | 1979 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
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Length | 32:47 | |||
Label | Island | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Christgau's Record Guide | A–[2] |
Forces of Victory is an album by the dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson.[3] It was released in 1979 on Island Records. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard).
In 2003, David Bowie included it in a list of 25 of his favourite albums, "Confessions of a Vinyl Junkie".[4]
Critical reception
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."[5]
Track listing
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
- 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
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/forces-of-victory-mw0000200416
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: J". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/linton-kwesi-johnson-mn0000289629/biography
- ^ http://scallemang.ca/bowie25albums/
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/forces-of-victory-mw0000200416