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'''''Forces of Victory''''' is an album by the [[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 &#124; 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]].
'''''Forces of Victory''''' is an album by the [[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 &#124; 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]].

Revision as of 19:07, 17 May 2021

Forces of Victory
Studio album by
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Released1979 (UK)
Recorded1978
Genre
Length32:47
LabelIsland
Producer
Linton Kwesi Johnson chronology
Dread Beat an' Blood
(1978) 		Forces of Victory
(1979) 		Bass Culture
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideA–[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Forces of Victory is an album by the dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson.[4][5] It was released in 1979 on Island Records.

The album peaked at No. 66 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

Production

The album was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard).

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."[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."[7]

Track listing

All tracks by Linton Kwesi Johnson

  1. "Want Fi Goh Rave" – 4:20
  2. "It Noh Funny" – 3:42
  3. "Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)" – 3:50
  4. "Independent Intavenshan" – 4:20
  5. "Fite Dem Back" – 4:27
  6. "Reality Poem" – 4:44
  7. "Forces of Viktry" – 4:56
  8. "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

  1. ^ a b "Forces of Victory - Linton Kwesi Johnson | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 374–375.
  4. ^ "Linton Kwesi Johnson | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Interview: Linton Kwesi Johnson". the Guardian. March 8, 2008.
  6. ^ "LINTON KWESI JOHNSON | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  7. ^ "Linton Kwesi Johnson". Trouser Press. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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