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Forces of Victory is an album by 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).

In 2003, David Bowie included it in a list of 25 of his favourite albums, "Confessions of a Vinyl Junkie".^[1]

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All tracks by Linton Kwesi Johnson

Bass - Floyd Lawson (tracks: A1, B1), Vivian Weathers (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4)
Drums - Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson (tracks: A1 to A4, B3), Winston "Crab" Curniffe (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
Engineer - Dennis Bovell, John Caffrey
Flugelhorn - Dick Cuthell
Guitar - John Kpiaye
Harmonica - Julio Finn
Mixed By - Dennis Bovell
Organ - The Invisible One, Webster Johnson
Percussion - Everald "Fari" Forrest, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson, Winston "Crab" Curniffe
Photography - Dennis Morris
Piano - Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson
Trombone - Rico
Vocals - Linton Kwesi Johnson
Additional voices - Dennis Bovell, Vivian Weathers, Winston Bennett
Cover design - Zebulon Design

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   Released    = 1979 <small> (UK) </small>|
   Recorded    = 1978 |
-  Genre       = [[Dub music|Dub reggae]] |
+  Genre       = {{flatlist|
+* [[Dub music|Dub reggae]]
+* [[dub poetry]]}} |
   Length      = 32:47 |
   Label       = [[Island Records|Island]] |
-  Producer    = Linton Kwesi Johnson <br /> [[Dennis Bovell]] |
+  Producer    = {{flatlist|
+*Linton Kwesi Johnson
+*[[Dennis Bovell]]}} |
 Last album  = ''[[Dread Beat an' Blood]]''<br />(1978)|
 This album  = '''''Forces of Victory''''' <br /> (1979) |