Chill Out (Black Uhuru album)
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| Studio album by Black Uhuru | ||||
| Released | December 1982 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 35:44 | |||
| Label | Mango | |||
| Producer | Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B+ [2] |
Chill Out is an album by reggae band Black Uhuru, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The album was recorded at Channel One Studios in Jamaica and produced by Sly & Robbie. Featuring The Revolutionaries, an influential session group, Chill Out, together with its dub companion The Dub Factor, is widely considered a classic of reggae music.
Chill Out peaked at #146 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart.[3]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written and composed by Michael Rose. except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chill Out" | Michael Rose, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Derrick "Duckie" Simpson | 5:58 |
| 2. | "Darkness" | 4:00 | |
| 3. | "Eye Market" | 3:16 | |
| 4. | "Right Stuff" | 4:34 | |
| 5. | "Mondays" | 3:20 | |
| 6. | "Fleety Foot" | 4:00 | |
| 7. | "Wicked Act" | 3:26 | |
| 8. | "Moya (Queen of I Jungle)" | Simpson | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Emotional Slaughter" | Simpson | 3:41 |
[edit] Personnel
- Wally Badarou - Synthesizer, Vocoder
- Barry Reynolds - Guitar on "Wicked Act"
- Ansel Collins - Piano, Keyboards
- Radcliff "Dougie" Bryan - Guitar
- Mikey Chung - Guitar
- Sly Dunbar - Drums, Syndrums, Arranger, Producer, Mixer
- Lynn Goldsmith - Photography
- Bruce Hamilton - Engineer
- Puma Jones - Harmony vocals
- Chris "Sky Juice" Blake - Percussion
- Robert Lyn - Piano
- Bertram "Ranchie" McLean - Rhythm guitar, organ
- Michael Rose - Vocals
- Robbie Shakespeare - Bass guitar, Arranger, Producer, Mixer
- Derrick "Duckie" Simpson - Harmony vocals
- Steven Stanley - Engineer, Mixer
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Percussion
- Neville Garrick - Design
[edit] References
- ^ Greene, Jo-Ann. "Black Uhuru: Chill Out > Review" at Allmusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Black Uhuru". robertchristgau.com. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=156. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "Chill Out > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums" at Allmusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
