Forces of Victory
Appearance
Forces of Victory | ||||
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Released | 1979 (UK) | |||
Recorded | 1978 | |||
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Length | 32:47 | |||
Label | Island | |||
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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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Christgau's Record Guide | A–[2] |
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
- ^ http://scallemang.ca/bowie25albums/
- ^ 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.