Night Nurse (album)

Night Nurse
Studio album by Gregory Isaacs
Released	1982
Recorded	Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Reggae
Length	33:27
Label	African Museum, Island, Mango
Producer	Gregory Isaacs, Errol Flabba Holt
Gregory Isaacs chronology
Mr. Isaacs (1982) Night Nurse (1982) Crucial Cuts (1983)

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Night Nurse is a 1982 studio album by Gregory Isaacs.

Night Nurse is reggae artist Gregory Isaacs' most well-known album. It contains his biggest hit, "Night Nurse" as well as several other notable tracks. Backing came from the Roots Radics, with additional synthesizer added by Wally Badarou. The album was released on vinyl and cassette, then later in 1990 on compact disc. It reached No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart. A reissue released in 2002 includes four additional bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Gregory Isaacs and Sylvester Weise.

1. "Night Nurse" – 4:04
2. "Stranger in Town" – 3:32
3. "Objection Overruled" – 3:56
4. "Hot Stepper" – 4:29
5. "Cool Down the Pace" – 5:16
6. "Material Man" – 3:34
7. "Not the Way" – 3:49
8. "Sad to Know (You're Leaving)" – 4:12

Bonus tracks on CD reissue

1. "Cool Down the Dub"
2. "Night Nurse Dub 2"
3. "Cool Down the Pace" - (10" mix)
4. "Unhappy Departure Dub"
5. " No Good Girl" - (10" mix)*

Personnel

• Gregory Isaacs - vocals

The Roots Radics

• Errol "Flabba" Holt - bass guitar, associate producer
• Lincoln "Style" Scott - drums
• Dwight "Brother Dee" Pinkney - lead guitar
• Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont - rhythm guitar
• Wycliffe "Steelie" Johnson - keyboards

with:

• Wally Badarou - Prophet synthesizer

Technical

• Errol Brown - engineer
• Godwin Logie - mixing
• Stylo Rouge - art direction
• Jonnie Black - photography