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Two Giants Clash
Studio album by
Recordedc. 1973 – c. 1984
GenreDancehall reggae
Length32:58
LabelGreensleeves
ProducerHenry "Junjo" Lawes
Alternative cover
Jamaican release cover

Yellowman Versus Josey Wales – Two Giants Clash, colloquially known as Two Giants Clash, is a single split album by the Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejays Yellowman and Josey Wales.

In 1984, it was released as Two Giants Clash in the United States by Greensleeves Records.[1]

Content

The album includes five songs from both Yellowman and Josey Wales, pitting them in a "rap battle" against each other. Stephen Cook of AllMusic called the album a "highlight" of the dancehall era of the late 1970s and early 1980s.[2]

Track listing

Yellowman side A

All lyrics are written by Winston Foster

No.TitleLength
1."Society Party"3:20
2."Strictly Bubbling"4:03
3."Mr. Big Shot"3:53
4."King Of The Crop"3:49
5."Wrong Girl to Play With"5:11

Josey Wales side B

All lyrics are written by Josey Wales

No.TitleLength
1."Bobo Dread"3:07
2."Mi Have Fi Get You"4:01
3."Cure For The Fever"3:24
4."Jah A Mi Guiding Star"2:16
5."Sorry To Say"2:50

References

  1. ^ Discogs Release "Yellowman versus Josey Wales - Two Giants Clash (1984, Vinyl)", Discogs. Retrieved 24 January 2021
  2. ^ Cook, Stephen"Two Giants Clash Review", Allmusic. Retrieved 24 January 2021