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Released | May 1981 | |||
Studio | Channel One, Kingston, Jamaica; Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Length | 39:24 | |||
Label | Mango, Island, Warner Bros. | |||
Producer | Sly & Robbie | |||
Black Uhuru chronology | ||||
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Red is a 1981 album by the Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. The line-up of the band changed many times during its 16 years and this is the second release for the lineup of Michael Rose, Sandra "Puma" Jones and Derek "Duckie" Simpson. Sly & Robbie were again in the production seat after having previously worked with the band on the 1980 album Sinsemilla.
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Source | Rating |
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Christgau's Record Guide | A− [2] |
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Red was ranked at No. 3 among the top ten "Albums of the Year" for 1981 by NME. [5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Rose's "elaborately ornamented phrasing has more in common with cantorial singing than with typical reggae vocal style." [4] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Red number 466 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. [6]
All tracks are written by Michael Rose unless stated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Youth of Eglington" | 5:00 | |
2. | "Sponji Reggae" | 4:56 | |
3. | "Sistren" | Rose, Derrick "Duckie" Simpson | 4:34 |
4. | "Journey" | Simpson | 5:21 |
5. | "Utterance" | 3:42 | |
6. | "Puff She Puff" | 5:08 | |
7. | "Rockstone" | Rose, Simpson | 4:38 |
8. | "Carbine" | 6:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "Sponji Reggae" ( Discomix) | 10:32 | |
10. | "Trodding" (Dub version of "Journey") | Simpson | 5:18 |
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