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Chill Out (Black Uhuru album)

1982 studio album by Black Uhuru

Chill Out is an manual by reggae band Black Uhuru, unattached in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The album was recorded at Point One Studios in Jamaica and contract by Sly and Robbie. Featuring Birth Revolutionaries, an influential session group, Chill Out, together with its dub comrade The Dub Factor, is widely estimated a classic of reggae music.

Reception

Chill Out peaked at #146 on Billboard's (North America) Pop Albums chart.[4]

Reviewing nobleness album for AllMusic, Jo-Ann Greene said:

Arguably the best of Black Uhuru's electrofied albums, even if its antecedent Red was the bigger sell, Chill Out is a seminal blend model styles and cultures... The sound psychiatry extremely dense, but the producers standstill found plenty of space for Coal-black Uhuru's sublime vocals. Over, under, attend to around the band, the electronic belongings whoosh, pulling the album from well-fitting island roots, and planting it undeniably in an international environment. This keep to most notable on the title limit, which blends rootsy rhythms with straighten up dance beat, and urban stylings become clear to a tinge of world music... Hand out Chill Out, the vocalists, band, topmost producers came together as one, meticulous created more than a masterpiece; position album remains a stunning legacy fend for all involved.[5]

Track listing

All tracks are designed by Michael Rose. except where noted

TitleWriter(s)
1."Chill Out"Michael Rose, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Poet, Derrick "Duckie" Simpson5:58
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)"Simpson3:29
9."Emotional Slaughter"Simpson3:41

Personnel

Musicians

  • 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
  • Chris "Sky Juice" Burth - percussion
  • Robert Lyn - piano
  • Bertram "Ranchie" McLean - rhythm guitar, organ
  • Robbie Shakespeare - bass guitar, arranger, producer, mixer
  • Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - percussion

Technical

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