War Ina Babylon
| War Ina Babylon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Black Ark Studios, Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 37:58 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Lee "Scratch" Perry | |||
| Max Romeo chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| Reggae Reviews |  [3] |
War Ina Babylon is a studio album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band the Upsetters, released in 1976.
Along with The Heptones' Party Time and Junior Murvin's Police and Thieves, both released in 1977, this album is a part of what is referred to as Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced Black Ark "holy trinity".[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Max Romeo and Lee "Scratch" Perry except where indicated.
- Side A
- "One Step Forward" – 5:15
- "Uptown Babies" (Romeo) – 5:00
- "Chase the Devil" – 3:27
- "War ina Babylon" – 4:51
- Side B
- "Norman" – 4:50
- "Stealin'" (Romeo) – 3:04
- "Tan and See" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 4:36
- "Smokey Room" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 3:03
- "Smile Out of Style" – 3:32
Personnel
[edit]- Max Romeo – lead vocals
- Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan – male harmony vocals
- Cynthia Schloss, Marcia Griffiths – female harmony vocals
- Technical
- Lee "Scratch" Perry – production, engineering
- Tony Wright – cover artwork
- Kim Gottlieb – back cover photography
Singles
[edit]- 1975: "One Step Forward"
- 1976: "War in a Babylon"
- 1976: "Chase the Devil"
- 1977: "Norman"
References
[edit]- ^ Rick Anderson. "War Ina Babylon - Max Romeo & the Upsetters : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Max Romeo". www.reggae-reviews.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ "Albums - War Ina Babylon - Max Romeo". www.upsetter.net. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
