Type: Compilation (best of), Lyrics are included with the album
Genre: Reggae
Review
This collection of singles by the relatively obscure roots-reggae singer Prince Alla (backed by the Soul Syndicate, the preeminent reggae studio band of the seventies) is a revelation. Imagine someone with the tone of a young Johnnie Clarke and the expressiveness of Sugar Minott at his best, and then take away the lover's rock and you've got Prince Alla: an angel's voice with an apocalyptic edge. If you want a good distillation of the Rastafarian message, look no further. It's all here, from the condemnation of materialism ("They Never Love," complete with a dub version) to the unapologetic sexism ("Lot's Wife," "Lady Deceiver") and the political rabble-rousing ("Youthman in the Ghetto"). Through it all, the Soul Syndicate burns with a thick, slow one-drop groove that never lets up the pressure. If you don't own this disc, repent now. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
Tracks
Track Title
Composers
Performers
Time
Stone
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(3:05)
I Don't Want to Be Late
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(4:04)
Only Love Can Conquer
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(2:58)
Sun Is Shining
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(2:55)
They Never Love [In Disco Style]
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(7:11)
Lot's Wife
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(3:25)
Bucket Bottom
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(2:25)
Mama No Fight
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(2:28)
City Without Pity
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(3:26)
Lady Deceiver
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(3:45)
Youthman in the Ghetto [In Disco Style]
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(7:54)
Black Rose
Keith Blake
Prince Alla, Phillip Fraser
(3:23)
Their Reward [*]
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(3:47)
Dread Locks Nazarine [*]
Keith Blake
Prince Alla
(2:38)
Credits
Andy Walter (Digital Restoration), Steve Barrow (Compilation), Noel "Scully" Simms (Percussion), Matthew Rudd (Design), Tony Chin (Guitar), Robbie Shakespeare (Bass), Bob Harding (Photography), Sly Dunbar (Drums), Keith Sterling (Keyboards), Phillip Fraser (Performer), Kevin Metcalfe (Mastering), Ernest Hoo Kim (Engineer), Jimmy Becker (Harmonica), Bertram Brown (Producer), Steve Barrow (Liner Notes), Max Edwards (Drums)
