Amigo (Black Slate song)

"Amigo"
Single by Black Slate
from the album Amigo
B-side	"Black Slate Rock"
Released	September 1980
Recorded	1980
Studio	Gooseberry Sound Studios
Genre	Reggae
Length	4:05 (7") 5:33 (original album version) 6:44 (12")
Label	Ensign
Songwriter(s)	Anthony Brightly Chris Hanson Cledwyn Rogers Desmond Mahoney Elroy Bailey Keith Drummond
Producer(s)	Black Slate
Black Slate singles chronology
"Mind Your Motion" (1979) "Amigo" (1980) "Boom Boom" (1980)

"Amigo" is a 1980 reggae song by UK band Black Slate. It reached No.9 in the UK ^{[1] [2]} and New Zealand ^[3] charts. Its success emphasized Black Slate's prominence as one of the few UK-grown reggae bands. ^{[4] [5]} It was followed with international tours that included Europe and New Zealand. ^[6]

Track listings

7"

1. "Amigo" – 4:05
2. "Black Slate Rock" – 3:14

7" (Vertigo, Canada)

1. "Amigo" – 3:33
2. "Live Up to Love" – 4:15

12"

1. "Amigo" – 6:44
2. "Black Slate Rock" – 4:38

Charts

Chart (1980–81)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [7]	21
Ireland (IRMA) [8]	12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [9]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [10]	20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [11]	9
UK Singles (OCC) [12]	9

References

1. Billboard - 3 oct. 1981 "Black Slate is one of the very few home-grown reggae bands to have cracked the market in the U.K., the single "Amigo" charting in the Top 10 and emphasizing a career spurt which has taken in extensive European and U.K. tours.
2. The new Rolling stone record guide - Dave Marsh, John Swenson - 1983 -Page 43 "BLACK SLATE * Amigo / Alli. (1980) ☆ * * Rasta Festival / Alli. (1981) British reggae (that made by West Indians in the U.K.) reflects the British West Indian experience and cannot be judged by Jamaican standards. Black Slate's ..."
3. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
4. Billboard - 3 Oct. 1981 "Black Slate is one of the very few home-grown reggae bands to have cracked the market in the U.K., the single "Amigo" charting in the Top 10 and emphasizing a career spurt which has taken in extensive European and U.K. tours. The band ...
5. Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, David Vlado Moskowitz - 2006 "BLACK SLATE Black Slate was formed in London in 1974 through the efforts of musicians from several countries. The two ... In 1980, they had two charting singles with "Boom Boom" and "Amigo." "
6. Bob Marley: The Man and His Music : a Selection of Papers 2003 "In 1981 English Rasta reggae band, Black Slate, toured New Zealand to promote their local hit, "Amigo"."
7. "Black Slate – Amigo" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Amigo". Irish Singles Chart.
9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Black Slate" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
10. "Black Slate – Amigo" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
11. "Black Slate – Amigo". Top 40 Singles.
12. "Black Slate: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.