Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology

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Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology
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Compilation album by
Burning Spear
Released1996
Genre Roots reggae
Label Island/PolyGram Records
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Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology is a compilation album by Burning Spear. [2] [3] It was released by Island Records in 1996. [4]

Contents

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Marcus Garvey" (Winston Rodney, Phillip Fullwood)
  2. "Slavery Days" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  3. "I & I Survive" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  4. "Old Marcus Garvey" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  5. "Tradition" (Rodney, Delroy Hines, Rupert Willington)
  6. "The Invasion (A.K.A. Black Wa-Da-Da)" (Rodney, C. Paisley, Fullwood)
  7. "Door Peep" (Rodney)
  8. "No More War" (Rodney)
  9. "Black Soul" (Rodney)
  10. "Man In The Hills" (Rodney)
  11. "Cultivation" (Rodney)
  12. "The Sun" (Rodney, Fullwood, Don Taylor)
  13. "It's A Long Way Around" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  14. "Throw Down Your Arms" (Rodney)
  15. "Dry & Heavy" (Rodney)
  16. "Black Disciples" (Rodney)
  17. "The Lion" (live) (Rodney)
  18. "Jordan River" (live) (Rodney, M. Lawrence, Fullwood)
  19. "Jah No Dead" (Rodney)

Disc two

  1. "Marcus Children Suffer" (Rodney)
  2. "Social Living" (Rodney)
  3. "Marcus Say Jah No Dead" (Rodney)
  4. "Nyah Keith" (Rodney)
  5. "Civilize Reggae" (Rodney)
  6. "Mek We Dweet" (Rodney)
  7. "My Roots" (Rodney)
  8. "Recall Some Great Men" (Rodney)
  9. "Great Men's Dub" (Rodney)
  10. "One People" (Rodney)
  11. "African Women" (Rodney)
  12. "Jah Kingdom" (Rodney)
  13. "Praise H.I.M." (Rodney)
  14. "Should I" (Rodney)
  15. "Estimated Prophet" (Robert Weir, John Perry Barlow)
  16. "Thank You" (Rodney)

Credits

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References

  1. ↑ "Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology - Burning Spear | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ↑ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "Burning Spear Rasta Business". exclaim.ca.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Dave (January 3, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879306557 – via Google Books.
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