Cokane in My Brain

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"Cokane In My Brain"
Single by Dillinger
from the album CB 200
Released1976
Recorded1976
Genre Reggae
Length2:44
Label Island
Songwriter(s) Lester Randal Bullock
Producer(s)

"Cokane In My Brain" is a song written and performed by the Jamaican musician Dillinger. It was released as a single from his second studio album CB 200 in 1976 by Island Records. The song was produced by Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim, who used samples of People's Choice's "Do It Any Way You Wanna" and Enoch Light's "Hijack". [1]

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"Cokane in My Brain" is Dillinger's most successful single, reaching number one in the Netherlands, number two in Belgium and number 35 in Germany.

Track listing

7", vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Cokane in My Brain"2:44
2."Power Bank"3:09
7", vinyl
No.TitleLength
1."Cokane in My Brain"2:44
2."C.B. 200"3:02
12", Maxi single
No.TitleLength
1."Cokane in My Brain"5:09
2."Buckingham Palace"2:55
3."Ragnampiza"4:11

Personnel

Charts

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