Distant Thunder (Aswad album)

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Distant Thunder
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Released28 March 1988 [1]
Studio
Genre Reggae
Length44:24
Label Mango Records
Producer
Aswad chronology
To the Top
(1986)
Distant Thunder
(1988)
Too Wicked
(1990)
Professional ratings
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Distant Thunder is a studio album by British reggae band Aswad, released in March 1988 through Mango Records. Recording sessions took place at the Fallout Shelter, The Point, Eastcote, Strongroom, Sarm West & East, Rooster, and RAK Studios in London. Production was handled entirely by Aswad, except two tracks produced with Chris Porter and Ron Fair.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Message"
  • Patrick Patterson
  • Steve Scipio
4:33
2."Don't Turn Around"3:38
3."Set Them Free"
4:39
4."Smokey Blues"
  • Brinsley Forde
  • Angus Gaye
  • Anthony Robinson
  • Leslie Forde
3:09
5."I Can't Get Over You"
  • Brinsley Forde
  • Angus Gaye
  • Anthony Robinson
  • Leslie Forde
3:20
6."Give a Little Love"
  • Albert Hammond
  • Diane Warren
4:33
7."Tradition"
  • Brinsley Forde
  • Angus Gaye
  • Anthony Robinson
  • Leslie Forde
4:51
8."Feelings"
  • Brinsley Forde
  • Angus Gaye
  • Anthony Robinson
  • Leslie Forde
3:48
9."International Melody"
  • Brinsley Forde
  • Angus Gaye
  • Anthony Robinson
  • Leslie Forde
3:15
10."Bittersweet"
  • Brinsley Forde
  • Angus Gaye
  • Anthony Robinson
  • Leslie Forde
3:51
11."Justice"
  • Brinsley Forde
  • Angus Gaye
  • Anthony Robinson
  • Leslie Forde
4:47
Total length:44:24

Personnel

Aswad

with:

Technical

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [5] 10
UK Albums (OCC) [6] 10
US Billboard 200 [7] 173
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 41

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