Distant Thunder (album)

Distant Thunder
Studio album by Aswad
Released	28 March 1988 [1]
Studio	The Fallout Shelter (Hammersmith, London) The Point (London, England) Eastcote Studios (London, England) Strongroom (London, England) Sarm West Studios (Notting Hill, West London) Sarm East Studios (Whitechapel, London) Rooster Studios (West London, England) RAK Studios (London, England)
Genre	Reggae
Length	44:24
Label	Mango Records
Producer	Aswad Chris Porter Ron Fair
Aswad chronology
To the Top (1986) Distant Thunder (1988) Too Wicked (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Record Mirror	[3]

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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Message"	Patrick Patterson Steve Scipio	4:33
2.	"Don't Turn Around"	Diane Warren Albert Hammond	3:38
3.	"Set Them Free"	Brinsley Forde Angus Gaye Anthony Robinson Leslie Forde	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

• Brinsley "Dan" Forde – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar
• Dennis Anthony "Tony Gad" Robinson – lead vocals (track 8), vocals, bass guitar, Roland bass & keyboard
• Angus "Drummie Zeb" Gaye – lead vocals, drums, mixing

with:

• Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton – trumpet
• Michael "Bami" Rose – saxophone
• Henry "Buttons" Tenyue – trombone
• Alan "Burt" Williams – saxophone
• Stanley "Soon Come" Andrew – lead guitar
• Michael "Cool Walk" Martin – keyboards
• Dee Lewis – backing vocals
• Carroll Edwina Thompson – backing vocals
• Caron Melina Wheeler – backing vocals
• Chyna Gordon – backing vocals

Technical

• Lee Hamblin – engineering
• Nick Sykes – engineering
• Jonny Milton – engineering
• Philip Bagenal – engineering
• Ron Fair – engineering, producer (track 6)
• Peter Gleadall – programming
• Duncan Bridgeman – programming
• Christopher John Ames Porter – producer (track 2)
• Les Spaine – management
• Lawrence Watson – photography

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

References

1. "none" (PDF). Music Week . 26 March 1988. p. 7. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. Wynn, Ron. "Distant Thunder – Aswad | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 April 2019.
3. Nicholson, Tim (9 April 1988). "33". Record Mirror . p. 32. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
4. "Dutchcharts.nl – Aswad – Distant Thunder" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
5. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ . Retrieved 27 April 2019.
6. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
7. "Aswad Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
8. "Aswad Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

External links

• Aswad – Distant Thunder at Discogs (list of releases)