Night Nurse (album)

Night Nurse
Studio album by Gregory Isaacs
Released	1982
Studio	Tuff Gong, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre	Reggae
Length	33:27
Label	African Museum, Island, Mango
Producer	Gregory Isaacs, Errol Flabba Holt
Gregory Isaacs chronology
Mr. Isaacs (1982) Night Nurse (1982) Crucial Cuts (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Night Nurse is a 1982 studio album by Gregory Isaacs. ^[3]

Night Nurse is reggae artist Gregory Isaacs' most well-known album. It contains his biggest hit, "Night Nurse" as well as several other notable tracks. Backing came from the Roots Radics, with additional synthesizer added by Wally Badarou. The album was released on vinyl and cassette, then later in 1990 on compact disc. It reached No. 32 on the UK Albums Chart. ^[4] A reissue released in 2002 includes four additional bonus tracks.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Gregory Isaacs and Sylvester Weise.

1. "Night Nurse" – 4:04
2. "Stranger in Town" – 3:32
3. "Objection Overruled" – 3:56
4. "Hot Stepper" – 4:29
5. "Cool Down the Pace" – 5:16
6. "Material Man" – 3:34
7. "Not the Way" – 3:49
8. "Sad to Know (You're Leaving)" – 4:12

Bonus tracks on CD 2002 reissue

1. "Cool Down the Dub"
2. "Night Nurse Dub 2"
3. "Cool Down the Pace" - (10" mix)
4. "Unhappy Departure Dub"
5. " No Good Girl" - (10" mix)^{[ citation needed ]}

Personnel

• Gregory Isaacs - vocals

The Roots Radics

• Errol "Flabba" Holt - bass guitar, associate producer
• Lincoln "Style" Scott - drums
• Dwight "Brother Dee" Pinkney - lead guitar
• Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont - rhythm guitar
• Wycliffe "Steelie" Johnson - keyboards

with:

• Wally Badarou - Prophet synthesizer, synthesizer

Technical

• Errol Brown - engineer
• Godwin Logie - mixing at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas
• Don Taylor Artist Management - direction
• Stylo Rouge - art direction
• Johnnie Black - photography

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [5]	Silver	60,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Night Nurse Review by Stephen Cook". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
2. Considine, J.D. (Dec 9, 1982). "Gregory Isaacs Night Nurse". Rolling Stone. No. 384. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30.
3. "Gregory Isaacs Biography by Jo-Ann Greene". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
4. "night nurse | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
5. "British album certifications – Gregory Isaacs – Night Nurse". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved October 6, 2021.