Right Back (album)

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Right Back
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1999
Studio Long View Farm, North Brookfield, MA
Genre Dub
Length42:04
Label
Producer
Long Beach Dub Allstars chronology
Right Back
(1999)
Wonders of the World
(2001)

Right Back is the debut album by Long Beach Dub Allstars, released September 28, 1999, through DreamWorks Records. It was followed by the album Wonders of the World , in 2001.

Contents

"Saw Red" is a cover of a Barrington Levy song, "She's Mine".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly C+ [2]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
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Exclaim! wrote that "Eric Wilson's bass lines and the background scratching provided by 'The Field Marshall' (Goodman) will make you feel the need to pop in your old recordings of 40 Oz. to Freedom or Robbin' the Hood." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Righteous Dub" (featuring Barrington Levy)2:54
2."Rosarito"3:08
3."My Own Life"2:57
4."Fugazi"3:37
5."New Sun" (featuring HR)3:37
6."Kick Down" (featuring Dangr)4:43
7."Like a Dog"3:33
8."Sensi" (featuring Tippa Irie)3:57
9."Trailer Ras"3:21
10."Pass It On" (featuring Half Pint)3:29
11."Soldiers"3:15
12."Saw Red (She's Mine)" (featuring Barrington Levy)3:33
Total length:42:04

Guest artists

This album features many additional artists, including:

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