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
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Long Beach Dub Allstars chronology
Right Back
(1999)
Wonders of the World
(2001)
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Entertainment Weekly C+ [2]
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Right Back is the debut album by Long Beach Dub Allstars, released September 28, 1999 through DreamWorks Records. It was followed up by the album Wonders of the World in 2001.

Contents

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

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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