Rising Above Bedlam

Rising Above Bedlam (On an Elevated Section of Motorway)
Studio album by Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart
Released	30 September 1991
Recorded	1991
Studio	Oval Studios, Alaska Studios, Greenhouse Studio, London
Genre	World music
Length	51:33
Label	Oval (UK) East West (US)
Producer	Invaders of the Heart
Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart chronology
Without Judgement (1989) Rising Above Bedlam (On an Elevated Section of Motorway) (1991) Take Me to God (1994)
Singles from Rising Above Bedlam
"Bomba" Released: 1990 "Erzulie" Released: 1991 "Visions of You" Released: 1992 "Ungodly Kingdom" Released: 1992

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Calgary Herald	B+ [2]

Rising Above Bedlam is an album by Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart, released by Oval Records in 1991. ^{[3] [4]}

The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 1992 Mercury Prize. ^[5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the album "ambitious" and "a refreshing departure from some of the flat, occasionally tedious and self-conscious material [Wobble] lobbed out in the '80s." ^[3] The Rough Guide To Rock praised "Visions of You" and "Bomba," writing that they made the album "worthwhile." ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Visions of You" (featuring the vocals of Sinéad O'Connor )	Jah Wobble, Justin Adams , John Reynolds	5:34
2.	"Relight The Flame"	Wobble, Adams, Natacha Atlas	4:13
3.	"Bomba"	Wobble, Adams, Mark Ferda , Atlas, Nick Burton, Dawson Miller	5:54
4.	"Ungodly Kingdom"	Wobble, Adams, Ferda	4:31
5.	"Rising Above Bedlam"	Wobble, Adams, Michel Schoots	3:47
6.	"Erzulie"	Wobble, Adams, Atlas	7:02
7.	"Everyman's An Island"	Wobble, Adams, Ferda	6:29
8.	"Soledad"	Wobble, Adams, Atlas	5:46
9.	"Sweet Divinity"	Wobble, Adams, Ferda	4:17
10.	"Wonderful World"	Wobble, Adams	4:00

Personnel

• Jah Wobble - bass, vocals, keyboards, drum programming, timbales
• Justin Adams - electric guitar, Spanish guitar, Arabic percussion, saz, vocals
• Mark Ferda - keyboards, drum programming, sampler, effects
• Natacha Atlas - vocals
• Sinéad O'Connor - vocals

References

1. "Rising Above Bedlam". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
2. Muretich, James (9 February 1992). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald. p. C4.
3. "Jah Wobble". Trouser Press. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
4. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, concise 5th edition, pub. Omnibus Press July 2007, p736.
5. "Rocklist.net...Mercury/Nationwide Music Prize". RockListMusic.co.UK. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
6. The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides Ltd. 1999. p. 1097.