| True Democracy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1982 | |||
| Recorded | "Feedback" Studios, Aarhus, Denmark, 1981 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 41:50 | |||
| Label | Elektra [1] | |||
| Producer | Karl Pitterson | |||
| Steel Pulse chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
True Democracy is an album by the reggae band Steel Pulse, released in 1982. [6] [7]
The album peaked at No. 120 on the Billboard 200. [8]
When the band started work on the album, they had no record deal. [9] While on tour in New York in 1981 they met Karl Pitterson, with whom they recorded five demos. [9] While the demos didn't prompt any offers from major labels, a small Danish label offered their studios to record an album. [9]
The album was recorded over 25 days at Feedback Studios in Aarhus, with Pitterson producing. [10] [11]
The album was eventually picked up by Elektra Records. [9]
The Washington Post called True Democracy "a cheerful album, almost buoyant in its musical exhortations to dance even as its lyrics tackle less-than-merry topics." [1]
Style Weekly , in 2018, called it "still ... one of the most danceable political albums ever." [12]
All tracks written by David Hinds, except where noted.
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