War Ina Babylon

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War Ina Babylon
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Studio album by
Released1976
Studio Black Ark, Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica
Genre Reggae
Length37:58
Label Island
Producer Lee "Scratch" Perry
Max Romeo chronology
Revelation Time
(1975)
War Ina Babylon
(1976)
Reconstruction
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Christgau's Record Guide B+ [2]
Reggae ReviewsStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

War Ina Babylon is a studio album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band the Upsetters, released in 1976.

Contents

Along with the Heptones' Party Time and Junior Murvin's Police and Thieves , both released in 1977, this album is a part of what is referred to as Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced Black Ark "holy trinity". [4]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Max Romeo and Lee "Scratch" Perry except where indicated.

Side A
  1. "One Step Forward" – 5:15
  2. "Uptown Babies" (Romeo) – 5:00
  3. "Chase the Devil" – 3:27
  4. "War ina Babylon" – 4:51
Side B
  1. "Norman" – 4:50
  2. "Stealin'" (Romeo) – 3:04
  3. "Tan and See" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 4:36
  4. "Smokey Room" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 3:03
  5. "Smile Out of Style" – 3:32

Personnel

Technical

Singles

References

  1. Anderson, Rick. "War Ina Babylon – Max Romeo & the Upsetters". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 12, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Max Romeo". www.reggae-reviews.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  4. "Albums - War Ina Babylon - Max Romeo". www.upsetter.net. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved 2007-12-05.