What Kind of World (The Cables album)

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What Kind of World
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Studio album by The Cables
Released 1970
Recorded Studio One, Kingston, Jamaica, 1968-1969
Genre Rocksteady
Length31:17
Label Studio One
Producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd
The Cables chronology
What Kind of World
(1970)
Baby Why
(1977)Baby Why1977
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What Kind of World is the debut album from Jamaican vocal trio The Cables. It was released in 1970 by Studio One, and collects tracks from singles the group recorded for the label. [2] Backing was provided by Studio One house band the Soul Vendors, which included musicians such as Jackie Mittoo, Eric Frater, and Leroy Sibbles. [3] The album has been described as "a masterpiece of early reggae", [3] and "the most perfect of Studio One vocal albums". [2]

The Cables are a Jamaican rocksteady/reggae vocal trio led by Keble Drummond, who recorded for Studio One in the late 1960s.

Studio One is one of Jamaica's most renowned record labels and recording studios, having been described as the Motown of Jamaica. The record label was involved with most of the major music movements in Jamaica during the 1960s and 1970s including ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub and dancehall.

Donat Roy Mittoo, better known as Jackie Mittoo, was a Jamaican- Canadian keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a member of The Skatalites and musical director of the Studio One record label.

Contents

The album was re-issued on CD in 1991 by Heartbeat Records.

Heartbeat Records is an independent record label based in Burlington, Massachusetts. The label specializes in Jamaican music.

Track listing

  1. "Baby Why"
  2. "Be A Man"
  3. "What Am I To Do"
  4. "Got To Find Someone"
  5. "No New Love"
  6. "What Kind Of World"
  7. "My Broken Heart"
  8. "Cheer Up"
  9. "Let Them Talk"
  10. "Love Is A Pleasure"

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References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. 1 2 Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) "Reggae: 100 Essential CDs", Rough Guides, ISBN   1-85828-567-4
  3. 1 2 Greene, Jo-Ann "What Kind of World Review", Allmusic, Macrovision Corporation