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Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology
Compilation album by Burning Spear
Released1996
GenreRoots reggae
LabelIsland/PolyGram Records
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Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology is a compilation album by Burning Spear. It was released by Island Records in 1996.

Track listing

Disc one

  1. "Marcus Garvey" (Winston Rodney, Phillip Fullwood)
  2. "Slavery Days" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  3. "I & I Survive" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  4. "Old Marcus Garvey" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  5. "Tradition" (Rodney, Delroy Hines, Rupert Willington)
  6. "The Invasion (A.K.A. Black Wa-Da-Da)" (Rodney, C. Paisley, Fullwood)
  7. "Door Peep" (Rodney)
  8. "No More War" (Rodney)
  9. "Black Soul" (Rodney)
  10. "Man In The Hills" (Rodney)
  11. "Cultivation" (Rodney)
  12. "The Sun" (Rodney, Fullwood, Don Taylor)
  13. "It's A Long Way Around" (Rodney, Fullwood)
  14. "Throw Down Your Arms" (Rodney)
  15. "Dry & Heavy" (Rodney)
  16. "Black Disciples" (Rodney)
  17. "The Lion" (live) (Rodney)
  18. "Jordan River" (live) (Rodney, M. Lawrence, Fullwood)
  19. "Jah No Dead" (Rodney)

Disc two

  1. "Marcus Children Suffer" (Rodney)
  2. "Social Living" (Rodney)
  3. "Marcus Say Jah No Dead" (Rodney)
  4. "Nyah Keith" (Rodney)
  5. "Civilize Reggae" (Rodney)
  6. "Mek We Dweet" (Rodney)
  7. "My Roots" (Rodney)
  8. "Recall Some Great Men" (Rodney)
  9. "Great Men's Dub" (Rodney)
  10. "One People" (Rodney)
  11. "African Women" (Rodney)
  12. "Jah Kingdom" (Rodney)
  13. "Praise H.I.M." (Rodney)
  14. "Should I" (Rodney)
  15. "Estimated Prophet" (Robert Weir, John Perry Barlow)
  16. "Thank You" (Rodney)

Credits

  • Compilation produced by Jerry Rappaport
  • Executive producers Bill Levenson and Trevor Wyatt
  • Digitally mastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio, PolyGram Studios
  • Additional mastering by Suha Gur, PolyGram Studios
  • Essay by Amy Wachtel
  • Package design by Aldo Sampieri
  • Photographers: David Corio (front cover), Chris Carroll, Adrian Boot, Dennis Morris
  • Project coordination by Terry Tierney
  • Project assistance by Catherine Ladis
  • Special thanks: Chris Blackwell, Hooman Majd, Jon Baker, Pat Monaco, Holly Ferguson, Harry Weinger, Pattie Chirico and the staff at the Polygram Studios and the staff at Island Studios, London.

References

  1. "Chant Down Babylon: The Island Anthology - Burning Spear | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. Colin Larkin (1998). "Burning Spear". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. II (3rd ed.). Muze. p. 840–1. ISBN 0-333-74134-X.
  3. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  4. "Burning Spear Rasta Business". exclaim.ca.
  5. Thompson, Dave (January 3, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306557 – via Google Books.
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