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1990 studio album by Black Uhuru

Now

Studio album by Black Uhuru

Released

1990

Studio

The Mixing Lab (Kingston, Jamaica)
Channel One (Kingston, Jamaica)

Length

44:28

Mesa Recordings
Rhino Records

Terry Rindal (exec.)
Black Uhuru (also exec.)
Tony "Asha" Brissett

Black Uhuru chronology

Live In New York City
(1988)

Now
(1990)

Iron Storm
(1991)

Singles from Now

"Reggae Rock"
Released: 1990
"Take Head"
Released: 1990
"Now"
Released: 1990

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Now is a studio album by the Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. It was released in 1990 through Rhino Records. The album peaked at number 121 on the US Billboard 200 chart, number 2 on the World Albums chart, and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording at 33rd Annual Grammy Awards.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heathen"	3:37
2.	"Peace and Love"	4:00
3.	"Army Band"	4:20
4.	"Take Heed"	5:01
5.	"Reggae Rock"	4:27
6.	"Thinking About You"	4:51
7.	"Imposter"	5:08
8.	"Freedom Fighter"	3:55
9.	"Word Sound"	3:58
10.	"Hey Joe"	5:10
Total length:		44:28

Notes

Track 10 is a cover of "Hey Joe", written by Billy Roberts and performed by Jimi Hendrix.

Personnel

Derrick Simpson – lead vocals, composer
Ived "Sen-C" Campbell – backing vocals
Frank Stepanek – lead guitar
Leebert "Gibby" Morrison – bass (tracks: 1-4, 7-9)
Christopher Meridith – bass (tracks: 5, 10)
Wrong Devon – bass (track 6)
Noel Davis – piano
Marcus "Rangatan" Smith – drums (tracks: 1-4, 7-9)
Anthony Brissett – piano, keyboards, drums (tracks: 5, 10), producer
Sydney Wolfe – percussion
Christopher "Sky Juice" Burth – percussion
Terry Rindal – executive producer, producer
Steven J. C. Stanley – engineering
David Rowe – engineering
Antoine Salassie – engineering
Collin "Bulby" York – assistant engineering
Lynford "Fatta" Marshall – assistant engineering
George Nauful – coordinator
Kathleen Cascone – art direction & design
Benjamin Groeper – photography
Conley Major – photography

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	121
US World Albums (Billboard)	2

References

Henderson, Alex. "Now – Black Uhuru". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
"Black Uhuru". Grammys. May 14, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
"Black Uhuru Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
"Black Uhuru Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard.

External links

Black Uhuru – Now at Discogs (list of releases)

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