• Source: Forces of Victory

      • Forces of Victory is the debut solo album by Jamaican dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson. It was released in 1979 on Island Records.
      The album peaked at No. 66 on the UK Albums Chart.


      Production


      The album was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell. Bovell, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson and Webster Johnson were members of Matumbi.


      Critical reception


      AllMusic wrote: "Dramatic and intense to the point of claustrophobia, Forces of Victory is not simply one of the most important reggae records of its time, it's one of the most important reggae records ever recorded." Trouser Press wrote that "Johnson’s voice gains greater range and expressiveness while his poetry speaks of dire truths, and sounds increasingly complex, compact and expert."


      Track listing


      All tracks by Linton Kwesi Johnson

      "Want Fi Goh Rave" – 4:20
      "It Noh Funny" – 3:42
      "Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem)" – 3:50
      "Independent Intavenshan" – 4:20
      "Fite Dem Back" – 4:27
      "Reality Poem" – 4:44
      "Forces of Viktry" – 4:56
      "Time Come" – 3:28


      Personnel


      Linton Kwesi Johnson - vocals
      Floyd Lawson (tracks: 1, 5), Vivian Weathers (tracks: 2-4, 6-7) - bass
      Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson (tracks: 1-4, 7), Winston "Crab" Curniffe (tracks: 5-6, 8) - drums, percussion
      John Kpiaye - lead and rhythm guitar
      Julio Finn - harmonica
      Rico - trombone
      Dick Cuthell - flugelhorn
      Dennis Bovell (as "The Invisible One"), Webster Johnson - keyboards, piano
      Everald "Fari" Forrest - percussion
      Dennis Bovell, Vivian Weathers, Winston Bennett - additional voices
      Technical
      Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell, John Caffrey - engineer
      Dennis Morris - photography
      Zebulon Design - design


      References

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