Forces of Victory
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| Studio album by Linton Kwesi Johnson | ||||
| Released | 1979 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
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| Length | 32:47 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
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Forces of Victory is an album by dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson, released in 1979 on the Island Records label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell (credited as Blackbeard).
In 2003, David Bowie included it in a list of 25 of his favourite albums, "Confessions of a Vinyl Junkie".[1]
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| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau | (A–)[2] |
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" – 3:20
- "Fite Dem Back" – 4:27
- "Reality Poem" – 4:44
- "Forces of Viktry" – 4:56
- "Time Come" – 3:28
Personnel
- Bass - Floyd Lawson (tracks: A1, B1), Vivian Weathers (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4)
- Drums - Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson (tracks: A1 to A4, B3), Winston "Crab" Curniffe (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
- Engineer - Dennis Bovell, John Caffrey
- Flugelhorn - Dick Cuthell
- Guitar - John Kpiaye
- Harmonica - Julio Finn
- Mixed By - Dennis Bovell
- Organ - The Invisible One, Webster Johnson
- Percussion - Everald "Fari" Forrest, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson, Winston "Crab" Curniffe
- Photography - Dennis Morris
- Piano - Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson
- Trombone - Rico
- Vocals - Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Additional voices - Dennis Bovell, Vivian Weathers, Winston Bennett
- Cover design - Zebulon Design
References
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