In The Light/In The Light Dub, by Horace Andy

In The Light/In The Light Dub

by Horace Andy

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1.	Do You Love My Music 04:03	buy track
2.	Hey There Woman 04:45	buy track
3.	Government Land 03:29	buy track
4.	Leave Rasta 04:06	buy track
5.	Fever 02:54	buy track
6.	In The Light 03:35	buy track
7.	Problems 04:10	buy track
8.	If I 04:06	buy track
9.	Collie Herb 04:16	buy track
10.	Rome 03:56	buy track
11.	Music Dub 04:03	buy track
12.	Dub There 04:49	buy track
13.	Government Dub 04:11	buy track
14.	Rasta Dub 03:52	buy track
15.	Fever Dub 02:39	buy track
16.	Dub The Light 03:13	buy track
17.	Problems Dub 03:10	buy track
18.	I And I 03:53	buy track
19.	Collie Dub 05:00	buy track
20.	Dub Down Rome 04:03	buy track

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Regarded as one of reggae's most distinctive voices, vocalist Horace Andy had wild success early on with his career-defining single "Skylarking" as well as a host of other hits. As far as full-length statements are concerned, Andy's 1977 album In the Light may be his strongest. The album's ten tracks found Andy's quivering vocals floating in a dreamlike tension above tightly wound rocksteady rhythms, looming darkly on pensive tracks like "Problems" (a tune that revisits the burning bassline from one of Andy's earlier hits, "Mr. Bassie"), exploding on fun jaunts like "Do You Love My Music," and lingering meditatively on the lighthearted anthem of self-awareness and cultural pride that is the title track. Understated synthesizers and a simmering rock & roll-minded production denote the evolution roots reggae was undergoing year to year by the late '70s, showing up on the especially swaggering "Collie Herb." As razor sharp as the record is on its own, the King Jammy-mixed dub album In the Light Dub offers even thicker versions of the tunes, swimming in psychedelic reverb and splintered echo effects, bringing instrumental contributors like Augustus Pablo more into the spotlight. About as nuanced and motion-heavy as dub albums get, In the Light Dub transcends mere companion-piece status and stands beside the original mix as an equally interesting (and on some tracks even superior) artistic statement. Compiled and reissued by first-class reggae label VP Records, the collection delivered Andy's finest hour from the obscurity that poor distribution and shoddy manufacturing had hoisted upon the record in its time. Skillfully remastered and even stronger with both originals and dubs occupying the same space, In the Light/In the Light Dub is a triumph of roots reggae and a necessary chapter for anyone even remotely enthusiastic about Jamaican music and culture, especially at this critical point of reggae's evolution in the late '70s.

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released January 1, 1977

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – VP Music Group, Inc.
Copyright © – VP Music Group, Inc.
Published By – Red Hills Music Limited
Published By – Complete Music
Manufactured By – MPO
Recorded At – Harry J's Recording Studio
Recorded At – A&R Studios

Backing Vocals– Janice, Wayne Jarrett
Bass – Leroy Sibblies, Michael Taylor
Drums – Leroy (Horsemouth) Wallace, Noel Alphanso (Jah Malla)
Engineer – Major Little, Selvin Morris
Horns – Charles Bashford, Don D. Junior, Dirty Harry, Tommy McCook
Keyboards – Agustus Pablo, Bernard Harvey, Bobby Calbert, Michael Taylor
Lead Guitar – Andy Bashford
Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals – Horace Andy
Percussion – Clayton Downie, Everton DaSilva, Horace Andy, Scully, Selvin Morris
Producer, Arranged By – Everton DaSilva, Horace Hinds
Rhythm Guitar – Horace Andy, Privy Dread
Songwriter – Horace Andy

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