Baldhead Bridge
Appearance
Baldhead Bridge | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | Joe Gibbs Recording Studio, Kingston | |||
Genre | Reggae | |||
Label | Joe Gibbs | |||
Producer | Joe Gibbs | |||
Culture chronology | ||||
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Baldhead Bridge is the second album by the Jamaican roots reggae band Culture, released on Joe Gibbs Records in 1978.[1][2]
Production
[edit]As with the band's debut, Two Sevens Clash, the album was recorded in Kingston at the studio of Joe Gibbs, who also produced the album.[3]
The band accompanying the trio was the Professionals, which included musicians such as Sly and Robbie, Tommy McCook, and Bobby Ellis.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [6] |
AllMusic called the album "a true reggae classic," writing that "listeners are reminded of the impact that the Delfonics, the Impressions and other soul favorites had on reggae."[4] Record Collector praised the "outrageously brutal" dub version of the album.[7]
Track listing
[edit]- "Them a Payaka"
- "How Can I Leave Jah"
- "Baldhead Bridge"
- "Behold I Come"
- "Love Shines Brighter"
- "Jah Love"
- "Zion Gate"
- "So Long Babylon a Fool I (And I)"
Personnel
[edit]- Joseph Hill – lead vocals
- Albert Walker – vocals
- Kenneth Dayes – vocals
- Lloyd Parks – bass
- Sly Dunbar – drums
- Lennox Gordon – guitar
- Robbie Shakespeare – guitar
- Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont – guitar
- Franklyn Waul – keyboards
- Errol Nelson – keyboards
- Harold Butler – keyboards
- Uziah "Sticky" Thompson – percussion
- Herman Marquis – alto saxophone
- Vin Gordon – trombone
- Tommy McCook – tenor saxophone
- Bobby Ellis – trumpet
References
[edit]- ^ "Culture Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (March 31, 2002). Reggae & Caribbean Music. Hal Leonard Corporation.
- ^ Moskowitz, David Vlado (March 31, 2006). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Greenwood Publishing Group.
- ^ a b "Baldhead Bridge". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 662.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 126.
- ^ "Maconblack". Record Collector.