Strongg is a studio album by the Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. It was released in 1994 through Mesa Recordings. The album peaked at number 6 on the US Billboard Reggae Albums chart and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at 37th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

Strongg
Studio album by
Released1994
StudioLeggo Sound Studio (Kingston, Jamaica)
GenreReggae
Length48:17
LabelMesa Recordings
Producer
Black Uhuru chronology
Mystical Truth
(1993)
Strongg
(1994)
Strongg Dubb
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Brand New World"
4:25
2."Strongg"E. SpencerBlack Uhuru4:03
3."Eye of an Angel"
  • G. Dennis
  • S. Dennis
Black Uhuru4:13
4."From Jump Street"E. SpencerBlack Uhuru4:05
5."Reggae Song"R. DennisBlack Uhuru2:44
6."Spectrum"
  • D. Simpson
  • L. Nugent
  • Derrick "Duckie" Simpson
  • Tony "Asha" Brissett
4:25
7."Time Material and Space"
  • R. Dennis
  • L. Dennis
Black Uhuru4:02
8."Genocide"E. SpencerBlack Uhuru3:39
9."Big Bad Bully"E. SpencerBlack Uhuru3:52
10."Yes I"
  • D. Simpson
  • R. Tate
Derrick "Duckie" Simpson4:58
11."Conscience Calling"
  • R. Dennis
  • R. Palmer
Black Uhuru3:47
12."I Pray"D. Simpson
  • Derrick "Duckie" Simpson
  • Tony "Asha" Brissett
4:04
Total length:48:17

Personnel

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  • Derrick "Duckie" Simpson – vocals, composer, producer
  • Euvin Spencer – composer, arranger
  • Rudolph "Garth" Dennis – composer
  • Vincent Black – guitar (tracks: 1-9, 11-12)
  • Leebert "Gibby" Morrison – guitar (track 10)
  • Earl "Bagga" Walker – bass (tracks: 1-4, 8-9, 11)
  • Derrick Barnett – bass (tracks: 5-6, 10, 12)
  • Christopher Meridith – bass (track 7)
  • Anthony Brissett – keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 5-7, 10-12), producer (tracks: 1, 6, 12)
  • Keith Sterling-McLeod – keyboards (tracks: 2-5, 8-9)
  • Dean Fraser – horns (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 10)
  • Rass Brass – horns (track 1)
  • Sydney Wolfe – horns (track 7), percussion (tracks: 1-9, 11-12)
  • Jermaine Forde – drums (tracks: 1, 6, 10)
  • Marcus "Rangatan" Smith – drums (tracks: 2-5, 7-9, 11)
  • Lowell Fillmore Dunbar – drums (tracks: 10, 12)
  • Christopher "Sky Juice" Blake – percussion (track 10)
  • George Nauful – executive producer
  • Jim Snowden – executive producer
  • Steven J. C. Stanley – mixing
  • Junior Edwards – engineering
  • Yasus Afari – arranging (track 1)
  • Richard Tate – arranging (track 10)
  • Michelle Laurencot – art direction & design
  • Daniel Nevins – artwork

Charts

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Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Reggae Albums (Billboard)[3] 6

References

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  1. ^ "Strongg – Black Uhuru". Allmusic. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Black Uhuru". Grammys. May 14, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Black Uhuru Chart History (Reggae Albums)". Billboard.
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Black Uhuru – Strongg at Discogs (list of releases)