Now (Black Uhuru album)

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Now
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Studio album by
Black Uhuru
Released1990
Studio
GenreReggae
Length44:28
Label
  • Mesa Recordings
  • Rhino Records
Producer
Black Uhuru chronology
Live In New York City
(1988) 		Now
(1990) 		Iron Storm
(1991)
Singles from Now
  1. "Reggae Rock"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Take Head"
    Released: 1990
  3. "Now"
    Released: 1990
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

Now is a studio album by Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru. It was released in 1990 through Rhino Records. The album peaked at number 121 on the US Billboard 200 chart, number 2 on the World Albums chart, and was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Reggae Recording at 33rd Annual Grammy Awards.[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Heathen"3:37
2."Peace and Love"4:00
3."Army Band"4:20
4."Take Heed"5:01
5."Reggae Rock"4:27
6."Thinking About You"4:51
7."Imposter"5:08
8."Freedom Fighter"3:55
9."Word Sound"3:58
10."Hey Joe"5:10
Total length:44:28

Notes

Personnel[]

  • Derrick Simpson – lead vocals, composer
  • Ived "Sen-C" Campbell – backing vocals
  • Frank Stepanek – lead guitar
  • Leebert "Gibby" Morrison – bass (tracks: 1-4, 7-9)
  • Christopher Meridith – bass (tracks: 5, 10)
  • Wrong Devon – bass (track 6)
  • Noel Davis – piano
  • Marcus "Rangatan" Smith – drums (tracks: 1-4, 7-9)
  • Anthony Brissett – piano, keyboards, drums (tracks: 5, 10), producer
  • Sydney Wolfe – percussion
  • Christopher "Sky Juice" Burth – percussion
  • Terry Rindal – executive producer, producer
  • Steven J. C. Stanley – engineering
  • David Rowe – engineering
  • Antoine Salassie – engineering
  • Collin "Bulby" York – assistant engineering
  • Lynford "Fatta" Marshall – assistant engineering
  • George Nauful – coordinator
  • Kathleen Cascone – art direction & design
  • Benjamin Groeper – photography
  • Conley Major – photography

Charts[]

Chart (1990) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 121
US World Albums (Billboard)[5] 2

References[]

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Now – Black Uhuru". Allmusic. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Black Uhuru". Grammys. May 14, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Hey Joe by Black Uhuru on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "Black Uhuru Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Black Uhuru Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard.

External links[]

Black Uhuru – Now at Discogs (list of releases)



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