1987 studio album by Bunny Wailer
Rule Dance Hall is an album by the Jamaican reggae musician Bunny Wailer .[5] [6] It was released in 1987 via Shanachie Records .[7]
Production [ ]
The album was made with the Roots Radics band.[1] [8] Rule Dance Hall contains cover versions of Sam Cooke 's "Saturday Night " and the Wailers' "Stir It Up ".[9]
Critical reception [ ]
AllMusic wrote that "Bunny is in top form to deliver a set of old-school-tempo tunes intent on teaching the newer generation a musical history lesson."[1] The State called the album Wailer's "most successful outing in years," writing that he's "returned to the heavy drums and bass rhythms that are prevalent in the Jamaican dance halls."[8] Stephen Davis , in The Reggae & African Beat , called the album "as brilliant as anything Bob Marley ever did."[10] High Fidelity wrote that it celebrates "the lighter, good-times nature of Jamaica's music."[11]
Track listing [ ]
1. "Rule Dance Hall" 3:53 2. "Jolly Session" 4:05 3. "Saturday Night" 3:38 4. "Trash Ina We Bes" 3:50 5. "Put It On" 3:52 6. "Reggae In The U.S.A." 3:46 7. "Haughty Tempo" 4:41 8. "Camouflage" 3:52 9. "Hot Food Head" 4:17 10. "Stir It Up" 3:38 11. "Old Time Sinting" 3:43 12. "Reasons" 3:08
References [ ]
^ Jump up to: a b c "Rule Dance Hall - Bunny Wailer | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Bunny Wailer" . www.robertchristgau.com .
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Volume 8: MUZE. p. 466. CS1 maint: location (link )
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 743.
^ "Bunny Wailer | Biography & History" . AllMusic .
^ Milward, John (23 Feb 1989). "WAILER WILL 'SOON COME' FOR TOUR OF STATES". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. D1.
^ Thompson, Dave (June 27, 2002). "Reggae & Caribbean Music" . Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
^ Jump up to: a b Miller, Michael L. (February 26, 1988). "BUNNY WAILER PATRIARCH OF REGGAE SOUND". The State . p. 8B.
^ Swenson, John (January 29, 1988). "RULE DANCE HALL, Bunny Wailer, (Shanachie)". The San Diego Union-Tribune . UPI. p. E2.
^ Davis, Stephen (1987). "THE MARLEY LEGACY: 1987 UPDATE". The Reggae & African Beat . 6 (3): 13–15.
^ Jaffee, Larry (May 1989). "Reviews". High Fidelity . 39 (1–7): 73.