The Light (Afrika Bambaataa album)

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The Light
AfrikaBambaataaTheLight album.png
Studio album by
Afrika Bambaataa & Family
Released1988
Genre
Length60:00
LabelEMI America
ProducerAfrika Bambaataa, John Robie
Afrika Bambaataa & Family chronology
Death Mix Throwdown
(1987) 		The Light
(1988) 		The Decade Of Darkness 1990-2000
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic2/5 stars[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

The Light is a 1988 studio album released by Afrika Bambaataa & Family. The album features other stars of the 1980s, such as UB40, Jaki Graham, and Boy George.[1] The lead single "Reckless" features UB40 and was a Top 20 hit in the UK peaking at #17. The album itself didn't chart in the UK.

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Light"Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie3:14
2."Reckless" 5:24
3."Revolutionary Dance"Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie4:27
4."All I Want"Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie4:56
5."Something He Can Feel"Curtis Mayfield5:53
6."Shout It Out"Kid Dust, Maxx Kidd6:23
7."Clean Up Your Act"Afrika Bambaataa, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Bill Laswell6:16
8."Zouk Your Body"Afrika Bambaataa, Lowell Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Yellowman6:38
9."World Racial War"Afrika Bambaataa, Bill Laswell6:28
10."Sho' Nuff Funky"Afrika Bambaataa, James Brown, Maxx Kidd10:46
Total length:60:00

Singles[]

"Reckless" was arranged and produced by John Robie. Vocals were provided by Afrika Bambaataa, Lizzie Tear, Malibu and UB40, who also provided all instrumentation. It was Afrika Bambaataa's second highest charting single in the UK after "Afrika Shox" which he released in 1999 with Leftfield.

Song UK
Reckless 17
Sho' Nuff Funky 99

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Wynn, Ron. Afrika Bambaataa: The Light > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1990). "B". Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s. Pantheon Books. ISBN 0-679-73015-X. Retrieved August 16, 2020 – via robertchristgau.com.
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