Red (Black Uhuru album)
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| Released | May 1981 | |||
| Studio | Channel One, Kingston, Jamaica; Compass Point, Nassau, Bahamas | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 39:24 | |||
| Label | Mango, Island, Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Sly and Robbie | |||
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Red is the second album by the Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru, released in 1981. The line-up of the band changed many times during its 16 years but this is the second release for the line-up of Michael Rose, Sandra "Puma" Jones and Derek "Duckie" Simpson. Sly & Robbie were again in the production seat after having previously worked with the band on the 1980 album Sinsemilla.
The album received critical acclaim.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| Q |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Red was ranked by NME at No. 3 among the best albums of 1981.[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide wrote that Rose's "elaborately ornamented phrasing has more in common with cantorial singing than with typical reggae vocal style."[4] In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Red at number 466 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time".[6]
