The Light (Afrika Bambaataa album)

The Light
The Light
Studio album by Afrika Bambaataa & Family
Released	1988
Genre	Hip hop; synthpop; electro;
Length	60:00
Label	Capitol
Producer	Afrika Bambaataa, John Robie
Afrika Bambaataa & Family chronology

Released1988

Length60:00

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B^[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	7/10^[3]

The Light is a studio album by Afrika Bambaataa and Family, released in 1988. UB40, Jaki Graham, and Boy George were among the guest musicians.^[1] "Reckless", featuring UB40, peaked at No. 17 in the UK.

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

v t e Afrika Bambaataa
Studio albums	Planet Rock: The Album Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) The Light The Decade of Darkness Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light
Compilation albums	Looking for the Perfect Beat: 1980–1985
Songs	"Planet Rock" "Looking for the Perfect Beat" "Renegades of Funk" "Unity" "Reckless" "Afrika Shox"
Related	DJ Jazzy Jay "Silver Screen Shower Scene" Soulsonic Force Sun City

Singles

Song	UK
Reckless	17
Sho' Nuff Funky	99