Two Worlds One Heart
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| Two Worlds One Heart | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Isicathamiya[1] | |||
| Label | Warner Bros.[2] | |||
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Two Worlds One Heart is an album by the South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, released in 1990.[3][4] The first single was "Township Jive", which the group had performed on the Graceland tour.[5][6]
The album peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[7] The group supported the album with a North American tour.[8]
Several songs contain instrumental backing, a first for a Ladysmith album.[9] Ray Phiri wrote two of the album's songs.[10] Marvin Winans produced "Leaning on the Everlasting Arm", on which the Winans sang; group leader Joseph Shabalala was inspired to record the song after hearing Sweet Honey in the Rock.[5][11][12] George Clinton cowrote and produced "Scatter the Fire".[13] Anton Fig played drums on the album.[14]
