War Ina Babylon
1976 studio album by Max Romeo
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War Ina Babylon is a studio album by Max Romeo and Lee Perry's backing band the Upsetters, released in 1976.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Black Ark, Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 37:58 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | Lee "Scratch" Perry | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+[2] |
| Reggae Reviews |  [3] |
Along with the Heptones' Party Time and Junior Murvin's Police and Thieves, both released in 1977, this album is a part of what is referred to as Lee "Scratch" Perry-produced Black Ark "holy trinity".[4]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Max Romeo and Lee "Scratch" Perry except where indicated.
- Side A
- "One Step Forward" – 5:15
- "Uptown Babies" (Romeo) – 5:00
- "Chase the Devil" – 3:27
- "War ina Babylon" – 4:51
- Side B
- "Norman" – 4:50
- "Stealin'" (Romeo) – 3:04
- "Tan and See" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 4:36
- "Smokey Room" (Romeo, Perry, Brown) – 3:03
- "Smile Out a Style" – 3:32
Personnel
- Max Romeo – lead vocals
- Barry Llewellyn, Earl Morgan – male harmony vocals
- Cynthia Schloss, Marcia Griffiths – female harmony vocals
- Technical
- Lee "Scratch" Perry – production, engineering
- Tony Wright – cover artwork
- Kim Gottlieb – back cover photography
Singles
- 1975: "One Step Forward"
- 1976: "War in a Babylon"
- 1976: "Chase the Devil"
- 1977: "Norman"