Singers & Players

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Singers & Players
Origin Jamaica and England
Genres Reggae, Dub music,
Years active 1981–1988
Labels On-U Sound Records
Situation Two

Singers & Players were a reggae collective made up of vocalists and musicians associated with Adrian Sherwood's On-U Sound Records. They recorded five albums between 1981 and 1988.

Including artists such as Bim Sherman, Prince Far I and Mikey Dread they were regarded as a dub music supergroup. There was never any fixed line up to the group, and many different artists featured on each track and each album.

Discography

Albums

  • War of Words (1981)
  • Revenge of the Underdog (1982)
  • Staggering Heights (1983)
  • Leaps and Bounds (1984)
  • Vacuum Pumping (1988)
  • Golden Greats Volume 1 (1989)
  • Golden Greats Volume 2 (1995)

Details

War of Words

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War of Words album cover

War of Words was the first album by Singers & Players. It was released in the U.S. on 99 Records in November 1981 and then in the U.K. on On-U Sound Records in August 1982. It was produced by Adrian Sherwood and engineered by Dennis Bovell, John Walker, Nobby Turner, Richard Manwaring and Steve Smith.

Track listing

Side One

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  1. "Devious Women" (Jarrett Tomlinson)
  2. "Quante Jubila" (Michael Williams, Antonio Phillips)
  3. "Sit and Wonder" (Jarrett Tomlinson)
  4. "Fit To Survive" (Jarrett Tomlinson)

Side Two

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  1. "Reaching The Bad Man" (Adrian Maxwell, Jarrett Tomlinson)
  2. "World of Dispentation" (Jarrett Tomlinson)
  3. "91 Vibrations" (Adrian Maxwell, Jarrett Tomlinson)

Staggering Heights

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Staggering Heights album cover

Staggering Heights was the group's third album. It was released in July 1983 on On-U Sound Records, and was produced by Adrian Sherwood.

Track listing

Side One

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  1. "African Blood" (Roydel Johnson)
  2. "Bedward The Flying Preacher" (Michael Williams)
  3. "Snipers in the Streets" (Roydel Johnson)
  4. "A Matter of Time" (Jarrett Tomlinson)

Side Two

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  1. "School Days" (Mikey Dread)
  2. "Socca" (Jarrett Tomlinson)
  3. "Autobiography" (Michael Williams)
  4. "This Assembly" (Desmond "Fatfingers" Coke)

Band personnel and collaborators

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External links

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