Forces of Victory
Encyclopedia
Forces of Victory is an album by dub poet
Linton Kwesi Johnson
, released in 1979 on the Island Records
label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell
(credited as Blackbeard).
Dub poetry
Dub poetry is a form of performance poetry of West Indian origin, which evolved out of dub music consisting of spoken word over reggae rhythms in Jamaica in the 1970s....
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson
Linton Kwesi Johnson is a UK-based dub poet. He became the second living poet, and the only black poet, to be published in the Penguin Classics series. His poetry involves the recitation of his own verse in Jamaican Patois over dub-reggae, usually written in collaboration with renowned British...
, released in 1979 on the Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
label. It was produced by Linton Kwesi Johnson and Dennis Bovell
Dennis Bovell
Dennis Bovell is a reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer. He was a member of the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym 'Blackbeard'....
(credited as Blackbeard).
Track listing
All tracks by Linton Kwesi Johnson- "Want Fi Goh Rave" – 4:20
- "It Noh Funny" – 3:42
- "Sonny's Lettah (Anti-SusSus lawIn England and Wales, the sus law was the informal name for a stop and search law that permitted a police officer to stop, search and potentially arrest people on suspicion of them being in breach of section 4 of the Vagrancy Act 1824.-1824 legislation:The power to act on "sus" was found in part...
Poem)" – 3:50 - "Independent Intavenshan" – 3:20
- "Fite Dem Back" – 4:27
- "Reality Poem" – 4:44
- "Forces of Viktry" – 4:56
- "Time Come" – 3:28
Personnel
- Bass - Floyd Lawson (tracks: A1, B1), Vivian Weathers (tracks: A2 to A4, B2 to B4)
- Drums - Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson (tracks: A1 to A4, B3), Winston "Crab" Curniffe (tracks: B1, B2, B4)
- Engineer - Dennis BovellDennis BovellDennis Bovell is a reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer. He was a member of the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym 'Blackbeard'....
, John Caffrey - Flugelhorn - Dick CuthellDick CuthellDick Cuthell is a British musician and record producer. He plays flugelhorn, cornet, and trumpet, amongst a range of other brass instruments, including tenor horn and valve trombone. Cuthell is best known for his work with The Specials and Rico Rodriguez. He also collaborated with bands such as...
- Guitar - John Kpiaye
- Harmonica - Julio Finn
- Mixed By - Dennis Bovell
- Organ - The Invisible One, Webster Johnson
- Percussion - Everald "Fari" Forrest, Lloyd "Jah Bunny" Donaldson, Winston "Crab" Curniffe
- Photography - Dennis MorrisDennis MorrisDennis Morris is a British photographer best known for his images of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols.In 1979, he created the logo for the band Public Image Limited and the legendary and innovative Metal Box album packaging....
- Piano - Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson
- Trombone - RicoRico RodriguezRico Rodriguez MBE , also known as Reco or El Reco, is a ska and reggae trombonist. He has recorded with many producers, including Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd 'Matador' Daley...
- Vocals - Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Additional voices - Dennis Bovell, Vivian Weathers, Winston Bennett