Serious Thing
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Serious Thing is a roots reggae
album released in 1984 by the reggae trio The Gladiators
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Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
album released in 1984 by the reggae trio The Gladiators
The Gladiators (band)
The Gladiators are a Jamaican roots reggae band, most popular during the 1970s. The core was Albert Griffiths , Clinton Fearon and Dallimore Sutherland bass guitar and singer. The two most famous albums are Trenchtown Mix Up and Proverbial Reggae with songs as "Hearsay", "Jah Works", "Dreadlocks...
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Track listing
- "Serious Thing"
- "My Thoughts"
- "My Thoughts Version"
- "Fling it Gimme"
- "Rearrange"
- "Mid-Range"
- "Mid-Range Version"
- "Freedom Train"
- "Good Foundation"
- "After You"
Personnel
- Albert GriffithsAlbert GriffithsAlbert Griffiths may refer to:*Albert Griffiths, Australian boxer, better known as Young Griffo*Albert Griffiths , ASLEF General Secretary 1964–70*Alberth Griffiths , Jamaican singer, founder of The Gladiators...
- Vocals, Rhythm guitar - Clinton FearonClinton FearonClinton Fearon is a Jamaican reggae singer and musician born on February 13, 1951 in Saint Andrews, Jamaica. He has lived Seattle, Washington since 1987.-Jamaica:...
- Background vocals, Bass guitar - Gallimore Sutherland - Background vocals, Rhythm guitar
- Clinton Rufus - Solo guitar
- Audley Taylor - Keyboard
- Stanley "Barnabas" Bryan - Drums
- Richard Ace - Keyboard
- ScullyNoel SimmsNoel Simms , often known by his nickname Scully, is a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae percussionist and singer.-Biography:...
- Percussion - Bobby Ellis - Trumpet
- Deadly Headley - Saxophone
- Dean FraserDean FraserDean Fraser is a Jamaican saxophonist who has contributed to hundreds of reggae recordings since the mid-1970s. He was awarded the Musgrave Medal by the Jamaican government in 1993 in recognition of his services to music.-Biography:Fraser started to play the clarinet at the age of 12...
- Saxophone - Ronald "Nambo" Robinson - Trombone
- David Madden - Trumpet
- Glen DaCosta - Saxophone
- Andy Bassford - Guitar